It’s Your Festival

It’s Your Festival 2025

Round up the family for a weekend of festivities in the park when It’s Your Festival returns to Gage Park this summer.

Bring friends and family together for a great time this long weekend. With a jam-packed lineup of music, entertainment, art, and food, It’s Your Festival is sure to be something for everyone.

Festival is open 12pm to 11pm each day

Free Admission

Music Schedule

Saturday, June 28 – International Day

12:00    Suzuran Odori Group of the Canadian Japanese Cultural Centre Hamilton

1:00    Gypsy Girls

2:00    School of Serbian Folklore SLOGA

3:00    Vocal Point Choir

4:00    Romani Community Presentation

5:30    Johannes Linstead – Guitar of Fire

7:00    Junkhouse

9:30    Spoons

 

Sunday, June 29 – Caribbean Day

12:00    Miss Tania Lou

1:00    Kostas Greek Music

3:00    Ghana Assoc. Hospitality Group

3:30    Acts Kingdom Sound Gospel Jam Choir

5:00    Geoff Bournes & his Sax

6:00    Brethren

7:30    Amadou

9:30    Jay Douglas & The All-Stars

 

Monday, June 30 – Family Day

12:00    Jamie Shea & The Gentle Reminders

1:30    Martin Wall

2:30    Romani Community Presentation

3:00    Cadillac Bill & The Creeping Bent

4:30    Hayley Verrall Band

6:00    TOMMYGUNN

7:30    Green Harbour

9:30    GODDO

 

Tuesday, July 1 – Canada’s 158th Birthday   

It’s Your Festival celebrates 56 years

12:00      Healthy Aboriginal Men’s Circle Drum

12:50-2:00pm  Parade of Cultures arrives – Official Canada Day Ceremony

O Canada, sung by Jessica Malek

Hands-Across-Canada event with Acts Kingdom Sound Gospel Jam Choir

2:00    The Six Nations Smoke Dancers

3:15    PICAH Dancers (Philippine Islanders Cultural Assoc. of Hamilton)

3:30    Sunshine Dance Groups

4:30    Romani Community Presentation

6:00    Tribe 369 – New Music Challenge winner

7:30    Edgar Breau

9:30    THE NORTHERN PIKES

 

SPECIAL EVENTS

HAMILTON PRO WRESTLING

SATURDAY, SUNDAY & TUESDAY ONLY

(2 shows DAILY, at 4pm and 6pm)

 

IT’S YOUR FASHION SHOW

SUNDAY AND MONDAY ONLY

5pm at the Gage Park Fountain. In the Community Stage tent if weather indicates

 

HAMILTON SUMMER BEE

10am – 2pm SUNDAY, JUNE 3O at the Community Stage

 

CANADA DAY, JULY 1ST

BABY CONTEST

10am-Noon in the Shade Tent nearest the Pony Rides

 

PARADE OF CULTURES

12:30 Starts at the fountain and goes through the park to the bandshell

Including STILT WALKERS!

 

JUST ONE WISH KINDNESS AWARDS

1:00pm in shade tent near bandshell

 

CANADA’S LARGEST BIRTHDAY CAKE

2:00pm in the Shade Tent nearest the Pony Rides