Afro Festival 2025

Chess in the Park! Join us for our FREE June chess social, but this time, outdoors at Heart Park, Uptown Waterloo. Enjoy casual games with local KW chess players, cold drinks, and the sun! All ages & levels welcome!

• Sat, June 20, 1:00-4:00PM
• Heart Park, 158 King St S, Waterloo
• FREE community event

Explore meaningful memories through intuitive, process-based acrylic painting in this reflective workshop for adults. Rather than focusing on realism, participants will use colour, layering, and abstraction to express the emotional essence of a memory. Through gentle prompts and guided exploration, we will experiment with painting different emotions, building layers of meaning, and allowing shapes, atmosphere, and feeling to emerge on the canvas. Open to all skill levels.

Saturday, June 13, 1 – 4 pm & June 20, 1 – 4

Cost: $76.50 Members / $90 non-members + $10 materials fee + HST

Join the Underdog Dance Corp for Day 3 of the festival! They have a full-day lineup of workshops, followed by a gala night of performances and social dancing at Delta Hotels Waterloo. We’re bringing together dancers from across Ontario and beyond for a high-energy celebration of salsa, bachata, and community!  Passes & tickets available now on Eventbrite! Click here to purchase your ticket. 

• Workshops start at 1:00 PM; until 5:30 PM
• Social dancing shows from 8:30 PM – 1:00 AM (Doors Open at 8:00 PM)

The Underdog Dance Corp is thrilled to welcome international artists Antoni & Belen from Spain, bringing their signature style, artistry, and expertise to our festival. They’ll be joined by acclaimed local artists from prestigious companies, sharing their talents both in the classroom and on stage.

• Day 1: Waterloo Public Square
• Day 2: Maxwell’s Concerts and Events
• Day 3: Delta Hotels Waterloo

Get creative with glass! Make your choice of a coaster OR window hanging. Each ticket includes 1 kiln-fired glass item.

Our instructor will give a brief lesson on fused glass, and the rest of the time is yours to create a one-of-a-kind artwork! Get creative with colour and texture to create a unique, functional piece of art.

Cost: $41.22