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Impact International Theatre Festival

Downtown Kitchener Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

The International Multicultural Platform for Alternative Contemporary Theatre, or IMPACT, is a biennial celebration organized by MT Space in the Waterloo Region. IMPACT will present some of the finest local, national and international work that is focused on Indigenous and culturally diverse work from Turtle Island and around the world.

Wellesley Apple Butter and Cheese Festival

Join us for the fiftieth annual Wellesley Apple Butter and Cheese Festival! There is a craft market, the Queen’s Bush street market and a wide variety of food vendors that draw thousands to Wellesley on the last Saturday of September every year. This event is one you do not want to miss.

Free

Morning Out: Library 101

Pioneer Park Library 150 Pioneer Drive, Kitchener, ONTARIO, Canada

Come and meet new friends, enjoy a coffee and participate in a variety of activities. Every week will offer different activities, including trivia, games and informal discussions. Participants will get a monthly calendar with weekly themes and specific location details.

Free

Queer Birders Kw

Join this group of bird and outdoor enthusiasts who are taking up space and trying out birding! Whether it’s your first time or you want a place to bird with friends.

Free

Sumâq

Behnaz Fatemi’s solo exhibition Sumâq traces a path between places. It reflects on cultural memory and how it takes root in new soil. Enjoy the work as it carries the taste of survival.

Free

NFB Movie Screening

Watch Parade: Queer Acts of Love and Resistance with your community. Unflinching, bold, enraging, hopeful. Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance is a vital new chapter in the queer canon, capturing pivotal moments that sparked Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ movement and honouring the activists whose resistance led to the rights we have today.

Free

SASC Rainbow of Healing Group

Spectrum 283 Duke St W, Kitchener, ON

This inclusive and safe space welcomes survivors of all genders over the age of 16 and in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. There is mutual support from the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region (SASC). This group meets on the second Thursday of every month.

Free

Terry O’Reilly: Against the GraIn

Central Library 85 Queen Street North, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Broadcaster and podcaster Terry O’Reilly turns his attention to people who go “against the grain” in their work to see what makes them different. Join him as he discusses his latest book Against the Grain: Defiant Giants Who Changed the World. This bestselling author event is registration-required.

Free

Riot Queer Events Emo Night

Revel Cider 62 Dawson Road, Guelph, ON, Canada

Get ready to screamo and shout to your favourite emo lyrics in your spookiest costume! Join in for a night of nostalgic tunes, dark vibes and so much eyeliner.

$11.98 – $17.31