JUNOS In Downtown Hamilton: A Guide
Welcome to Downtown Hamilton!
The JUNOS have arrived in the Hammer! The 2026 Juno Awards marks the 7th time Hamilton has held Canada’s ultimate celebration of music. Below is a guide to help you find where you need to go for all your JUNOS-related events, and spots to keep you entertained and well-fed before, during, and after each show!
Juno Awards Interactive Map
Music Venues
Mills Hardware 
Ridiculous 
The Underground
Mills Hardware on King is a fully licensed entertainment space that fits just under 150 people and hosts a range of different performances and acts from all around the world. It’s programming embraces a variety of music genres, along with theatre, comedy, spoken word, visual art, film and much more.
📍 95 King Street E.
🌐 https://www.millshardware.ca/
Ridiculous is Hamilton’s latest entertainment venue to open it’s doors. Still under a month old, it features a strong lineup of acts from Hamilton, to the rest of Ontario, and ever international features. Brought to Hamilton by the Matilda Sword team, this is a great place to enjoy a drink and see a gig!
📍 38 King William Street
🌐 https://t-sml.mtrbio.com/public/smartlink/ridiculous
The Underground is located on the corner of King William and Catharine street, just underneath Dirty Dog Saloon & Seventy Seven. A staple of the city’s downtown entertainment scene. Known for its intimate atmosphere and strong sound system, this venue truly is a classic underground experience!
📍 41 Catharine Street
🌐 https://www.ticketmaster.ca/the-underground-tickets-hamilton/venue/132671
Nightclubs
MANSION 
SEVENTY-SEVEN 
Dirty Dog Saloon
MANSION is an award-winning nightclub in Hamilton. Well-known amongst locals, recently-known amongst the rest of their world for their feature in Heated Rivalry, MANSION is on the map for everyone. With three rooms, largely featuring club anthems, EDM, and Latin music, Mansion covers many bases and does a great job of it!
📍 54 King Street E.
🌐 https://www.mansionhamilton.ca/
SEVENTY SEVEN on King William is Hamilton’s largest nightclub and describe themselves as an all-ages space. This inclusive range means there is a big variety of music on display, and frequent events and guest DJs keeping the weekend humming for anyone who wants to dance the night away. Get amongst the full house this JUNOS month!
📍 77 King William Street
🌐 https://www.seventyseven.ca/
Dirty Dog Saloon, if you couldn’t take the hint from the name, is Downtown Hamilton’s Western-themed dance bar that will have you dusting off your wrangler jeans and your plaid button downs for a night filled with Molson Canadian and country tunes! If this sounds like you, make your way to Catharine Street this month.
📍 41 Catharine Street
🌐 https://dirtydogsaloon.ca/
Bars
Easy Tiger Snack bar 
The Mule 
Mezbaan Bar + Kitchen
John Street’s newest establishment, Easy Tiger Snack Bar, with its late hours and meticulously crafted list of cocktails and snacks, is the perfect place to visit this month, whether you’re just getting started, in between shows or winding down for the night, there will be a memorable snack and cocktail for you!
📍 10 John Street N.
🌐 https://www.easytigersnackbar.com/
The Mule, does in fact, make tacos! It also makes a wide variety of brilliant drinks and is open until 2.00am every day! The perfect spot for a preshow meal, or the after party, make sure to save this bar & restaurant to your map before heading out to enjoy the JUNOS festivities. Who doesn’t love tacos on a night out?
📍 41 King William Street
🌐 https://www.themule.ca/
Mezbaan on King Street is a perfect place to go for either just drinks, or a more substantial meal. Situated on King Street, Mezbaan offers traditional and modern Indian flavours. Open until 10.00pm, this spot is best saved for your pre-concert meal or drinks, fueling you for a night of the finest entertainment in the Hammer!
📍 135 King Street E.
Getting to-and-fro the JUNOS safely
Many readers will already be well acquainted with our great public transportation options in the city, but with many late nights on the way, and possibly the hangovers to go with it, we’ve shared a list of some of our city’s primary public transportation hubs to ensure your stay is as safe as it is enjoyable!
Hamilton GO Station 
Frank A. Cooke Bus Station 
West Harbour GO Station
The Hamilton GO station is the hub for almost* all inter-provincial travel in the Steel City. Featuring connections to Toronto, Pearson Airport, Kitchener & Waterloo, and St. Catharines, and some local busses connecting Downtown Hamilton.
*Please note that only a handful of trains head to Hamilton GO during peak hours. Most trains on the Lakeshore West Line will depart and arrive at West Harbour GO.
Located right in the heart of Downtown Hamilton, in between the First Ontario Concert Hall and the Downtown Hamilton BIA. The Frank A. Cooke Bus Station sees a significant number of local busses connecting Downtown Hamilton to the rest of the wider city, including Hamilton Mountain and John C. Munro Airport. Busses run frequently and there is a flat rate for using the Hamilton Street Railway (HSR) to keep costs low, even if you are travelling from the edges of the city.
The West Harbour GO Station is where the majority* of Lakeshore West GO Trains arrive and depart in the city. One of two stops in Hamilton, West Harbour is the closest and most accessible to everything Downtown and the JUNOS.
*Certain Lakeshore West Trains southbound form Union Station might stop and start at Aldershot or Burlington stations instead.