CreekFest 2026 and Homer Watson Art Fair share Saturday afternoon
Posted Sep 7, 2026 04:18:43 PM.
Saturday, September 12 will see two community events share Kitchener’s Old Mill Road, as CreekFest 2026 and the 6th Annual Homer Watson Gallery Art Fair will both take place through the afternoon.
CreekFest 2026
Starting at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, CreekFest 2026 will take place at the mouth of Schneider Creek on Old Mill Road. CreekFest is in arts and environment community festival that brings people of all ages to Lower Doon to celebrate the local environment to experience musical performances and various activities.
CreekFest 2026 is hosted by a partnership between local artist collective ‘The Creek Collective’ and Reep Green Solutions.
The event will feature over 20 events and musical acts throughout the afternoon, including a nature walk and an “Adults & Big Kids” baseball game.
Musical performances include a pair of performances by local blues musician Kaleo Ryan and a dance performance known as “Driftwood: Reflect, Receive Return” performed by Erika Lui and Ryan Stephenson.
A variety of local organizations will attend Creekfest 2026, including Bird Friendly KW, Waterloo Region Nature, City of Kitchener Sanitary and Stormwater Utilities, and more.
During the event, the new CreekFest Community Mural will also be unveiled. The mural, painted and decorated by members of the community, will be installed on the Pump House fencing alongside the creek’s bridge on Old Mill Road.
Community members painting the new CreekFest mural (Courtesy of The Creek Collective)
CreekFest’s organizers encourage those attending to bring a picnic lunch or pack snacks if attending for the full day, as they say they were unable to secure food vendors for the event.
CreekFest 2026 will take place from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, and no tickets are required to attend. The event will take place at the mouth of Schneider Creek on Old Mill Road, located at the location on the map below:
You can learn more about CreekFest 2026 at The Creek Collective’s website.
Homer Watson Art Fair
Down the road, the 6th annual Homer Watson Art Fair will be taking place at the Homer Watson House & Gallery. Beginning at 11:00 a.m. the free event will feature a variety of creators and art vendors from throughout the region, with their work on display around the gallery.
Organizers say the fair will include artistic styles and mediums including paintings, photography, sculptures, and textiles.
The annual fair falls in line with the Homer Watson gallery’s stated mission to engage in “exhibition of regular shows of contemporary local and regional artists.”
The art fair is free to attend, with the gallery reminding attendees that donations to the gallery and its mission can be accepted both in-person, or via their online donation portal.
The art fair will conclude one hour later than Creekfest, ending at 5:00 p.m.
Learn more about the 6th annual Homer Watson art fair at their website.
Transit to the event
Both events are located just a few minutes walk apart, and both are easily accessible using Grand River Transit. Exiting a bus on Route 10 at either the ‘Old Mill / Mill Park’ or ‘Old Mill/ Roos’ stops will bring attendees with less than a 2 minute walk of both events.
The full GRT transit schedule to both events can be found on their website.
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