Current and Upcoming Experiences
- Reimagine Winter: activations across Kitchener
- DTK Art Walk: outdoor, self-guided
Events and Festivals in Downtown Kitchener
| Tri-Pride Festival |
| A LGBTQ2 community celebration in Victoria Park with live music, vendors and more! Learn more |
| Summer Lights Art Festival |
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A late-night collision of art, tech, makers, games, musicians, performers and community across Downtown Kitchener |
| King StrEATery Food Truck Festival + Our World Music Festival |
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20+ food trucks assemble across King Street, plus an outdoor beer garden, music and fun activities in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters Waterloo Region. To make the night even better - Our World Music Festival hosts musical performances all night long! |
| DTK Patio Crawl |
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A giant patio crawl across Downtown Kitchener restaurants with music, activations, prizes and unexpected surpises. |
| True North Festival |
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Hosted by Communitech across Waterloo Region, True North Festival is not your typical tech conference or festival series. |
| At First Light: Sunrise Ceremony |
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A celebration of National Indigenous People Day and the Summer Solstice hosted by THEMUSEUM. |
| KW Multicultural Festival |
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A massive cultural festival in Victoria Park with incredible performances, markets and global food vendors. |
| Canada Day Celebration |
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The best Canada Day party in Waterloo Region hosted infront of Kitchener City Hall with musical performances, food vendors and fireworks! |
| KW Vegfest |
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Waterloo Region's only vegetarian/vegan food, speaker and market festival! |
| Cruising on King Street |
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The region's best classic car show and parade held in Downtown Kitchener. |
| Kultrún World Music |
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Free multidisciplinary festival in Victoria Park featuring local and international music acts and vendors. |
| Ribfest and Craft Beer Show |
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Annual BBQ’d meat and craft beer extravaganza runs in Victoria Park. |
| Rock and Rumble |
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Motorcycles, food trucks, craft breweries and a free classic rock concert in front of City Hall. |
| Kitchener Blues Festival |
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A world class, free blues festival held annually in Downtown Kitchener. |
| KidSpark |
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Free family fun celebrating all things kids in Victoria Park. |
| Link Picnic |
| An African and Caribbean culture community festival in Victoria Park. Learn more |
| Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest |
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Canada’s largest Bavarian Festival held in venues across Kitchener. Downtown Kitchener is home to the annual keg tapping event and Oktoberfest market. |
| Chriskindl Market |
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Canada's original German holiday market held in Downtown Kitchener during the holidays. |
| New Years Eve in Downtown Kitchener |
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A family-friendly NYE Celebration held at Kitchener City Hall in Downtown Kitchener. |
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