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Join the Kitchener Market Kids in the Kitchener Facebook Live Movember Event on Saturday, Nov. 14.
The Kitchener Market Chefs, Nicole and Rob, will show you how to bake and decorate moustache cookies on the City of Kitchener's Facebook page for this year's Movember Kids KW event. The Kitchener Market has been partnering with Movember KW for a decade in order to bring awareness of this important movement to local families. This year it looks a little different as an online event, but we are sure you will enjoy spending the morning baking with your family.
Residents will be able to pre-register for a fun night of activities at the Kitchener Market including a spooky science show, a family photo booth and take home a pumpkin after their visit. Limited space is available. Each cohort will be given a 30-minute time slot.
Registration opens Saturday, Oct. 17. Visit www.kitchener.ca/ActiveNet to register. Families can only register for one of the two nights.
Please note, we suggest we check with the event/venue in
advance to see what safety precautions they have put in place and decide if it
is an activity that you are comfortable with.
October 2020 Events – Ongoing
VISIT OUR PUMPKIN PATCHES AND CORN MAZES POST TO SEE ALL THE ONES IN OUR AREA!
They will continue their online cooking classes this month
as well.Tune into the City of Kitchener
Facebook page on Sundays at 2pm and Wednesdays at 7pm for the recorded cooking
classes.Plus, our readers love the
Saturday Morning FACEBOOK LIVE KIDS IN THE KITCHEN COOKING CLASSES that take
place Saturdays at 10am
THEMUSEUM, Bingemans and Indian River Reptile and Dinosaur
Park have partnered up to bring an unforgettable family experience to Waterloo
Region! Times and prices at https://www.dinodrivethru.ca
Saturday Morning Kitchener Market FACEBOOK LIVE KIDS IN THE
KITCHEN COOKING CLASSES at 10am https://www.facebook.com/cityofkitchenerPumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins and Eggs Benedict
Oct 9-10
KW OKTOBERFEST ONLINE Friday, October 9 & Saturday, October 10
You
can now experience all the same Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest ‘Gemuetlichkeit’
you’re used to right from the comfort of your own home. Join in on a fun and
interactive two-day virtual event happening
on Friday, October 9 and Saturday, October 10.
There
will be a number of live events happening, from Oktoberfest-themed
entertainment and concerts to experiences the whole family can enjoy. Watch a
live keg tapping ceremony to kick off the festival, as well as concerts from
your favourite Oktoberfest bands, cultural displays of music and dancing, kids
entertainment and many interactive activities like cooking demos, trivia, and
more.
Combine your pandemic bread-making skills with Oktoberfest!
German-style pretzels are a great place to start. Not only are they
crowd-pleasers, but the pretzels’ firm dough also makes them easier to work
with than other doughs.
To get your free supply bag:
Come to our welcome desk on the Food Hall level of the market on Saturday, Oct.
10 (hours of operation are 7 a.m. – 2 p.m.), then join Chef Nicole on Facebook at
2 p.m. when she will show you how to make your pretzels (Video will be
available to re-watch afterwards).
Supply bag includes:
Dough for 2 pretzels, mini pumpkins for a fun craft, festive
colouring pages, and recipe and baking steps for your pretzels.
Only 100 kits available, first come, first served.
Saturday Morning Kitchener Market FACEBOOK LIVE KIDS IN THE
KITCHEN COOKING CLASSES at 10am https://www.facebook.com/cityofkitchenerCook Like Oma - join Chef D and friends
preparing Thanksgiving and Oktoberfest comfort food
Oct 10-30
Dinosaur Drive Thru at Bingemans
THEMUSEUM, Bingemans and Indian River Reptile and Dinosaur
Park have partnered up to bring an unforgettable family experience to Waterloo
Region! Times and prices at https://www.dinodrivethru.ca
Oct 12
There will not be an Oktoberfest Thanksgiving Parade this
year, but you can watch past parade highlights!
CTV Parade Special Monday, October 12
12pm-1pm on CTV
It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving in Waterloo Region without the
annual Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest Thanksgiving Day Parade! We have
partnered with CTV Southwestern Ontario to bring you a look back on previous
parades. The special will include historical facts about the parade and
Festival, as well as lots of great archival footage. It will also highlight
many of the floats, bands, and special guests that have been a part of the
parade over the years.
This
one-hour special is proudly presented by Pillers Fine Foods. It will air across
Southwestern Ontario and select Canadian cities on Monday,
October 12 from 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Saturday Morning Kitchener Market FACEBOOK LIVE KIDS IN THE
KITCHEN COOKING CLASSES at 10am https://www.facebook.com/cityofkitchenerHalloween Themed Cupcakes and Pumpkin Cream
Puffs
October 24, 25 and 31: Joseph Schneider Haus Spooktacular outdoor craft and games for Halloween! Wear your best costume – spooky or not and get a special treat!
Families are invited to arrive in costume to community centres to explore and take photos at the outdoor haunted Halloween displays and take home a bag of treats.
For Halloween weekend (Fri and Sat) State and Main WATERLOO will be donating 15% of their in-store sales and in-store pickup sales to @food4kidswaterlooregion 🎃👻 They will also be giving treat bags to all the kiddos who can't go out this year info at https://www.instagram.com/p/CGpjyE2gD-2
Recharge and Play socially distanced halloween party Friday Oct 30 or Saturday Oct 31!
Halloween may look a bit different this year. But that doesn’t mean we can’t still get out to enjoy the spookiest time of year. Since handing out candy has been exorcized, we've used our sorcery and put together some amazing prizes to giveaway instead. Join us for our first ever St. Jacobs Pumpkin Parade! With your help, we will be transforming King Street to “Stephen King” Street with Jack O’lanterns and haunted decor. Starting at 6:00pm head down to King St. with your pumpkins. Costumes are encouraged!
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Pick up your FREE pumpkin or gourd and instructions at either The Stone Crock or Block 3 from October 23rd-28th (while quantities last). Plan your costume and carve your prize winning pumpkin!
Bring your Jack O'lantern back to The Village on the 30th or 31st and place it on the King Street sidewalk in the marked areas between Albert and Cedar Streets, post a picture of you and your pumpkin and tag us @stjacobsvillage and use the hashtag #stjpumpkinparade. Our volunteers from The Optimist Club of St. Jacobs will make sure it gets lit with a candle. Stroll the beautiful candle lit and spooky village and enjoy the best season of all Halloween!
All entries must be on the sidewalk on Friday and/or Saturday night and the cut off for posting to social media in time for contest entry on Saturday at midnight….. Spooky right!!
CONTEST CATEGORIES FOR
AGES 3-9
AGES 10-18
ADULT
PUMPKIN
Scariest! Winner receives a Gift card and Halloween Goodies
Funniest! Winner receives a Gift card and Halloween Goodies
Most Original! Winner receives a Gift card and Halloween Goodies
Stencilled Masterpiece! Winner receives a Gift card and Halloween Goodies
Downtown Kitchener Halloween Art Walk and Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, Oct. 31
Anytime between 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Starting on Gaukel Street between Joseph and Charles streets
Get your costume ready for Downtown Kitchener’s Halloween Art Walk and explore over 48 art installations across downtown Kitchener all outside and at your own pace anytime between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Starting on Gaukel Street (between Joseph Street and Charles Street) you’ll pick up a printed Art Walk Map at the tiny “haunted house”, enjoy a sweet Halloween treat (while supplies last) and a scavenger hunt to follow throughout the afternoon.
The full digital Field Guide to Downtown Kitchener’s Art Walk can be downloaded at www.downtownkitchener.ca
Trick or Treat Drive Thru at Bingemans (this may be sold out
at the time of posting – always stay tuned to our Facebook Group for the latest
info https://www.facebook.com/groups/2369595749)
Come trick-or-treating
and enjoy a safe, fun Halloween experience while exploring the businesses of
Uptown Waterloo!
Check back on this
page for more details soon!
New This Year! Window Walkers Art Walk
As part of this year’s
Treats in the Streets event, the Uptown BIA is offering an opportunity for artists to help add vibrancy to shop windows
during the autumn season. The Window Walkers Art Walk will feature business
windows painted in an autumn or Halloween theme. Check back on this page soon
for a map of the windows! https://uptownwaterloobia.com/events-activities/uptown-treats-in-the-streets
Halloween Comicfest
Free Comic Books! Learn more on the video below
More info at https://www.halloweencomicfest.com (I would suggest calling your local comic book shop to see if they are participating before you make the trek there).
Please note this is an R-rated film (but for me the R-rating can also mean Revenge and Redemption) I think it will be great for a Parents...
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