It’s back to some wintry weather with colder temperatures and some snow in the forecast this weekend in Waterloo region, Guelph and area.

It’s Friday the 13th and that makes it a great time to take the Bloody Berlin Walking Tour from Schneider Haus in Kitchener. Walk through downtown Kitchener’s back alleys and side streets to hear about some scary and fascinating characters from the city’s past. Tickets are required.

If you want to think warmer thoughts and have visions of sitting around a campfire, the Kitchener RV Show and Sale may be the place you want to be this weekend. It runs all weekend at The Aud in Kitchener.

Other warm thoughts may be about gardening and digging in the soil. There’s a Seedy Saturday event at the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery in Waterloo on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

All weekend long, Hespeler is celebrating with a St. Patrick’s Irish Pub Crawl. Businesses in the Hespeler area of Cambridge will have various food deals, live music and events between now and Tuesday.

The Kitchener Rangers host the Owen Sound Attack at The Aud on Friday night. 

It’s a very busy weekend for the Guelph Storm as the team heads to London on Friday night to face the Knights, then Owen Sound on Saturday night to take on the Attack.

On Sunday night, Guelph comes home to the Sleeman Centre to face the Rangers.

The K-W Titans are home Saturday afternoon and will host the Montreal Toundra at The Aud with tipoff at 4 p.m. Then on Sunday, the Titans will take on the Lake Erie Jackals at The Aud starting at 3 p.m.

KWAG Sharing the Passion

Friday 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery

The Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery is celebrating its 70th anniversary and will host a special event to open a new exhibit that highlights the gallery’s expansive collection.

There will also be a clarinet and oboe performance by Sarah Caldwell of the Stratford Symphony and Barbara Hankins of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.

The event is free.

Holi and Spring Festival celebration

Saturday 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Rockmosa Community Centre, Rockwood

The Royal City Durga Puja is hosting this colourful event to celebrate Holi. 

There will be cultural performances, live paintings, shopping stalls, food, activities for children and music. It’s free to attend and everyone is welcome.

Old Man and the River

Saturday at 2 p.m.

Kitchener Public Library

This theatrical performance from Cosmic Fishing Theatre is for young children (ages three and up) and their caregivers. It tells the story of a grumpy old man who lives near a river that sings, where trees laugh and dragonflies visit him. Every day is the same until one day a magical creature appears and changes everything. Tickets are required.

St. Patrick’s Day Ceili

Saturday 7:30 pm. To 11 p.m.

Victoria Park Pavilion, 80 Schneider Ave, Kitchener

This event is for all ages and will get people dancing to live music from the Grand River Ceili Band. 

If you haven’t been to a ceili before, that’s OK. A caller will tell you what steps to take and all that’s recommended is a comfy pair of shoes.

This is a ticketed event and children under five are free.

There are other events happening as part of the Irish Real Life Festival including a concert with Ashley MacIsaac, music workshops, an online course about the Celtic knot and an evening of music, dance and history called Connected Threads. 

Details are on the Irish Real Life Festival’s website.

Maawnjidyang Maa : We Come Together Here exhibit opening

Saturday 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Guelph Civic Museum

This is a new exhibit curated by the Decolonizing Place Narratives Research Collective.

The evening will include performances by Manitou Makwa Singers (Spirit Bear Singers), a hand drum group from Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and video projections of Rene Meshake’s works on the exterior wall of the historical St. Agnes school.