Kate's 5 fun things to do in and around Waterloo region: May 9 to 11

Kate Bueckert · CBC News

· Posted: May 09, 2025 7:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 12 minutes ago

Grab a chapeau and immoderate sunscreen due to the fact that it's going to beryllium a sunny play successful Waterloo region.

Don't forget, Sunday is Mother's Day. There's licence-free sportfishing successful Ontario connected Saturday and Sunday.

Kitchener successful Bloom launches connected Saturday with an lawsuit from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. astatine the Sprout Community Garden, adjacent to the Stanley Park Community Centre astatine 505 Franklin St. N. There are escaped seedlings, garden-themed crafts for kids, a Love My Hood lemonade stand, positive prizes and giveaways.

The K-W Gem and Mineral Show is taking spot Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. astatine The Aud successful Kitchener with hands-on activities for children, tons of rocks, minerals, fossils and meteorites, a gem excavation positive uncover a fossil fish.

There's a Holi and Tulip Festival successful Guelph connected Saturday being held by the Royal City Durga Puja. From 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., determination are tulip-themed decorations, unrecorded painting, a photograph booth, nutrient and vendor stalls and euphony astatine Ken Danby Public School, 525 Grange Rd.

Cambridge Moves for Mental Health takes spot Saturday. People tin motion successful astatine 10:30 a.m. astatine the Cambridge Civic Square and assorted activities volition get underway astir 11 a.m.

The Galt Horticultural Society has its yearly works merchantability Saturday starting astatine 9 a.m. until they're sold out. This lawsuit is held astatine the Ferguson Cottage, 25 Grand Ave. S. successful Cambridge.

In shot action, the Kitchener Panthers volition play a pre-season crippled this play but unluckily not astatine home. Kitchener volition beryllium successful Toronto connected Sunday. Guelph Royals bash not person a crippled this weekend.

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

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Girls Can Fly

Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Region of Waterloo International Airport

This escaped household lawsuit hosted by the Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre includes tours, formation simulators, assorted exhibits and aircrafts volition beryllium connected show arsenic good arsenic hands-on activities for aspiring aviators.

There are escaped flights offered each year. Registration for that is afloat present but determination is inactive plentifulness to do. The Runways Café volition beryllium unfastened for meal and luncheon and there's outdoor seating to ticker the enactment successful the skies.

• Waterloo Wellington Flight Centre website

Poyo Fest

Saturday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Gaukel Block, downtown Kitchener

This is simply a solemnisation of Kirby, the circular and pinkish quality successful Nintendo games, and "all things irresistibly cute successful popular culture."

There volition beryllium vendors with artwork, plush toys and accessories. Watch arsenic radical instrumentality portion successful Kirby's Stardash Battle, a Kirby-inspired manner amusement and a food-themed crippled show.

There are besides workshops you tin pre-register for, including making a telephone charm oregon coating a planter.

• K-W Creators Poyo Fest lawsuit page

Songs for a Healing City

Sunday 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, 54 Benton St., Kitchener

This is simply a "walk and sing" lawsuit with Menno Singers that volition spot a radical locomotion done downtown Kitchener and halt astatine 4 downtown sites to speech astir enactment being done to assistance radical struggling with homelessness oregon to find affordable lodging and past "respond successful song."

Then astatine 3 p.m., determination volition beryllium a social-justice themed performance astatine the church.

There are a fewer spouse agencies besides taking portion including House of Friendship, Indwell and the 519 Community Collective.

Attendance is by donation.

• Menno Singers lawsuit page

Spring works identification

Saturday 11 a.m. start

Huron Natural Area, Kitchener

Red Osier Guild volition big this locomotion and constituent retired some autochthonal and non-native taxon done an Indigenous lens portion besides talking astir the challenges that interaction greenish spaces. People are encouraged to deterioration bully shoes, deterioration a chapeau and bring water.

• Facebook lawsuit page

Open houses for police, discarded services

As Emergency Preparedness Week comes to an end, determination are a fewer events that volition assistance radical amended recognize the services successful their assemblage similar constabulary and garbage. Here are immoderate events:

• Saturday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. — Guelph Police Service is hosting a household amusive time with accusation displays, canine demonstrations and look painting. The lawsuit is astatine constabulary headquarters, 15 Wyndham St. S., utilizing the entranceway disconnected Fountain Street.
• Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Region of Waterloo wants radical to spell "beyond the curb" to spot wherever their garbage goes astatine the Waterloo Waste Management Centre. There volition beryllium autobus tours, a falconer conscionable and greet, mint planting, garbage bin planting, games and a look astatine the caller garbage and integrated carts that the portion volition present adjacent year. Enter done Gate 1 astatine 925 Erb St. W. successful Waterloo.
• Saturday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. — The Kitchener Fire Department volition beryllium astatine the Kitchener Farmers Market and radical person a accidental to triumph a 72-hour exigency kit.