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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, April 26 – Sunday, April 28, 2024.
I. Family & Kids Activities this weekend
Family Fun Day in the Creek
Sunday, April 27, 2024 | 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
King Street East, Hamilton
Free
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II. Live Music
Brass Knuckle Sandwich + Pierre-Yves Martel
Toronto pianist Marilyn Lerner & Fredericton trumpeter Nicole Rampersaud’s BKS + Montreal multi-instrumentalist, composer Pierre-Yves Martel. Details
Saturday, April 27, 2024 | 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM
St. Cuthbert’s, 2 Bond Street North, Hamilton
$20.50
Szivi Saxophone Quartet
Chase Griffin, soprano saxophonePaula Kokot, alto saxophoneLexi Graham, tenor saxophoneGlimmer Ng, baritone saxophone. Details
Saturday, April 27, 2024 | 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
170 Dundurn St S, Hamilton
Free – $21.59
Land of Talk + Hua Li 化力
Lizzie Powell has always been a risk-taker. As the creative force behind the influential Canadian outfit Land of Talk, the Montreal-based songwriter has over the past 15 years amassed a catalog of four unimpeachable albums that stretch the boundaries of indie rock.
Hua Li’s project has often worked the fruitful tension between opposing forces, whether being mixed-race, bisexual, or overtly political and softly vulnerable. Details
Friday, April 26, 2024 | 8:00 PM
Bridgeworks, 200 Caroline St N, Hamilton
$24.99
Hamilton Record Show
A show rammed with dozens of sellers, 1000s of vintage records, 45s, CDs, cassettes and music-related items. Details
Sunday, April 27, 2024 | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Bridgeworks, 200 Caroline St N, Hamilton
$5 – $20 + fees
III. Live Theatre/ Performing Arts
The Shawshank Redemption
When Andy Dufresne is convicted of murder and sentenced to life in the notorious Shawshank prison, he must find a way to keep himself and his hope alive by using his wits and forging friendships. Based on the novella by Stephen King, The Shawshank Redemption brings the story of resilience made famous by the acclaimed film to the stage. This in-person experience promises to captivate audiences with its powerful performances and compelling narrative. Details
April 25 – 27, 2024 | 7:00 PM
The Zoetic Company Ltd., 526 Concession Street, Hamilton
$43.63 – $49.64
8th Annual Burlington Comedy Festival
The 8th Annual Burlington Comedy Festival comes alive across the streets of Downtown the weekend of April 25-27, 2024. We all need a laugh this season. This year’s Festival features seven hilarious comics and variety of performers, over three days at four top-tier downtown venues. Details
April 25 – 27, 2024
Various venues, Downtown Hamilton
$29 – $42
Beautiful Scars
A best-selling book, film and now a world premiere musical featuring some of the country’s most celebrated actors and musicians with a powerfully evocative score by multi-award-winning musician Tom Wilson, Beautiful Scars is a story of loss, love and forgiveness that will leave you spellbound to the final note. Suitable for ages 15+. Details
April 24 – May 11, 2024
Theatre Aquarius, 190 King William St, Hamilton
$25 – $95
The Music of Motown
Theatre Ancaster’s popular concert series (British Invasion, Divas: the Concert, and many more) continues with a tribute to the iconic music and artists of Motown. You’ll be dancing in the aisles and singing along to hit after hit! It’s a concert spectacle not to be missed with music from Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, The Supremes, Jackson Five, The Temptations, and many more. In a first for Theatre Ancaster, this show features Harrison Kennedy, a Motown legend, in a special guest appearance! Details
April 19 – 21, 26 – 28, May 3 – 5, 2024
Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre – Peller Hall, 357 Wilson St East, Ancaster
$20 – $43
Bloom
April 19 – 21, 26 – 28, May 2 – 5, 2024
Memorial Hall, 317 Dundas Street, Waterdown
$25
IV. Sports
Toronto Rock
The Toronto Rock Playoffs – Round 1. Details
Saturday, April 27, 2024 | 4:30 PM
FirstOntario Centre, Hamilton
$26 & up
Forge FC
vs. Valour FC
Saturday, April 27, 2024 | 4:00 PM
Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton
$24 & up
Allan Cup
Watch as four teams battle for the Senior AAA ice hockey championship trophy at J.L. Grightmire Arena. The oldest national hockey championship in Canada, the Allan Cup will deliver non-stop action on the ice and keep hockey lovers at the edge of their seats. Details
April 20 – 27, 2024
J.L. Grightmire Arena, 35 Market St S, Hamilton
V. Exhibitions and Other Events
Film Screening & Artists Talk: Café Daughter
Following the screening of Café Daughter, we invite you to stay for an insightful Q&A session with none other than Shelley Niro herself, alongside the talented artist and filmmaker, Ty Tekatch. Details
Sunday, April 28, 2024 | 2:45 PM – 5:30 PM
Art Gallery of Hamilton, 123 King Street West, Hamilton
Students $5, General $10, FREE for Indigenous peoples, Tickets Required
Melanie Monique Rose: Ii moond difleur – The Flower People
Melanie Monique Rose is a Metis/Ukrainian visual artist from Regina, Saskatchewan Treaty 4 Territory, a citizen of the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan, and a long-time contributing member of Sâkêwêwak Artists’ Collective Inc. Rose’s work centres on kinship and relationships between the land, ourselves and each other. Through plants and flowers Rose invites transmissions of ancestral knowledge and teachings while also imagining and creating a de-colonial future through the lens of Metis worldviews. Details
April 27 – June 23, 2024
Opening Reception | Saturday, April 27 | 2:00 PM
Woodland Cultural Centre, 184 Mohawk St., Brantford
Free
Spring Compost Giveaway
The City of Hamilton is giving away compost for your lawn, garden, and plants. Bring your own pails, shovel, and elbow grease. Details
Saturday, April 27, 2024 | 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Turner Park, 344 Rymal Road East, Hamilton
Joe Sams Park, 752 Centre Road, Waterdown
Free, No Registration Required
Speaker Event: 40 Days & 40 Hikes
Best known for her celebrated series of Loops & Lattes hiking guides, environmentalist, author and hiker, Nicola Ross has once again taken her passion for nature on the trail. The result: Her latest book, 40 Days & 40 Hikes: Loving the Bruce Trail One Loop at a Time (published by ECW Press in Toronto). Details
Sunday, April 28, 2024 | 2:00 PM
RBG Centre, 680 Plains Rd W
Pre-Registration Required, Included with General Admission
Worlds of the Night
Shine the light on darkness! Enter Worlds of the Night’s dusky atmosphere and learn about what happens while we sleep. Uncover facts about our biological clocks and phases of sleep. Discover the fascinating world of nocturnal insects and animals. Learn about night vision and bioluminescence through interactive displays. This exhibition is a production of the Sherbrooke Museum of Nature and Science with the contributions from Heritage Canada, Atmosphere and FLIR. Details
April 6 – August 24, 2024
Joseph Brant Museum, 1240 North Shore Blvd E, Burlington
Included with regular admission; Admission for seniors is $4 (regular admission is $8)
Experiments in Printmaking with Cornelia Peckart
Printmaking can be a versatile and spontaneous process, exploring colour, line, texture and a variety of media. Not limited to the structure of producing an identical edition, monoprints open up the artist to the exciting possibility of layered material and the unexpected. Join Cornelia Peckart as she leads you through various techniques in monoprints, collagraphs and gelli-printing and see what you can create! This class is designed to introduce beginners to printmaking, while also providing challenges for more experienced artists. Some materials provided. Details
Sundays, April 7 – May 12, 2024 | 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
The Art Gallery of Hamilton, 123 King Street West, Hamilton
$275 Members, $300 Non-Members
Space to Spoon
Space to Spoon is a hands-on experience, with stunning graphics and interactive elements for visitors of all ages. The science, technology, and innovation that transform satellite images into agricultural applications are showcased in a way that encourages informal science learning for all ages. Details
February 8 to May 20, 2024
Wednesday to Sunday – 9 am to 5 pm
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, 9280 Airport Rd, Mount Hope
Adult (18 – 64) $16, Senior (65+) $14, Student (13 – 17) $14, Youth (6 – 12) $11; Free admission for museum members and children 5 & under.
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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