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Friday Night Prayer Is Joining Jesus Festival 2026
A cross-church prayer and worship family with a heart for awakening in Hamilton will lead two powerful Saturday sets at Gage Park.
Jesus Festival family, we are thrilled to welcome a worship and prayer movement that has been faithfully seeking the face of Jesus for Hamilton.
Friday Night Prayer is coming to Gage Park.
Friday Night Prayer will lead two Saturday worship sets at Jesus Festival Hamilton—first at 5:40 PM and again at 6:30 PM, carrying the stage toward our final prayer and encouragement.
They are a corporate worship gathering made up of believers from different churches, backgrounds, and generations, united around one aim: to exalt the name of Jesus in our city and see Him glorified.
A prayer meeting that kept saying yes.
Friday Night Prayer began as a small basement prayer meeting in January 2020, born from a prompting to pray every Friday for awakening in Hamilton. It grew through living rooms and church sanctuaries, but its heart stayed simple—to seek the face of Jesus and create a resting place for His name in the city.
That story resonates deeply with Jesus Festival. Movements of God often begin with faithful people praying when nobody is watching, then carrying that same surrender into public spaces where a whole city can be invited.
Many churches. Many generations. One Jesus.
Friday Night Prayer welcomes people across denominations and ages, from children to older saints. That is the picture we love: the Body of Christ worshipping together as family.
Their sets will help carry the final stretch of Saturday toward prayer, encouragement, and a shared closing moment. We believe it will be reverent, joyful, and full of unity.
Hamilton, come worship with us.
Come when the festival grounds open at 10:00 AM and stay for the stage beginning at 11:00 AM. Bring your kids for the family activities. Meet ministries and local Christian businesses, enjoy the food trucks, hear the testimonies, and stay through the final prayer at 7:00 PM.
Welcome to Jesus Festival 2026, Friday Night Prayer. We are grateful to seek Jesus with you in the heart of our city.
“What began in a basement is helping lead a citywide family in worship—and Jesus remains the only focus.”
— Daniel Ziedins
"But you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel."
— Psalm 22:3
Invite everyone you know.
Jesus Festival Hamilton is free, family-friendly, and coming back to Gage Park September 4–5, 2026.
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