School might have started this week but that doesn’t mean summer events are quite over yet.
From festivals to breaking a Guinness World Record, here’s what’s happening in Hamilton and surrounding areas this weekend.
RBG After Dark: So Long Summer — Thursday at 6 p.m.
Start the weekend early with RBG as they bid Summer 2024 goodbye in a final toast.
The event will take place at the Rock Garden and will have performances by Mo Guzman and Born In The Eighties. There will be food and drinks at the 19+ event.
Tickets are 23.60 dollars.
Screen on the Green — Friday at 7 p.m.
Another event to say goodbye to the summer will take place on Friday at Victoria Park.
The Strathcona Community Council is hosting a free movie night. Food and drinks are on sale starting at 6:30 p.m., with the movie starting at 8 p.m.
The council is encouraging those who can to bring a non-perishable food item for the Strathcona Pantry.
Community members are also being asked to bring their own chairs and blankets for the movie.
Forge vs Cavalry — Saturday at 7 p.m.
For soccer fans — and those looking to support the local team — here’s the perfect one.
Hamilton’s Forge FC will be facing off against Calgary’s Cavalry FC at the Tim Hortons Field on Saturday.
Tickets start at around $28.
Afro-CariBrant Festival — Saturday starting at 11 a.m.
A little to the west in Paris, Ont., the Afro-CariBrant festival will be having its second annual run.
The event, taking place at the Paris Lions Park, promises a “celebration of the vibrant culture, traditions, and people of the Afro-Caribbean community in Brant County and beyond,” according to their website.
Attendees can expect a variety of food and drinks, vendors, and performers featuring dancers, singers, DJs and more.
Admission is free.
Corn Fest — Saturday starting at 11 a.m.
Also on Saturday, the Concession Street BIA is hosting a Corn Fest.
Starting at 11 a.m, live music, street vendors and family fun are all on the agenda for the festivities. The community is invited to “rediscover your neighbourhood.”
“Bring a lawnchair, bring your dancing shoes, bring your enthusiasm for a full day of festivities,” read the BIA’s website.
Those who bring a non-perishable food item or school supplies for Mountain Kidz Klub will receive one corn on the cob.
World’s largest Mojito — Saturday at 12 p.m.
Over in Niagara Falls, local restaurant Havana Niagara is attempting to concoct the largest Mojito, and inviting the community to bear witness.
The restaurant is hosting a family-friendly block party with music, dancing, food and drinks, with proceeds from the sales of mojitos going to the Niagara Children’s Centre.
“After having made the largest glass of mojito in Canada in 2023, Havana Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge is set to make a daring attempt to create the Largest Glass of Mojito ever recorded,” read their event information.
The current record belongs to a bar in the Dominican Republic, with over 3,500 litres of the Cuban cocktail, according to the Guinness World Record website. Havana Niagara plans to make 4,500 litres of it.
Pagan Pride Day — Sunday starting at 10 a.m.
Close out the weekend over at Gage Park, the annual Hamilton Pagan Pride Day will aim to celebrate and educate those interested in “earth-based spiritual paths and the occult.”
The festival will see free workshops, live rituals, vendors and more.
“Come by and learn how to do your own candle spell, pick up some crystals, jewelry, home decor and more as you chow down on some delicious food from one of several food trucks,” read the event’s website.
The event will also have a silent auction, with proceeds from it going equally to the Hamilton Pagan Pride Day and Hamilton Food Share.
Admission to the event is free.