Kate’s 5 fun things to do in and around Waterloo region: Nov. 7 to 9

Kate Bueckert · CBC News

· Posted: Nov 07, 2025 8:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 9 hours ago

It’s going to beryllium a beauteous mean November play with immoderate flurries successful the forecast.

If you privation to enactment indoors, the Elora Adventure Film Festival runs each play with films and talks.

The Eden Mills utilized publication merchantability volition beryllium held Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. astatine the Eden Mills Community Hall.

Sounds of the Season is simply a performance by the Waterloo Region Orchestra with peculiar guest, violin prodigy Sammy Wong. It volition beryllium held Sunday astatine 3 p.m. astatine Wilfrid Laurier University’s Maureen Forrester Recital Hall.

This is besides the opening play for Elmira Theatre Company’s staging of the play Willow Quartet.

The Kitchener Rangers person 2 location games this weekend. Friday nighttime they big the Saginaw Spirit and Sunday astatine 2 p.m. the Kingston Frontenacs volition beryllium successful town.

The Guelph Storm are connected the roadworthy each weekend. https://chl.ca/ohl-storm/

Wild Writers Festival

All weekend

Balsillie School of International Affairs and the Centre of International Governance Innovation, Waterloo

There are respective talks and workshops arsenic portion of this festival, including the opening lawsuit featuring Madeleine Thien and Shani Mootoo, a store connected however to get published, the interaction of motherhood connected being an author, a poesy sheet and overmuch more.

• Wild Writers Festival website

Remembrance Art Show

Saturday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

44 Gaukel, Kitchener

The Kitchener-Waterloo Society of Artists volition big an creation amusement that focuses connected the taxable of remembrance. Artists were asked to make pieces that honour the sacrifices of Canadian soldiers. 

• KWSA website

Guelph Film Festival

All weekend

Various venues

This documentary movie festival volition diagnostic stories astir renewal this year. In immoderate cases, determination are events earlier the films, specified arsenic going for a locomotion astatine a wetland.

A amusive lawsuit Sunday greeting called Tiny Docs by Tiny People are documentary films for children by children.

Tickets are required for astir of the events, but not all, and determination is simply a pay-what-you-can option. Anyone nether 30 is free.

• Guelph Film Festival

The Road Home

Saturday 7 p.m.

Central Presbyterian Church, 7 Queens Sq., Cambridge

This evening of euphony and stories volition diagnostic CBC big Tom Allen and musicians Allison Lupton, Ian Bell, Shane Cook, Chris Coole and Lori Gemmel.

The evening volition besides beryllium the authoritative motorboat of the opus representation publication Over The Ocean To Canada based connected a opus of the aforesaid sanction by Lupton and illustrated by Bell. Bell's archetypal artwork for the publication volition besides beryllium connected display.

• Ticket Scene lawsuit page

117th Yates Cup

Saturday 10:30 a.m.

University Stadium, Waterloo

The Laurier Golden Hawks are connected a teardrop this play and volition instrumentality connected the Queen’s Gaels. Kick-off is astatine 1 p.m. but earlier that, instrumentality fest volition assistance radical prep for the crippled with impermanent performances and prizes.

• Facebook lawsuit page

Bonus: Maker markets and trade bazaars

Local markets volition commencement to ramp up and determination volition beryllium respective each weekend. Here’s a database of immoderate of the ones this weekend:

• Etsy Holiday Market, Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., RIM Park, Waterloo. Admission is $2 currency astatine the door.
• Merry and Bright Craft Market, Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Conestoga Banquet Hall, 617 King St. N., Waterloo.
• Conestogo PS Handmade Market, Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Conestogo Public School.
• Snowflake Bazaar, Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 130 Victoria Ave., Cambridge.
• St. Francis of Assisi Christmas Bazaar, Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 49 Blueridge Ave, Kitchener.
• 26th Scout Fall Craft Bazaar, Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Kortright Hills Public School gym, Guelph.
• Annual Christmas Craft and Artisan Sale by the Kinette Club of Guelph, Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 289 College Ave. W., Guelph.
• Workside Handmade Market and Bake Sale, Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., St. George's Anglican Church successful Mitchell Hall, 99 Woolwich Street, Guelph.
• Christmas Vendor Market, Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Guelph Community Christian School, 195 College Ave. W., Guelph.
• The Nightmare Before Xmas Market, Sunday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Old Quebec Street Shoppes, downtown Guelph.

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