Jazz in Waterloo
28 upcoming events
Get jazz in Waterloo in your weekly roundup.
See it on a mapVenues at a glanceJazz in Waterloo still plays out in hushed, low-lit clubs, vaulted cellars and a handful of bigger halls. From the standards to the far-out stuff, from open jam sessions to international headliners.
We list every upcoming gig so you can find your night, whether it ends over a drink or on your feet in front of the stage.
Events — jazz in Waterloo
Sat31
Saturday 31 October
Wed4
Wednesday 4 November
Later
Fri 6 · 8 PM20–32 €
JazzConcert
Rebecca Binnendyk
The Jazz Room
Fri 6 · 8 PM20–32 €
JazzConcert
Ken Foster Quartet
The Jazz Room
Sat 7 · 7:30 PMCA$35
PopRock
Laurier VOX Concert
Theatre Auditorium
Sat 7 · 8 PM20–32 €FR
JazzConcert
Ernesto Cervini
The Jazz Room
Thu 12 · 8 PM20–32 €FR
JazzConcert
Tiffany Deriveau
The Jazz Room
Fri 13 · 8 PM20–32 €
JazzConcert
Matthew Rait Trio
The Jazz Room
Sat 14 · 8 PM20–32 €FR
JazzConcert
Gentiane MG Trio
The Jazz Room
Fri 20 · 8 PM20–32 €
JazzConcert
Duncan Wilson Trio
The Jazz Room
Sat 21 · 8 PM20–32 €FR
JazzConcert
Fern Lindzon Saulter Suite
The Jazz Room
Thu 26 · 8 PM20–32 €
JazzConcert
Lance Anderson's NOLA Parish
The Jazz Room
Thu 26 · 8 PM20–32 €
JazzConcert
The Bullen Family Band
The Jazz Room
Fri 27 Nov · 8 PM20–32 €FR
JazzConcert
Shirantha Beddage Trio
The Jazz Room
Sat 28 Nov · 8 PM20–32 €
JazzConcert
Tribute to Sonny Rollins
The Jazz Room
Sun 29 Nov · 4 PM20–35 €
JazzConcert
Teri Parker's Charlie Brown Christmas
The Jazz Room
Thu 3 Dec · 7:30 PMCA$35
JazzFolk / Acoustic
Laurier Funk Band Concert
Theatre Auditorium
Fri 4 Dec · 8 PM20–32 €
JazzConcert
Sonja Gustafson
The Jazz Room
Sat 5 Dec · 7:30 PMCA$35
JazzConcert
Laurier Jazz Orchestra and Contemporary Combos Concert
Theatre Auditorium
Sat 5 Dec · 8 PM20–32 €FR
JazzConcert
Roy Patterson Quartet
The Jazz Room
Thu 10 Dec · 8 PM20–32 €
JazzSoul / Funk
Quisha Wint
The Jazz Room
Fri 11 Dec · 7:30 PMCA$55.66
JazzFolk / Acoustic
Welcome Christmas: Jacob Moon and The Mike Janzen Trio at The Registry
The Registry Theatre
Fri 11 Dec · 8 PM20–32 €FR
JazzConcert
Rob Fekete Quintet
The Jazz Room
Sat 12 Dec · 8 PM20–32 €
JazzConcert
Tom Reynolds Trio
The Jazz Room
Fri 18 Dec · 8 PM20–35 €
JazzConcert
Tom Nagy's Christmas Spectacular (Friday)
The Jazz Room
Sat 19 Dec · 8 PM20–35 €
JazzConcert
Tom Nagy's Christmas Spectacular (Saturday)
The Jazz Room
See also in Waterloo
Sat 31 · 10 PMCA$17.31–27.96
Parties
HUNTED: THE MASK PARTY
LILMOUT LOUNGE, Waterloo
At 7 PMCA$6.62–22.57
ClubDJ set
Thriller Thursday at Pub on King
The Pub On King, Waterloo
At 7:30 PMCA$19.50–79.62
Parties
The Fright Crawl | Kitchener Halloween Bar Crawl 2026 | Thursday, October 29
Tamasha: Bar + Indian Kitchen, Kitchener
At 8 PMFree
ClubDJ set
THE FIRST FRIGHT at Crown - Oct 29th, 2026
56 King St N #1, Waterloo
At 10 PMCA$33.28–640.34
ClubHip-Hop
Haunted Halloween - [Waterloo Edition]
RARE NIGHTCLUB & EVENTS CENTRE, Waterloo
At 10 PMFree
ClubDJ set
RAVE TO THE GRAVE @PHIL'S
Phil's Grandson's Place, Waterloo
Tomorrow · 10 PMCA$7.53–13.54
ClubDJ set
THROWBACK FRIDAYS - HALLOWEEN EDITION - Oct 30th, 2026
47 King St N, Waterloo
Tomorrow · 8:30 PMCA$17.31
ClubDJ set
Nightmare On King St Halloween Party
Alba Shisha Lounge, Kitchener
Tomorrow · 9 PMCA$3.95–17.26
CountrySocials
DALLAS FREAKY FRIDAY - Wild West: Night of the Outlaws
Dallas Night Club, Kitchener
Tomorrow · 9 PMCA$22.63
Disco
Дискотека 90х–2000х : Хэллоуинский Бал
Medusa Shisha Bar and Lounge, Waterloo
Sat 31 · 9 PMCA$9.31–22.63
ClubDJ set
HALLOWEEN - KW’s OFFICIAL LATIN HALLOWEEN PARTY
Aura Nightclub, Kitchener
Sat 31 · 10 PMCA$12.19–22.90
Parties
FRIGHT NIGHT
275B Larch St, Waterloo
Tue 3 · 8 PMFree
Drag showStreet party
Drag Bingo at AOK
AOK Craft Beer + Arcade, Kitchener
Thu 5 · 6 PMFree
Street party
DarkMatter November Launch Party
Science Teaching Complex (STC), Waterloo
At 7:30 PMCA$22.63
Stand-upComedy
Rusty Nail Comedy: SPECIAL THURSDAY SHOW With headliner Drew Behm
TWH Social, Kitchener
At 7 PMCA$22.63
Stand-upComedy
Girl-O-Ween! All-women Comedy Show and Halloween Party
Whoopsie Daisy Drinks, Kitchener
Thu 5 · 7 PMCA$0–22.90
Theatre
Living with Drones - Waterloo
Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Waterloo
Thu 5 · 7 PMCA$22.63
Drag show
The Neighbourhood Hotties Presents: Hottie Halloween!!
Revive - Blue Room, Waterloo
Fri 6 · 8 PMCA$44.92
TheatreComedy
Večeras smo sami 2- Windsor
Mackenzie Hall, Windsor
Tue 10 · 8 PMCA$45.81
Comedy
Večeras smo sami 2- Kitchener
The Registry Theatre, Kitchener
Sat 14 · 7:30 PMCA$10.98–20
Stand-up
Midnight Run Comedy Show - November 14
Midnight Run Cafe, Waterloo
Fri 20 · 8 PMCA$22.63–27.96
Theatre
KWLT Presents RENT
Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre
Sat 7 · 10 AMFree
MarketCrafts
Merry & Bright Craft Market
Conestoga Banquet Hall, Waterloo
At 7 PMFree
TalkScience
AI: Opportunity, Risk and Choices Ahead
Centre for International Governance Innovation, Waterloo
At 7 PMFree
CinemaEcology
Screening: I am the Magpie River
Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery
At 7 PMCA$0
LiteratureTalk
TNQ and Spirit Ink Present: An Evening With Tara Gereaux
Alumni Hall, United College (Formerly St. Paul's College), Waterloo
Tomorrow · 5 PMFree
CinemaFilm club
Free Screening & Discussion: GET OUT
East Campus 5 - University of Waterloo
At 7 PMFree
LiteratureTalk
Jackie Morris: The Book of Birds
Kitchener Public Library
Sun 1 · 2 PMCA$29.52
Cinema
Фільм «Довженко. Перший погляд» | Film "Dovzhenko. First Sight" | WATERLOO
The Princess Original Cinema, Waterloo
Wed 4 · 6:45 PMFree
TalkScience
The Invisible Universe: Higgs, Dark Matter, Gravity Waves
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo
Sun 8 · 2 PMFree
LiteratureHeritage
Remembrance Every Day - Book Launch
Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo
Tue 10 · 5:30 PM
TalkScience
Engineering inference with ihsan. | Pillars Network x Shaghf Café
Waterloo
Wed 11 · 11:30 AMFree
TalkHuman rights
Surviving the Media UpsideDown: Remembering EndSARS
University of Waterloo
Thu 12 · 6 PMCA$0–30
CinemaMarket
Impact Film Festival (IFF) 2026 - Festival & Dinner at Apollo Cinema
Apollo Cinema, Kitchener
Thu 12 · 7 PMFree
TalkHuman rights
A Lutheran-Anglican Conversation about Changing MAID legislation in Canada
Mount Zion Lutheran Church, Waterloo
Fri 13 · 10 AMFree
TalkPolitics & Economy
Canada, Quebec and Alberta: Holding together and flying apart
Paul Martin Centre, Senate and Board Chamber, Waterloo
Sat 14 · 11 AMCA$45.32–57.88
Food
Holiday Tea at the Tea House St Jacobs
Homewood Suites by Hilton Waterloo/St. Jacobs, Ontario, Canada
Mon 2 · 8 PMFree
Board gamesQuiz
Trivia Night at Games on Tap Board Game Café
Games on Tap Board Game Café, Waterloo
Sun 1 · 12 PM
Video gamesTournament
KW Colosseum Season 4: Week 5
354 King St N, Waterloo
At 8 PMFree
QuizConcert
Trivia Night at ABE ERB - Uptown Waterloo
ABE ERB - Uptown Waterloo
Mon 2 · 7 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at The Duke of Wellington
The Duke of Wellington, Waterloo
Tue 3 · 7 PMFree
Quiz
Trivia Night at The Prohibition Warehouse
The Prohibition Warehouse, Waterloo
Sat 31 · 1 PMFree
Chess
FREE Halloween Chess Social
187 King St S unit 106, Waterloo
Thu 5 · 6:30 PM
Video gamesTournament
Basement Brawl #10 (CAFÉ EDITION)
17 Benton St, Kitchener
Tue 10 · 7 PMFree
Board gamesTournament
Speed Puzzling Night at Square Peg with Trevor Clare
Square Peg, Kitchener
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Venues — jazz in Waterloo
Frequently asked questions
How many jazz events are there in Waterloo?
28 coming up on Oazis.
Where can you catch jazz in Waterloo?
Notably Theatre Auditorium, The Jazz Room and Arabella Park Beer Bar. See the full list of venues above.