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October 2nd, 2023: What’s Happening in Your Neighbourhood?

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Are you ready for a heart-pounding, bone-chilling, blood-curdling season?  Are you ready to face your worst fears imaginable?  If you enjoy feeling panicked and scared, be sure to check out the six attractions at Bingemans Screampark!  Tickets are on sale now until October 29.

Buy Tickets | Screampark | Bingemans

 

PRIDEtoberFest is back!  This Saturday at the Ken Seiling Museum, there will be a fantabulous drag show featuring favourite local stars and performers.  After the show, you can dance the night away with new and old friends to tunes spun by a local DJ!  Check out the link below for more information.

PRIDEtoberFest 2023 Tickets, Sat, 7 Oct 2023 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite

 

Are you brave enough to creep through Schneider Haus at night?  Their Chilling Candlelit Evenings are sure to give you a thrill!  Experience the Schneider Haus in a whole new light at night and tour through what some claim as the most haunted house in Kitchener.  Expect to hear about chilling historic events, ghost stories, and stories from visitors who claim to have had supernatural experiences.  Click below for more details and to purchase tickets.

Chilling Candlelit Evenings Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

 

Click here – Activity search | Active Kitchener (activecommunities.com) –  to see what’s happening at the Downtown Community Centre

Click here – Activity search | Active Kitchener (activecommunities.com) – to see what’s happening at Forest Heights Community Centre

Click here – Activity search | Active Kitchener (activecommunities.com) – to see what’s happening at Huron Community Centre

 

There are plenty of ways to get out and about in Waterloo Region outside your neighbourhood association including:

 

Paint Nite: The Original Paint and Sip Party

Tuesday October 3, 2023
6:30PM – 8:30PM
$48.00
E.V.O. Kitchen – 31 Water Street South, Cambridge, Ontario
Paint Nite: The Original Paint and Sip Party Tickets, Tue, Oct 3, 2023 at 6:30 PM | Eventbrite

 

Meditation Class – Reflecting Beauty Within

Tuesday October 3, 2023
6:45PM – 8:15PM
$15.52
Grand River Stanley Park Library – 175 Indian Road, Kitchener, Ontario
Kitchener Meditation Class – Reflecting Beauty Within Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

 

Drum Circle

Wednesday October 4, 2023
2:00PM – 3:00PM
$5.00
1370 King Street North, St. Jacobs, Ontario
Drum Circle (waterloo.ca)

 

Let’s Talk Newcomer Youth Program

Wednesday October 4, 2023
5:00PM – 7:00PM
FREE
85 Queen Street North, Kitchener, Ontario
Let’s Talk Newcomer Youth Program Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

 

55 & Better: 3D Pen Masks!

Thursday October 5, 2023
1:30PM
FREE
The MUSEUM – 10 King Street West, Kitchener, Ontario
55 & Better: 3D Pen Masks! – THEMUSEUM

 

Oktoberfest Block Party

Thursday October 5, 2023
4:00PM – 11:00PM
$20.00
Willkommen Platz – 44 Gaukel Street, Kitchener, Ontario
Oktoberfest Block Party – Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest Shop (kitchener-waterloo-oktoberfest-shop.myshopify.com)

 

An Evening with David McPherson

Thursday October 5, 2023
5:00PM – 6:00PM
FREE
Kitchener Public Library – 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener, Ontario
85 Queen: An Evening with David McPherson Tickets, Thu, Oct 5, 2023 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite

 

Hops & High Notes: Opera at the Brewery

Friday October 6, 2023
7:00PM – 9:00PM
FREE
TWB Brewing – 300 Mill Street, Kitchener, Ontario
Hops & High Notes: Opera at the Brewery | TWB Brewing, 300 Mill Street, Kitchener | To Do Canada

 

Floral Cards

Saturday October 7, 2023
12:00PM – 2:00PM
$5.00
1370 King Street North, St. Jacobs, Ontario
Floral Cards w/ Ivy Bhattacharjee – Three Sisters Cultural Centre (threesisterscentre.ca)

 

Garden Focaccia Workshop

Saturday October 7, 2023
12:30PM – 4:00PM
$33.28
Schneider Haus National Historic Site – 466 Queen Street South, Kitchener, Ontario
Garden Focaccia Workshop Tickets, Sat, 7 Oct 2023 at 12:30 PM | Eventbrite

 

The Family Crow

Saturday October 7, 2023
7:00PM
$25.00
The Registry Theatre – 122 Frederick Street, Kitchener, Ontario
THE FAMILY CROW | The Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St, Kitchener | To Do Canada

 

High Tea

Sunday October 8, 2023
1:00PM – 3:30PM
$43.93
Little Mushroom Dining Lounge – 131 Sheldon Drive, Cambridge, Ontario
High Tea Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

 

Claytime: Beginner Clay Workshop

Sunday October 8, 2023
1:30PM – 4:00PM
$35.20
Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery – 25 Caroline Street North, Waterloo, Ontario
Claytime Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite

 

Mike Todd & Ben Rollo

Sunday October 8, 2023
2:00PM – 5:00PM
$22.63
The Jazz Room – 59 King Street North, Waterloo, Ontario
Mike Todd and Ben Rollo @ The Jazz Room Tickets, Sun, 8 Oct 2023 at 2:00 PM | Eventbrite