The 55th Juno Awards are in Hamilton at the end of the month and it’s not just the artists who get to live it up. Throughout March, a multitude of music-related events are taking place around the city.<\/p>\n
In addition to the final awards night at TD Coliseum on March 29, here\u2019s some of what\u2019s on related to the Junos:<\/p>\n
Pop-up concerts<\/h2>\n
To celebrate the Junos, Tourism Hamilton is promoting a series of six free surprise shows in Hamilton and neighbouring cities throughout this month.<\/p>\n
Each artist will be revealed 24 hours before showtime on the organization’s Instagram account<\/a>. L\u00d8L\u00d8 played at Sonic Hall in Guelph on the evening of March 1. <\/p>\n The St. Catharines show is next on March 7. After that, it’s Hamilton on March 14, Paris on March 15 and Burlington on March 16. As of early March, there was no date set yet for the Mississauga show.<\/p>\n There will also be an Indigenous-led multi-artist concert in Six Nations called Dwad\u0119\u2019ny\u014fta\u2019 Sh\u0119h niga\u0119no\u2019d\u0119:s or We Celebrate Our Music. The Tourism Hamilton website<\/a> says an event listing is coming soon. <\/p>\n Tourism Hamilton is also running an exhibit at its visitor centre called Punching In<\/a>, about the local music scene. <\/p>\n Around Hamilton, a series of concerts and events is taking place at restaurants, caf\u00e9s and venues. Tourism Hamilton is promoting shows<\/a> from Feb. 21 to March 27. Some are ticketed and some are free, including:<\/p>\n Did you know there are Junos for comedy albums?<\/p>\n On March 26,\u00a0 the Juno Comedy Show<\/a> is on at Levity Comedy Club in downtown Hamilton. Zabrina Douglas hosts the show, which features Adam Christie, Charlie Demers, Dave Merheje, and Faris Hytiaa.\u00a0<\/p>\n There\u2019s a show at 7 p.m. and one at 10 p.m. Both require tickets.<\/p>\n To officially kick off Juno week, downtown venue The Music Hall will host the Juno Kickoff Concert<\/a> featuring James Barker Band, Robyn Ottolini, Sacha, Kalsey Kulyk, and The Redhill Valleys.<\/p>\n The ticketed event starts at 8 p.m. <\/p>\n 2026 Juno Awards host Mae Martin shares their ultimate Canadian playlist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 2026 Juno Awards host Mae Martin shared their ultimate Canadian playlist with us, from their favourite cottage song to go-to karaoke pick (and note: it’s a duet with themself!)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n On March 27 and 28, Junofest, presented by CBC, will be underway. It’s a series of concerts across multiple Hamilton venues, including Mills Hardware, Corktown Pub, Ooey Gooey’s and more. <\/p>\n There are individual tickets and two-day passes<\/a> available for these shows, for people 19 and older. Shows will be first come first serve. If one venue is full when you arrive, organizers say, try another one nearby.\u00a0<\/p>\n On March 27, the performers are:\u00a0<\/p>\n The acts on March 28 are:<\/p>\n At FirstOntario Concert Hall on March 27, the Juno Songwriter\u2019s Circle<\/a> will include a series of discussions and acoustic performances.\u00a0“This intimate, live-taped event transcends beyond the studio, offering candid conversations and acoustic performances,” the website says.<\/p>\n The ticketed event starts at 8 p.m. and will be recorded for broadcast.\u00a0<\/p>\n Junior Junos at the Hamilton Public Library\u2019s downtown Central branch is family-friendly, and hosted by Joojo Paintsil from CBC Kids\u2019 Hey Joojo!<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n It includes storytelling and music and features Ari Cui Cui, Chris McKhool, Ginalina, Hip Kids Music, and Young Maestro.<\/p>\n There is a waitlist for this sold-out program<\/a>, which takes place at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n A second event at the Central library on March 28 is also sold-out.\u00a0<\/p>\n Juno Stories from the Studio<\/a> is a panel discussion about the creative music process. The panelists are Jason Dufour, Joel Stouffer, and Karen Kosowski.<\/p>\n It starts at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n The Juno Honouring Ceremony<\/a> will pay tribute to Indigenous creatives.\u00a0<\/p>\n Allied Nations, Little Creek Singers, Siibii, and YB Nakota will perform, and CBC’s Falen Johnson will host.\u00a0<\/p>\n The event is ticketed and takes place at 11:30 a.m. at the FirstOntario Concert Hall.\u00a0<\/p>\nLocal concert series <\/h2>\n
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Comedy show, March 26<\/h2>\n
Kickoff concert, March 26<\/h2>\n
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<\/div>\nJunofest, March 27 and 28<\/h2>\n
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Songwriters’ Circle, March 27<\/h2>\n
A kids’ event on March 28<\/h2>\n
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Honouring Ceremony on March 28<\/h2>\n
The big show on March 29<\/h2>\n
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