JUNOfest: 8 stages, 65 acts!

From up-and-comers to industry veterans, check out local, regional and national artists across all genres over two musical nights in the city's JUNO Week.

The JUNOS are back, and this year they’re Hamilton!

In addition to the JUNO Kickoff Concert, JUNO Comedy Show, JUNO Songwriters’ Circle, JUNO Stories from the Studies, industry-only events and the big awards night on Sunday, March 29 live from TD Coliseum, JUNO Week includes JUNOfest.

At the same time as the Kickoff Concert on March 26, comes Q Live at the JUNOS, a live audience taping at Theatre Aquarius. The ticketed program will include interviews and performances with Begonia, Jade LeMac, Sister Ray, and comedian Adam Christie. TOBi, Jully Black and Saukrates will perform together and sit for a discussion. Q will also premiere a song from a new Tragically Hip musical It’s a Good Life if You Don’t Weaken.

JUNOfest, presented by CBC, is a series of concerts across Hamilton venues on Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28 featuring performances by JUNO nominees and other Canadian musicians. 

Included in the festivities, CBC is presenting CBC Live at Merit Brewing from March 27-30 – live broadcasts of CBC Radio shows including Fresh Air, Here and Now, Saturday Night Jazz and Commotion. Plus live music, Canadian music trivia, JUNOS Bingo for a chance to win records from some of this year’s nominees, an AR photobooth experience, and family-friendly programming by CBC Kids.

Discover the full JUNOfest schedule below!

Friday, March 27

The Music Hall
24 Main St. W.
Doors: 7 p.m.
8 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. – Superstar Crush (Hamilton)
8:45 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. – Lia Pappas-Kemps
9:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. – Shawnee Kish (4X JUNO nominee, including 2026)
10:15 p.m. - 10:50 p.m. – Tedy
11:05 p.m. - 11:40 p.m. – Tia Wood (2X JUNO nominee, including 2026)
11:55 p.m. - 12:55 p.m. – Lu Kala (2X JUNO nominee)

Mills Hardware
95 King St. E.
Doors: 7 p.m.
8 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. – Garnetta Cromwell & Dagroovmasters
8:45 p.m. - 9:25 p.m. – Steve Strongman (Hamilton, 3X JUNO nominee, 1X winner)
9:40 p.m. - 10:20 p.m. – Miss Emily (2X JUNO nominee, including 2026)
10:35 p.m. - 11:35 p.m. – Steve Marriner (2X JUNO nominee, including 2026)

The Corktown Irish Pub
175 Young St,
Doors: 7pm

Downstairs
8 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. – Ivy Gardens
8:55 p.m. - 9:25 p.m. – Falls for the Elderly
9:50 p.m. - 10:20 p.m. – Lindsay Schoolcraft (Hamilton, 1X JUNO nominee)
10:50 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. – Loversteeth (Hamilton)

Upstairs
8:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. – Feura
9:25 p.m. - 10:05 p.m. – Concrete Vehicles (FKA Computer)
10:25 p.m. - 11:05 p.m. – Cam Kahin
11:25 p.m. - 12:25 a.m. – Silverstein (Burlington, 3X JUNO nominee, including 2026)

The Underground
41 Catharine St. N.
Doors: 7 p.m.
8 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. – Ebril (Hamilton)
8:45 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. – Rachel Bobbitt
9:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. – poolblood
10:15 p.m. - 10:55 p.m. – Sister Ray (2026 JUNO nominee)
11:10 p.m. - 11:50 p.m. – Bells Larsen

Ridiculous
38 King William St.
Doors: 7 p.m.
8 p.m. - 8:20 p.m. – Ralph Nyoni
8:35 p.m. - 8:55 p.m. – Puma June
9:10 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. – Chris LaRocca
9:45 p.m. - 10:15 p.m. – Ammoye (8X JUNO nominee, including 2026)
10:30 p.m. - 11:05 p.m. – Jordan Astra
11:20 p.m. - 11:55 p.m. – Katie Tupper (1X JUNO nominee)
12:10 a.m. - 12:45 a.m. – Mauvey
1 a.m. - 1:40 a.m. – Sadboi (IX winner, 3X JUNO nominee, including 2026)

Henry’s On James
303 James St. N.
Doors: 7 p.m.
9:15 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. – Caity Gyorgy & Mark Limacher (2026 JUNO nominee)
10:10 p.m. - 10:50 p.m. – Code Quartet (2026 JUNO nominee)
11:05 p.m. - 11:45 p.m. – Laila Biali (2026 JUNO nominee)

Saturday, March 28

The Underground
41 Catharine St. N.
Doors: 7 p.m.
8 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. – Carrie Clark (Hamilton)
8:45 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. – Mattie Leon (Hamilton)
9:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. – Nicolette & The Nobodies (Hamilton)
10:15 p.m. - 10:45 p.m. – Ten Minute Detour
11 p.m. - 11:45 p.m. – Mariel Buckley (2026 JUNO nominee)
12 a.m. - 12:45 a.m. – Great Lake Swimmers (2X JUNO nominees)

The Music Hall
24 Main St. W.
Doors: 7 p.m.
8 p.m. - 8:35 p.m. – Terra Lightfoot (formerly Hamilton, 2X JUNO nominee)
8:50 p.m. - 9:25 p.m. – Billianne
9:45 p.m. - 10:20 p.m. – Siibii (2026 JUNO nominee)
10:40 p.m. - 11:15 p.m. – Sebastian Gaskin (1X JUNO winner, 2026 nominee)
1:35 p.m. - 12:15 a.m. – Junkhouse (Hamilton, 3X JUNO nominee, 1X winner)

The Corktown Irish Pub
175 Young St.
Doors: 7 p.m.

Downstairs
8 p.m. - 8:35 p.m. – Smug LLC
9 p.m. - 9:35 p.m. – Blunt Chunks
9:55 p.m. - 10:35 p.m. – Burs
10:55 p.m. - 11:35 p.m. – Amelia Maxwell
12 a.m. - 12:40 a.m. – Jaye Woods (Hamilton) 
1 a.m. - 1:40 a.m. – Status/Non-Status

Upstairs
8:30 p.m. - 9:05 p.m. – Cootie Catcher
9:25 p.m. - 10 p.m. – Dumb Crush
10:25 p.m. - 11 p.m. – Grae
11:25 p.m. - 12:10 a.m. – Annie-Claude Deschenes (2026 JUNO nominee)
12:30 a.m. - 1:10 a.m. – Kali Horse

The Bright Room
27 Dundurn St. N.
Doors: 7 p.m.
8 p.m. - 8:35 p.m. – Los Chukos (Hamilton)
8:55 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. – Just Ideas
9:50 p.m. - 10:25 p.m. – Mario Puglia (2026 JUNO nominee)
10:45 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. – Fito Blanko

Ooey Gooey’s
107 George St.
Doors: 7 p.m.
8:15 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. – MXJ
9:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. – Myst Milano
10:45 p.m. - 11:45 p.m. – Korea Town Acid (2X JUNO nominee, including 2026)
12 a.m. - 1 a.m. – Anna Sofia (2026 JUNO nominee)
1:15 a.m. - 2:15 a.m. – Felix Cartal (2X JUNO winner, 8X nominee, including 2026)