At 6:30pm on Thursday, August 20, come out to the Royal Botanical Gardens’ Hendrie Park to see Toronto instrumental band BADBADNOTGOOD as they fuse hip-hop, electronica, and jazz music. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy music outside in the gardens! Tickets are $55.
On Friday, August 21, come out to the HWM picnic tables in floral attire to enjoy a tropical-themed party with your fellow boaters! Enjoy free drinks, food, music, trivia, prizes, and palm trees.
Walk over to Pier 4 Park for Pride Hamilton! Enjoy 100+ queer-owned local vendors, family fun, food trucks, drag shows and live music. Celebrate the Hamilton 2SLGBTQI+ community and the theme of belonging.
Hamilton's CPL (Canadian Premier League) soccer team, Forge FC, plays regularly at the Hamilton Stadium. At 7pm on Saturday August 22, come out in orange to cheer on Forge FC as they take on Pacific FC from Greater Victoria, BC. Game starts at 7:00pm. Tickets start at $26.20.
Join a free tour at 10:00am on Sunday, August 23, through the Hamilton Cemetery highlighting the stories of Hamiltonians lost at sea in naval disasters. The tour is presented by the Hamilton Military Museum and Cemetery Chronicles Tours.
Every Tuesday evening in June, July, and August come out to Pier 8 and enjoy free Salsa dancing as the sun sets! Receive a beginner Latin dance tutorial then dance the night away to a live DJ. No partner required. Beginners welcome!
In an intimate tour group of 10 or less people, visitors are taken to areas of the HMCS Haida normally off-limits to the public! Must be 16+ Adult ticket: $39.32 Seniors ticket: $38.80 Youth ticket: $34.13
Every Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30pm bring a launch chair to the Waterfront Stage at Pier 8 and enjoy free Jazz and Blues performances organized by the City of Hamilton. On August 27, come out and see Mike Stevenson with Adam Fielding & Ritch Thoman.
At 7:30pm on Friday, August 28 head up to TD Coliseum to see Canadian rock legend Bryan Adams on his Roll with the Punches tour, nominated for a 2026 JUNO Award for Rock Album of the Year! Hear live Summer of 69, (Everything I Do) I Do It For You, Run to You, Heaven, and much more. Tickets start at ...
Celebrate the HMCS Haida's 83rd anniversary of its commissioning with rifle demonstrations, 4 inch gun firings, displays, and more! Cost is included with admission. Open 10:00am to 5:00pm Saturday August 29 and Sunday August 30th.
