Kate’s 5 enjoyable issues to do in and round Waterloo area this civic vacation lengthy weekend

The first weekend of August is right here and whereas lengthy weekends are typically quieter with regards to occasions, there may be nonetheless tons happening.

DTK Latin Heat is free salsa dancing in Carl Zehr Square in entrance of Kitchener’s metropolis corridor Friday evening. Lessons get underway at 7 p.m. then dancing goes till 11 p.m.

Livi and Friends shall be on the McCormick Branch of the Waterloo Public Library on Saturday at 11 a.m. It’s a present with singing and dancing to instructional songs and whereas free, registration is required.

It’s additionally Snake Ssstorytime on the Guelph Public Library Saturday at 10 a.m. the place youngsters have the prospect to study wildlife conservation and meet a snake in addition to take pleasure in a narrative.

Sunflower Fest runs all weekend at Brantwood Farms close to Brantford. Check out the sunflowers, choose your individual, take a wagon trip and perhaps snap a couple of selfies standing close to the intense yellow flowers. 

In native baseball motion, the Kitchener Panthers host the Barrie Baycats on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Jack Couch Park.

The Guelph Royals will host the Hamilton Cardinals Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Hastings Stadium.

The Ontario Pirate Festival

Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 11 a.m. to six p.m.

Marden Park, Guelph

Ahoy! Join within the enjoyable at this pageant that’s all about pirates. There is a youngsters space, market and the Captain’s Keg.

There’s additionally stay leisure together with folks wearing pirate garb, stay music, sword combating, feats of energy, a falconry present and Zoltan the Adequate will carry out quite a lot of weird stunts. There’s additionally a pub sing on the Thirsty Parrot.

Waterloo Rib and Beer Fest

Friday 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday 12 p.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.

RIM Park, Waterloo

If you need beer or ribs, that is the place to be this weekend. There are different foods and drinks choices, too.

Along with the meals, there may be stay leisure that features tribute bands for AC/DC, The Tragically Hip and The Rolling Stones.

The Voice of the River: Grand River Play Project

Saturday all day at Cambridge Public Library branches

Saturday 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., York Road Park, Guelph

The Grand River Play Project is a play that takes place in varied areas alongside the Grand River. There are two native occasions on Saturday related to the mission.

Stop into any department of the Cambridge Public Library to make a dragonfly to put on. Dragonflies are a part of this 12 months’s play.

There’s additionally a efficiency of the play in Guelph at York Road Park within the night. The efficiency is pay what you’ll be able to.

For individuals who need to plan forward: Wednesday night would be the Cambridge efficiency from 6 to 9 p.m. on the Mill Race Amphitheatre and it is going to be at Schneider Haus in Kitchener subsequent Friday.

#StrollQueen Pickleball

Saturday 9 a.m. to three p.m.

Queen Street E. between Guelph Avenue and Tannery Street E., Cambridge

The Hespeler Village BIA invitations folks to take pleasure in Queen Street with some expanded restaurant patios, stay music and yard video games together with jumbo chess, join 4, corn maintain and ladder ball.

There’s additionally free pickleball on the road.

Music across the area

There are a couple of musical performances to absorb over the following few days. Here’s a couple of:

Sunset Session at Vogelsang Green in downtown Kitchener, the place you do not know who shall be performing till the present begins at 7 p.m. Friday This live performance is free. Bring a blanket or a chair and seize takeout or snacks from a close-by enterprise.

Saturday evening I, The Mountain performs on the patio at TWB Brewing in Kitchener. There are not any tickets and reservations usually are not required, however persons are requested to pay what you’ll be able to to help the band.

Sunday afternoon is the Roos Island Music Series and JP Sunga will be performing at 2 p.m. on the bandshell on the island in Kitchener’s Victoria Park. This live performance is free, simply convey a chair or blanket.

Tea for Three is on Sunday at 7 p.m. at Mill Race Park in Cambridge. It’s conventional folks music from England, France and past. It’s free to attend, however folks ought to convey a garden chair.

Bonus: World in a Weekend: International Puppet Festival

All weekend

Stratford

Puppetry artists from all around the world shall be within the metropolis for this pageant. And these aren’t all small hand puppets. There are every kind of puppets together with massive animals and creatures.

There shall be a lot of household pleasant actions and there is each free interactive issues to do plus ticketed occasions.