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March 4, 2026: What’s Happening in Your Neighbourhood?

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A red breasted bird sitting on a branch of a fruit tree in with many pink blossoms all around. Leg Up Learning. Experience. Goals.LEG Up! Spring Registration
Friday, March 6
8:00 AM
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The LEG Up! Spring Session is full of great courses like Public Speaking, Safe Surfing Internet Safety and Relationships 101 to help you blossom in life! Or you can Get Crackin’ in the Kitchen learning to make delicious meals like Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta or Easy Sheet Pan Greek Chicken. Satisfy your sweet tooth with Spring Baking Classes like Strawberry Coconut Macaroons or Brown Butter Berry Tea Cakes. Unleash your creativity painting “Squirrel and Tulips” or doing a craft like “Button Bouquet”. Finish your week with some Fun Fridays like “Dominos Tournament” or “The History of Superheroes”. Make sure you mark Friday, March 6th on your calendar for Registration Day to secure your spot in a fantastic Spring Session at LEG Up!

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A group of people hanging out.Spectrum Queer Professional Social Mixer
Tuesday, March 10
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
FREE – Registration Required
TWB Brewing – 300 Mill St. Kitchener

A new free networking and social event series hosted by Spectrum and TWB Brewing. Wish you’d have a place to connect with fellow adults AND get caught up on everything going on here? Mix across fields and meet other supporters, staff, and community members of Spectrum. There will be light facilitation to get conversations started and of course the incredible brews of TWB available for purchase.

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A person playing an acoustic guitar.Free Spring Concert
Wednesday, March 11
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
FREE – Registration Required
Waterloo Community Pavilion (Entrance C) – 101 Father David Bauer Dr. Waterloo

Come enjoy and afternoon of music featuring local musician Kevin Coates. It will be a great opportunity to check out everything the Community Pavilion has to offer. There are regular free drop-in programs like Billiards and Snooker, Crokinole and card games like Euchre and Bridge. These drop-ins are opened to anyone over the age of 18.

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A person holding a drum up in the air and hitting it with a stick that has a ball on the end of it. There are trees and sunshine in the background.Indigenous Drumming and Sharing Circle
Thursday, March 12
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
FREE – Registration Required
Country Hills Library – 1500 Block Line Rd. Kitchener

Join Kelly Welch for a Drumming and Sharing Circle. The Circle will open with a smudging ceremony with time and space for sharing the importance and relevance of Indigenous medicines and Truth and Reconciliation. Kelly has found connection and healing through the hand drum and songs and enjoys facilitating ways for others to do the same. All are welcome.

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Did you know?

A person wearing an apron and holding a paint brush with palate of paint. There is a canvas they are painting on. A group of people in a gym stretching with their arms above their heads. A group of people smiling for the camera.Active Kitchener Registration
Tuesday, March 10 (Kitchener Residents)
Tuesday, March 17 (Non-Residents of Kitchener)
8:30 AM
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There are lots of great groups at your local community centre! There are Free Painting Classes at Kingsdale, Centreville-Chicopee and Chandler Mowat Community Centres. There are Free Zumba Dance Workouts at Chandler-Mowat, Kingsdale, Centreville-Chicopee and Victoria Hills Community Centres. If painting and zumba aren’t your thing, you can find lots of other groups to join.

Check out Coffee and Games with Matt at Stanley Park Community Centre on Tuesday Mornings for some board game fun and a warm drink. There’s also Coffee and Corn Hole on Sundays at Centreville-Chicopee Community Centre where you can enjoy a warm indoor space to meet neighbours, enjoy cornhole games, and relax with a free cup of coffee. Try out Inclusive BINGO at Downtown Community Centre where you can expect small prizes, laughter, and that satisfying moment when you shout BINGO!

Free Groups can fill up fast as spots are often limited due to capacity so make sure you register as soon as possible. People living in Kitchener can register as early as Tuesday, March 10. People that don’t live in Kitchener are welcome to join these groups, but they have to wait until Tuesday, March 17 to start registering for City of Kitchener Programs. You can register online for programs or you can register by calling any City of Kitchener Community Centre.

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