Regional events platform

Bring your
region’s events
out of hiding.

A managed events guide for municipal and regional teams. Help residents and visitors find more to do, support local organizers, and plan with a clearer view of your region.

Hamilton skyline and neighbourhoods at blue hour with subtle regional activity connections

One guide. Less work for your team.

Supercompressor brings local event sources together and keeps your guide current. Your team can focus on promotion, community partnerships and programming while residents and visitors find more to do.

Municipal and regional teams

  1. 01 A guide that stays current Managed event coverage reduces the listings your staff need to collect and update.
  2. 02 A clearer regional picture Compare events by date, area and category to coordinate promotion and visitor information.
  3. 03 Find gaps and trends Identify gaps in the guide and seasonal interest to inform programming and partner outreach.

Residents and visitors

  1. 01 More events in one place Find neighbourhood happenings and major attractions across organizers, venues, ticketing sites and community calendars.
  2. 02 Find a plan that fits Browse by date, area and interest, with price, accessibility, location and ticket details when available.
  3. 03 Keep plans close Share events or add them to a calendar.

Event organizers

  1. 01 Manage your listings Update events and venue details through the partner portal.
  2. 02 Reach beyond followers Appear in the regional guide and search.
  3. 03 See what earns attention Review views, shares, calendar adds, ticket referrals and the channels that sent visitors.
  4. 04 Plan dates with context Spot likely clashes across the wider calendar.

People want to participate. One local guide makes it easier.

The barrier 73% of those surveyed said scattered event listings were their biggest challenge when looking for events. MaRS resident research
HamiltonEvents.ca in action 90,692 active users within the first six months
HamiltonEvents active user growth in the first six months after launch Monthly checkpoints: March at launch, 222; April 1,622; May 5,267; June 15,560; July 31,130; August 62,440; September, six months after launch, 90,692. That reach is equivalent to 15.9% of Hamilton's population of 569,353. 0 8% 16%

Equivalent to 15.9% of Hamilton’s population of 569,353.

First six months after launch · entirely organic growth

HamiltonEvents.ca shows how a current regional guide can make community activity easier to find and give local organizers a shared place to reach residents and visitors.

See HamiltonEvents.ca in action
HamiltonEvents.ca homepage in September 2026 showing event search, a featured event and today's listings
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Featured around town

Art Crawl

Fri evening · James Street North

Happening today

Live Music Night

Tonight · Downtown Hamilton

Plan ahead

Family workshop

This weekend · West Hamilton

The way people expect to discover local events.

Give your community one place to find local events. Supercompressor brings trusted sources together, helping tourism and culture teams showcase neighbourhood activities alongside major attractions.

  • Search by date, category, venue, neighbourhood, or interest
  • Browse what’s happening tonight, this weekend, with family, or close to home
  • Proactive source coverage, complemented by organizer and community updates

Give visitors more reasons to explore.

Give tourism and destination teams a current resource for visitor information and itineraries. One regional guide helps people plan before a trip and discover neighbourhood events and local venues once they arrive.

  1. Before the trip Plan around what is actually happening

    Events for the dates they are visiting help people plan with confidence before they arrive.

  2. During the visit Find something to do now

    Search by date, area, category or venue makes it easy to add plans in the moment.

  3. Across the region Discover beyond major attractions

    Community events and local venues help visitors explore more neighbourhoods and places.

Your region leads.Supercompressor does the heavy lifting.

Your team sets the local priorities and regional identity. Supercompressor manages the platform, event coverage and ongoing support. See who handles what after launch.

  1. Regional partner Define the goals, identity and measures of success
  2. Supercompressor Set up and launch the local platform
  3. Supercompressor Keep event information current and reliable
  4. Supercompressor Improve the platform and reporting over time

Download our overview to share with your team.

Share a one-page summary with colleagues, or review the full municipal overview. Both are free PDFs; email is optional.

Snapshot of the Supercompressor for Cities overview deck cover

See what local activity can tell your team.

See how event patterns and online interest can inform promotion, programming and coordination across departments and local partners.

Explore insights

Make your region’s
events easier to find.

Explore the Hamilton guide and discuss your team’s priorities for event coverage, promotion and regional insight.

Best fit Municipal leaders and regional partners
Built for

Tourism, culture, economic development, downtown activation, destination marketing, BIAs and civic teams responsible for making local activity easier to find and understand.