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
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