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Weekend Events & Activities in and around Hamilton
Weekend events and activities in Hamilton, including free, fun family & kids’ activities, live music, theatre & performing arts, sports, and exhibitions: Friday, June 19 – Sunday, June 21, 2026
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I. Family & Kids Activities this weekend
Father’s Day
Soaring Spirit Pow Wow
June 19 – 21, 2026
Battlefield House Museum & Park, 77 King Street West, Stoney Creek
Free
FrancoFEST 2026
June 19 – 21, 2026
Gage Park, 1000 Main St E, Hamilton
Free
Stoney Creek Strawberry Fest
Strawberries, Strawberries, Strawberries! Join us for a fun day filled with live music and entertainment, and more. Details
Saturday, June 20, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
King Street East, Stoney Creek
Free
Family Fun Day
Join us in the Fischer Gallery for fun, hands-on art-making inspired by our new exhibitions and permanent collection. Details
Sunday, June 21, 2026 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Art Gallery of Hamilton, 123 King Street West, Hamilton
$5.00 per family
Fish Ontario Licence Free
OFFE is a province-wide opportunity for Canadian residents to fish in Ontario licence-free. Participants fishing without a license must fish under the Conservation fishing license limits, which are set out in the current Ontario Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary. Details
June 20 & 21, 2026
Various Ontario Waterbodies
Free
You may like:
Go Hiking or Visit Nature Areas
II. Live Music/ Live Theatre/Performing Arts
Something Else! Festival
June 17 – 20, 2026
St. Cuthbert’s, HPL, Open Streets, Hamilton
Pass: $135
Stadacona & Naden Band of the RCN
Bringing together musicians from Halifax and Victoria, this concert units members of the Royal Canadian Navy’s Stadacona and Naden Bands for a rare joint performance. Audiences can expect a dynamic and moving program showcasing Canadian music, featured soloists, and selections that reflect the proud traditions and evolving sound of Canada’s navy bands.
Thursday, June 18, 2026 | 7:00 PM
Main Theatre at The Burlington Performing Arts Centre, 440 Locust Street, Burlington
Free
Music on the Waterfront
Listen to live music at the Hamilton Waterfront on Thursdays in the summer. Details
Thursdays, June 4 – August 27, 2026 | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Waterfront Stage Pier 8, Discovery Drive, Hamilton
Free; Donations appreciated
III. Sports
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
vs. BC Lions Details
Friday, June 19, 2026 | 7:30 PM
Tim Hortons Field, 64 Melrose Ave N, Hamilton
$40 and up + applicable taxes and fees
Hamilton Cardinals
vs Guelph Royals – Bark in the Park on Friday, June 19, 2026 | 7:35 PM
vs Chatham-Kent Barnstormers – Father’s Day Celebration presented by Cogeco on Sunday, June 21, 2026 | 4:05 PM
Bernie Arbour Stadium, 1100 Mohawk Rd E, Hamilton
$17.39
IV. Exhibitions and Other Events
ANCHORBALL: A Curious Art Journey
Explore the vibrant sculptural universe of artist and contemporary sculptor Ken Kelleher, internationally known as Anchorball. This massive outdoor exhibition transforms the garden into a vivid sculptural landscape where bold characters, imaginative narratives, and contemporary form merge with nature and blooms to create a world that feels full of wonder, yet deeply recognizable. Details
June 20 to September 20, 2026
Hendrie Park, 680 Plains Rd. W., Burlington
Included in your Garden Admission ticket or RBG Membership.
Rose Society Show
Experience the vibrant colours and amazing perfume of roses at the 68th annual showcase featuring a juried exhibition of cut roses and floral design. Details
June 20 – 21, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
RBG Centre, 680 Plains Rd W
Regular admission
Farm Crawl Hamilton
Travel across Hamilton and experience life on some of our local farms. Details
Saturday, June 20, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Hamilton, ON, Canada
$5 – $20
Family Birding: Spring
Grab your binoculars and bring the family! Join Angelique, Jared, and other bird lovers for a hands-on birding adventure. You’ll learn how to identify different species by noticing their colours, sizes, shapes, behaviours, habitats, and songs — a great way to explore nature together. Details
Saturday, June 20, 2026 | 8:00 AM – 11:30 PM
RBG Trails, Burlington
$40 per session (1 child + 1 adult)
Downtown Hamilton Ghost Walks
Traditional Ghost Tour with stories around real history and ghosts. Featuring haunted landmarks like the Royal Connaught, Right House, Hamilton Place, St. Paul’s Church & the Pigott Building. Details
Friday, June 19, 2026
Royal Connaught Courtyard, 118 King St E, Hamilton
$14.50 – $16
Yoga at the Gardens
Join Pamela as she focuses on a blend of movement and stillness, strength and flexibility, breath and awareness. Suitable for all levels. This program takes places outdoors at various garden locations. Details
Saturdays, June 13 – September 26, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Road West, Burlington
Full season: $350 + service fee & HST (Members 10% off)
Talons and Tailfeathers
Join our Raptor Centre staff to meet some of our resident raptors, and learn more about their incredible features plus how we care for them. Details
Saturdays & Sundays, until September 6, 2026 | 11 AM & 1:00 PM
Mountsberg Conservation Area (Reservations Required), Milburough Line, Campbellville
$10 +HST per person plus park admission
PYO Strawberry at Brantwood Farms
Brantwood Farms offers fresh fruits and vegetables, baked goods and more. Details
Daily | 8 AM – 6 PM
Brantwood Farms, 251 Powerline Rd, Brantford
Pricing: $4/L or $4.5 with containers
Sunsets and Vines
Join us for Sunsets and Vines Music Nights on Friday and Saturday nights throughout the summer! Details
Friday and Saturday, June 19 – August 29, 2026 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Ridge Road Estate Winery, 1205 Ridge Road, Stoney Creek
$10 cover
Hawk Walk
Experience having a free-flying hawk fly and land next to you! During this private program, you will join our Raptor Centre staff and one of our trained Harris’s Hawks for a walk through a picturesque field setting. Details
Saturdays & Sundays, June 20 – September 6, 2026 | 9:30 AM
Mountsberg Conservation Area (Reservations Required), Milburough Line, Campbellville
$149 +HST plus park admission for a maximum of 2 people
Route 905 Breakout Artist Showcase
Join us at Shawn & Ed Brewing Co. in Dundas for an exciting evening of live country music as talented emerging artists compete for the final performance spot at Route 905 Country Festival. This is your chance to discover rising stars, enjoy incredible live performances, and help determine who will become the first-ever artist selected to take the Route 905 stage through this competition. Details
Saturday, June 20, 2026 | 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Shawn & Ed Brewing Company, 65 Hatt St, Hamilton
$30 + taxes and fees
Hamilton Italian Heritage Festival
The festival celebrates Italian culture, food, music, traditions, and community while highlighting the deep roots of the Italian community in Hamilton. Across the two-day street festival, guests can expect live entertainment, authentic Italian food vendors, local businesses, community organizations, cultural experiences, family activities, a bocce tournament, pasta eating contest hosted by Ontario Ravioli, and more. Details
June 20 – 21, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM
James Street North, Hamilton
Free Admission
The Great Paris Picnic
Southern Ontario’s Largest Picnic is Here – The Great Paris Picnic Market, Just in Time for Father’s Day Weekend! Grab your blankets, gather your family, and get ready for a weekend of food, fun, and memories! Details
June 20 & 21, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Paris Fairgrounds, 139 Silver Street, Paris
$10
Goat-a-Palooza 2026
Join us for Triple C Farm’s Annual Goat-A-Palooza — a fun-filled day on the farm for animal lovers of all ages! Meet and cuddle our friendly goats, enjoy the petting farm, horse rides, face painting, lawn games, raffle prizes, and more. Details
Saturday, June 20, 2026 | 10 AM – 4 PM
Triple C Farm, 500 Carluke Road West, Ancaster
$15
10th Annual Hamilton Plus Size Clothing Buy / Sell / Swap
It’s a multi-vendor indoor consignment sale in which you sell your clothes, shoes and accessories and have the ability to shop from other plus size sellers! “Plus size” at this event is anything size 14+ and up. Details
Saturday, June 20, 2026 | 12 PM-3 PM
Calvin Christian School, 547 West 5th Street, Hamilton
Free
Escape the Ghost Ship
Prepare to weigh anchor and set sail in a brand-new immersive escape adventure! Tonight’s the night you and your crew plan to steal a ship for your very own–but no one expects the abandoned ship in the harbour to be the cursed ghost ship of Bethany Bishop! Now, in order to secure the ship (and your immortal souls), you’ll need to help free the ghosts of Bethany Bishop and her crew, before the curse claims its next victims… Details
Friday – Sunday, June 6 – 28, 2026 | 5:45, 7:45 & 9:45 PM
200 Harbour Front Drive, Hamilton
$49.00 Per Person
The Mad Hatter Tea — A Wonderland Afternoon Tea
Saturday – Sunday, June 6 – August 30, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Persona, 14 James St N, Hamilton
$65.00 per person
Visit the Whistling Gardens
If you haven’t been to the Whistling Gardens before, plan a trip and see why Whistling Gardens is voted as one of Canada’s Best Botanical Gardens. Details
Wednesday through Sunday, until Thanksgiving Monday
Whistling Gardens Ltd., 698 Concession 3, Wilsonville
$8.95 to $16.80
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There is also a CHARITY COAT DRIVE at the Re/Max office at 4121 Fairview St in Burlington! Benefiting ‘The Hub’ in Hamilton. If you have any warm winter wear, tents or sleeping bags you’d like to donate – please stop by! We’d love to see you.
Don’t forget the Hamilton Pop Culture Festival this Saturday from 12-8pm! Lots of great stuff to browse and buy. Free admission.
LOCATION: The Devil’s Cellar, 20 Land Street, Hamilton