What to do.

Tuesday, February 24

Communitech is launching not one, but two new peer groups this week, and your journey starts at the Hub. First up on Tuesday is the Marketing Peer Group convening from 9 to 10:30 am. If you possess what is required to see what the next new peer group is, scroll down to Wednesday and prepare for a different kind of encounter.

The Excavator Arts Collective is running Goodlines, an inclusive and low-pressure sketching and art group. Bring your sketchbook, whatever you're currently working on, or try out some semi-structured activities and exercises. This week's theme is "Still Life Lazy Susan"; explore drawing a still life scene from multiple perspectives. Snacks and supplies provided, or bring your own! 5:30pm at the Waterloo Visitor Information Centre (10 Father David Bauer Dr).

HOPE is hosting Creating Safer Spaces: Practical Allyship for 2SLGBTQIA+ Inclusion from 6:30 - 8:30 pm in Elmira. Learn practical, everyday ways to create safer, more affirming spaces for the Rainbow community, through meaningful allyship and ongoing learning.

Efthimios Nasioplous headlines a very special episode of Rusty Nail Comedy at Arabella Park Beer Bar with the awesome Tobi Solebo opening the show. Nasiopoulos has appeared on Caroline’s On Broadway, JFL Northwest, The Hubcap Comedy Festival, Winnipeg Comedy Festival and CBC’s LOL. You've seen Solebo on Just For Laughs and the Comedy Brawl.

Groove Sessions at The Boathouse is a full band open jam sponsored by Good Co. Productions, with your host Caleb Khuu. Full house band, full backline… Show Up, Tap In, and Hold it DOWN! Come with a group, solo, with songs, or ready to improvise! 7 pm.

Wednesday, February 25

The UWaterloo Noon Hour Concert is Wondrous Winds at 12 in the Conrad Grebel Chapel. The KW Woodwind Quintet will perform pieces by French composers from the late 19th and early 20th Century, and all of them are connected to the Conservatoire de Paris either as teachers or students.

You were brave and chose to scroll down. Now, you are still in the Hub, but you're face to face with the Software Engineering Peer Group from 4 to 5:30 pm. You are a Level 20 "Principal Architect" with +15 bonus HP, but you roll a natural 1. Push to production on a Friday and suffer your fate.

Stick around the Hub for AI Evenings: Theoretical Potential vs Engineering Reality at 5:30 pm. Mohit Cheppudira (formerly of OpenAI and Google) and Steven Woods (partner and CTO at Inovia Capital and co-winner of the 1995 OUA Len Shore Trophy for top individual performance in golf) will be talking with Communitech's Carrie MacGillivray about how the gap between AI's potential and reality is shrinking and what it means for teams building with AI right now.

AI can't give you a tattoo, so head to Farm League Brewing for Riot Queer Events' Tattoos and Tarot. $50 gets you a flash piece and a reading. Readings by themselves are $15 for 15 min or $30 for 30 min. 3 to 8 pm.

More into stars than cards? Waterloo Centre for Astrophysics has got you covered with a WCA-KPL Astronomy Talk where Dr. Niayesh Afshordi will talk about the origins of our Universe at 7 pm.

Trivia on Tap is happening at Bingemans Kingpin Bowling Lounge from 7pm to 9pm, hosted by Joey (formally of 91.5 the Beat). $50 Gift Card to be won for 1st place. 2 free apps for the following week for 3nd place! Trivia is free to play and all teams are welcome!

Thursday, February 26

Hosted By Rell has a Guess the Song trivia night at Farm League Brewing starting at 7 pm. I'm guessing it's "Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters.

The Rabbid Fox has 2000s music bingo starting at 8 pm!

Maxwell's has an Indie Music Night on Thursday featuring Jacob Ferrara, Alyssa DVM, and Bartek & The X-Pats. Doors at 7, music at 7:30. All ages show.

Rock This Town: A New Wave, the long awaited sequel to the 2022 documentary hit Rock This Town!, has its premiere at The Princess Twin at 7 pm. Opening Premiere Night will include an after party in Twin lobby & gallery with DJ, special selection of Patrick Wey photos for sale and limited edition book by Coral Andrews- THE BACK DOOR. Doors open at 6:15pm for best seats.

Friday, February 27

Did someone recently put a ring on it? If so, West Haus Studio and The Walper Hotel have got you covered with a special DTK Date Night Wedding Show from 5:30 to 8 pm. Sample beverages, try a few food tastings, and enjoy wedding planning in an intimate and enjoyable setting.

Live music and brisket? Yes, please. The Lanc has John McKinley playing live from 6 to 9 pm.

Maxwell is your spot for all things K-Pop on February 27. They're hosting a K-Pop Club Night with DJ Seolying and the world-famous K-Pop Club Night crew. Doors open at 8, 19+.

Get your forks ready for the cheesiest night of the year! THEMUSEUM in downtown Kitchener hosts the KW Mac & Cheese Fest, the ultimate comfort food showdown. Your ticket includes a tasting passport to sample gourmet mac and cheese creations from local spots, paired with craft beer and cocktails. 19+ event. 

Matt Campbell is playing live at Farm League Brewing at 7 pm.

The Rangers continue their run for the cup as they take on Brampton at The Aud at 7 pm.

Saturday, February 28

(I have no idea what any of this means.) Get ready for an a-MEOW-zing time at Centre In The Square with Gabby’s Dollhouse Live! Gabby unboxes a special acorn that needs a rainbow to grow, but when CatRat causes a colour cat-astrophe, it’s up to Gabby and the Gabby Cats to set things right. Travel to the Cat-O-Sphere, Mermaid-Lantis, and more in this brand-new stage show featuring incredible puppets and favourite songs like “Hey Gabby” and “Sprinkle Party.”  

Turk and Hobbit (AKA Juneyt Yetkiner and Craig McNair) are playing the Rabbid Fox at 7:30 pm.

Dream By Day has a magic workshop where you'll have the chance to create your own magical piece and learn a trick (or two) to impress your friends. $30 per person.

AOK Craft Beer + Arcade, TWB Brewing Co-Op, and Counterpoint Brewing are all celebrating birthdays with another awesome Birthday Battle tap takeover bevvy battle at AOK from 5 to 1 am.

Mill Race Folk Traditions presents Portage live at Wesley United Church at 7:30 pm. Portage is a Canadian “super-group” of five fiddler/multi-instrumentalist and singers featuring high energy fiddling from many traditions meets innovative arrangements with vocals, guitar, cello, piano, accordion, and more!!

KW's legendary variety show, the Pinch Cabaret, is back with a sizzling lineup of R&B, Poetry, Meditation, Juggling/Unicycle, Folk Songs & who knows what else! 8 pm at Hepcat Swing Studio - 42 Erb St, Waterloo. Sliding scale tix $5-$30.

Happy Hours Speed Dating presents New Friend Game Night (ages 23-36) at Counterpoint Brewing at 7:30 pm. It's the perfect event if you are new to the area and looking for some new amigos or looking to venture out from your current crew!

Sunday, March 1

DTK BIA's Sunday Grind makes its way to Coffee Culture with DJ Kristian Protic from 11 to 2 pm.

The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery has beginners fused glass workshops at 11 and 2 pm. You can make a coaster or window hanging piece.

The Rangers take on the London Knights at 2 pm at The Aud!

Monday, March 2

Spectrum and the Rainbow Coalition of Waterloo Region present an interactive screening of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse at The Princess Cinema at 6:45 pm.

Ways to get involved.

Sick of winter? Think spring and Jane's Walk weekend May 1-3, 2026. What interesting walking conversation would you like to have this year? Fill out the form on the Jane's Walk Waterloo Region website and join the six Cambridge, two Waterloo and five Kitchener walks already posted. If Jane's Walks are new to you, or you'd like some help or coaching, email janeswalkwaterlooregion@gmail.com.

What to read.

Water Capacity Constraints Force Temporary Halt on New Developments (Sangjun Han, The Community Edition)

Entering the Next Chapter : Hamley’s Secondhand Bookstore Opens in Cambridge (Sangjun Han, The Community Edition)

Fears Ontario's student aid program will bring huge debt, put higher education out of reach (Jessica Wong, CBC KW)

Former hockey player taking the guesswork out of testing for concussions (Joe McGinty, The Record)