The Westdale

The Westdale A cultural hub that provides an intimate space for public performances, film, music, comedy and exhibitions, showcasing Canadian and world content.
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The Westdale is a fully licensed and fully accessible theatre. Hamilton’s premier cinema screening experience for art and independent films and a state-of-the-art exhibition space for music, readings, lectures, video streaming, and pubic meetings. The Westdale is a community-based cultural and economic hub for Westdale Village, the surrounding neighbourhood, and the city of Hamilton.

Summer has officially come to a close, so it's time to check out The Westdale staff's favourite school-themed films!! Wh...
09/04/2026

Summer has officially come to a close, so it's time to check out The Westdale staff's favourite school-themed films!! Whose pick do you agree with most? Tell us your fav in the comments!📚🎒✏️

Good luck to everyone starting school this September, and to the McMaster students coming back to Hamilton, we hope to see you soon! Don't forget we have student discounts, so it's only $11.25 for a movie ticket🎟️🤩

09/04/2026

Toothless is everything to me🥺I couldn't be more excited to see him on the big screen!!

How to Train Your Dragon is screening FOR FREE at The Westdale as part of Accessibility Hamilton Alliance's "HAFF Time Show"! Since it's part of the Hamilton Accessibility Film Festival, the movie will be Sensory Friendly and include both Open Captions and Descriptive Audio🤩🫂Check out our website to learn more about this awesome event!!

🎬Hiccup, a young Viking, befriends a dragon named Toothless despite his village’s longstanding hostility toward dragons. Together, they challenge traditions, build trust between humans and dragons, and confront societal expectations.

📅September 26

🎟️Tickets are available at thewestdale.ca (link in bio) or in-person at our box office

💛Hamilton Accessibility Film Festival is funding the ticket price with the support from McMaster University.

Wallace and Gromit on the big screen! Yes, you read that right🤯The Westdale is screening three Wallace and Gromit short ...
09/03/2026

Wallace and Gromit on the big screen! Yes, you read that right🤯The Westdale is screening three Wallace and Gromit short films (about 30 minutes each), A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, and A Close Shave!! To top it all off, tickets are only $9.25 thanks to The Merchants of Westdale Village💛

🎬Back on the big screen for the first time in ages! Aardman’s beloved duo of clueless inventor Wallace and his wise, world-weary dog companion Gromit first took the world by storm in this trio of sweetly absurd Oscar-winning shorts by visionary animator Nick Park. Full of stunning filmmaking and design, clever writing and deep emotional beats, this timeless program of claymation is for the kid in us all.

📅September 19 & 20

🎟️Tickets are available at thewestdale.ca or in-person at our box office

In just under a month, the HAFF Time Show is back at The Westdale!! We're so excited to once again be hosting Accessibil...
09/01/2026

In just under a month, the HAFF Time Show is back at The Westdale!! We're so excited to once again be hosting Accessibility Hamilton Alliance's film festival🤩This film lineup is so awesome, and they're also ALL FREE and ACCESSIBLE!!

🫂All screenings are Sensory Friendly and Open Caption, plus Champions and How to Train Your Dragon have Descriptive Audio!

📅September 26
10:00am - Champions
1:00pm - How to Train Your Dragon
4:00pm - Eleanor The Great
7:00pm - Rudy

🎟️Tickets are available at thewestdale.ca (link in bio) or in-person at our box office

💛Hamilton Accessibility Film Festival is funding the ticket price with the support from McMaster University.

In just under a month, the HAFF Time Show is back at The Westdale!! We're so excited to once again be hosting Accessibil...
08/30/2026

In just under a month, the HAFF Time Show is back at The Westdale!! We're so excited to once again be hosting Accessibility Hamilton Alliance's film festival🤩This film lineup is so awesome, and they're also ALL FREE and ACCESSIBLE!!

🫂All screenings are Sensory Friendly and Open Caption, plus Champions and How to Train Your Dragon have Descriptive Audio!

📅September 26
10:30am - Champions
1:00pm - How to Train Your Dragon
4:00pm - Eleanor The Great
7:00pm - Rudy

🎟️Tickets are available at thewestdale.ca or in-person at our box office

💛Hamilton Accessibility Film Festival is funding the ticket price with the support from McMaster University.

08/29/2026

Stand By Me, 1986💛Don't miss the 40th anniversary of this Rob Reiner classic on the big screen THIS WEEKEND!!

🎬In a treehouse at the edge of Castle Rock, a small Oregon town, budding 12-year-old writer Gordie is about to begin an extraordinary trek into the heart of the northwestern forest. His best friend Vern has overheard his older brother and a friend talking about their discovery of a dead body in the woods. Hoping they can get credit for finding the body, Gordie sets off with insecure, frightened Vern, tough guy Chris and daredevil Teddy on an adventure that becomes an odyssey of self-discovery.

🏖️This film is part of our Summer of '86 series where we take you back to the lazy, crazy, and hazy days of 1986 with that summer's greatest movies!

📅August 30 & September 2

🎟️Tickets are available at thewestdale.ca or in-person at our box office

The faces of Hook on its 35th anniversary🤩This Robin Williams class is screening at The Westdale during Labour Day weeke...
08/28/2026

The faces of Hook on its 35th anniversary🤩This Robin Williams class is screening at The Westdale during Labour Day weekend! It gets even better: tickets are only $9.25 thanks to The Merchants of Westdale Village💛

🎬When his young children are abducted by his old nemesis Captain Hook, middle-aged lawyer Peter Banning must return to his magical origins as Peter Pan, the one person who can stop him. Peter must revisit a foggy past in which he abandoned Neverland for family life, leaving Tinkerbell and the Lost Boys to fend for themselves. Given their bitterness toward Peter for growing up – and their allegiance to their new leader, Rufio – the old gang may not be happy to see him.

📅September 5, 6 & 7

🎟️Tickets are available at thewestdale.ca (link in bio) or in-person at our box office

The Westdale is full of heavy hearts at the loss of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, two absolute icons in cinema and music. ...
08/26/2026

The Westdale is full of heavy hearts at the loss of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, two absolute icons in cinema and music. These two gave so much to the arts, both in their performances and their activism, and we know that many members of our community are deeply feeling this loss. The Westdale staff, who grew up on Nine to Five and found home in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, are right there with you💛

We hope that we can all come together to mourn and celebrate as a community, whether that's during our annual Rocky Horror screenings, or sooner. Rest in peace to the most fabulous Dolly Parton and Tim Curry.

Don't miss the 40th anniversary of Stand By Me! Run to The Westdale this weekend to catch this Rob Reiner classic on the...
08/24/2026

Don't miss the 40th anniversary of Stand By Me! Run to The Westdale this weekend to catch this Rob Reiner classic on the big screen🤩

🎬In a treehouse at the edge of Castle Rock, a small Oregon town, budding 12-year-old writer Gordie is about to begin an extraordinary trek into the heart of the northwestern forest. His best friend Vern has overheard his older brother and a friend talking about their discovery of a dead body in the woods. Hoping they can get credit for finding the body, Gordie sets off with insecure, frightened Vern, tough guy Chris and daredevil Teddy on an adventure that becomes an odyssey of self-discovery.

🏖️This film is part of our Summer of '86 series where we take you back to the lazy, crazy, and hazy days of 1986 with that summer's greatest movies!

📅August 30 & September 2

🎟️Tickets are available at thewestdale.ca (link in bio) or in-person at our box office

Join us in our art deco jewel for an evening of jazz music from Canada’s best jazz musicians! Get your tickets NOW for J...
08/23/2026

Join us in our art deco jewel for an evening of jazz music from Canada’s best jazz musicians! Get your tickets NOW for Jazz Originals: Celebrating the Songs of The Beatles!

🎶Join host Karen Thornton for a mesmerizing evening of music celebrating the timeless songs of The Beatles. Featuring outstanding local performers Nancy Walker, John Neudorf, and Robyn Black, this show reimagines the Fab Four’s greatest hits with a jazz twist.

📅September 25 @ 8:00 pm

🎟️Tickets: $49.75, $44.50 for Members, available at thewestdale.ca (link in bio) or in-person at our box office

💛Sponsored by Marie Phillips, BA (Hons) RRC, PFP, FCSI, MFA-P, CEA Insurance & Investment Advisor Nextstepsplanninginc.ca

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