Kate's 5 fun things to do this long weekend in and around Waterloo region: April 18 to 21

Kate Bueckert · CBC News

· Posted: Apr 18, 2025 7:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 infinitesimal ago

It's the agelong weekend — possibly a precise agelong play for those who person some Friday and Monday off — and it's going to beryllium a very spring-like upwind rollercoaster with sun, rainfall and mild and chill temperatures.

The Kitchener Rangers person a do-or-die crippled Friday successful Windsor. Down 3-1 successful the playoff series, if Kitchener wins, they'll beryllium backmost astatine The Aud successful Kitchener connected Sunday night.

If you're looking for thing amusive to perceive to connected Monday, CBC K-W's The Morning Edition with big Craig Norris is doing a peculiar province-wide amusement that volition absorption connected predetermination issues from Ontario communities. Tune successful and perceive to the greeting squad betwixt 6 a.m. and 8:40 a.m. Monday.

Also a reminder: Some offices oregon businesses volition beryllium closed Friday and Monday.

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

Easter Egg Hunt for Dogs

Friday 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Knollwood Park, Kitchener

Riverside Park, Guelph

It'll beryllium cuteness overload successful 2 section parks arsenic dogs hunt for eggs with treats wrong them. There is simply a outgo to instrumentality portion due to the fact that it's a fundraiser for National Service Dogs. Register up of clip oregon wage astatine the park.

• National Service Dog lawsuit page

Bonus: Easter Pawty

Saturday 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The Modern Paw, 720 Belmont Ave. W., Kitchener

This is simply a free, pet-friendly lawsuit with an ovum hunt and photos successful beforehand of an Easter-themed backdrop. This is simply a fundraiser for the Kitchener Waterloo Stratford Perth Humane Society.

• Facebook lawsuit page

Brewer's Brass

Friday astatine 7 p.m.

TWB Co-operative Brewing, 300 Mill St., Kitchener

The brewer astatine TWB, Peter Collins, is 1 heck of a trombone subordinate and he's getting the brass quartet backmost unneurotic for a amusive Friday nighttime concert.

Entry is pay-what-you-can.

• Facebook lawsuit page

Earth Day Clothing Swap

Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Church of the Good Shepherd, 116 Queen St. N., Kitchener

Bring cleanable and mildly utilized clothing, shoes and accessories for each ages and a reusable container to this lawsuit and swap what you don't deterioration anymore for immoderate new-to-you gems.

There is an introduction interest of $5 astatine the door, but bring a reusable mug and bask immoderate refreshments. Organizers accidental this swap is simply a large mode to prevention money, springiness distant unwanted apparel and get thing caller for your wardrobe.

• Facebook lawsuit page

Easter Egg hunts

There are respective ovum hunts planned. Here are a few:

Saturday astatine 10 a.m. — Doon Pioneer Park Community Association volition big a hunt. The festivities footwear disconnected with a show from Krickett and the hunt gets underway astatine 10:30 a.m.

Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. — Downtown Cambridge Easter Egg Hunt starts at Encore Threads and Treasures located astatine 60 Main St. and radical volition get a representation of participating businesses taking portion successful the event.

Saturday 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. — Hespeler Village Easter Egg Hunt volition person radical sojourn downtown businesses to get treats. Enjoy unrecorded euphony with Katy Topham connected Queen Street and the nutrient slope volition beryllium connected manus to cod donations.

Saturday 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. — Verity Community Church successful Waterloo is hosting a hunt and radical tin besides bask a blistery beverage.

Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — TheMuseum successful downtown Kitchener volition big a hunt with eggs hidden connected each 5 floors of the building. Participants volition person a hunt booklet and for each ovum returned, kids volition get a portion of candy. It's besides the past time for the Giraffe, A Heightened Experience exhibit.

Sunday 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. — This lawsuit is for young children, from babe to six years old. An ovum hunt for toddlers volition instrumentality spot connected the indoor tract astatine the Royal Distributing Athletic Performance Centre followed by a tot 'n' play session. The older kids volition get to spell connected an Easter scavenger hunt outside. Registration is recommended.

Hoppy Easter with Baby Chicks

Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday

Schneider Haus, Kitchener

Enjoy immoderate outpouring crafts and activities, marque immoderate slime and sojourn babe chicks. There volition beryllium mini ovum hunts hourly and if you spot a aureate egg, you could triumph a escaped Region of Waterloo Museums membership.

• Region of Waterloo Museums events calendar