Hamilton
Population 569,353 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Canada
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guideWithin a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Canadian International Military Tattoo
June
Held annually each June in Hamilton. Started in 1992, to celebrate the 125th birthday of Canada, the Region of Hamilton-Wentworth presented The Greater Hamilton Tattoo
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Dundas Cactus Festival
August
The Castus Festival is an annual street festival in the community of Dundas. It was inspired by a cactus greenhouse business founded in Dundas by a Dutch immigrant that closed in 2009
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Hamilton Film Festival
November
Hamilton Film Festival is an international film festival held annually in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Hamilton); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.