EVENTS IN WATERLOO REGION OCT 1 - OCT 7

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So many things-to-do in the region of Waterloo this week.

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MULTI-DAY EVENTS

Theatre: mixed(er) by Unwrap Theatre, a biracial woman's surprise birthday party turns into a sharp comedy about family, race and the friends in the room (all ages) Thu, Oct 1 and Fri, Oct 2 from 7:30pm and Sat, Oct 3 from 2pm, Studio Theatre, Kitchener info

Art: Next In Fibre: Fibreworks 2026, contemporary textile work on Black and Metis futures, activism and poetry, free and drop-in (all ages) Thu, Oct 1 to Fri, Oct 31, Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge info

Art: KW Central Art Walk, a self-guided wander through studios in central Kitchener, makers on site and work for sale (all ages) Sat, Oct 3 from 10am and Sun, Oct 4 from 12pm, 14 Pelts Ave, Kitchener info

Theatre: Into The Woods, Sondheim's fractured fairy tale where a baker's hunt to break a curse collides with Cinderella, Jack and Rapunzel, mostly 2pm matinees (all ages) opens Wed, Oct 7 and runs past this week, St. Jacobs Country Playhouse, St. Jacobs tix

Theatre: Jonas and Barry in the Home, a Norm Foster comedy about two men in assisted living who become unlikely friends, almost all 2pm matinees (all ages) opens Wed, Oct 7 and runs past this week, Hildebrand Schoolhouse Theatre, St. Jacobs tix

Community: Sixty-plus exhibitors, a blood pressure clinic, a lawn bowling demo, a free skate and talks on legacy planning and aging in place, aimed at adults 50 and up (all ages) 12pm, Hespeler Arena, Cambridge info

Food: A tour through street food from around the world at the Southwest branch (all ages) 6:30pm, Southwest Kitchener Public Library, Kitchener info

Talk: Québec novelist and Canada Reads winner Catherine Leroux on her new book Republic of Glass, with a Q&A and signing after (all ages) 7pm, Kitchener Public Library, Kitchener tix

Tour: Schneider Haus staff walk the back alleys of downtown Kitchener through the city's murders, executions, grave robbing and villainous doctors (all ages) 7pm, Schneider Haus, Kitchener tix

Music / Concert: Surf rock from Moondoggy, doors at 7pm (19+) 7pm, Maxwell's, Waterloo tix

Mentalist: Ryan Edwards and comedy magician Graemazing split a night of mind reading and predictions that do not add up (19+) 8:30pm, Farm League Brewing, Cambridge tix

Talk: An occupational therapy assistant walks seniors through fall risk factors and the small home changes that keep independence intact, free with registration (all ages) 1:30pm, WMRC Community Pavilion, Waterloo info

Tour: A 90 minute guided walk through Galt's disasters, murders and haunting legends, leaving the cottage at 6:30pm and 7pm and ending back where it started (all ages) 6:30pm or 7pm, McDougall Cottage, Cambridge tix

Social: Line dancing at the bowling lounge (all ages) Kingpin Bowlounge, Kitchener info

Music / Concert: Canadian rock veterans 54-40, doors at 7:30pm (19+) 7:30pm, Maxwell's, Waterloo tix

Family: A Culture Days scavenger hunt through the Fire Hall Museum, collecting icons to decode a secret safety message, free (all ages) 9:30am, Old Post Office, Cambridge info

Workshop: A fibre arts meet-up and showcase, a craft material swap at noon, a workshop on adding DIY pockets to a dress, and drop-in fibre activities across Queen's Square, all free (all ages) 10am to 4pm, Old Post Office and Queen's Square, Cambridge info

Community: Older adults who want to get comfortable on the bus ride with GRT travel trainers, free with registration under course code 101484 (all ages) 10am, WMRC Community Pavilion, Waterloo info

Nature: A guided walk along the Grand River Trail at the Marguerite Ormston Trailway (all ages) 10am, Marguerite Ormston Trailway, Kitchener info

Outdoor: Sustainable Waterloo Region puts trees in the ground at a Kitchener schoolyard, registration by form and everyone welcome (all ages) 10am, Sunnyside Public School, Kitchener info

Family: Stories out of the oral traditions of the African continent, with colouring sheets and a lot of audience participation (all ages) 10am, Kitchener Public Library, Kitchener info

Art: An artist guide walks the fall exhibitions, including Rosalie Favell's Belonging and Patricia Deadman's Along the Grand, free with registration (all ages) 11am, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener info

Festival: Goat Fest brings 30-plus hot sauce makers to the Concordia Club, including one of the largest collections of Hot Ones sauces in the country, with the daytime session running all ages (all ages) 11am to 5pm, Concordia Club, Kitchener tix

Market: Spirit Market fills the gallery with crystals, tarot readers, art and suitably devilish baked goods (all ages) 12pm, Homer Watson House & Gallery, Kitchener info

Workshop: Painting with hot wax and pigment, covering colour mixing, fusing and layering, materials provided, 16 and up, 1pm, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener tix

Social: A céilí is a traditional Irish social dance with a caller walking everyone through the steps, and this one slows the pace and adapts the dances so more bodies can do them (all ages) 3pm, Westminster United Church, Waterloo info

Tour: An after-dark tour of Castle Kilbride, built around the house artist who faked his own death, antiques that keep finding their way back, and the children who reportedly never left (all ages) 6pm or 7pm, Castle Kilbride, Baden tix

Tour: A second night of Bloody Berlin, the same walk through downtown Kitchener's grim past (all ages) 7pm, Schneider Haus, Kitchener tix

Concert: The Waterloo Chamber Players and conductor William Rowson play Poetic Conversations with three soloists and full orchestra, pay what you can (all ages) 7:30pm, Knox Presbyterian Church, Waterloo info

Concert: The Elora Singers and the Barrel Boys share a stage for bluegrass and gospel, including Jake Runestad's Mountain Songs (all ages) 7:30pm, The St. Matthews Centre, Kitchener info

Art: An encaustic painter, a ballerina, a poet and a mathematician-percussionist work out what they have in common on stage, free as part of Ontario Culture Days (all ages) 7:30pm, The Registry Theatre, Kitchener info

Film: Monty Python and the Holy Grail turns 50, screened and then followed by John Cleese live on stage for a conversation and Q&A (all ages) 7:30pm, Centre in the Square, Kitchener tix

Social: Radiant Ladies Night, a women-only fundraiser dinner in its tenth year, built around music and food from across the region's communities (19+) The Garden Event Centre, Cambridge tix

Community: Photographers, florists, caterers, venues and decorators in one ballroom for engaged couples doing the whole afternoon in a single pass (all ages) 11am, Bingemans Conference Centre, Kitchener tix

Community: The North Dumfries Fire Department opens the hall for truck rides, auto extrication demos, games and community partner displays (all ages) 1pm, Ayr Fire Hall, North Dumfries info

Family: Families build fairy houses out of leaves, rocks and wood, taking their cue from the Boring Earth exhibition upstairs (all ages) 1pm, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener info

Theatre: Sasha Velour brings Travesty, a drag show built more like a theatre piece than a revue (all ages) 8pm, Centre in the Square, Kitchener info

Talk: Film critic Adam Nayman on The Shining, its influences and why it keeps getting under people's skin 46 years on (all ages) 7pm, Kitchener Public Library, Kitchener tix

Talk: A First Nations physician on health system transformation and the gaps that remain in health status across the country, part of the Hallman Lecture Series and open to the public (all ages) 6pm, Optometry Building, University of Waterloo, Waterloo info

Art: Michelle Breslin and Barbara Greczny's Traces & Echoes uses moving image and sound to work through Ontario's forests, roadsides and waterways, and both artists are at the free opening reception (all ages) 7pm, Wilfrid Laurier Library, Waterloo info

Talk: Curator Emelie Chhangur on 25 years of changing institutions from the inside and pushing curatorial work out into city streets and systems (all ages) 7pm, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Kitchener info

Concert: Jacob Moon and band take on the Bonnie Raitt and Norah Jones songbooks, so Nick of Time and I Can't Make You Love Me alongside Don't Know Why (all ages) 7:30pm, The Registry Theatre, Kitchener tix