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Festival of Friends at 50

The iconic Festival of Friends, a Hamilton summer music tradition, celebrates a half-century of harmonies by looking back at what makes a lasting and much-loved legacy. For the Festival of Friends, the magic is the moments. From unforgettable musical acts to iconic artists returning year after year,…
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IN PHOTOS: Festival of Friends 2026

The Festival of Friends – its 50th year! – is in full swing at Gage Park. Featuring dozens of musical acts, market vendors, and lots of delicious food options, the festival wraps up with an all-star concert of local and Canadian acts on Sunday night! PHOTOS BY BOB…
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Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida coming to Hamilton for book tour event

Canadian music power couple release I’m Going to Break Your Heart: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Love Story, a joint memoir about working on love over nearly 30 years together. See them at the Playhouse Cinema for a discussion, book signing, and meet and greet on Aug.
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Kenadie, how do I talk to pretty girls?

Welcome to the monthly column from Hamilton drag queen Kenadie St. James! Read on for the best bad advice you’ve ever had! Hamilton, your problems are officially about to get WORSE. 💋 Local drag legend Kenadie St. James is serving up catastrophically bad life advice in her new HAMILTON…
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Saving the strays at Ladybird Animal Sanctuary

After rescuing nearly 1,900 animals over 16 years, Hamilton-based Ladybird Animal Sanctuary is close to creating a farm that will be a refuge for animals in desperate need. It all started with three friends working together for one unforgettable cat. Sweet Oliver the cat was the first…
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Made in Hamilton: The Mabel’s Labels Story

A frustrating parenting problem, a vision to solve it, and some tenacity helped a quartet of moms create an enduring brand. Read on for co-founder Julie Cole's six business lessons learned. Over 23 years ago, my sister and two friends, all of us former students…
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Festival season: Summer on parade

Here is your hot 2026 summer festivals guide for Hamilton and Burlington. You’ll find everything from inaugural events to two local traditions that are turning 50 years old this year! Our summers may be short but fortunately for us, the list of local festivals is long. Spend warm-weather…
City Life

Wesley: Never standing still

The made-in-Hamilton non-profit began its work in a church basement 71 years ago. Focused on poverty, homelessness, and the complex social challenges at the root of those issues, Wesley’s more than 300 staff lead critical social programs in 17 locations in Hamilton and beyond. Ryan S. was…
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FOR THE LOVE OF HAMILTON

This regular feature highlights people from all walks of life who have embraced Hamilton as their new home. PRIYA MOHAN is the founder of sariKNOTsari, a Canadian fashion brand built around one-of-a-kind upcycled silk clothing, ethical production, and the belief that women deserve to feel both comfortable…

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FOR THE LOVE OF HAMILTON

This regular feature highlights people from all walks of life who have embraced Hamilton as their new home. MARY FRANCIS MOORE is an award-winning actor, director and playwright whose work has toured Canada, produced internationally and performed for former prime minister Justin Trudeau and Perry Bellegarde, former grand…
Arts + Culture

Creating community in comics

Hamiltonian art fans might be surprised to learn how many comic artists live in Hamilton, since their influence tends to remain underground. Bonk’d aims to change that. Bonk’d is a Hamiltonian anthology comic book highlighting homegrown comic artists. Featuring talent in various stages of notoriety crossing a variety…
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THE PLAYLIST

Dylan Hudecki is a Canadian indie-rock vet having played in many different bands, including By Divine Right, Cowlick, Slow Beach and The Dill. He’s a proud Hamiltonian who covers local album releases for HAMILTON CITY Magazine. ŽUTO – Kiss Before Make Up  Kiss Before Make Up, the debut album…
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13 steps to a better downtown

The City of Hamilton is developing a 10-year downtown revitalization strategy and stakeholders pitched their ideas to create a vibrant, successful core. “Some people can't shake the weight of the pastSome people's hearts remain at half-mastIt's downtown where it all intersectsSome came from the mountain, college kids from…
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The Time Capsule puts Hamilton at centre stage

Production that will launch Theatre Aquarius’s 52 season on Oct. 1 is set in our city and explores just what makes this city tick through five flawed people stuck in a church basement. When The Time Capsule opens the upcoming season at Theatre Aquarius, expect to see Hamilton…
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REVIEW: The Vagina Monologues ‘embraces the power of the ensemble’

Theatre Ancaster’s production does full justice to the groundbreaking, influential work that empowers and celebrates women. Theatre Ancaster is in the midst of a terrific production of The Vagina Monologues that all lovers of theatre, storytelling, and women should experience. Although the play centres on the (multifaceted) experience…
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Supercrawl 2025: In pictures

HCM had two photographers out capturing the people, music, art and activities that make Supercrawl the greatest weekend of the year in Hamilton! Photos by Bob Hatcher Click on any image for full-sized slideshow…
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Supercrawl 2025: A musical roundup

HAMILTON CITY Magazine music writer Kerry Doole put in a lot of steps travelling from one end of James Street North to the other, capturing as many headliners as he could. In case you missed these musical acts over the weekend, we've included videos of each…