Festival of Living Streets
A Celebration of Movement in UpTown Waterloo
On Saturday, December 3, 2016, UpTown Waterloo and the City of Waterloo celebrated the re-opening of King Street, between Union and Erb after an eight month closure for ION construction with a festival to kick-off the Christmas/holiday season in UpTown Waterloo! The sights, sounds and smells of the holidays filled UpTown Waterloo while families participated in a variety of fun-filled activities, including:
- Visits with Santa
- “Living Gift Guide” display featuring perfect holiday gift items from UpTown Waterloo businesses
- Live ice sculpture carving
- Warm beverages from Starbucks and Just Love Pie
- Contest draws for various prizes from UpTown Waterloo businesses* and the grand prize of $500 UpTown dollars
- Live entertainment, include roaming holiday mascots handing out contest ballots
- Nutcracker ballerinas from the New Hamburg Centre Stage Dance School posing in windows of UpTown Waterloo businesses
- Performances by the Waterloo Concert Band, Barbershop quartet and strolling Victorian carolers
- Free horse-drawn trolley rides
*Prizes were generously donated by: Alexandria’s Shoes, Beertown, Eyes on King, FAB, Harmony by Earthwinds, Iris Optometrists & Opticians, Just Love Pie, King Street Trio, Ontario Seed Home Hardware, Relish Cooking Studio, Starbucks, The Waters, Uptown Beauty Lounge, Vincenzo’s
Special thank you to our sponsors for helping us host such a successful event:
In-kind sponsors:
