Waterloo Region is a great place to live, but it pains me to say that we have very fragmented communities of interest. Common complaints that I hear from people in Tech, Entrepreneurial and Student communities are “there isn’t enough going on” or “organizations don’t advertise their events well enough“. Well, here is a non-comprehensive list of websites that you can get hook into that will help you stay informed about arts and cultural events going on in town.
Aggregators
- Artifice (soon to be www.cultureblast.ca)
- The Loop
- Local Vibe
- Echo Weekly
- Explore Waterloo Region
- Grand River Folk Art Community
- City of Waterloo Events
- City of Kitchener Events
- City of Cambridge Events
- Communitech Community Calendar
- Downtown Kitchener Events
- Uptown Waterloo Events
- Ready Qatalyst
Individual Venues or Organizations
- KW Art Gallery
- Waterloo Regional Children’s Museum Events
- CAFK+A Facebook Group (Contemporary Art Forum of Kitchener + Area)
- Maxwell’s Music House
- MT Space Facebook Group
- Lost + Found Theatre Facebook Group
- Revue Royale Burlesque Facebook Group
- KW Little Theatre
- Perimeter Institute Outreach Events
- Center in the Square
- Kitchener Public Library Programs
- Cambridge Library Programs and Events
- Galt Little Theatre
- Globe Studios
- KW Art Camp
- KW Culture Camp
- Waterloo Region Web Design & Tech Meetup
- BarCamp Waterloo
- CIGI Events
- UW General Public Events
- Cambridge Now
- KW Now
Festivals or Events
- Ice Dogs Festival – February
- Waterloo Arts Festival – June
- Spotlight: discover the arts – June
- UpTown Country Festival – June
- K-W Multicultural Festival – June
- Canada Day at Columbia Lake – July
- UpTown Waterloo Jazz Festival – July
- Kitchener Rib & Craft Beer Show – July
- Kitchener Blues Festival – August
- Busker Festival – August
- Heart and Hand Festival – August
- Royal Medieval Faire – September
- UpTown Dining – September
- Word on the Street – September
- Doors Open Waterloo Region – September
- Country Musicians Rock & Read for Kids – October
- Oktoberfest – October
- Q2C Festival – October
- Wonders of Winter – December
- KWKids.com
If you have any others that you know of that focus on Waterloo Region and Area, please let me know and I’ll add them to the list above.
4 Comments
Excellent list!
CIGI also has some great public lectures.
There’s also a crazy little new website called “local vibe”
http://localvibe.ca/
Thanks for the suggestions – I’ve added both to the list
hey i was just wondering if you can find out when the beer and rib festival is in victoria park. thanks candice
Good point – I’ve added it to the list, but for your reference here is their website: http://www.kitchenerribandbeerfest.com/main2.cfm it’s July 16-18 this year.