Niagara Life
Things to Do in Niagara
The events locals actually plan their year around — signature festivals, concerts at the region's big venues, and the small-town traditions that make Niagara home. Curated by the Davids & DeLaat team.
Happening around August
Food & Wine · Tuesday evenings through the summer months
Port Dalhousie Supper Market
Lakeside Park, Port Dalhousie
Arts & Culture · April through December, with the summer core season peaking July–September
Shaw Festival Season
Festival, Royal George & Jackie Maxwell theatres, Old Town
Family · A summer weekend, typically late July or early August
Welland Floatfest
Welland Recreational Canal
Festival · Civic long weekend (early August) each year
Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival
West Street & the canal, Port Colborne
Family · The last full weekend of August
Winona Peach Festival
Winona Park, Stoney Creek
Music · A weekend in early August
Festival of Friends
Gage Park, Hamilton
Food & Wine · Two weekends in mid-to-late September each year
Niagara Grape & Wine Festival
Montebello Park & downtown St. Catharines
Music · A weekend in early-to-mid September
Supercrawl
James Street North, Hamilton
Family · Four days in late September
Ancaster Fair
Ancaster Fairgrounds
Concerts, Shows & Games
Upcoming ticketed events at Niagara & Hamilton's major venues
Aug 7, 2026 · Sports
Forge FC vs. Vancouver FC
Hamilton Stadium, Hamilton
Aug 7, 2026 · Sports
Hamilton Cardinals vs Chatham-Kent Barnstormers - Country Night presented by KX 94.7
Bernie Arbour Stadium, Hamilton
Aug 8, 2026 · Music
YOASOBI: Never Ending Stories Tour
TD Coliseum, Hamilton
Aug 9, 2026 · Sports
Nitro Circus 2.0
Hamilton Stadium, Hamilton
Aug 12, 2026 · Music
Bonnie Raitt: Live 2026 with Special Guest Maia Sharp
FirstOntario Concert Hall, Hamilton
Aug 14, 2026 · Sports
Hamilton Cardinals vs Welland Jackfish - Food Fest
Bernie Arbour Stadium, Hamilton
Aug 15, 2026 · Sports
Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
Hamilton Stadium, Hamilton
Aug 16, 2026 · Sports
Hamilton Cardinals vs London Majors - Baseball for All
Bernie Arbour Stadium, Hamilton
Aug 18, 2026 · Sports
Hamilton Cardinals vs Barrie Baycats - Flock Initiation Night!
Bernie Arbour Stadium, Hamilton
Aug 19, 2026 · Sports
Forge FC vs. FC Supra
Hamilton Stadium, Hamilton
Aug 21, 2026 · Sports
Hamilton Cardinals vs Guelph Royals - Fiesta Cardenales
Bernie Arbour Stadium, Hamilton
Aug 22, 2026 · Sports
Forge FC vs. Pacific FC
Hamilton Stadium, Hamilton
Niagara's Signature Events
The big annual traditions worth building a weekend around
Two weekends in mid-to-late September each year
Niagara Grape & Wine Festival
Montebello Park & downtown St. Catharines
Mid-November through early January, illuminated nightly
Winter Festival of Lights
Niagara Parkway, Dufferin Islands & Queen Victoria Park
December 31, evening through midnight
New Year's Eve at the Falls
Queen Victoria Park
Weekends in mid-to-late January each year
Niagara Icewine Festival
Queen Street & wineries across Niagara-on-the-Lake
Civic long weekend (early August) each year
Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival
West Street & the canal, Port Colborne
A weekend in early-to-mid September
Supercrawl
James Street North, Hamilton
Events by Community
Thinking of calling Niagara home?
Every one of these events is somebody's neighbourhood tradition. If the lifestyle here is pulling you in, we'll show you the communities behind it.