Do I have to sing or join in?

Not at all. Sit on the grass, get some food, and take in as much or as little as you like. Plenty of people just listen — nobody is watching what you do.

Is it really free? What's the catch?

It's genuinely free. No ticket, no entry fee, and no offering plate coming around. The food is free too — we've served thousands of hot dogs and never charged for one.

Will someone put me on the spot?

No. Nobody will single you out or pull you aside. If you'd like to talk with someone, there are people who'd love to. If you'd rather just enjoy the day, that's completely fine.

What if I don't believe what you believe?

You're welcome exactly as you are, and nobody is checking. You will hear people speak openly about Jesus — that's the heart of the weekend — and you're free to make of it whatever you make of it.

Please do. There's a kids zone, games, music, and plenty of room to run around. Saturday is built for families, and it's the kind of day kids remember.

A lawn chair or a blanket, sunscreen, water, and comfortable shoes. It's an outdoor park and the festival runs rain or shine, so dress for the weather.

Can I show up late or leave early?

Come and go however you like. It's an open park, not a service — there's no door to walk through and no awkward entrance.

A Festival Is a Moment. A Church Is a Presence.

A city is not changed by an event. It is changed by people who keep showing up after the trucks have been loaded and the stage has come down.

Seek the peace of the city

Jeremiah told the exiles to build houses, plant gardens, and seek the peace and prosperity of the city they had been carried into, because their own flourishing was tied up in its flourishing. Hamilton is our assignment.

The unglamorous middle

Most people are lost in the stretch between a first encounter with God and a settled faith, through ordinary human forgetfulness. A hand raised with a person who calls on Wednesday becomes a disciple.

Where the work continues

Street evangelism and discipleship carry on all year at LoveonHamilton.com. Local churches are equipped for disaster relief through KingdomResponse.com. New believers grow at IAmReborn.net and SeekFirst.World. Other cities can host their own gathering through JesusFestivalMovement.com, and the weekend itself lives in JesusFestival.app. Meet the family at KD-Ziedins.com.

Plan your Jesus Festival Hamilton 2026 visit or contact the festival team.