Come out for Family Holiday Night, Saturday, December 28 from 6:00PM – 8:00PM at Centreville-Chicopee Community Centre. Family Holiday Night is an evening for the entire family to engage in fun-filled games, crafts and holiday treats. This is a free event and no registration is required.
Still want to get your skating fix in over the holidays? A lot of the indoor arenas will be closed. You could always lug your skates all the way down to Kitchener City Hall or all the way up to Uptown Waterloo. But maybe there is already an outdoor rink right around the corner from you! Check out the links below to see where you can find an outdoor skating rink right in your own neighbourhood!
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Want to be part of an amazing group of people and give back to your community? Join a community cleanup and help clean up litter this Sunday December 29 at 150 University Ave W, Waterloo from 12:00PM – 2:00PM. RSVP ahead of time and all the supplies will be provided to you. Keep the Earth Fresh Cleanups Waterloo is a non-profit organization that organizes community cleanups all around the globe! Email [email protected] to sign up today!
Click here – Activity search | Active Kitchener – to see what’s happening at the Huron Community Centre
Click here – Activity search | Active Kitchener – to see what’s happening at the Grand River Recreation Complex
Click here – Activity search | Active Kitchener – to see what’s happening at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex Community Pavillion
Looking for fun ways to get Out and About in Waterloo Region? Beyond your neighborhood association, there are tons of exciting activities and events to explore!
Did you know… You can get lots of space for free!!
No not like stars and planets space, I mean room space!! You can book a community room from any of your City of Kitchener Community Centres. Not enough space for you? Book a gym instead! You can book a free space once every 7 days for a 45-minute time slot. Click on the link below to learn more about how to book yourself some space today.
https://www.kitchener.ca/en/recreation-and-sports/book-free-space.aspx
This Week
Women’s Wellness
Monday, December 23
10:30AM – 11:30AM
FREE
Health Caring KW – 44 Francis St. Kitchener
The women’s wellness group focuses on enhancing physical, emotional, and mental well-being through gentle seated exercise, health education, and shared experiences. Open to all women and anyone who identifies as a woman.
https://healthcaringkw.org/events/event.cfm?ww_event_eventID=0E723116-A7B8-4112-AB1A-BEF5463C5ADE
Winter Card Creators
Tuesday, December 24
10:00AM – 11:00AM
FREE
Health Caring KW – 44 Francis St. Kitchener
https://healthcaringkw.org/events/event.cfm?ww_event_eventID=955770D4-C9B2-4BAD-B00F-AC3C4B3378C3
Elora Gorge Kennel Club Dog Show
Friday, December 27 – Sunday, December 29
9:00AM – 3PM
$5 Admission Fee
Bingemans Conference Centre – Marshall Hall – 425 Bingemans Centre Dr. Kitchener
With many professional breeders, groomers, handlers and dog lovers, it is a great place for future and current dog owners to learn about the ownership and sport of purebred dogs.
http://www.eloragorgekennelclub.com/spectator_information.htm
Celebrate Hannukkah at WPL
Saturday, December 28 – Thursday, January 2
All Day
FREE
All WPL Locations
Celebrate Hanukkah with various in-library activities taking place at all WPL locations. Each location will have a scavenger hunt, colouring sheets and a special craft for you to enjoy as a family.
https://calendar.wpl.ca/event/12140841
Holiday Events
Winter Ice and Lights
November 18 – January 1
5:00PM – 11:00PM
FREE
Central Park – 615 King Street East, Cambridge
Explore Cambridge’s Central Park as it transforms into a winter wonderland with stunning light displays! Take a self-guided walk with friends, family, or solo, and don’t forget to snap photos and share with #cbridgewinterfest.
https://www.cambridge.ca/en/parks-recreation-culture/winter-ice-and-lights.aspx#
Gift of Lights
November 22 – January 4
5:00PM – 9:00PM
$34.95 (8 passengers or less)
Bingemansn – 425 Bingemans Centre Dr. Kitchener
Experience the magic and wonder of the Region’s most spectacular and dazzling light displays this holiday season. Bask in the beauty and wonderment of Gift of Lights; a drive through experience, featuring a breathtaking 40 foot twinkly LED tree, over 300 animated and static light displays and light tunnels.
Looking Ahead
Lord of the Rings Screening Series
Thursday, January 2 & Friday, January 3 & Saturday, January 4
Various Times
FREE
Central Library – 85 Queen St. N, Kitchener
Join us for a 3-day Lord of the Rings movie marathon in honour of J.R.R. Tolkien’s birthday! Get in the spirit with LOTR Meme Bingo and get a LOTR themed temporary tattoo with the Prinker Temporary Tattoo Printer.
https://kpl.events.mylibrary.digital/series?sn=Lord+of+the+Rings+Screening
Mindfulness Meditation 4 Week Course
Monday, January 6, 13, 20 & 27
2:00PM – 3:30PM
FREE – Registration Required
Central Library – 85 Queen St. N, Kitchener
Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present. To pay attention to what is happening to the mind, body, and surrounding, while cultivating our sense of curiosity and self-compassion.
https://kpl.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=109399
Drag Bingo at AOC
Tuesday, January 7
8:00PM – 10:30PM
FREE Admission
AOK Craft Beer + Arcade – 165 King St. W Unit# B03, Kitchener
Join Sasha Tease and her special guest for an evening of Bingo and Drag! The event is 19+, free to join and no registration is needed. Play for bragging rights and for a selection of prizes donated from local businesses. Bring some tip money for the performers and a winning spirit, and it is sure to be a fantastic night.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/drag-bingo-at-aok-tickets-741596504107?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Learn to Crochet
Saturday, January 11
3:00PM – 4:00PM
FREE – Registration Required
WPL Main Library – 35 Albert St. Waterloo
Learn the basic stitches of crochet and make a small project in an interactive group setting. Each week will build on what was learned in the week before. This program will be running every other Saturday, which will give registrants plenty of time to practice stitches between lessons.
https://calendar.wpl.ca/event/12413974
Stitch Social
Saturday, January 11
2:00PM – 4:00PM
FREE
Central Library – 85 Queen St. N, Kitchener
Join our vibrant knitting and crochet group, where needles click and yarns intertwine! Whether you’re an experienced crafter or a beginner, everyone is welcome.
https://kpl.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=150847
Be Gay Do Crafts: Queer Crafternoon
Saturday January 25, February 22, March 22
2:00PM – 4:00PM
FREE
Kwartzlab – 145 Bedford Road, Kitchener
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.
Ongoing Groups
Buddy Choir at Our Studio
Mondays
6:30PM – 8:00PM
FREE
Our Studio – 109 Ottawa Street South, Kitchener
Home | Our Studio (ourstudiokw.com)
Tech Help Series
Mondays
6:00PM – 7:00PM
FREE – Registration Required
Country Hills Library – 1500 Block Line Rd, Kitchener
https://kpl.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=112618
Jack Astor’s Trivia
Tuesdays
7:30PM – 9:00PM
FREE
Jack Astor’s Bar & Grill – 2960 Kingsway Drive #15A Kitchener
Jack’s Tuesday Night Trivia (Kitchener) (free) Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
Crescendo Choir
Wednesdays
10:00AM – 11:00AM
FREE
Glencairn Church – 725 Erinbrook Dr, Kitchener
https://teachers.wrdsb.ca/crescendo/
Open Space at Fairview Mall Food Court
Thursdays
1:00PM – 3:00PM
FREE
Fairview Mall – 2960 Kingsway Dr. Kitchener
Events Archive – (eafwr.on.ca)
Game On! Scrabble
Thursdays
6:30PM – 8:30PM
FREE
Forest Heights Library – 251 Fischer-Hallman Rd, Kitchener
https://kpl.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=93398
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