EVENTS IN WATERLOO REGION SEP 17 - SEP 23

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

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MULTI-DAY EVENTS

Festival: New Hamburg Fall Fair, four days of agricultural fair at the fairgrounds, with daily hours and admission not posted ahead of time (all ages) Thu, Sep 17 to Sun, Sep 20, New Hamburg info

Comedy Fest: Rusty Nail Comedyfest 2026, three nights at TWH Social with a different lineup each time, Ron Josol headlining Thursday and a five-comic bill Friday and Saturday, doors at 7pm for an 8pm start (19+) Thu, Sep 17 to Sat, Sep 19, Kitchener tix

Community: A fashion show, dinner and silent auction raising money for the WRHN university building fund (all ages) 5pm, St George's Banquet Hall, Waterloo info

Community: Free in-season clothing for kids, youth and adults, with coats, boots, sweaters and socks on the racks (all ages) 5:30pm, Wellesley Free Clothing Cupboard, Wellesley info

Community: Take Back the Night returns to the region with activities and a march through downtown (all ages) 6pm, Gaukel Block, Kitchener info

Talk: The Kitchener stop of Ontario Nature's tour, with Indigenous land protectors and youth leaders from Okiniwak, Here We Stand and the Friends of the Attawapiskat River, plus a set from Inuk singer-songwriter Susan Aglukark (all ages) 7pm, The St. Matthews Centre, Kitchener tix

Festival: Harvest Hoedown takes over the market for the day (all ages) St. Jacobs Farmers' Market, St. Jacobs info

Talk: A presentation on home support services and health resources for older adults (all ages) 1:30pm, WMRC Community Pavilion, Waterloo info

Social: A double-elimination Halo 3 LAN tournament, heckling included, with sign-ups as a team or as a single (all ages) 6pm, The Union, Kitchener info

Outdoor Concert: Get Real run a hits-only set on the Stone Stage, free and outdoors (all ages) 7pm, The District Square, Cambridge info

Social: A K-pop club night at Maxwell's (all ages) 9pm, Waterloo tix

Concert: EDM duo DVBBS play the outdoor square at Bingemans (19+) 7pm, Kitchener info

Concert: UK Calling bring an alternative 80s show to a small room (19+) 7pm, Room 47, Waterloo tix

Community: A walk, ride or hike along the Iron Horse Trail for mental health, with lunch, a raffle and building tours after, registration at 9am (all ages) 9am, Shalom, Waterloo info

Outdoor: The Waterloo stop on the national photo walk, meeting at the Misting Tree, registration through the organizer's form (all ages) 9:30am, Waterloo Park, Waterloo info

History: Sites across the region open their doors for the day, admission not stated on the listing (all ages) 10am, Waterloo Region info

Market: A craft sale of wreaths, table decor and hostess gifts with a raffle and refreshments, free to get in (all ages) 10am, Morningside Adult Community, New Hamburg info

Outdoor: Volunteers pull common buckthorn out of the park and pick up how to manage invasives and build pollinator habitat (all ages) 10am, Laurelwood Park, Waterloo info

Fitness: A yoga hike through the trails at Huron Natural Area (all ages) 10am, Kitchener info

Family: The last Family Fun Days of the season on the promenade, with music, face painting, a bouncy castle and bubbles until 2pm (all ages) 11am, Lower Main Street Promenade, Cambridge info

Festival: Rock with rare marks the reserve's 25th anniversary with a free afternoon of family activities and a set from Whitehorse (all ages) 11am, rare Charitable Research Reserve, Cambridge info

Festival: The 29th Royal Medieval Faire fills the park with swordplay, storytelling, games, vendors and costumes, cash only, with the entrance off Westmount Road and food bank donations taken at the gate (all ages) 11am, Waterloo Park, Waterloo info

Food: Chef Destiny walks through Indigenous cooking and food traditions at the library (all ages) 11:30am, Southwest Kitchener Public Library, Kitchener info

Festival: The fourth Multicultural Festival of Elmira, themed "Rooted Here. Growing Together.", with performers, music and movement, and a Global Quest for teens and young adults (all ages) 12pm, Gibson Park, Elmira info

Family: A teddy bear picnic built for grandparents and grandchildren (all ages) 12pm, Ted Wake Centre, Cambridge info

Market: Harvest Moon Market leans into spooky season with witchy vendors, tarot, crystals and treats (all ages) 2pm, Gaukel Block, Kitchener info

Festival: Lumen turns uptown into a night walk of more than 30 interactive installations and performances by local and international artists, free and outdoors (all ages) 6pm, UpTown Waterloo, Waterloo info

Concert: Mom's Gone Mild at Maxwell's, doors at 6pm (all ages) 6pm, Waterloo tix

Outdoor Social: Queen Latin bring a night of Latin music to the promenade, with the patios open and dancing on the street (all ages) Lower Main Street Promenade, Cambridge info

Festival: Craftoberfest turns 10 with a Museum After Dark night of local craft breweries, pretzels and sausage, a Beatles tribute band, a DJ and party games, drinks by token, ID required (19+) 6pm, THEMUSEUM, Kitchener tix

Comedy: A stand-up night at EVO with food and drinks running alongside, doors at 7:30pm (19+) 8pm, EVO Kitchen & Bar, Cambridge tix

Fitness: A heartfulness chair yoga and meditation session with a relaxation exercise and light refreshments after (all ages) 8:30am, WMRC Community Pavilion, Waterloo info

Outdoor: The 17th Trail Party, a walk, hike or run through the reserve's trails as a fundraiser (all ages) 9am, rare Charitable Research Reserve, Cambridge tix

Community: The Waterloo Terry Fox Run sets off from Central and Albert, 5km and 10km routes marked and open to bikes and wheelchairs, registration from 8:45am and ceremonies at 9:45am (all ages) 10am, Waterloo Park, Waterloo info

Community: The Cambridge Terry Fox Run moves to the Mickler Field grandstand this year, a 2.4km loop open to bikes and wheelchairs, registration at 11am (all ages) 12pm, Riverside Park, Cambridge info

Community: The Kitchener Terry Fox Run heads out of Victoria Park and through downtown, distances marked, registration at 11am (all ages) 12pm, Victoria Park, Kitchener info

Workshop: Punch needle coasters with Cool Aunt Creatives (all ages) 7pm, Hespeler Village, Cambridge info

Social: Roller skating in the square with a live DJ, all skill levels, rentals $12 and helmets recommended (all ages) 7pm, Carl Zehr Square, Kitchener info

Concert: The Australian Pink Floyd Show runs the greatest hits with lasers, projections and the full stage setup (all ages) 8pm, Centre in the Square, Kitchener tix

Community: Twenty stories of Waterloo told through 20 historic postcards and the messages written on them (all ages) 10am, Elmira Branch Library, Elmira info

Talk: Artist Hashveenah Manoharan walks the natural area and talks through the work (all ages) 6pm, Westheights Park Natural Area, Kitchener info

Talk: University of Waterloo faculty and community experts take the region's water crisis apart across research, policy, infrastructure and what people can actually do, with a Q&A after (all ages) 6pm, The Registry, Kitchener info

Outdoor: A slow forest bathing walk on the autumn equinox (all ages) 6:30pm, Huron Natural Area, Kitchener info

Fitness: An outdoor cardio dance class from KW Movement Studio, easy to follow and no experience needed (all ages) 6:30pm, Carl Zehr Square, Kitchener info

Workshop: Queer history by way of button making at the library (all ages) 6:30pm, Forest Heights Library, Kitchener info

Talk: Rick "The Temp" Campanelli on his memoir Tempted and the road from MuchMusic VJ to the hard years after (all ages) 7pm, Kitchener Public Library Central, Kitchener tix

Community: An open house at the Tannery with tours of the space and tastings from the in-house caterer (all ages) 1pm, The Tannery Event Centre, Kitchener info

Community: Free in-season clothing for kids, youth and adults, by appointment (all ages) 2pm to 4pm, Wilmot & Wellesley Resource Centre, New Hamburg info

Outdoor: Hands-on land restoration with Tekanónhkwa, planting, weeding and watering as a group, with knowledge keepers and Elders on rotating themes (all ages) 6:30pm, Kitchener info