Waterloo Arts Events

Arts events Happening Next in Waterloo, ON

Glass Tiger - New Years Eve 2026 at Maxwell's

Maxwell's Concerts & Events 31 Dec 2025
NEW-YEAR

Christmas Sign Painting Workshop - FUNDRAISER

SHAMROCK CO-OP 446 Kingscourt Drive Waterloo ON N2K 3R9 30 Nov 2025
CHRISTMAS

Allow Me: A StandUp Comedy Show by Rahul Dua

Humanities Theatre, Theatres at UWaterloo 30 Jan 2026
PERFORMANCES FREE

Pinch Improv: Student Showcase & Jam

Visitor Information Centre 1 Dec 2025
WORKSHOPS FREE

Pinch Cabaret #44

Hepcat Swing Dance Studio 29 Nov 2025
ART CAD 7 TO 34

Cycles

Maureen Forrester Recital Hall 12 Dec 2025
ENTERTAINMENT FREE

Black Boys Code Waterloo - AI Solving Real-World Problems

University of Waterloo 13 Dec 2025
WORKSHOPS FREE

Down With Webster at Maxwell's

35 University Avenue East, Waterloo, ON, Canada, Ontario N2J 2V9 18 Dec 2025
ENTERTAINMENT

POETRY OPEN MIC

Pink Crow Cafe 7 Dec 2025
OPEN-MIC CAD 12

Enamel Ornament Workshop with Artist Gabrielle S. Castonguay

Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery 29 Nov 2025
ART CAD 92

One Love One World Canadians for Jamaica

35 University Avenue East, Waterloo, ON, Canada, Ontario N2J 2V9 4 Dec 2025
ENTERTAINMENT

Robbie G performs Live in Waterloo on Dec 4 at Room 47

Room 47 4 Dec 2025
ENTERTAINMENT CAD 29 TO 171

Laurier Master of Music C3 Students Concert

Maureen Forrester Recital Hall 12 Dec 2025
ENTERTAINMENT FREE

Author Talk: James Cairns, Tanis MacDonald & Mariam Pirbhai

Waterloo Public Library (Ontario, Canada) (Eastside Branch) 29 Nov 2025
ART

Jingle TELL! Open Mic & Potluck

16 William St W, Waterloo, ON, Canada, Ontario N2L 1J3 10 Dec 2025
OPEN-MIC

Laurier Improvisation Convergence Ensemble (ICE) Concert

Maureen Forrester Recital Hall 19 Mar 2026
ENTERTAINMENT CAD 0 TO 35

Laurier Concerto Competition Finals

Maureen Forrester Recital Hall 23 Jan 2026
ENTERTAINMENT FREE

Laurier Symphony Orchestra, Concerto Comp Winners & Opera Excerpts

Theatre Auditorium 29 Nov 2025
ENTERTAINMENT CAD 0 TO 35

Student Recital: Winds, Brass & Percussion

Maureen Forrester Recital Hall 30 Jan 2026
ENTERTAINMENT FREE

Laurier Wind Orchestra Concert

Theatre Auditorium 28 Mar 2026
ENTERTAINMENT CAD 0 TO 35

Musical Quirks of Art

Laurier Music 7 Dec 2025
ART

The MacQueens Christmas At The Little

Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre 13 Dec 2025
CHRISTMAS

Winter Fest Acting Show 2025

Star Performance Academy 6 Dec 2025
ART CAD 15

50th Anniversary Gala Concert – Laurier Faculty of Music

Maureen Forrester Recital Hall 21 Mar 2026
MUSIC CAD 0 TO 35

Laurier Percussion Ensemble Concert

Maureen Forrester Recital Hall 27 Mar 2026
ENTERTAINMENT CAD 0 TO 35

Gryphon Piano Trio and Nordic Voices

Maureen Forrester Recital Hall 29 Jan 2026
ENTERTAINMENT CAD 0 TO 35

Lee Valley Tools Waterloo Store - Linocut Printmaking Workshop

620 Davenport Rd 10 Jan 2026
WORKSHOPS CAD 50

Laurier Student Composers Concert

Maureen Forrester Recital Hall 5 Feb 2026
ENTERTAINMENT CAD 0 TO 35

Tri-Cities Film Industry Meetup- One Year Anniversary!

Princess Cafe 1 Dec 2025
ENTERTAINMENT FREE

Student Recital: Contemporary & Commercial Music - Voice

Maureen Forrester Recital Hall 13 Feb 2026
ENTERTAINMENT FREE

Laurier Jazz Ensemble Concert

Theatre Auditorium 3 Dec 2025
ENTERTAINMENT CAD 0 TO 35

Holiday Indigenous Art Market

22 Willow Street, Waterloo ON 7 Dec 2025
ART

Music at Noon: Spitfire Brass

Maureen Forrester Recital Hall 27 Feb 2026
ENTERTAINMENT FREE

Winter Fest Primary (Grades 1-3) Dance Show 2025

Star Performance Academy 6 Dec 2025
FESTIVALS CAD 15

Winter Fest Youth (Grades 7-12) Dance Show 2025

Star Performance Academy 6 Dec 2025
FESTIVALS CAD 15

BandFest 2026 at Laurier: Registration

Savvas Chamberlain Music Building 9 Jan 2026
MUSIC CAD 79

The Intimacy Journey for Women L1 | NOV 29

Oasis of Healing Spa with Salt Rooms 29 Nov 2025
WORKSHOPS CAD 239

Winter Fest Power Stars Dance Show 2025

Star Performance Academy 6 Dec 2025
FESTIVALS CAD 15

Music at Noon: Daniel Ramjattan, guitar

Maureen Forrester Recital Hall 27 Mar 2026
MUSIC FREE

Student Recital: Classical Voice

Maureen Forrester Recital Hall 13 Mar 2026
ENTERTAINMENT FREE

Student Recital: Piano

Maureen Forrester Recital Hall 20 Mar 2026
ENTERTAINMENT FREE

Winter Fest Music Show 2025

Star Performance Academy 6 Dec 2025
MUSIC CAD 15

Fan Halen: The World’s #1 National Touring Tribute to Van Halen at Maxwell's!

35 University Avenue East, Waterloo, ON, Canada, Ontario N2J 2V9 31 Jan 2026
ENTERTAINMENT

Shared Stage

The Jazz Room 8 Feb 2026
ENTERTAINMENT CAD 12

Laurier Symphony Orchestra Concert

Maureen Forrester Recital Hall 7 Feb 2026
ENTERTAINMENT CAD 0 TO 35

Waterloo-Snowflake or Winter Wonderland Dot-Painting Workshop

The Pickle Barrel (Conestoga Mall) 6 Jan 2026
WORKSHOPS

Bed By 10pm Is Coming To Waterloo!

RARE NIGHTCLUB & EVENTS CENTRE 28 Feb 2026
PERFORMANCES CAD 65

Meet & Greet with Dr. Sarah Stanners, the CCGG’s new Executive Director

Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery 7 Dec 2025
ART FREE

Local Author Showcase with KW Writer's Alliance

Waterloo Public Library (Ontario, Canada) (Main Library) 11 Dec 2025
ART

Laurier Choirs Concert

Maureen Forrester Recital Hall 10 Feb 2026
MUSIC CAD 0 TO 35

KWLT Presents A VHS Christmas Carol - December 18th

Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre 18 Dec 2025
CHRISTMAS-CAROLS CAD 12 TO 28

ZED - Canada’s Premier Tribute to Led Zeppelin at Maxwell's

35 University Avenue East, Waterloo, ON, Canada, Ontario N2J 2V9 24 Jan 2026
MUSIC

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST | Penny & Pound Theatre

Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre 19 Feb 2026
ART

Student Recital

Maureen Forrester Recital Hall 16 Jan 2026
ENTERTAINMENT FREE

Laurier Concerto Competition Round #1

Maureen Forrester Recital Hall 16 Jan 2026
ENTERTAINMENT FREE

VOX at Laurier

Theatre Auditorium 2 Apr 2026
MUSIC CAD 0 TO 35

Music at Noon: Diar Band

Maureen Forrester Recital Hall 9 Jan 2026
ENTERTAINMENT FREE

The Llandovery Castle - Opera Laurier

Theatre Auditorium 28 Feb 2026
ENTERTAINMENT CAD 0 TO 35

Laurier Wind Orchestra Concert

Maureen Forrester Recital Hall 13 Feb 2026
ENTERTAINMENT CAD 0 TO 35

Jully Black at Maxwell's

35 University Avenue East, Waterloo, ON, Canada, Ontario N2J 2V9 20 Feb 2026
ENTERTAINMENT

Spring Equinox Celebration - A Year In 8 Seasons - KW

YMCA Camp Ki-Wa-Y 21 Mar 2026
BUSINESS CAD 23 TO 52

Student Recital: Contemporary & Commercial Music

Maureen Forrester Recital Hall 12 Mar 2026
ENTERTAINMENT FREE

Kreative Keyboards Concert

Maureen Forrester Lobby 17 Mar 2026
ENTERTAINMENT CAD 0 TO 35

Music at Noon: Kimberly Barber, mezzo-soprano and friends

Maureen Forrester Recital Hall 6 Feb 2026
ENTERTAINMENT FREE

50th Anniversary Gala Concert – Laurier Faculty of Music

Maureen Forrester Recital Hall 22 Mar 2026
MUSIC CAD 0 TO 35

First Light Celebration - A Year In 8 Seasons - KW

YMCA Camp Ki-Wa-Y 31 Jan 2026
ART CAD 23 TO 52

Sloan in Waterloo

Maxwell’s Concerts and Events 20 Mar 2026
CONCERTS

Pentaèdre Wind Quintet, Penderecki String Quartet and Friends

Maureen Forrester Recital Hall 15 Mar 2026
ART CAD 0 TO 35

The Llandovery Castle - Opera Laurier

Theatre Auditorium 26 Feb 2026
ENTERTAINMENT CAD 0 TO 35

The Llandovery Castle - Opera Laurier

Theatre Auditorium 25 Feb 2026
ENTERTAINMENT CAD 0 TO 35

Free Family Skate with Santa - 12 - 2 pm

RIM Park Manulife Financial Sportsplex 30 Nov 2025
KIDS

Waterloo M**der Mystery: Catch the Killer!

Brewmeister Green Park 5 Jul 2025
ART CAD 10 TO 20

2026 Canadian Community Psychology Conference

Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo Campus 21 May 2026
BUSINESS CAD 0 TO 263

KWLT Presents The Prince, By Abigail Thorn

Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre 30 Jan 2026
ART CAD 12 TO 28

KWLT Presents God of Carnage, By Yasmina Reza

Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre 21 Nov 2025
ART CAD 12 TO 28

Fused Glass Ornament Workshop with Laurie Spieker

Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery 2 Dec 2025
WORKSHOPS CAD 86

Motion and Light Photography Workshop - Kitchener/Waterloo

Lazaridis School of Business and Economics 7 Jun 2025
WORKSHOPS CAD 297

Improv Workshop & Jam | Pay What You Can

Visitor Information Centre 30 Jan 2025
WORKSHOPS FREE

Art Cart: Kids Crafts for Ages 5-12

Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery 24 May 2025
KIDS FREE

IMPROV FUNDAMENTALS | Workshop Series

Visitor Information Centre 4 Dec 2025
WORKSHOPS CAD 119

Claytime

Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery 14 Jan 2023
WORKSHOPS CAD 38

Glasstime

Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery 18 Feb 2024
WORKSHOPS CAD 40