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Hamilton’s readers and writers festival is four days of readings, panels, interviews and workshops – and Margaret Atwood. gritLIT, Hamilton’s readers and writers festival, is 20 years old and has welcomed more than 400 of Canada’s best-established and emerging authors over the years. Running April 17 to…

Doors Open Hamilton – May 4 and 5 – will feature a music theme and 49 sites and four walking tours across the city. Forty-nine sites will throw open their doors for a weekend in May to celebrate Hamilton’s architectural and musical past and present.

Here's a list of what has come, gone and changed in Hamilton and Burlington in early 2024. Launched & opening soon 400 Brant (Brant Street, Burlington). Soft opened in January in the historic building that once housed Queen’s Head Pub. Casual upscale dining with…

Shelley Niro produces art through painting, photography, beadwork and filmmaking and her retrospective exhibition ‘500 Year Itch’ at the Art Gallery of Hamilton pays homage to her prolific work and its hope for the future. Huddled in a coffee shop on the first properly cold day of winter,…

Run at The Staircase of the Shakespeare classic exploring the effects of isolation, loneliness, obsession and loss begins with sold-out show. Having opened its run of Hamlet with a sold-out performance March 1, 9M Theatre has shown that there’s a healthy appetite for the Bard in…

The production based on the works of Dr. Seuss is the theatre company's longest-running show to date and will feature a special relaxed performance matinee to suit those who are neurodivergent or otherwise face barriers in a typical theatre setting. Fantastical. Magical. Musical. SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL, presented by…