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REVIEW: You don’t want to miss this train

By Meredith MacLeod
Murder on the Orient Express at Theatre Aquarius is escapist theatre at its very best: great ensemble cast, magnificent set and costumes, and a story by one of mystery’s masters. It's on until March 29. Murder on the Orient Express is a tightly-wound, fast-paced thrill ride aboard…
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JUNOS in Hamilton: ‘Lightning in a bottle’

By Meredith MacLeod
Hamilton will take centre stage when it hosts the JUNO Awards for the seventh time from March 26 to 29. It’s a chance to show off this city of music and momentum, and to build a legacy to carry that forward. When the JUNO Awards arrive in…
Arts + Culture

Lots of Canada, Hamilton, even a Heated Rivalry actor, in Aquarius’ next season

By Meredith MacLeod
The 2026-2027 lineup will feature Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Roald Dahl’s Matilda, The Musical, and three new Canadian plays, two featuring Hamilton playwrights. Four female directors. Three new Canadian plays. Two Hamilton playwrights. Two blockbuster British musicals. One national bestselling novel. One actor from smash hit…
Arts + Culture

Your complete guide to JUNOS 2026

By HCM
Hamilton will roll out the red carpet to the best and brightest in Canada’s music scene when the 55th annual JUNO Awards arrive March 26-29. Hamilton will be the epicentre of the Canadian music universe when the 55th annual JUNO Awards takes over the city March 26-29.
City Life

Hounds of Hamilton

By HCM
We need a big dose of dogs these days so HAMILTON CITY Magazine's new feature celebrates the city's canines. Send in your dogs (and cats)! Escape the relentless news cycle, doom scrolling and polarizing politics, and find joy and laughter in pets. Hounds of Hamilton…
Arts + Culture

Punching In: Exhibit showcases the work of Hamilton music

By Meredith MacLeod
City Life

CITY VIEW: Immersed in Inspiration

By Stephen Near
Food + Drink

ON THE MENU: WHAT’S OPENED AND CLOSED ON THE LOCAL RESTAURANT SCENE

By Suzanne Zandbergen
Arts + Culture

48 HOURS IN HAMILTON: A music lover’s curated weekend

By Dylan Hudecki

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It Happened First in Hamilton

By Helen Powers
We look at 10 only-in-Hamilton events that helped put the city on the map for all the right reasons. Everything happens for a first time and Hamilton was the setting for some very interesting occasions never seen before in Ontario, Canada, or the British Empire. These events…
Arts + Culture

Cinema for All

By Jeffrey Martin
From Benin City to Hamilton, Paize Usiosefe celebrates BIPOC with the launch of the Hamilton Black Film Festival.   HAMILTON CITY Magazine sat down with Paize Usiosefe, founder and chair of the Hamilton Black Film Festival. The inaugural festival in 2021 showcased seven feature films and 17 short narratives, which…
Arts + Culture

Beauty From Pain

By Stephanie Vegh
Printmaker Eli Nolet’s sensitive, sometimes defiant work has an understated maturity born out of queer trauma. Photos Courtesy of Eli Nolet Among the many works of local art I’ve bought, traded for, and been gifted over the years is a small intaglio print by Eli Nolet.
City Life

What’s In a Name?

By Helen Powers
When you’re cruising around Hamilton, do you ever wonder about the street names and how they came to be? Many cities have Main, King, and Queen Streets but Hamilton’s unique names are clues to the noteworthy people, events, and circumstances that helped to…
Arts + Culture

Rad Reads – Hamilton Style!

By Jessica Rose
Looking to cozy up with a good book? Hamilton authors have served up a bumper crop of local lit that will keep those pandemic blues at bay. Spring days and nights are arguably the best time of year to curl up with a good book - the…
Arts + Culture

When Life Gives You Lemons

By Jamie Tennant
Diana Panton didn’t let the pandemic get in the way of making new music. The result is some pretty sweet sounding lemonade. Diana Panton’s last album was called A Cheerful Little Earful. Her most recent musical gift – almost literally so,…
Arts + Culture

The Doctor Is In

By Marc Skulnick
Q+AMark Furukawa’s Dr. Disc has been a downtown mainstay for more than 30 years. Furukawa recently sat down with Marc Skulnick to talk records, rebirths and why he’s a “Hamilton lifer.” You’ve been surviving, and thriving, in the core for 30 years and have witnessed first-hand the rebirth of Hamilton’s…
Food + Drink

It’s 5 o’clock Somewhere

By Elaine Mitropoulos
With take-out booze here to stay, bottle shops in Hamilton are on the rise… and on a block near you From craft beer to quarantinis, below are just a few of the specialty shops that have cropped up across Hamilton selling take-away booze to enjoy with your bubble… or…
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