Waterloo

Waterloo, Ontario, is one of three neighbouring cities, together with Kitchener, and Cambridge, forming a tightly-integrated metro area within the larger Region of Waterloo in Southwestern Ontario. Waterloo is known internationally for its two universities: Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo. Wikivoyage

Population 121,436 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Canada

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Canada
Daylight 8 h 58 in Dec, dark by 16:46 · 15 h 24 in Jun
  1. January: 9 h 19 of daylight
  2. February: 10 h 31 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 53 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 25 of daylight
  5. May: 14 h 42 of daylight
  6. June: 15 h 24 of daylight
  7. July: 15 h 06 of daylight
  8. August: 13 h 59 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 32 of daylight
  10. October: 11 h 04 of daylight
  11. November: 9 h 42 of daylight
  12. December: 8 h 58 of daylight
Tourist office · 860 m Visitor & Heritage Information Centre

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Waterloo Buskers' Carnival

    February – March

    Held annually in late August. "Canada's premier busking carnival" brings acrobats, comedians, magicians and fire breathers to Uptown Waterloo for four days

    Official site

  2. Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival

    July

    Held every year in July, Waterloo funds a free jazz concert showing various styles and talent throughout jazz

    Official site

  3. Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest

    Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest

    October

    Kitchener–Waterloo Oktoberfest is a festival in the twin cities of Kitchener–Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Based on the original German Oktoberfest, it is billed as Canada's Greatest Bavarian Festival, and one of the largest Oktoberfests in the world.

    Official site Wikipedia

3 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Waterloo); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 16 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Kitchener 2.3 km, Waterloo 4.2 km, Farmer's Market 5.5 km

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