Santa Claus Parades, PD DAY Events, Tree Lightings, Holiday Happenings and more Stuff to Do in November 2025

 

Please check all the links listed as info tends to change without our knowledge.  We also suggest you go through the full list as some activities require you to pre-register and many have limited spaces. Dates/Times and Prices Vary.

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The top part of our list is for ONGOING EVENTS (daily/weekly events) and further down you can see the MONTH SPECIFIC EVENTS

ONGOING Events

Attractions ONTARIO coupons for https://attractionsontario.ca/coupons

Bingemans https://bingemans.com/entertainment_home.php

Skyzone Kitchener https://www.skyzone.com/ca-kitchener

Funvilla https://funvilla.ca

THEMUSEUM https://themuseum.ca/families-kids/

Early Years  https://earlyyearsinfo.ca

KPL Calendar https://kplca.evanced.info/signup/

WPL Calendar http://calendar.wpl.ca/eventcalendar.asp?lib=all

Region of Waterloo Library Calendar https://www.rwlibrary.ca/en/programs-events/virtual-programs.aspx

Cambridge Libraries Calendar https://ideaexchange.org/programs-events

City of Waterloo Museum Activities https://www.waterloo.ca/en/things-to-do/city-of-waterloo-museum.?_mid_=1764

Region of Waterloo Museum (DOON) events https://www.waterlooregionmuseum.ca/en/index.aspx#

Joseph Schneider Haus events https://www.schneiderhaus.ca/en/index.aspx

Woodside National Historic Site Self Guided Tours Thursday and Fridays https://www.facebook.com/WoodsideNHS/photos/a.797717783604573/4705277552848557

Castle Kilbride in Baden https://www.wilmot.ca/en/living-here/Events-and-Exhibits.aspx 

Wilmot Family Resource Centre https://wilmotfamilyresourcecentre.wordpress.com/events/calendar

Kitchener Market Events Calendar https://calendar.kitchenermarket.ca/default/Month

Breastfeeding Buddies Events Calendar https://www.breastfeedingbuddies.com/neve-home/about-services/news-events/

Grand River Conservation Areas https://www.grandriver.ca/en/outdoor-recreation/Things-to-do.aspx

Infant and Child Studies group is a group of researchers interested in better understanding child cognition: so how kids learn! All our studies are designed as games for children to play while we observe how they respond to various toys, videos or sounds. The activities are fun for the kids, and help us to understand concepts like how children learn new words, when children can begin to understand math, or what learning strategies kids use to understand new concepts. We deliver studies in person, as well as online and in take home formats.

Lab Website: http://uwaterloo.ca/infant-and-child-studies-group/ 

Like us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/infantstudiesgroup/

Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/infantstudiesgroup/ 

Have a new child? Sign them up too: https://uwaterloo.ca/infant-and-child-studies-group/sign

Early Childhood Music @ WLU - FREE
https://www.wlu.ca/academics/faculties/faculty-of-music/laurier-academy-of-music-and-arts/group-programs-and-camps/early-childhood-music.html

Parent and Tot Drop in on Fridays at Bridgeport Community Centre 10am-11am

 https://www.facebook.com/groups/2369595749/posts/10161329086425750

Dog Friendly Events https://www.dogfriendlykw.com/events

University of Waterloo Earth Sciences Museum info https://uwaterloo.ca/earth-sciences-museum/ 

University of Waterloo Earth Sciences Walking Tours - Various locations https://uwaterloo.ca/earth-sciences-museum/walking-tours

CANADA STRONG PASS INFO

https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/canada-pass.html

FREE Art Cart Saturday and Sundays 1-4pm @ Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery

https://www.facebook.com/theclayandglass/posts/pfbid025DGcr5GRrL3deFLqWZX7kbvXfs8dfYTht2Tao5hKcyT35Tdmcqda49xDRVa4sdgl

Guided Nature Walks in Kitchener - scroll down at link for various days/locations https://www.kitchener.ca/en/parks-and-trails/kitchener-natural-areas-program.aspx

Sundays - Footy Friends Soccer 

https://www.footyfriends.org/upcoming-events

Sunday afternoon Family Karaoke @ Zaz Bistro Cambridge by Gemstone Entertainment

https://www.facebook.com/groups/55218356526/posts/10161051734576527/

Various Weekends each month - The JAM Club 

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1141410471327889&set=g.2369595749

NOVEMBER 2025

Look for our reviews soon of Bingemans Gift of Lights, Cinderella the Panto and Shrek the Musical (stay tuned to this page for updates)

November 15

Community Day @ Cineplex

Various Movies and times https://www.cineplex.com/promos/community-day

Kitchener Santa Claus Parade

https://kitchenerlionsclub.ca/santa-claus-parade/

Cambridge Santa Claus Parae

https://www.cambridge.ca/en/parks-recreation-culture/santa-claus-parade.aspx

Christmas Open House @ Colour Paradise

https://www.colourparadise.com/pages/events

Ongoing in Nov-Dec at Conestoga Mall

• Photos with Santa (Nov 15 to Dec 24) - Guests can visit Conestoga Mall’s all new Santa’s Holiday Winter Garden at Centre Court to capture special holiday moments with Santa 
• The Grump Meet and Greet (Dec 20) -The Grump is back and up to his old tricks! Meet the mischievous character as he makes his way through the centre for laughs and festive photo ops!
• Christmas Dreams Tree Raffle (Nov 25 to Dec 6) - The May Court Club’s annual event showcases stunning themed Christmas trees at Winners Court. Guests can buy raffle tickets for a chance to win prizes like cash, Toronto Maple Leafs tickets, and more. Proceeds support local charities, including Make-A-Wish Canada, KidsAbility, and the Waterloo Regional Health Network
• Holiday Toy Drive (Dec 1 to Dec 24) - Guests can drop off new, unwrapped toys at Guest Services to make the season brighter for kids in need in support of Grand River Kids

Ongoing Nov-Dec

Waterloo Central Railway Christmas Trips

Various Dates and Prices

https://waterloocentralrailway.com/christmas-trips/

Ongoing Nov-Dec Playful Fox - A Christmas Story

Various Dates and Locations https://linktr.ee/playfulfox

Ongoing in November

St  Jacobs Sparkles - Various Dates

https://explorewaterloo.ca/event/ckpc-holiday-train-in-cambridge-and-ayr/

November 16

Cambridge Event with Santa

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17i7Ro215D/?mibextid=wwXIfr

November 17

PD Day at THEMUSEUM (Downtown Kitchener)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2369595749/posts/10163587403105750/

PD Day in Wilmot

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2369595749/posts/10163587403105750/

PD Day @ KPL
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2369595749/posts/10163573836405750/

PA Day @ Langs Cambridge

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2369595749/posts/10163573018580750/

Pour Paint Ornaments & Hot Cocoa Kit Gift - Kids Craft $10 @ Colour Paradise

Various times https://www.colourparadise.com/pages/events

Coca-Cola Caravan at Splitsville Waterloo

https://cdn.uk.exponea.com/splitsville-dev/e/CgxmW7QEuu67uczvV0gSIABYcZ4H7dBHcvtUdhLkxjN5KZVIaJzWIMnptjiqq1u6MbR3aGSXRdpBcgxpFl2RzIUXUubRCM8.HuftOrXaLfx1Hg?xnpe_tifc=hknD4uojOFPuOk4_huhL4MpsafeWaeiWhFWuaj4lhMPAbdQvaue3hYBZadEsV9xcbdiArkbpOI1ZOf4.4dYDOfe.h.1T&utm_source=bloomreach&utm_campaign=Coca-Cola%20Caravan%20-%20WAT%20%26%20Gul%20%28offer%29%20&utm_medium=email

November 21

Fairview Park's Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration

https://www.fairviewparkmall.com/events/fairview-park-tree-lighting-celebration/

CPKC Holiday Train in Cambridge https://www.cambridge.ca/en/parks-recreation-culture/cp-holiday-train.aspx

CPKC Holiday Train in Ayr https://explorewaterloo.ca/event/ckpc-holiday-train-in-cambridge-and-ayr/

November 21-23

Mom's Day Out at National Women's Show Toronto

Use our Promo Code LD25 to save $3 on  admission. Online purchase only

https://stufftodowithyourkidsinkw.blogspot.com/2025/11/national-womens-show-discount-code-and.html

November 22

Selfies with Santa - Region of Waterloo Ken Seiling Museum (DOON)

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/selfies-with-santa-tickets-1492922704999

Beginning Nov 28 and on various dates

PUFFS

https://www.cambridgecommunityplayers.com/puffs

Yuletide @ Woodside Historic Site

https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/woodside/activ/calendrier-calendar/c0a53584-fdcf-495c-8479-3cc51cbd7342

November 29

Ayr Santa Claus Parade

https://calendar.northdumfries.ca/default/Detail/2025-11-29-1300-Santa-Claus-Parade

Wonders of Winter at Waterloo Park

https://www.wondersofwinter.ca/

Victoria Day Long Weekend, Fireworks, PD Day, Kin Carnival and more May 2025 Events and Stuff to do in the Kitchener Waterloo Area

Please check all the links listed as info tends to change without our knowledge.  We also suggest you go through the full list as some activities require you to pre-register and many have limited spaces. Dates/Times and Prices Vary.

The top part of our list is for ONGOING EVENTS (daily/weekly events) and further down you can see the MONTH SPECIFIC EVENTS

ONGOING Events

Attractions ONTARIO coupons for https://attractionsontario.ca/coupons

Bingemans https://bingemans.com/entertainment_home.php

Playgrounds Movement and Training Centre https://kwplaygrounds.ca

Skyzone Kitchener https://www.skyzone.com/ca-kitchener

Funvilla https://funvilla.ca

THEMUSEUM https://themuseum.ca/families-kids/

Early Years  https://earlyyearsinfo.ca

KPL Calendar https://kplca.evanced.info/signup/

WPL Calendar http://calendar.wpl.ca/eventcalendar.asp?lib=all

Region of Waterloo Library Calendar https://www.rwlibrary.ca/en/programs-events/virtual-programs.aspx

Cambridge Libraries Calendar https://ideaexchange.org/programs-events

City of Waterloo Museum Activities https://www.waterloo.ca/en/things-to-do/city-of-waterloo-museum.?_mid_=1764

Region of Waterloo Museum (DOON) events https://www.waterlooregionmuseum.ca/en/index.aspx#

Joseph Schneider Haus events https://www.schneiderhaus.ca/en/index.aspx

Woodside National Historic Site Self Guided Tours Thursday and Fridays https://www.facebook.com/WoodsideNHS/photos/a.797717783604573/4705277552848557

Castle Kilbride in Baden https://www.wilmot.ca/en/living-here/Events-and-Exhibits.aspx 

Wilmot Family Resource Centre https://wilmotfamilyresourcecentre.wordpress.com/events/calendar

Kitchener Market Events Calendar https://calendar.kitchenermarket.ca/default/Month

Breastfeeding Buddies Events Calendar https://www.breastfeedingbuddies.com/neve-home/about-services/news-events/

Grand River Conservation Areas https://www.grandriver.ca/en/outdoor-recreation/Things-to-do.aspx

Infant and Child Studies group is a group of researchers interested in better understanding child cognition: so how kids learn! All our studies are designed as games for children to play while we observe how they respond to various toys, videos or sounds. The activities are fun for the kids, and help us to understand concepts like how children learn new words, when children can begin to understand math, or what learning strategies kids use to understand new concepts. We deliver studies in person, as well as online and in take home formats.

Lab Website: http://uwaterloo.ca/infant-and-child-studies-group/ 

Like us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/infantstudiesgroup/

Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/infantstudiesgroup/ 

Have a new child? Sign them up too: https://uwaterloo.ca/infant-and-child-studies-group/sign

Early Childhood Music @ WLU - FREE
https://www.wlu.ca/academics/faculties/faculty-of-music/laurier-academy-of-music-and-arts/group-programs-and-camps/early-childhood-music.html

Parent and Tot Drop in on Fridays at Bridgeport Community Centre 10am-11am

 https://www.facebook.com/groups/2369595749/posts/10161329086425750

Dog Friendly Events https://www.dogfriendlykw.com/events

University of Waterloo Earth Sciences Museum info https://uwaterloo.ca/earth-sciences-museum/ 

University of Waterloo Earth Sciences Walking Tours - Various locations https://uwaterloo.ca/earth-sciences-museum/walking-tours

FREE Art Cart Saturday and Sundays 1-4pm @ Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery

https://www.facebook.com/theclayandglass/posts/pfbid025DGcr5GRrL3deFLqWZX7kbvXfs8dfYTht2Tao5hKcyT35Tdmcqda49xDRVa4sdgl

Guided Nature Walks in Kitchener - scroll down at link for various days/locations https://www.kitchener.ca/en/parks-and-trails/kitchener-natural-areas-program.aspx

Sundays - Footy Friends Soccer 

https://www.footyfriends.org/upcoming-events

Sunday afternoon Family Karaoke @ Zaz Bistro Cambridge by Gemstone Entertainment

https://www.facebook.com/groups/55218356526/posts/10161051734576527/

Various Weekends each month - The JAM Club 

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1141410471327889&set=g.2369595749

Mondays

Roller Skating @ City of Kitchener Hall https://www.facebook.com/groups/2369595749/posts/10162752425890750/

MAY 2025

May 16 Puffs @ Registry Theatre May 16-17 WEFT FEST TriSisters Art House May 17 Sensory Saturday Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery Screening of Lights Out Texas @ KPL Central https://kpl.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=182826 Mini Golf Opens at Bingemans https://stufftodowithyourkidsinkw.blogspot.com/2025/05/may-2025-family-fun-at-bingemans-whats.html May 17-18                          Vintage Fest @ Uptown Waterloo Parkade https://kwfamous.com/pages/kwfamous-com-vintagefest May 18 Kitchener Panthers Home Opener https://www.kitchenerpanthers.com/stats#/team-schedule?team_id=504744 New Dundee Fireworks https://www.facebook.com/events/1162417141902680/?active_tab=discussion

May 23

Spring Breeze Clothesline Art Sale Homer Watson House & Gallery

May 21 May 22-25  CuriouserMusical.eventbrite.ca May 24 Fam Jam Experience  Bingemans https://stufftodowithyourkidsinkw.blogspot.com/2025/05/may-2025-family-fun-at-bingemans-whats.html Live Wrestling @ The Aud https://www.facebook.com/groups/2369595749/posts/10162764825315750/ Cambridge Public Works Open House  10am – 2pm | Rain or shine 1310 Bishop Street, Cambridge https://www.cambridge.ca/en/learn-about/public-works-open-house.aspx Cat Show @ Galt Areana Cambridge https://www.facebook.com/groups/2369595749/posts/10162730709510750/ PARENTS' NIGHT OUT Disney Dance Party @ Maxwell's 19+ ONLY https://maxwellswaterloo.com/event/disney-dance-party-19/ May 24-25 Grand Indian Food Fair City Hall Kitchener https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-grand-indian-food-fair-2025-tickets-1305997677209 May 25 Egg Carton Animal Portraits | Family Workshop Homer Watson House & Gallery

Campfire | Concert Series Create Waterloo, City of Waterloo

May 27 May 28 Waterloo Quest: Seagram Edition City of Waterloo Museum, Waterloo Public Library

Dance It Off Tuesdays Create Waterloo, City of Waterloo

May 29 to June 1 Kin Carnival Riverside Park Cambridge http://prestonkin.ca/kin-carnival/

Open Ears Festival of Music and Sound Open Ears

May 30 May 30 Art Explorers PD Day Camp Homer Watson House & Gallery May 30 PD Day Camp: Blast from the Past Region of Waterloo Museums May 30 Schneider Haus Makerspace PD Day Camp Region of Waterloo Museums May 30 PD Day Art Camps Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery PD DAY Science Discovery WLU https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=122122186718748331&set=p.122122186718748331&type=3 May 30-31 New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale (kids events Saturday) https://nhmrs.com/content/schedule

Art Market Create Waterloo, City of Waterloo

May 31

Bookfest KW Writers Alliance

May 31 Mighty Trucks @ Ken Seiling Region of Waterloo Museum (DOON) Mighty Trucks Mighty Trucks Saturday, May 31, 2025 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Start your engines! Get up close with local trucks and vehicles, and e...

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