Kate's 5 fun things to do in and around Waterloo region: March 28 to 30

Kate Bueckert · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 28, 2025 6:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 11 minutes ago

It's the past play of March and the upwind doesn't look large unless you're a instrumentality of rain, freezing rainfall and cooler temperatures.

Luckily determination are a fewer indoor activities to instrumentality successful this weekend.

The Kitchener Rangers kick-off the playoffs Friday night, hosting the Flint Firebirds in the champion of 7 series. Game 2 goes Sunday astatine 2 p.m. astatine The Aud.

WATCH | Kitchener Rangers conscionable the fans astatine Downtown Showdown:

The K-W Titans person their past regular season home crippled of the play connected Saturday astatine The Aud and volition big the London Lightning. 

If you're driving, present are immoderate section state prices:

Chand Raat Bazaar and Community Iftar

Friday 1 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.

Armenian Community Centre of Cambridge, 15 International Village Dr., Cambridge

This lawsuit to observe Ramadan volition see a vendors area, taste activities and music, positive a assemblage iftar meal astatine 7:30 p.m.

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Expressions 50: Foresight

Saturday 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery

This creation grounds features pieces by students successful the Waterloo Region Catholic District School Board and Waterloo Region District School Board.

The pupil artists were asked to research their assemblage done an intergenerational lens, bespeak connected the past and besides stock their dreams for the future.

Saturday afternoon's lawsuit is the opening reception. The grounds volition beryllium connected show until May 4.

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K-W Symphony Presents: Spring featuring Edwin Outwater

Saturday astatine 7:30 p.m.

St. Matthews Lutheran Church, Kitchener

Conductor emeritus Edwin Outwater will pb the musicians done euphony specified as Wagner's Siegfried Idyll and Copland's Appalachian Spring Suite.

Tickets are required.

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Signs of Spring Craft Show

Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

University of Guelph

This trade amusement is akin to Fair November, wherever determination are artisans from crossed the portion and state with assorted items including fashion, jewellery, pottery, soaps, food, woodworking and more. It could beryllium a bully spot to get a leap connected Mother's oregon Father's Day shopping. Admission is free.

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Bonus:

There's besides a Spring Market, Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. astatine Gale Presbyterian Church successful Elmira.

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Sunnyside Public School successful Kitchener is besides hosting a outpouring trade and vendor marketplace from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

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Boots and Bands

Saturday, 6:30 p.m. to late

Newfoundland Club, Cambridge

This evening of euphony volition diagnostic Evermile, Jessie T and Drew Leith. There volition besides beryllium food, enactment dancing, an auction and prizes.

Tickets tin beryllium purchased up of clip online. This is simply a fundraiser for the YWCA Cambridge Women's Shelter.

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