In Season: Dial Up Your Veggie Box
Tuesday, July 8
6:00 PM – 8:30 PM
$100
Relish Cooking Studio – 70 Victoria St N Unit B, Kitchener
Who doesn’t love a bountiful harvest of seasonal vegetables? Fresh from local farms and picked just for you — even better! Our chef will teach you to navigate any veggie haul by adding just the right proteins and grains. With minimal effort you’ll be making delightful meals that are healthy and quick. Tonight’s vegetables are supplied by Our Farm, an organic acreage affiliated with KW Habilitation. For information on the Our Farm Veggie Box Subscription click here.
The Moose Movie Nights
Sunday, June 29
7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
FREE
Moose Winooski’s – 20 Heldman Rd. Kitchener
Presented by Moose Winooski’s – every long weekend Sunday this summer – outdoor movies on the big screen. This Sunday they will be showing “Paddington In Peru”. There are free hotdogs and popcorn for the first 100 people. Bring your own lawn chair. The movie will start playing at sundown around 9:00 pm.
Adult Craft Night
Wednesday, June 25
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
FREE – Registration Required
Central Library – 85 Queen St. N, Kitchener
Come relax, socialize, and unleash your creativity with us! Whether you’re a crafting pro or a beginner, this is the perfect opportunity to try something new and meet like-minded friends. We’ll provide all the materials—just bring your enthusiasm and a smile!
Karaoke Pub Night
Tuesday, June 24
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
$45
Edelweiss Tavern – 600 Doon Village Rd. Kitchener
We’re going back to Edelweiss Tavern for this exciting karaoke night! Bring your friends and family and sing the night away at Edelweiss Tavern, where you can buy drinks of your choice, including near-beers! Snacks will be provided!
Inner Strength
Thursday, June 26
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
FREE
Health Caring KW – 44 Francis St. S, Kitchener
This program teaches the practice of self-compassion—treating yourself with kindness, fairness, and acceptance, especially in the face of mistakes or imperfections. Through mindfulness, self-care, and challenging negative thoughts, participants learn to replace self-judgment with understanding and support.
NYO Concert
Friday, June 27
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
FREE – Registration Required
Maureen Forester Recital Hall – 75 University Ave W, Waterloo
The National Youth Orchestra of Canada (NYO Canada) is bringing its Big Little Concert Series to Kitchener-Waterloo this summer. From June 21 to July 11, audiences can enjoy free, live classical performances at Wilfrid Laurier University’s Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, featuring Canada’s most gifted young musicians in an intimate space.
Be Gay, Do Crafts: Queer Crafternoon
Saturday, June 28
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
FREE
Kwartzlab – 145 Bedford Rd. Kitchener (2nd Floor)
Join us for a casual afternoon of 2SLGBTQ+ pride-themed crafts and community-building! We will have supplies and seasonal craft ideas prepared that you can drop in and create, or bring your own project to work on in queer company. This is a drop-in event, come and stay as long as you’d like.
Pride Patio Party
Saturday, June 28
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
FREE Admission
TWB Brewing Co. – 300 Mill St. Kitchener
Join us for our annual celebration of love, inclusion, and community – and help support SPECTRUM while you’re at it! Try our new limited edition Pride Beer: Sunshine & Rainbows. Enjoy live music from Eric Jackson and the Willow River Band. Delicious eats from Nibble & Nosh and The Lord of the Tacos. Let’s raise a glass to Pride and party with purpose!
A group of volunteers from KW Habilitation’s Project Volunteer were at Tri-Pride’s Summerfest on Saturday June 7th. The Tri-Pride festival is an annual celebration with performers, vendor booths, food trucks and fun activities.
Volunteers Jacquie and Mirandah were at the Kidszone information desk. They handed out drinks, snacks, stickers and other fun rainbow themed items. They let parents know about the important yellow wristbands to write their phone number on and put on their child’s wrist. That way any child does that becomes lost could easily be reunited with the right adults. Jacquie said her favourite thing about volunteering was getting to talk to different people.
Volunteers Simon, Felipe and Sarah made sure to let kids know about the fun activities like the dance party, puppet show, crafts table or the obstacle course. They also refilled the water misters and bubble wants, chased after any stray balls and made sure the kids had what they needed to enjoy Summerfest.
The group had attended a training in the week prior to the festival. There, they learned about different kinds of privilege, oppression, and restorative justice. The Tri-Pride committee aims to create inclusive and accessible events for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in the Region of Waterloo. They are also committed to fairness, justice and to uplifting the voices of equity-deserving populations including Black, Indigenous, and People of Global Majority (BIPGM). These important topics were likely on the minds on many attendees of Summerfest. It was a fun-filled day of celebrating diversity and strengthening community.
Click here to learn more about Tri-Pride
