Some enjoyable summer time festivals in southern Ontario to take a look at

June 18 — Open Streets Hamilton

Open Streets Hamilton is on King Road East from John Road to Gage Avenue between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday. Occasions and exercise for the entire household. The King Road closure is from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Alongside the route, residents can cease numerous hubs for household pleasant actions, together with the Gage hub at Bernie Morelli rec centre, for a scavenger hunt, native plant giveaway, a curler derby demo, and extra.

It takes over downtown Burlington and Spencer Smith Park on the Waterfront each June. This 12 months guarantees delight for the whole household. There are VIP tickets, a parade, avenue competition and household zone, distributors, battle of the bands, halfway and naturally, the free music all weekend lengthy. Streetfest and household zone hours are Saturday, 1 to six:30 p.m. and Sunday, 12 to six:30 p.m. For extra data, go to soundofmusic.ca.

• The Grand Competition Parade begins at Central Park on New Road, travels west alongside Caroline to Elizabeth streets, south on Elizabeth to James Road, west on James and marches north on Brant to Baldwin, ending at Central Excessive Faculty. It begins Saturday at 11 a.m.

June 16-18 — FrancoFEST Hamilton

The most important celebration of francophone artwork and tradition within the space. This free three-day competition is in Gage Park by the Bandshell, parking off Lawrence Street by the Greenhouse. en.francofesthamilton.ca

June 17 — Strawberry People Fest

Downtown Stoney Creek BIA hosts stay music, artisans, household enjoyable and extra. It’s alongside King Road from 11 a.m. to five p.m.

Hamilton’s Summer time Live performance Sequence options free out of doors live shows with every live performance hosted in a brand new location. The weekend options are on Saturday, Wreckless Harbour in Stoney Creek on King Road at 1 p.m.; and Sunday, Miles from Nowhere at Ferguson Station Worldwide Village at 4 p.m.

The tenth Annual One thing Else! Competition is three days and 12 units of music and artwork over 4 ticketed occasions. Newer traditions in jazz, improvised, music, world traditions, dance, movie, poetry, textual content. It’s at Saint Cuthbert’s, 2 Bond St., in Westdale. Tickets are $25 prematurely, or $35 on the door. A weekend go is $65. somethingelsefestival.com

Sonic Unyon Presents the Contemporary Up R&B Competition. Headliners embrace: Loony, Haviah Mighty, and Zach Zoya. It’s at Bridgeworks, 200 Caroline St. N. A day go is $33.22 and weekend go $63.90. Tickets on eventbrite.ca

Chuckle. Loads. Right here’s the Clean Comedy Competition working at Hamilton’s Staircase Theatre 27 Dundurn St. N. Clean Comedy — Hamilton’s favorite month-to-month comedy present — is doing a full weekend and is bringing a few of Canada’s finest performers alongside to placed on three unforgettable performances. Tickets are $22.63. eventbrite.ca

Within the coronary heart of Westdale Village, alongside King Road West, ArtsFest is an arts and music competition which incorporates meals, an artisan market, out of doors stay music on the patios, an aerial artist and household actions, all open for the general public to take pleasure in the whole weekend. Hours are Friday from 6 to 10 p.m., Saturday from 12 to 10 p.m., and Sunday from 12 to six p.m. artsfest.ca

Have a good time and soak within the tradition on the Hovering Spirit Pow Wow occurring at Battlefield Home and Museum & park, 77 King St. W., Stoney Creek. Take part on the land at Creekside and have a good time with the standard Indigenous singers and musicians for a day of music and dancing. Hours are 11:30 a.m. to six p.m. There aren’t any admission charges. hamilton.ca

Your favorite meals paired with native skills, the Paris Sounds and Bites Competition is a two-day affair within the Paris Fairgrounds, 139 Silver St., Paris. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each days. Options are stay music, buskers, beer backyard, touch-a-truck, meals vans, strawberries and extra. Admission is $10 (money solely on the gate), kids 10 and beneath are free. The venue is requesting service canine solely.

Brott Music Competition’s thirty sixth season openers offered with Indigenous focus. The motion begins on Saturdayat 11 a.m. with a free pop-up live performance given by the BMF’s Nationwide Academy Orchestra brass and woodwind ensembles on the Bayfront Park Pier 7 Pavilion close to the Williams Contemporary Café. Tickets can be found for all live shows at brottmusic.com.

Ribs, stay music and group. That’s what it’s all about this Canada Day weekend in Waterdown. Admission is free however you’ll need to style the wares and be part of within the halfway, distributors and extra. Don’t miss the fireworks on Friday at nightfall. The 2023 ‘Oh Canada’ Ribfest in Memorial Park, 266 Important St. N., Waterdown is open Friday from 4 to 11 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Monday from 11:30 a.m. to eight p.m.

June 30-July 2 — Hamilton Mountain Rib & Beer Fest

A weekend of mouth-watering, finger-lickin’, belly-rubbin’ good BBQ. It’s obtained an upgraded Children Zone and Canine Present this 12 months. Admission is $2. Hamilton Mountain Rib & Beer Fest is within the car parking zone at CF Lime Ridge, 999 Higher Wentworth St.

Right here’s a wrap of space Canada Day celebrations within the space.

Hamilton — Bayfront Park, 200 Harbourfront Dr. Fireworks (10 p.m.), Meals Truck Rally, inflatables, face portray, group cubicles and extra. hamilton.ca

Burlington — Spencer Smith Park, 1400 Lakeshore Rd. Have a good time the Metropolis of Burlington’s a hundred and fiftieth Anniversary and Canada Day collectively. Festivities begins at 4 p.m. See and listen to the Teen Tour Band, meals and market distributors, stay music, and fireworks are at 10 p.m. The citizenship ceremony will probably be held at Metropolis Corridor Civic Sq., 426 Brant St. burlington.ca

Caledonia — Caledonia Kinsmen Park, 49 Caithness St. W. Competition celebrating Caledonia and Canada Day begins with a parade, breakfast, Steven Younger Duck race, meals and craft distributors, stay leisure, airbounce and extra. Evening concludes with fireworks over the river. 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Brantford — Lions Park Steve Brown Sports activities Complicated. Kim Mitchell and Sass Jordan will probably be performing their hit music on the OLG Important Stage adopted by a firework show at 10 p.m. As well as, there will probably be a great deal of children leisure, KidZone and halfway, meals vans and distributors and far more. brantford.ca

Take a garden chair or blanket to the Canada Day Army Tattoo on the lawns of Dundurn Citadel, 610 York Blvd. It’s from 5 to 7 p.m. A musical celebration for the whole household that includes the Regimental Band of the Royal Hamilton Gentle Infantry, the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders of Canada Pipes & Drums, the Argyllshire Dancers, and extra. hamilton.ca

The Canada Day EID Competition is on the Ancaster Fairgrounds, 630 Trinity Rd. S. Meals vans, distributors, leisure and extra. Runs 2 to 10 p.m. Admission is $3 per particular person. Youngsters 5 and beneath are free.

Canada Day celebrations abound in Hamilton’s Gage Park over the Canada Day lengthy weekend. This free competition again after a three-year hiatus and takes on Canada’s 156th birthday in grand fashion eh. 4 phases for stay music — consists of the New Music Expo, distributors, meals vans, child zone and extra. It’s free. itsyourfestival.ca

Hamilton’s Summer time Live performance Sequence options free out of doors live shows with every live performance hosted in a brand new location. The weekend characteristic is Saturday in Dundas’ Memorial Sq., Alfie Smith at 2 p.m. and Christopher Claus at 3 p.m.

Skip down the 401 to Harris Park in London for probably the most anticipated out of doors music festivals this summer time. Onstage: Mumford & Sons, Vance Pleasure, Bahamas, the Trews, Ludacris, Ashanti, Papa Roach, Default, Alexisonfire. www.rockthepark.ca

James Road North is hopping on the second Friday each month for Hamilton Artwork Crawl.

Hamilton’s Summer time Live performance Sequence options free out of doors live shows with every live performance hosted in a brand new location. Come down throughout Artwork Crawl on Friday for Duckai at 7 p.m. and Spookyguava at 8. On Saturday, try the Robe & Gavel aspect patio for Melissa Dutch at 4 p.m. and Gillian Nicola at 5. Sunday head to Herkimer and Locke avenue for Sabian (grooves) Crosswell at 1 p.m. and Crunchy Pickle at 3.

Hamilton’s Summer time Live performance Sequence options free out of doors live shows with every live performance hosted in a brand new location. It’s in Waterdown on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Memorial Corridor, 315 Dundas St. E., for Luckystickz; and Solstice Trio at 3.

It’s billed as the most important music occasion of the 12 months in Haldimand County with two days of stay music. Hagersville Rocks Music Competition runs Friday and Saturday within the Heaslip Ford Amphitheatre at Grant Kett Memorial Park, 36 Sherring St. N., Hagersville. Onstage are Jess Moskaluke, Shawn Austin, Colin James, David Wilcox, Large Sugar, Daniel Lanois, My Son the Hurricane and extra. Tickets are $54.50 for basic admission on Friday and $89.50 for basic admission on Saturday. A weekend basic admission go is $134. hagersvillerocks.com

Town is sizzling for the humanities with the most important providing of unabashed and unjuried theatre produced proper right here in Hamilton. Hamilton Fringe Competition is again with greater than 50 exhibits, taking up 11 iconic Hamilton phases, starting from epic family-friendly musicals to dramedies set in house, there’s one thing for everybody to take pleasure in. hftco.ca

Centuries of tradition come collectively for this three-day competition that includes dancers from throughout North America competing to change into the Champion of Champions. It’s at Ohsweken Speedway, 1987 Chiefswood Rd., Ohsweken. Over 30 Native meals distributors, 100 Native craft distributors and 400 dancers from throughout North America. Opens every day at 10 a.m. Admission is $15 per day for adults or $25 for a two-day go, $5 for youngsters beneath 12. Rain website is Gaylord Powless Area. grpowwow.ca

With 30 meals vans, this competition will take up Burlington’s Spencer Smith Park, 1400 Lakeshore Rd.

It’s WTfest with a brand new title. Crewfest 2023 rock competition is on at Lions Park in Brantford. Featured are Our Woman Peace, Headstones, and Bif Bare. Tickets begin at $69.99. crewfest.ca

Can’t get extra hometown than this. The Paris Poutine and Mac & Cheese Fest runs two days on the Paris Fairgrounds, 139 Silver St. Admission is $5. You’ll discover the most effective of the most effective poutine + mac n cheese, meals vans, stay music all weekend, an indoor/out of doors vendor and artisans market, inflatable video games and extra. Hours are 11 to 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 to five p.m. Sunday. parisfairgrounds.com

Iconic Hamilton. The Competition of Mates is again for 3 full days of music, meals, arts, crafts, and extra. It’s in Gage Park, 1000 Important St. E. Admission is free. Distributors, meals vans, stay music and the only real of the three day occasion.

Hamilton’s Summer time Live performance Sequence options free out of doors live shows with every live performance hosted in a brand new location. It’s Saturday on Concession Road at 1 p.m. for Carrie Clark Band. And Sunday, head to the center of Westdale for Shaylyn at 1 p.m. and Ben Somer at 3.

Tickle your tastebuds with this family-friendly competition occurring on the Brantford & District Civic Centre, 79 Market St. S., Brantford. Hosted by the Brantford Kinsmen. Hours are 4 to 11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, and 11 to 7 p.m. Sunday. Test our the Rib Consuming Contest on Friday and Saturday, 5 to five:30 p.m. brantfordribfest.com

This Hamilton arts competition options nearly 40 artists portray murals stay at over 20 websites throughout town. The self-guided tour continues throughout sunlight hours Saturday and Sunday. Use the map or obtain a listing of the positioning addresses earlier than you head out the door. This initiative is in full collaboration and help with the Metropolis of Hamilton. concretecanvasfest.com

The Latin American Competition celebrates in Gage Park, 1000 Important St. E. Three days of distributors, stay leisure, meals and enjoyable. Hours are 1 to 10 p.m. on Friday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is free. eventbrite.ca

This annual avenue competition kicks off Thursday with a parade at 6:45 p.m. by way of downtown Dundas. Competition occasions options buskers, stay leisure, cleaning soap field, distributors and a lot extra. You’ll discover this three day competition on the streets of Dundas. King Road is closed to site visitors throughout the occasion. Admission is free for all and the occasion hours are 6 to 11 p.m. on Friday, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, and 12 to 4 p.m. on Sunday. dundascactusfestival.ca

Hamilton’s Summer time Live performance Sequence options free out of doors live shows with every live performance hosted in a brand new location. It’s Saturday in Binbrook on the Binbrook Parkette for Ian James Bain at 1 p.m. and Leo Dragtoe at 2 p.m.

Peter and Paula have been the mascots of the Winona Peach Competition since 1981. Come out and meet these siblings on the free competition open Friday from 5 to 11 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to six p.m. The Competition consists of halfway, arts and crafts, kids’s enjoyable manufacturing facility, pageant, parades, automobile present and extra. Pre-Competition low cost halfway tickets is $40 for 35 tickets, accessible at Winona Gardens, 1381 Freeway 8, till Aug. 24. You could find the competition at 1328 Barton St., Winona, simply west of fifty Street. Additionally, you will need to make observe of the free HSR shuttle categorical between Eastgate Sq. and the competition. winonapeach.com

Northern Warmth is bringing the most effective barbecue in Canada to Gage Park. The weekend is filled with mouth-watering, finger-lickin’, belly-rubbin’ good barbecue. Gage Park is at 1000 Important St. E. Admission is $2, kids 12 and beneath are free. Hours are 4 to 11 p.m. on Friday, 12 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, and 12 to 7 p.m. on Sunday. northernheatribseries.ca

Competition of Fountains — The Evening Gardens introduces you to a extremely visible immersive expertise to indulge all of your senses. This interpretive storytelling expertise of music and water. Whistling Gardens, 698 Concession 3 Townsend, Wilsonville. whistlinggardens.ca

Satisfaction Hamilton is internet hosting its first open air occasion in additional than three years at Pier 4 Park from 12 to eight p.m.

Everybody’s favorite James Road North occasion will probably be again once more this 12 months. Test supercrawl.ca for particulars within the months to come back.

Get your palms saucy at Canada’s Largest Halal meals occasion. It’s three days of stay music, carnival, video games and 100 per cent Halal southern barbecue. Hours are Friday from 4 to 10 p. m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Lime Ridge Mall, 999 Higher Wentworth Rd. Admission begins at $9.93. eventbrite.ca

Editor’s observe: This text has been corrected to say Satisfaction Hamilton is on Aug. 27, 2023.