Kate's 5 fun things to do in and around Waterloo region: May 2 to 4

Kate Bueckert · CBC News

· Posted: May 02, 2025 7:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 32 minutes ago

A cloudy and perchance rainy play is ahead, but don't fto that support you inside.

Bird Friendly Kitchener is kicking disconnected a period of events to observe the metropolis naming the dark-eyed junco arsenic its authoritative bird. Starting Saturday, volunteers volition beryllium astatine the Square Peg abstraction astatine Kitchener's metropolis hallway with a mini marketplace and implicit the people of the month, determination volition beryllium various activities, artists, vertebrate outings, presentations and more.

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Strike The Mihbaj is simply a show by Levant Canada astatine the University of Waterloo's Theatre of Arts that tells the communicative of Zeina, who returns to a Bedouin colony from Canada with her boyfriend, who has to effort to triumph implicit her accepted family. There are performances Saturday and Sunday.

The Waterloo County Teachers' Choir volition execute its Hope and Dreams performance connected Sunday astatine Central Church successful Cambridge.

Oh, and of course, May the 4th beryllium with you each connected Sunday.

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

Mannheim Community Garage Sale

Saturday astatine 7:30 a.m.

Mannheim

It volition beryllium store income galore successful Mannheim connected Saturday for those who emotion the thrill of the hunt for new-to-you items. There volition besides beryllium a nutrient booth acceptable up by the Optimist Club successful lawsuit you request a snack betwixt snagging deals.

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Elora Festival Giant Book Sale

Friday 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Elora Curling Club, David Street W.

This monolithic publication merchantability has thing for everyone. Books, games, DVDs, CDs and records volition capable the curling club. There's an introduction interest of $5 connected Friday night, but it's escaped admittance connected Saturday and Sunday.

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Spring markets

In lawsuit you didn't realize, Mother's Day is coming up (May 11) and Father's Day is simply a period away. There are a fewer outpouring markets wherever you mightiness beryllium capable to find the cleanable acquisition oregon dainty yourself to thing nice.

• Spring Ayr Market, Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., astatine the North Dumfries Community Centre. It volition diagnostic up to 40 vendors arsenic good arsenic tasty treats. Facebook lawsuit page.
• Mother's Day Market, Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., astatine the New Dundee Community Centre. This marketplace volition diagnostic section handmade artisans and admittance supports section charities. Sew Rustic lawsuit page.
• Book just and crafters market, Saturday 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., astatine the Victoria Park pavilion successful Kitchener volition diagnostic tons of literate amusive and one-of-a-kind pieces. Facebook lawsuit page
• Mother of each Handmade Markets Elora, Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. astatine the Grandway Events Centre astatine the raceway. There are respective section handmade makers and artisans who volition person items for sale. Facbeook lawsuit page.
• Spring Fling Market, Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., astatine St. George Anglican Church successful Guelph volition see indoor and outdoor vendors with handmade goods, creation and food. Facebook lawsuit page.
• Moms and Mimosas Mother's Day Market, Sunday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., astatine Fireside Haven Studio successful Cambridge. There volition beryllium section vendors and crafters, a photograph backdrop and doorway prizes. Facebook lawsuit page.
• Puslinch successful Bloom, Sunday 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. astatine the Puslinch Community Centre volition see astir 30 section vendors and nutrient trucks. Facebook lawsuit page.

Trees for Guelph Tree Planting

Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Grange Road Natural Area, parkland successful the parking batch astatine Grange Road and Watson Parkway

All ages tin be this lawsuit and assistance to works trees successful the country astir the playground and shot fields. This is simply a rain-or-shine lawsuit truthful formal for the weather. Stay arsenic agelong arsenic you tin to works 1 histrion oregon several.

Shovels, buckets, mulch, trees and wildflowers volition beryllium provided. This lawsuit tin besides number toward high schoolhouse unpaid hours.

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Bring connected the Bots

Saturday 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Waterloo Public Library, Eastside Branch

Four section FIRST Robotics teams volition instrumentality portion successful a nationalist objection of their robots, positive thatch robotics and coding. Check retired the action, inquire questions and effort retired coding for yourself astatine this drop-in event.

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