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THINGS TO DO IN HAMILTON, BURLINGTON
We are spoiled for things to see and do in #HamOnt and #BurlOn. HAMILTON CITY Magazine helps you keep up with it all. Think of us as your plugged-in friend who knows all the cool stuff happening around town! Get out and enjoy – and tell them HCM sent you!
Hounds of Hamilton
We need a big dose of dogs these days so this HAMILTON CITY Magazine feature celebrates the city's pets. Send in your best canine (feline, avian, reptile – we don't discriminate) candids to hounds@hamiltoncitymagazine.ca! Escape the relentless news cycle, doom scrolling and polarizing politics,…
Graze Craze launches in Stoney Creek
The Grays Road shop is the first franchise in Canada, specializing in charcuterie boards and boxes for parties of one, all the way up to large gatherings. One day, Danielle Parkes said to her husband Michael, “I have an idea, but you need to sit down.”…
Hamilton-made cotton candy hot sauce is the official hot sauce of the CNE
CNE Sweet Heat, by Tijuana Tom's House of Hot Sauce, will be featured on a concoction by Jerk Dogs, another Hamilton brand, which is serving its chicken hot dogs on a waffle bun, topped with cotton candy and big drizzle of hot sauce. The CNE opens today and…
HAMILTON READS
From pantless guinea pigs and spicy romantic fantasy, and from a tragically needless death in Ancaster to wartime memories hashed out in a Hamilton bar, these are local reads to heat up your summer! Summer is the perfect time to conquer your to-be-read pile, whether you’re soaking in…
Opera Untamed: ‘Puccini to Dolly Parton’
Felicia Valenti wanted a platform to perform as a soprano, but something that wouldn’t intimidate audiences. She’s created Opera Untamed, a cross-genre music series. Singer, actor, and independent arts promoter Felicia Valenti believes opera shouldn’t require gowns or tuxes and that music is better when it doesn’t…
Hamilton venues: Music on the move
The ever-changing landscape of Hamilton’s music clubs has seen mainstays replaced with an eclectic mix of smaller venues, and shows staged in some interesting spaces. Hamilton’s music club venues are in a constant state of flux. Just as the city’s thriving restaurant scene features a regular and…
REVIEW: Theatre Ancaster’s A Chorus Line kicks up its heels
The entertaining and enduring Broadway classic is the first production on Theatre Ancaster’s 30th anniversary playbill for 2026-2027. Entering its final weekend of shows, Theatre Ancaster’s mainstage production of A Chorus Line provides a great opportunity to see a Broadway classic and be very well entertained by a…
It’s 10 years of the Bard under the stars for Tottering Biped Theatre
Hamilton’s Tottering Biped Theatre celebrates a decade of staging summer Shakespeare with its most ambitious season yet – three 2026 productions and many returning artists. Ten years is a milestone few indie theatre companies can boast. Amid economic challenges, competing entertainments, and changing audiences, making theatre as an…
