As always please check all links
provided as times, dates, venues and registration information often changes
without our knowledge.
First is
list of ongoing events followed by our Monthly Blast
CURRENT
CONTESTS
Kitchener Panthers Tickets and Prize Pack
Ongoing
Events
University
of Waterloo Research Studies
Research
Studies @ UofW Contact Lens Research
Currently
the top contact lens research centre in the world is continuing to accomplish
great things through research done right here at UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO. The
studies are non-invasive and all of our participants are compensated at $20/hr
for their time and often get free contact lenses or glasses. Right they are recruiting 7-11 year olds to participate in
a 3yr study cclr.uwaterloo.ca
Infant
Studies Group
If
you’re looking for something new and fun to do with your child, we would love
to have you participate in one of our studies! Help us discover how children learn
about language and the world around them. Typical studies involve a one time,
half hour visit. You stay with your child the entire time and receive a small
gift for participating as well! Please contact us or visit our website for more
information. We hope to see you soon!
Social Development Lab
Our lab is currently looking for children to help with our research! Our lab
looks at personality and the social world for young children. Our study
involves parents and their children coming into our lab and answering a few
questions. Kids get to play some fun computer games as well! The typical
sessions take around 2 hours and parents are always able to observe their child
during the social interaction tasks. In appreciation of your time, children get
a small gift. To learn more about our lab and what we do, check out our website!
Follow us on Facebook and twitter to keep up to date with our fun!
Twitter: SDLab_UW
Facebook: Social Development Lab Waterloo
Website: uwaterloo.ca/social-development-lab
TEL: 519-888-4567 ext.38775
Email: sdl@uwaterloo.ca
Youth
Drum and Bugle Corps
Great
program for youths in the KWC area. Our participants come not only from
Cambridge, but Waterloo, Kitchener, Brantford,
and surrounding areas as well. We are not the
Scouts. We are not the Army, Navy or Sea
Cadets. We are the only Youth Drum and Bugle
Corps in the area!
No
experience required and we have a modest membership fee ($20 per year). We
provide a unique musical education program that not only teaches kids to play
music or perform colour guard, we instruct them how to march, perform and basically just have
fun! Check us out on our website: www.scouthouseband.com/cadets
FULL MONTH EVENT CALENDARS
These places
have so many events each month, it is better to just look at them individually
ROLLERSKATING
AT WATERLOO REC CENTRE
Various dates/times throughout the week
Wednesday: Parent & Child, Adult
& Public skates
Friday: Public skates
Sunday: Public skates
Skate rentals available (kids size 9
to men’s size 13). CSA-approved helmets and protective gear are strongly
recommended.
Waterloo Memorial Recreation
Complex, 101 Father David Bauer Drive, Waterloo
waterloo.ca/skate
for complete schedule and admission prices https://www.waterloo.ca/en/gettingactive/skating.asp
Daily
Sleep
And Your New Baby Waterloo Region Sessions
(various
dates and times)
Session
Details:
The
purpose of the session is help families understand and respond to their baby’s
sleep patterns and language, which will in turn strengthen family relationships
and contribute to achieving optimal child health.
The
1.5 hour session will be offered weekly at all three Ontario Early Years Main
sites with a mix of daytime, evening and weekend timings
Earth
Sciences Museum @ University Of Waterloo
Conestoga
Rovers Learning Centre (the “Dino pit”) open Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to
4:30 pm.
The
museum’s main atrium, mining tunnel, Great Lakes fountain and stunning mineral
exhibits open evenings Monday to Friday and weekends from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Mondays
Show and Shine Classic Cars 6-8pm
Journey back to when tail fins stood tall
and white walls ruled the road! Come out to the Shops at Highland and Westmount
to see some beautiful vintage and special edition cars every Monday night from
June 4th through to September 17th, from 6pm until dusk. Unleash your
creativity with some colouring activities and enjoy some classic music. Be sure
to check out some of our great stores while you are here as well! With free
entry and weekly prizes, Highland and Westmount is the place to be Monday
nights this summer. Show and Shine Classic Car Show Mondays at Highland and
Westmount. Come for the cars, stay for the Monday night specials. http://www.kitchenerevents.ca/whats-on/events?eventID=1529
Tuesdays
Bring your little ones to the Kitchener Market select
Tuesdays from 11a.m.-noon for a fabulous, fun-filled morning! Be prepared for a
high-energy, hopping good time at these FREE weekly children's events as our
performers entertain your tots!
Colour Our Community @ KPL Central
(Downtown) every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month from
2pm-4pm
Art
can be a tool for increasing social connections and fostering community
inclusion and integration. Colour Our Community aims to make connections
between those who are often marginalized and members of the community at large
in a comfortable, accessible venue where all are welcome to explore their
creativity and experience connection through art. Colour Our Community is a
partnership with Kitchener Public Library and Circle of Friends.
Wednesday in July for live music at
Kitchener Market on the piazza
Jack Pender will be performing from 11:30am - 1:30pm. http://www.kitchenermarket.ca/en/Calendar/Details.aspx?Id=a84cd1d1-6407-4a42-b5c8-05241c8c335b
Beginning April 11 (to June 13)
Tails and Trails @ Huron Natural Area Grow your young child's love of nature
through these story times in the forest. We will gather for songs and a tale
around various themes, then hit the trails for a short hike.
Meet at the play area. https://www.facebook.com/events/247298195813584
Cineplex - some theatres are also doing $2.99 Family Favourites on Wednesdays at 11am for the summer (Waterloo, Cambridge and Guelph)
https://www.cineplex.com/Events/FamilyFavourites
Thursdays
A FREE art program every Thursday!
Every Thursday
from 11 a.m. - noon, ARTSHINE will be hosting a parent and tot program at
the Kitchener Market - a program for children and their parents. Participate in
a fun, unique, hands-on creative art experience!
July and August
only: ARTSHINE will also run a school-aged program for children ages 6-12.
AFTER the
program, be sure to stop by one of our market
vendors for a healthy, kid-friendly lunch with lots of options for
adults too.
Space is
limited! Reserve a spot now for the ARTSHINE programs on Thursday by calling
226-647-2777, or emailing
ARTSHINE.
Castle Kilbride –
Baden
Thursday evenings
until August 30, 2018. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy unique music on the
front lawn, a different group each week! From 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Admission by
donation. Weather permitting. https://www.wilmot.ca/en/living-here/Events-and-Exhibits.aspx
Fridays
Love live outdoor
performances? Bring your friends and a brown bag lunch for weekly acoustic
concerts every Friday from 12 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. in Waterloo Public Square! https://www.waterloo.ca/en/living/Acoustic-Noon-.asp
Every
Friday, until Aug 24
Catch a free outdoor concert every Friday
on Carl Zehr Square in front of Kitchener City Hall from 12pm-1pm featuring a
range of genres and local musicians! *BYOL (bring your own lunch)
Saturdays
Saturdays KPL Kids’ Club Kitchener Market, 300 King St. E.
(Upper Level) Every Saturday, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.Take a break from shopping and
stop by the Kitchener Public Library Space for stories, crafts and fun.No
registration required.
Family
Favourites $2.99 Films @ Cineplex
Home Depot Workshops 2nd Saturday of
Each Month
Sundays
Come to the bandshell on the west
side of Waterloo Park for live performances presented by the Waterloo Concert
Band all summer long.
Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the
music! Free admission. Access off of Westmount Road.
All concerts start at 7:00pm. June
24 will feature the Waterloo Concert Band.
The Waterloo Concert Band was
created in 1858 to service the growing community of Waterloo's need for music.
As a non-profit, charitable organization, it has grown from its roots into a
30-piece ensemble.
Upcoming
Performances:
Jun 24 – Waterloo Concert Band
July 1 – Acoustic Steel
July 8 – Galt Kilties
July 15 – Waterloo Concert Band
July 22 – Kitchener Musical Society Band
July 29 – Flute Choir
Aug 5 – TBD
Aug 12 – Waterloo Concert Band
July 2018 Event Blast
July3
July
3: The Last Starfighter - Goudies Lane Kitchener
Head to Ontario Street after work for some seriously fun times with your
closest pals in DTK, including:
- Double dutch competition
- Hoola hoops, frisbee and a game of keep-up
- Board games from The Adventurers Guild - Board Game Café & Tavern
- Crafted drink passport from The Grand Trunk Saloon
- Popcorn from Apollo Cinema
- Healthy treats from Legacy Greens
- Crafted coffee + tea from Show & Tell Coffee
- Candy stand from CANDY, CANDY, CANDY
- DJ sets
- Interactive outdoor exhibit/games from THEMUSEUM
- Hair braiding station from Voila Institute
- Outdoor movie screening in Goudies Lane at sunset!
https://www.facebook.com/events/376651689507206/
July
4
Family
Yoga @ Waterloo Park 10:30am-11:30am
Join professional instructor Annette
Spangler for yoga that the whole family can do together.Please bring your own
yoga mat or towel. From toddlers to seniors, all are welcome. We will meet by
the Cricket Pitch (on the Lion's Lagoon side of the park). This program is
weather permitting. https://www.waterloo.ca/en/Calendar/Details.aspx?Id=772eaa43-7c1b-4376-a661-81d5e2a488a0&PID=Events
July
6
Parents and children are invited to join us for stories
and songs with the fabulous drag queen duo Fay and Fluffy @ KPL Central
(Downtown Kitchener)
All ages No registration required.
2:30pm to 3:30pm http://www.kpl.org/fay-and-fluffy-reading-fundamental
Registry Theatre 7:30pm
Camexicanus believes that the arts can change communities and cross
cultures. Come and experience what that looks, sounds, feels and tastes like at
the kick off to our Ontario 2018 Tour of UNISONO! We are a group of young
artists from Mexico and Canada who have collaborated to create a theatrical
production filled with dance, music, visual art, and more! The first act of the
evening includes a cabaret of various art forms presented by our students, and
the second act is an original musical "Unisono", which confronts the
issues of crossing cultures in today's world. This evening will be a fiesta you
will not want to miss! $10 / $5
for students & kids
https://camexicanus.ca/whats-happening
http://www.kitchenerevents.ca/whats-on/events?eventID=1587
(also perfoming
July 7, 9am-Noon at St Jacobs Farmers Market)
Old Post Office Party
12 Water Street South, Cambridge, ON
Description:
This summer, Idea Exchange is excited to open our newest location – The Old Post Office!
What can you expect?
Outdoor Music Stage with MC Mike Farwell:
6:00pm: Family Entertainer - Erick Traplin
7:45pm: Local Artist Spotlight, Rufus John & Sam Soga Momma's Kitchen
8:35pm: Musical guest presented by the Downtown Cambridge BIA
9:15pm: The Reklaws
Dance Performances by Element Dance, Academy Balley Classique, and ONE Movement
Projection Light Show at 9:45pm - watch visual effects transform the Old Post Office!
Makerspace and Creative Studios activities on Water Street:
- Meet A Maker - Jenny Mitchell & the Golden Bus
- Robot Hacking - Kinetic Studios
- Mobile Arcade - Game Asylum
- Story Station - Phidon Pens
- Creative Crafts - Play With Clay
Craft beer garden hosted by Thirteen and an assortment of other local food vendors.
Local vendor pop-up booths!
Presented in partnership with the City of Cambridge.
Ages:
Cost:
July
6: The Peanuts Movie (2015) 93 mins @ Shades Mill Cambridge. Come early to enjoy a campfire before the movie!
Movies are FREE with paid park admission or with a Grand River
Parks membership. https://calendar.grandriver.ca/default/Detail/2018-06-29-Friday-Night-Movies-Under-the-Stars-at-Shades-Mill https://calendar.grandriver.ca/default/Detail/2018-06-29-Friday-Night-Movies-Under-the-Stars-at-Shades-Mill/MoviesUnderStars2018%20Poster.pdf
July 7
Cherry
Park Festival 11am-6pm
Main Stage Schedule
11am ...acoustic
steel....steel drum band
12 noon...Erick
Traplin...children's entertainer
1pm....Martin
Wall...keyboards and vocals
2 pm..Mic Cillian
...pirate..sea shanties etc
3 pm...vaudevillian
...old timey music
4 pm..Jay Kipps
..blues
5 pm ...Taurus
...country
Cafe Stage Schedule
12
noon...twisters cheer athletics
12:30........toes across
the floor dance troupe
1 pm.........Lorna
Heidt...cello
2 pm.........intensely
Irish dance
3 pm ........twisters
cheer athletics
3:30....,,,,,,toes
across the floor dance
4 pm..........slam poets 5-6 performers
Happy
Birthday Homewood (by St Jacobs Market) 11:30am-2pm
Join us at the Homewood Suites
Waterloo St Jacobs located walking distance from Drayton Entertainment, St
Jacobs Outlet Mall, and St Jacobs Farmers Market for a FREE Community Birthday
Celebration for our 4th year in operations.
LIVE Music
FREE Food
FREE Entertainment
VENDORS
MEET our Mascot
LOTS of PRIZES!
Hespler Village Music Festival (Cambridge
The Children’s Program: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Features - clowns, jugglers, musical children’s entertainers, kiddie rides & games, playground, and splash pad.
All Ages Program: 3:00 PM to 10:30 PM and features professional and amateur entertainers and bands on stage. A licenced beer tent will be available for those 19+.
Available All Day are arts & crafts vendors, food vendors and a refreshment tent.
Admission is FREE
https://www.facebook.com/events/862760453915159/
July 8
KW Bug Out
(Car Show)
K-W & Area Bug Club is pleased to announce Bug Out #37,
our annual show event on July 8, 2018, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Car registration closes at 12:00
It features air cooled and water cooled Volkswagens, vintage
to modern.
Show Cars $15 (includes Driver & 1 Passenger)
General Admission $5
Vendor Spaces 10’x12′ $15
Inside the clubhouse, we offer t-shirts and hats for sale.
We have a kids table in the clubhouse as well.
There is on-site food available for purchase – hotdogs, burgers, drinks, etc.
https://www.kwbugclub.org/armaturenbrett/index.php/event/bug-out-37/
The Kitchener Musical Society Band will be
performing a concert at the gazebo on Roos Island in Victoria Park on Sunday
July 8th at 2:00 p.m. Bring a chair. (Note: in the event of rain, the concert
will be held in the Rotunda of Kitchener City Hall, 200 King St.) http://www.kitchenerevents.ca/whats-on/events?eventID=1439
July 9-13
Kitchener
Panthers Baseball Camp – Info at http://stufftodowithyourkidsinkw.blogspot.com/2018/06/batter-up-for-kitchener-panthers.html
July 10
July 10 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG SPLASH!
Come
celebrate our birthday! Doors open at 10am and cost to get entry to Big
Splash for the day is $6 (plus tax) Doors to the special pricing is
shut down at 11am so arrive early. Everyone must be here to wristband.
You cannot purchase for someone who is coming later. This includes
access to water park only. You can upgrade and include FunworX at
admissions for only $10.
http://bingemans.com/bigsplash/events.php
July12
#ParentsNightOut
Rock The Park In London - Ticket info at http://stufftodowithyourkidsinkw.blogspot.com/2018/04/cyndi-lauper-bret-michaels-howard-jones.html
July 13
Cruising On King
3pm (begins in Victoria Park and then moves to King St. Kitchener)
CRUISING ON KING STREET
We’re transforming downtown Kitchener into
the Region’s biggest street party! Camaros, Corvettes, Mustangs and Chargers –
take a trip down memory lane and enjoy more than 300 classic cars as they
cruise down the heart of the city. There will also be live music featuring
tribute bands with the sounds of Creedence Clearwater Revival and Tom Petty, a
variety of food options, and more!
July 13: The Boss Baby (2017) PG 97 mins
@ Shades Mill Cambridge. Come early to enjoy a
campfire before the movie!
Movies are FREE with paid park admission or with a Grand River
Parks membership. https://calendar.grandriver.ca/default/Detail/2018-06-29-Friday-Night-Movies-Under-the-Stars-at-Shades-Mill https://calendar.grandriver.ca/default/Detail/2018-06-29-Friday-Night-Movies-Under-the-Stars-at-Shades-Mill/MoviesUnderStars2018%20Poster.pdf
July
13-14
Town of
St. Mary’s Ontario – Heritage Festival
July 14
rare's
Annual Butterfly Count (Cambridge/Blair)
Description:
Saturday, July 14, 2018 (rain date
July 15)
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Meet at Lamb's Inn
Join Jenna Quinn, rare's Program Scientist, for
rare's Annual Butterfly Count. During this official butterfly
census, we will be identifying and counting all of the butterfly species
throughout all habitats on the reserve. Nets and identification
resources/guides will be provided. Please note that participants are asked to
bring their own lunch — and don't forget your hat, water bottle, and sunscreen.
Long pants and appropriate hiking shoes are recommended.
Fireworks
in the Town of St. Mary’s Ontario (festival both days, fireworks on the
Saturday night) Fireworks on the Saturday night
http://www.townofstmarys.com/en/discover-our-town/The-Festival.aspx
July
14-15
July 15
Open
Streets Waterloo – Waterloo Public Square Noon-5pm
Open Streets are all about the livable cities movement!
These community events promote playing and socializing. You're invited to enjoy
live music, art activities, community groups, businesses, eateries and more. Due
to ongoing construction in Uptown Waterloo we are unable to close any streets
for Open Streets once again this year. Instead we've decided to host a series
of day of play events in Waterloo Public Square (June, July, September) and
Waterloo Park (August). The July 15 theme is Cosplay! https://www.waterloo.ca/en/Calendar/Details.aspx?Id=f33aaa8d-da80-4f39-8a72-4e576df741bf&PID=Events
July 16
Monday, July 16, the CISV Peace
Bus rolls into town. With nine teens aged 14-16 years, a junior
leader and two adult leaders aboard, the Peace Bus is a summer road trip that makes
the world a better place. The bus stops in communities from Victoria to Halifax
so its occupants can engage in service and cultural activities. It’s all about
giving back and learning to lead by example. In Halifax, it exchanges occupants
for 16-17-year-olds, turns around and heads back across the country. In
Kitchener, they will visit Schneider Haus, and do a
community service activity locally.
What: The delegates will visit Mennonite
Central Committee’s warehouse and
pack supplies that are sent around the world to
families facing disaster or crisis. Donations are also welcome anytime.
When: July 16, 2-4 p.m.
Where: 50 Kent Ave. #203, Kitchener.
Maker Bike @ Moses Springer Pool 1:30pm-3:30pm https://www.waterloo.ca/en/Calendar/Details.aspx?Id=2cd91fee-5d40-4be4-85f0-a2b91727d93a&PID=Events
July 18
Moses Spring Pool Waterloo
Campfire @ Waterloo Public Square 8pm-9:30pm
Bring a blanket or your
favourite hoodie and head uptown!
Gather around the campfire with friends and neighbours for music, food, fire
and more!
Also featuring UW's S.A.I.L. (Student Art Innovation Lab) and free smores by
Mountain Equipment Co-op!
July 18 will feature Nicolette and the Nobodies. Nicolette & The Nobodies
is a Guelph-based country western band, fronted by Nicolette Hoang featuring
members from the Fury’s and Softside. https://www.waterloo.ca/en/Calendar/Details.aspx?Id=6c68a69f-95c5-411f-9457-2b33ae15b648&PID=Events
July 20
July
20: Captain Underpants (2017) PG 84 mins @ Shades
Mill Cambridge. Come early to enjoy a
campfire before the movie!
July
20: Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs in GUELPH Enjoy
the drive-in experience minus the car. Join us for free family-friendly movies
shown on a giant screen in Market Square. Bring your own lawn chairs and some
blankets too. Seating for Movies in the Square is on a first-come, first-served
basis. In the case of inclement weather, screenings will move inside to the
City Hall Galleria. https://guelph.ca/event/movies-in-the-square-2-2/
July 20-22
KW Ribfest in Victoria Park
Each
play is one ticket. Tickets cost - 1 for $3, 4 for $10, 10 for $20 or an all
day wristband for $20. If you return the next day still wearing the
wristband, you get a new one for half price.
Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival
July
21
Non
Violence Day @ Victoria Park Noon-5pm
WRN continues to bring together community
groups and community members in our annual celebration of the many positive
forces in Waterloo Region.
The event includes music and demonstractions at the Gazebo, music, and
activities for kids. https://www.facebook.com/events/209390796454380/
July 27: Shark Tale (2004) PG 100 mins @ Shades Mill
Cambridge. Come early to enjoy a
campfire before the movie!
July 28
Rock and Rumble @
Kitchener City Hall
Rock and Rumble is quickly becoming a must
attend summer event for motorcycle enthusiasts and concert goers alike. Enjoy
live music, food trucks, craft beer, live boxing on King Street and
motorcycles! Numerous custom and vintage motorcycles from across Ontario
and the US will rumble into town to showcase their bikes.
If we missed any FREE or
LOW-COST family friendly events, please post them in the comments and on our
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