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HAMILTON FRINGE FESTIVAL 2026 MINI-REVIEWS

By HCM
HAMILTON CITY Magazine theatre reviewers are taking in Hamilton Fringe Festival shows all across our city and delivering fast and fun takes on what they see. Check them all out here! Fringe 2026 is 55 plays and 400 performances at 16 indoor and outdoor venues and runs until…
Made in Hamilton

Festival of Friends at 50

By Stephen Near
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,…
Arts + Culture

Festival season: Summer on parade

By Carlye Morrow-Jackson
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…
Food + Drink

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

By Suzanne Zandbergen
Here's a list of what has come, gone and changed in Hamilton and Burlington in June. Launched & opening soon Burgers n’ Fries Forever (738 Burloak Dr., Burlington) This Ontario franchise has recently expanded to Burlington with its Halal Triple A Canadian beef smash…
Arts + Culture

THE PLAYLIST

By Dylan Hudecki
Born Ruffians – Beauty’s Pride For a band that once felt like it might combust from sheer nervous energy and mileage logged, Born Ruffians have aged in a surprisingly graceful, and still charmingly unpredictable way. Beauty’s Pride finds the long-running Toronto/Hamilton group loosening their grip on that early, jittery urgency…
City Life

PRIDE: Kenadie, how do you shake off judgment?

By Kenadie St. James
Welcome to the first 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…
Made in Hamilton

OPINION: Election 2026 is the time to build

By Greg Dunnett
The last municipal election saw just over 35 per cent of eligible Hamiltonians vote. We must do better this time because this city needs to deliver on its potential.  October 2026 will define Hamilton’s next chapter. We are entering a municipal election that will shape how our…
Arts + Culture

Hamilton’s music scene: What is and what could be

By Dylan Hudecki
Music writer Dylan Hudecki asked Hamilton’s music insiders for their opinions about how to keep the local music scene thriving and reinventing itself. Think of it as a suggestion box to turn up the volume on Hamilton. Hamilton’s music scene continues to thrive as one of Canada’s most…
Arts + Culture

PREVIEW: Hamilton Fringe Festival 2026

By Stephen Near
Food + Drink

Easy Kitchen with Marisa Mariella

By HCM
Arts + Culture

HAMILTON FRINGE 2026: Victoria Schneider: Verified is an ‘important piece of theatre’

By Sarah Jessica Rintjema
Made in Hamilton

Tej Sandhu: Guided by a North Star

By Vanessa Green

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Mixed Signals: CBC Radio and Hamilton

By HCM
Canada’s national broadcaster is finally addressing a glaring inconsistency by investing in a radio station in this city. BY PAUL SHAKER AND SONJA MACDONALD City building involves many things, from physical infrastructure like streets, buildings, and watermains, to policy choices on how we decide to grow or…
Arts + Culture

The Better Days Club Summer Kickback back for second year

By HCM
Musician and fashion designer James Favron's music and community event kicks off the summer music festival circuit on June 6 at The Cotton Factory. How does a summer music festival without the bugs, the heat, or the threat of rain sound? The second annual Better Days Club Summer…
Arts + Culture

Burlington sculpture trail about to close for 2026

By Meredith MacLeod
Waterfront exhibit features more than 60 works from artists from across Canada and around the world. You have only a few days left to take in the 2026 Burlington Waterfront Sculpture Trail. It is scheduled to close Sunday after weeks of showcasing sculptures for the public. This is…
Arts + Culture

From Hamilton, With Art: Dope Chief

By Sarah Jessica Rintjema
This is part of a digital Q&A series by HAMILTON CITY Magazine contributor Sarah Jessica Rintjema in conversation with Hamilton’s visual artists. Dope Chief, or Richard Magarin, was born and raised in Hamilton. The artist grew up downtown and describes being an artistic and overstimulated child, finding peace…
Arts + Culture

Cadence Weapon wants you to stop scrolling and start listening

By Jessica Rose
Rollie Pemberton, aka Cadence Weapon, is done with treating music as background filler. In his new book Ways of Listening, the Hamilton rapper explores the transition from record bins to algorithms and reimagines how we can reclaim a deep connection with music in the age of streaming. When…
Arts + Culture

Festival season: Summer on parade

By Carlye Morrow-Jackson
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…
Food + Drink

DINING DISTRICTS: A Locke on food

By Diane Galambos
This interesting west Hamilton street is ever-evolving, with newcomers joining long-time eateries to make for a true foodie destination. On the whole, my visits to Locke Street have all been linked to food. It must be said that I can think of over a dozen eateries that closed…
City Life

New Hamilton AHL team will be The Hammers

By Meredith MacLeod
The New York Islanders affiliate will start play at TD Coliseum in October, bringing the league back to the city for the first time since the AHL's Bulldogs left in 2015. It may have been the obvious – perhaps inevitable? – choice. When the American Hockey League affiliate…
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