East Coast Kitchen Party

Tuesday, June 30 from 5 to 10 p.m.

Experience the spirit of the East Coast with toe‑tappin’ tunes, seaside eats and a good ol’ kitchen party

Key Details

crowd at outside concert looking at stage

Entertainment & Activities

Food & Drink

Father and son enjoying Cruising on King

Getting Here

A Taste of What's Coming

Visit East Coast Kitchen Party

Date: Tuesday, June 30

Time: 5 to 10 p.m.

Location: Carl Zehr Square and King Street between Water and Frederick

Get directions

Entertainment and activities

Fresh seafood and your favourite East Coast flavours from Caudle's Catch
Beer garden
Family-friendly games and activities
Live folk music from Shane Cook & the Woodchippers and Fiddlestix
Learn to jig
And more!

Tune in & tap along

Catch the East Coast kitchen party vibe with our Spotify playlist, packed with Canadian East Coast tunes. Turn it up, get ready, and bring the spirit home.

Food and drink

Taste the flavours of the Atlantic with fresh seafood straight from Caudle's Catch!

Lobster rolls
Fish and chips
Oysters
Mussels
Fresh fish
And more!

Parking and transit

However you get downtown, there are options available:

transit
vehicle and bike parking
plan your route
bus parking and drop-off

Transit

Hop off the ION at either the Kitchener City Hall or Victoria Park station for a quick walk. Central Station is a short walk away, as well.

GRT routes 7, 8, 20 and iXpress 204 stop within walking distance of City Hall and Carl Zehr Square.

Vehicle and bike parking

Parking is available in the City Hall parking garage, as well as other City of Kitchener parking garages or lots around Downtown Kitchener. Visit our parking locations page to find somewhere to park.

If you're visiting after 5 p.m. on Thursday or Friday, park for free at a city-owned surface lot. On Saturday and Sunday, park for free in the City Hall parking garage. Visit our hourly parking page to find parking costs outside of those times.

Secure bike parking is available in the City Hall parking garage.

You can pay for parking in surface lots through the Passport Parking app. Download the app, available both on iOS & Android. You can also pay for parking at the kiosks in parking garages and surface lots.

Plan your route

Check road closures on your route before coming downtown.

Bus parking and drop-off

Bus drop-off will be in front of the Duke Street entrance to City Hall, between College and Young Streets.

Busses can park in the Bramm Street Yards parking lot (55 Bramm Street). Please send us an email to let us know when you plan to arrive.

A taste of the experience

See what’s cooking, plus the atmosphere that brings it all together. Check out our gallery below all about the food & the vibe we're bringing for this new event.

mussels and beer on a checkered table cloth

Our partners:

Caudle's Catch seafood since 1986

Our sponsors:

Moosehead Breweries

The 2026 event season is sponsored by:

Heffner Toyota

DTK BIA Downtown Kitchener Business Improvement Area

City of Kitchener
200 King Street West,
Kitchener, Ontario
N2G 4G7
Telephone: 519-741-2345
TTY: 1-866-969-9994
Email: info@kitchener.ca

Land acknowledgement

The City of Kitchener is situated on the traditional territory of the Chonnonton, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee Peoples. We recognize our responsibility to act as stewards for the land and honour the original caretakers who came before us. Our community is enriched by the enduring knowledge and deep-rooted traditions of the diverse First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples who live in Kitchener today.