Frost Bites is Hamilton’s only winter theatre festival, and we’re heating up the coldest weeks of the year with bold storytelling, community events, and intimate performances in surprising spaces.
Frost Bites returns February 27-March 8, 2026!
This year’s festival features new works at Theatre Aquarius, family-friendly activities at the Bernie Morelli Recreation Centre, and—back by popular demand—form-busting immersive performances in the weird nooks and crannies of the historic Staircase Theatre + Lounge.
Schedule and tickets details to be announced.
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Frost Bites Week One (Feb 27 – Mar 1)
The festival opens with Land, Place, Home – a community-created performance shaped by the lived experiences of newcomers, immigrants, and refugees. Through movement, voice, and story, Land, Place, Home asks what home means in unfamiliar places, and how relationships to land are carried across borders and generations.
Directed by Ahmad Meree and featuring Elie Assaf, Wend Yasen, and Pravash Pandey, the piece is co-produced by HFTco, Open Heart Arts, and Abrar Mental Health & Trauma Services.
Also in Week One, family-friendly activities return at the Bernie Morelli Recreation Centre, and Enchantment Theatre‘s take on Three Little Pigs will charm kiddos of all ages at Theatre Aquarius.
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Frost Bites Week Two (Mar 6 – 8)
Happening at the historic Staircase Theatre + Lounge, Week Two puts site-specific indie theatre back in the spotlight with new work from Devin Bateson, Fareh Malik Poetry, Tapestry Theatre Collective, SpiceBox, Mandy Roveda, Transgendantco., Triple Futures, as well as short films from Bawaadan Collective.
There will also be surprise Pop-Up Perfromances each night – stay tuned for details!
Frost Bites would not be possible without the generous support of our partners:
Frost Bites 2024 Festival Program
Click the yellow button for a downloadable PDF copy of this year’s Festival Program, or pick up a print copy at these locations:
- Bernie Morelli Recreation Centre | 876 Cannon St E
- Mulberry Coffeehouse | 193 James St N
- Redchurch Cafe + Gallery | 68 King St E
- Relay Coffee | 27 King William St
- Vintage Coffee Roasters | 977 King St E
- Any Hamilton Public Library branch!
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