City festivals and events

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All city events

Descriptions of all city-run events that take place throughout the year.

Open Streets

Open Streets celebrates the livable cities movement. It takes place throughout the summer.

Canada Day

Spend the afternoon in Waterloo Park with local artists, food trucks and giant games at the July 1 Community Picnic.

Winterloo

Taking place on the final weekend in January, Winterloo is the city's annual winter festival, held in the uptown area.

Lumen

Lumen showcases light-based new media, media art, and projection-based installations. It takes place on the final weekend in September.