Friday
Hot Dawg Party
Revel Cider, 62 Dawson Rd.; 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Head to Revel Cider for their most unhinged event featuring towers of hot dogs and oysters.
Music Bingo
The Red Chevron; 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Two rounds of 80s music bingo. Tickets are $25. Registration is required. More info here.
Plunge Fundraiser
Silence Sounds, 46 Essex St.; 8 p.m.
The Lamira Rose Theatre Collective presents a performance of Plunge, a play by Emily Brown. Tickets are pay-what-you-can with a suggested price of $20. A portion of profits will go to Your Downtown Guelph Friends. This is a masked event.
Free Live Comedy
Which Craft; 8 p.m.
Free live comedy featuring stand up by Marc Hallworth and local improv darlings The Phlegmies.
Saturday
Guelph Farmers’ Market
2 Gordon St.; 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Check out an abundance of fresh produce, baked goods, beverages, and products from local meat producers
Eramosa River Trail parkrun and parkwalk
Eramosa River Trail at 85 York Rd.; 9 a.m. to noon
A free weekly timed 5k run, jog, and walk kicks off just east of the covered bridge near The Boathouse. Newcomers are encouraged to join at 8:45 a.m.
Music Weekends
NV Kitchen + Bar; 2 p.m.
Scott Wicken w/Les Armstrong to perform. Pay-what-you-can event.
2025 Kickoff Party
The Wooly Pub; 5 p.m.
Join The Wooly Pub for a night of fun and celebration to kick off the new year with Gordon Izumi Music.
Let’s Party for Climate Change
10C at 42 Carden St.; 7 to 11 p.m.
Time to dance along with musical guests The Kramdens and meet the Guelph Climate Heroes. The event is put on by eMERGE. Tickets are $25 and are available online.
Taking Balfour, Spectra, Teleportoise, and Star Brides LIVE at artBar
artBar at 37 Quebec St.; 8 p.m.
Live music from some local bands. Tickets are $15 online in advance or $20 at the door.
Plunge fundraiser
Silence Sounds, 46 Essex St.; 8 p.m.
The Lamira Rose Theatre Collective presents a performance of Plunge, a play by Emily Brown. Tickets are pay-what-you-can with a suggested price of $20. A portion of profits will go to Your Downtown Guelph Friends. This is a masked event.
Cidequest
Revel Cider, 62 Dawson Rd.; 8 p.m.
A night of live music featuring jumpingjacks, yacht-rock band Jarthur and surf band the Hydrotonics. Tickets are $15 at the door.
Sunday
A Very Gay Garage Sale
Silence Sounds, 46 Essex St.; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Lamira Rose Theatre Collective presents A Very Gay Garage Sale. It will feature items like clothes, books and kitchen supplies. Everything will be from $1 to $10. This is a masked event. Cash is preferred. Proceeds to help a local artist with gender affirming care.
Music Weekends
Red Brick Cafe; 2 p.m.
Miranda Journey & Mikalyn Hay to perform. Pay-what-you-can event.