Saturday standout
Most anticipatedNE-YO & AKON - Nights Like This Tour 2026
8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Pricing at sourceConcert
This Weekend in Hamilton
Find concerts, markets, festivals, family events, and late-night plans across Hamilton from Friday evening through Sunday.
This weekend
Friday evening, Jun 26 - Sunday, Jun 28
119 events coming up this weekend
Most anticipated
Popular things to do this weekend
#3 Market
Ancaster Summer Market & Ice Cream Shindig
Friday, 6:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Pricing at sourceMarket
#6 Performance Art
Opera Pub - Arias & Ales!
Friday, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Pricing at sourcePerformance Art
#8 Sports Game
Hamilton Cardinals vs Kitchener Panthers
Friday, 7:35 p.m. - 10:35 p.m.
Tickets at sourceSports Game
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Choose the kind of weekend you want
Free
Hamilton events with no cover, ticket, or entry fee listed.
FridaySummer Reading Club Kickoff 20268:00 p.m. · FlamboroughFridayColouring Circle8:00 p.m. · Hamilton MountainFridayTV POWERHANG8:00 p.m. · Downtown
See free eventsFamily
Easy all-ages plans for Saturday, Sunday, and early evenings.
FridaySummer Reading Club Kickoff 20268:00 p.m. · FlamboroughFridayColouring Circle8:00 p.m. · Hamilton MountainSaturdayLEGO Build and Play5:00 a.m. · Hamilton Mountain
See family eventsLive music
Concerts, DJs, open stages, and rooms built around the sound.
FridayJASMINE T7:00 p.m. · Stoney CreekFridayLoversteeth7:00 p.m. · DowntownFridayLoversteeth7:00 p.m. · Downtown
See live musicMarkets
Vendor markets, pop-ups, maker tables, and browse-around stops.
FridayAncaster Summer Market & Ice Cream Shindig6:00 p.m. · AncasterSaturdayWaterdown Museum of Hope Summer Series9:00 a.m. · WaterdownSaturday9th Annual Hamilton Game Swap: Presented by Dorkalicious 11:00 a.m. · Hamilton Mountain
See marketsDate night
Films, food, theatre, comedy, and plans worth lingering over.
FridayAncaster Summer Market & Ice Cream Shindig6:00 p.m. · AncasterFridayIndigenous Herbal Teas and Cakes: A Haudenosaunee Culinary Workshop6:30 p.m. · DowntownFridayKaraoke Night7:00 p.m. · Downtown
See date-night ideasLate night
Later shows, nightlife, screenings, and one-more-stop ideas.
FridayPolyester -- in Odorama!9:30 p.m. · DowntownFridaySoldiers of Harmony Live at B-Side Social10:00 p.m. · DowntownSaturdaySoccer in the Beerhall!12:00 a.m. · Downtown
See late-night eventsFriday, Jun 26
Friday
Coming up22 events
Evening
Shows, games, dinners, and after-work plans.
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Pricing at sourceLearning
Late night
Late screenings, music, nightlife, and one-more-stop ideas.
Saturday, Jun 27
Saturday
Coming up74 events
Daytime
Markets, matinees, workshops, and easy afternoon stops.
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Evening
Shows, games, dinners, and after-work plans.
Late night
Late screenings, music, nightlife, and one-more-stop ideas.
Sunday, Jun 28
Sunday
Coming up23 events
Daytime
Markets, matinees, workshops, and easy afternoon stops.
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Pricing at sourceKids & Family
Evening
Shows, games, dinners, and after-work plans.
Plan the weekend
Make the most of this weekend in Hamilton
Find things to do in Hamilton this weekend, from Friday night concerts and comedy to Saturday markets, family events, theatre, sports, food and drink, and Sunday plans across the city.
Friday night is usually strongest for concerts, comedy, and late plans. Saturday carries the widest mix of markets, shows, sports, and family events, while Sunday is often better for slower plans close to home.
What days count as this weekend in Hamilton?
Most weekends run Friday evening through Sunday. On Hamilton long weekends, holiday Friday or Monday plans are included too.
When are new weekend events added?
New listings appear throughout the week as venues, organizers, and community calendars publish concerts, markets, shows, workshops, and family plans.
Are there free and family-friendly things to do this weekend?
Yes. Weekend listings include free events, family-friendly outings, live music, markets, date-night ideas, and late-night plans when they are available.