September 2024 Endless Summer, Kitchener Rangers, Fan Fest, Fall Fairs and more Stuff to do in Kitchener Waterloo and 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 COMMUNITY SKATING AT VARIOUS ARENAS IN KITCHENER https://www.theaud.ca/en/events-tickets/public-skating.aspx then select Free Community Skating for schedule

or

https://anc.ca.apm.activecommunities.com/activekitchener/activity/search?onlineSiteId=0&locale=en-US&activity_select_param=2&activity_category_ids=31&activity_keyword=Free%20Skating%20Sponsored%20by%20Josslin%20Insurance&viewMode=list

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

Kitchener Panthers Home Games https://www.kitchenerpanthers.com/stats#/team-schedule?team_id=337802&side=home

Swimming and Splashpads - Prices vary
KITCHENER SPLASH PADS ARE OPEN – info at https://www.kitchener.ca/en/pools-and-swimming/splashpads.aspx

Kitchener Outdoor Pools https://www.kitchener.ca/en/pools-and-swimming/pools.aspx

Waterloo Pools and Splashpads https://www.waterloo.ca/en/things-to-do/pools-and-splash-pad.aspx#

Ira Needles Splashpad at The Boardwalk https://www.the-boardwalk.ca/play-learn/

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

Bingemans Big Splash https://bingemans.com/bigsplash/index.php

Town of St. Marys SuperSplash https://supersplashstmarys.ca/

Classic Car Mondays @ Highland and Westmount Centre near Partsource https://www.facebook.com/ClassicCarMondays/

Kitchener Rangers Home Games https://chl.ca/ohl-rangers/schedule/10/79/home/

(pre-season at https://chl.ca/ohl-rangers/schedule/10/78/)

Ongoing Shows in Stratford

Wendy and Peter Pan

https://stufftodowithyourkidsinkw.blogspot.com/2024/06/wendy-and-peter-pan-has-its-north.html 

La Cage aux Folles

https://stufftodowithyourkidsinkw.blogspot.com/2024/06/stratford-festivals-la-cage-aux-folles.html

Something Rotten! (Parents' Night Out)

https://stufftodowithyourkidsinkw.blogspot.com/2024/06/something-rotten-this-way-comes-to.html

SEPTEMBER 2024

Fall Fair List 

https://stufftodowithyourkidsinkw.blogspot.com/2013/08/20-fall-fairs-near-kitchener-waterloo.html

Pumpkin Patches and Corn Mazes 

https://stufftodowithyourkidsinkw.blogspot.com/2012/09/pumpkin-patches-and-corn-mazes-in.html

Partners in Paws - PAWTEMBER events https://partnerswithpaws.ca/events/

September 1

Rangers Fan Fest https://chl.ca/ohl-rangers/article/82574-2/

Free Taekwondo Class https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/free-taekwondo-class-3610489

Back to School Market Guelph

 https://www.facebook.com/groups/2369595749/posts/10161715446310750/

September 2

Drayton Car Show https://www.facebook.com/draytonrotaryclub

September 3

Free PD Day Camps Region of Waterloo Museums

Outdoor Movies @ Gaslight District - School of Rock + Ferris Bueller's Day Off

https://www.gaslightdistrict.ca/events

September 5

Salsa in the Square The Underdog Dance Corporation

September 7

Sunset Social Dabblers Markets & Events

PAWtember 2024 First Responders Dance Challenge Endless Summer Concert @ Victoria Park Barbershop Fest         Mighty Trucks @ Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum (DOON) September 8 KW Humane Society Dash and Splash Wannabe - Spice Girls Tribute @ Gaslight District  September 10 World Suicide Prevention Day @ KPL September 13 (for older kids/teens) Outdoor Movie - Beetlejuice + Monster Market @ Gaslight District September 13-14 Bestival              September 14

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/partners-with-paws-inc/events/fr-dance-challenge2024/ https://www.kitchener.ca/en/arts-culture-and-events/endless-summer.aspx https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/barbershop-fest-tickets-945064723027 https://calendar.waterlooregionmuseum.ca/EventsList/Detail/2024-09-07-1100-Mighty-Trucks https://kwsphumane.ca/events/dash-and-splash https://www.gaslightdistrict.ca/events https://wrspc.ca/wspd-2024/ https://www.gaslightdistrict.ca/events https://www.belmontvillagebestival.com/ 4th Annual Art Fair Homer Watson Art Gallery

Kitchener Musical Hike

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2369595749/posts/10161712026615750/

September 21

Lumen Create Waterloo, City of Waterloo

September 21

Royal Medieval Faire Royal Medieval Faire

September 21 Schneider Creek Porch Party Region of Waterloo Museums Doors Open Waterloo Region Doon Fall Family Fun Fair Resolute Church Fall Fair September 22

https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/exploring-the-region/doors-open-waterloo-region.aspx https://www.facebook.com/events/599941502808852 https://www.facebook.com/groups/2369595749/posts/10161709524920750/ Black And Free: New Art Artist Talks x Vendor Fair THEMUSEUM

September 27 to October 19

KW Oktoberfest Kitchener Waterloo Oktoberfest

September 28

21st annual Gidinawendamin/Ska’nikú•lát Pow Wow University of Waterloo

September 28

THEMUSEUM’s 21st Birthday! THEMUSEUM

September 28

Goatfest Hot Sauce Festival https://goatfest.ca/

Wellesley Apple Butter and Cheese Festival Wellesley ABC Festival

September 30

Orange Shirt Day - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

https://uwaterloo.ca/indigenous/orange-shirt-day

LOOKING AHEAD

October 1

Monster Month in Elora https://www.monstermonth.ca/

Outdoor Movie - Ghostbusters @ Gaslight District https://www.gaslightdistrict.ca/events

October 5

40th Annual Free Pancake Breakfast @ Bingemans  https://grhf.ca/pages/oktoberfest-family-breakfast

October 14

KW Oktoberfest Thanksgiving Day Parade https://www.oktoberfest.ca/event-calendar/thanksgiving-day-parade/ with Parade Marshall Jack Armstrong - Voice of the Toronto Raptors!

 

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert the Musical was Bussin!

The best way to describe Priscilla, Queen of the Desert the Musical is if Mama Mia and Kinky Boots had a baby.  It is musical about love, understanding and finding your family. It pushes the boundaries of what being big, bold and beautiful can be while showing how vulnerability and fear can keep you from a fulfilling life. Imagined through a musical road trip of the Australian outback, this Drayton Entertainment show definitely puts the bus in bussin'.

Based on the Academy Award®-winning film, this sparkling stage adaptation follows three dazzling drag queens – Mitzi, Felicia, and Bernadette – as they set out on a hilarious adventure across the Australian outback in a battered old bus (nicknamed Priscilla) to put on a show in a remote resort town. Along the way, a heartwarming story of acceptance and self-discovery unfolds.

See Priscilla, Queen of the Desert the Musical now in Cambridge Ontario or take it Beach!

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert the Musical is currently playing at the Hamilton Family Theatre in Cambridge Ontario until August 10th, then they will pack up the bus and head to Grand Bend Ontario where it will run from August 15th to September 1st 2024

Please note that this production contains mature themes and strong language.

Tickets available at https://www.draytonentertainment.com