Visit us at some upcoming events in Waterloo Region!
December 2019
Wrap It Up!
Date: Sunday, December 15
Time: 12 - 4 pm
Place: kwartzlab makerspace, 145 Bedford Rd. Kitchener
Cost: PWYC donations at the door
Join us for a drop-in event where you can make your own paper gift wrap including bows, tags, wrapping paper and more! We'll be collecting pay-what-you-can donations at the door to help cover materials. Tea, coffee and hot coco will be served! Yes, this is a family-friendly event. Come on down and get crafty at kwartzlab for a fun and social paper party!
Click here to RSVP to the Facebook event (optional, but helps us know how many people to expect)
February 2019
sew-a-thing-a-thon
Date: Sunday, February 17
Time: 12 - 6 pm
Place: kwartzlab makerspace, 145 Bedford Road, Kitchener
Cost: PWYC donations at the door
Join us for a drop-in event where you can make a number of machine or hand sewn items. We'll have volunteers on site to help you make your own bow-tie, hair bow, drawstring bag, Valentine's cards, pom-poms and buttons! We'll be collecting PWYC donations at the door to help cover materials. Tea, coffee and hot coco will be served! Yes, this is a family-friendly event. Come on down and get crafty at kwartzlab for a fun and social sewing party!
December 2018
Wrap It Up!
Date: Sunday, December 9
Time: 12 - 4 pm
Place: kwartzlab makerspace, 33 Kent Ave. Kitchener
Cost: PWYC donations at the door
Join us for a drop-in event where you can make your own paper gift wrap including bows, tags, wrapping paper and more! We'll be collecting PWYC donations at the door to help cover materials, and any extra proceeds will go to kwartzlab. Tea, coffee and hot coco will be served! Yes, this is a family-friendly event. Come on down and get crafty at kwartzlab for a fun and social paper party!
Click here to RSVP to the Facebook event (optional, but helps us know how many people to expect)
JUNE 2018
king streatery: food truck festival
Date: Saturday, June 16
Time: 3:00- 6:00 pm, drop in
Place: Kitchener City Hall, outside in front of William's cafe
Cost: Free
Help us build the best cardboard food truck in town! We'll have all the tools and materials, we need your creativity to bring it to life!
Click here for more information about this event.
CAFKA Family Days : Self Portrait Agamographs
Date: Saturday June 9th
Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Place: Kitchener Farmers Market
Cost: PWYC / $5 suggested
Make your own personalized Agamograph with us! We’ll help you take a self portrait, and turn it into a colouring book picture to create a 2-sided piece of art. Your images will be visible when viewed from opposite angles. Suitable for all ages; children must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information about CAFKA and to check out the line up of projects, visit their website
Maker Expo
Date: Saturday June 2nd + Sunday, June 3rd
Time: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Place: Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
Cost: Free
Maker Expo is a diverse family-friendly showcase of makers, artists & organizations who create amazing things in celebration of the do-it-yourself spirit. We will be running an epic Cardboard Zone as well as a Fibre Arts Zone!
Click here for more information about this event.
May 2018
hohner Avenue Porch Party
Date: Saturday May 26
Time: 3:00 - 6:00 pm
Place: Hohner Avenue, in the Central Frederick Neighbourhood, Kitchener
Cost: Free
Join us for some Doodle Bot making and paper crafts!
final fridays DUELS: Big Bot vs little bots
Date: Friday, May 25
Time: 6 - 10 pm, drop in
Place: Waterloo Public Square
Cost: Free
Come make and take your own jittering Doodle Bot and face off against the biggest bot of them all.
February 2018
sew-a-thing-a-thon
Date: Sunday, February 11
Time: 12 - 6 pm
Place: kwartzlab makerspace, 33 Kent Ave. Kitchener
Cost: PWYC donations at the door
Join us for a drop-in event where you can make a number of machine or hand sewn items just in time for Valentine's Day. We'll have volunteers on site to help you make your own bow-tie, hair bow, drawstring bag, Valentine's cards, pom-poms and buttons! We'll be collecting PWYC donations at the door to help cover materials. Tea, coffee and hot coco will be served! Yes, this is a family-friendly event. Come on down and get crafty at kwartzlab for a fun and social sewing party!
RSVP on our Facebook Event here!
DECEMBER 2017
Wrap It Up!
Date: Sunday, December 17
Time: 12 - 4 pm
Place: kwartzlab makerspace, 33 Kent Ave. Kitchener
Cost: PWYC donations at the door
Join us for a drop-in event where you can make your own paper gift wrap including bows, tags, wrapping paper and more! We'll be collecting PWYC donations at the door to help cover materials, and any extra proceeds will go to kwartzlab. Tea, coffee and hot coco will be served! Yes, this is a family-friendly event. Come on down and get crafty at kwartzlab for a fun and social paper party!
Click here to RSVP to the Facebook event (optional, but helps us know how many people to expect)
May 2017
Hohner avenue porch party
Date: Saturday, May 27
Time: 3 - 8 pm, drop in
Place: Hohner Avenue in the Central Frederick Neighbourhood, Kitchener
Cost: Free
Join us for some more cardboard fort building fun as we celebrate our 2nd appearance at the HAPP!
final fridays DUELS: Fort building
Date: Friday, May 26
Time: 6 - 10 pm, drop in
Place: Waterloo Public Square
Cost: Free
Round 2 of Cardboard VS Balloons Fort Building in an EPIC showdown to see who will reign supreme in the art of fort building!
March 2017
Family Sundays at KWAG
Date: Sunday, March 5
Time: 1 - 4 pm drop in
Place: Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, 101 Queen St N, Kitchener
Cost: Suggested donation of $ 5 per child
Another edition of Box Fort Building will be taking place in the gallery's community room. Drop in and help us making an epic fort! Learn about the tools and methods we use for cardboard building and get some hands on experience in this awesome medium!
February 2017
Family Hack Jam
Date: Monday, February 20
Time: Doors open at 10 am. Showcase projects at 3 pm. Doors close at 4 pm.
Place: THEMUSEUM, 10 King St W, Kitchener
Cost: Admission for visitors ages 3 and up is $8.95+HST
Join us for a day of celebrating maker culture at the Family Hack Jam where we will be running a cardboard fort building zone!
Parents and children will work together to build an epic box fort! We provide the materials and tools, you bring the imagination and elbow grease. Together we will build a corrugated playground where creative ideas and hands-on skills are put into practice. We will have hand saws, pokey tools, staplers, fasteners, tape, markers and an electric scroll saw for cutting intricate shapes from cardboard. Parents must supervise their children when using tools in the cardboard fort.
Other activities organizations providing activities at this event include: The Underground Studio, Hive Waterloo, Hackademy, Waterloo Public Library, and Inksmith!
Additional details and can be found on THEMUSEUM's website or the Facebook event.
sew-a-thing-a-thon
Date: Sunday, February 12
Time: 12 - 6 pm
Place: kwartzlab makerspace, 33 Kent Ave. Kitchener
Cost: PWYC donations at the door
Join us for a drop-in event where you can make a number of machine or hand sewn items just in time for Valentine's Day. We'll have volunteers on site to help you make your own bow-tie, hair bow, drawstring bag, Valentine's cards, pom-poms and buttons! We'll be collecting PWYC donations at the door to help cover materials. Tea, coffee and hot coco will be served! Yes, this is a family-friendly event. Come on down and get crafty at kwartzlab for a fun and social sewing party!
RSVP on our Facebook Event here!
DECEMBER 2016
NYE Celebration
Date: Saturday, December 31, 2016
Time: 6 - 9 pm
Place: Waterloo Public Square
Cost: Free
We'll be running a paper party hat making station as one of many activities to see and try this New Years Eve. Take a selfie in our cardboard time machine, or launch some LED rockets and fireworks. Try out the slinging helicopter toys or get hit with a burst of smoke from an air cannon! And of course the skating rink will be open for all to enjoy with music to skate to.
Wrap It Up!
Date: Sunday, December 18
Time: 12 - 4 pm
Place: kwartzlab makerspace, 33 Kent Ave. Kitchener
Cost: PWYC donations at the door
Join us for a drop-in event where you can make your own paper gift wrap including bows, tags, wrapping paper and more! We'll be collecting PWYC donations at the door to help cover materials, and any extra proceeds will go to kwartzlab. Tea, coffee and hot coco will be served! Yes, this is a family-friendly event. Come on down and get crafty at kwartzlab for a fun and social paper party!
Click here to RSVP to the Facebook event (optional, but helps us know how many people to expect)
octobER 2016
Scare in the Square
Date: Friday, Oct. 21 and Saturday, Oct. 22
Time: Friday from 7 - 9 pm and Saturday from 3 - 9 pm
Place: Waterloo Public Square
Cost: Free
Spooktacular programs and activities. This family-friendly event captures the spirit of Halloween. We will be running a paper monster mask making activity and photo booth!
Click here for more information about this event.
DIY Festival
Date: Saturday, Oct. 22
Time: 11 am - 3pm
Place: Kitchener Public Library
Cost: Free
"Calling all makers, urban homesteaders, and do-it-yourselfers. Join us for a day of hands-on learning during our 2nd annual DIY Festival. We’re hosting activities for all ages, interests, and skill levels. Local businesses, guilds, and community partners will be on hand to demonstrate their skills and ideas, and there are workshops throughout the day in the Theatre."
Click here for more information about this event.
September 2016
Maker Expo
Date: Saturday, September 10
Time: 10:00 pm -6:00 pm
Place: Kitchener City Hall
Cost: Free
Maker Expo is a diverse family-friendly showcase of makers, artists & organizations who create amazing things in celebration of the do-it-yourself spirit.
Click here for more information about this event.
June 2016
Steam Heat
Date: Saturday, June 4
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Place: Waterloo Public Library, Main Branch
Cost: Free
WPL and our community partners are hosting a fun filled afternoon including live music, food trucks, and a library takeover of interactive STEAM stations. Come and join the fun! Everyone welcome. Drop-in
King Streatery
Date: Saturday, June 11
Time: 12:00 pm -5:00 pm
Place: Downtown Kitchener
Cost: Free
We're hosting the Kid's Zone at this year's King StrEATery Food Truck Rally! Come help us decorate a play-sized cardboard food truck!
Cambridge Arts Festival
Date: Saturday, June 4
Time: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Place: Cambridge City Hall
Cost: Free
Come play in our Cardboard Arcade!
Click here for more information about this event.
Summer LightS FESTIVAL
Date: Saturday, June 4
Time: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Place: Downtown Kitchener
Cost: Free
Come make a FREE light-up Doodle Jar badge, only while supplies last!
Click here for more information about this event.
MAY 2016
Day of Play
Date: Wednesday, May 18
Time: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Place: Waterloo Public Square
Cost: Free
Click here for more information about this event.
FINAL FRIDAY - DUELS: CARDBOARD VS BALLOONS
Date: Friday, May 27
Time: 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Place: Waterloo Public Square
Cost: Free
Two artists face off in a duel to build the most epic fort in a live demonstration of imagination and skill! Agnes and Jen will be building a cardboard fort and encourage everyone to come out to lend a hand and support Team Cardboard! They will be facing off against local balloon artist, Drew Ripley.
Click here for more information about this event.
HOHNER Avenue PORCH PARTY
Date: Saturday, May 28
Time: 3:00 pm - 7:00pm
Place: Hohner Avenue, Kitchener
Cost: Free
We will be bringing our cardboard arcade and a paper mask making activity for the kids!
Click here for more information about this event.
APRIL 2016
CITY OF KITCHENER STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS
Date: Wednesday, April 13
Time: 4:30pm - 6:30pm
Place: 41 Ardelt Place, Kitchener
Cost: $26.55 click here to buy tickets
We will have a show & tell table set up at this event along with many other makers & organizations from the region. Mayor Vrbanovic will be announcing the launch of the city's Economic Development Strategy, Make It Kitchener.
Click here for more information about this event.
Meet Your Makers series
Date: Wednesday, April 13
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Place: Kitchener Public Library, Main Branch - 85 Queen St N, Kitchener
Cost: Free
Camp Director, Agnes Niewiadomski will be running a free demo and craft activity using the Silhouette die cutting machine.
Click here for more information.
CITY OF KITCHENER NEIGHBOURHOOD PARTY
Date: Tuesday, April 26
Time: 5:00pm - 8:30pm (kids activities will only run til 6:30pm)
Place: Stanley Park Community Centre, Kitchener
Cost: Free, but must register
We will be setting up a Cardboard Zone for kids to play in and make their own woodland creature mask craft!
This is just one of many activities being led by local groups during this free event that will kick off the City of Kitchener's Neightbourhood Strategy!
Click here for more information and to register for the event.