Ongoing groups

Join an ongoing group to spend time with seniors who share your interests. Volunteers lead these free or low-cost groups at select community centres.

1. Group card
2. Arts and crafts
3. Books and writing
4. Cards and games
5. Music
6. Billiards
7. Physical activities and sports
8. Social groups
9. Technology

Group card

If you buy a Kitchener group card, you'll get unlimited visits to the ongoing groups on this page.

2025-2026 group cards are valid until August 31, 2026

The 2025 group card costs are:

• ages 55 and over: $18.44 including tax

To get a new group card or renew your existing card, please visit your local community centre.

Arts and crafts

Breithaupt Centre

• In Stitches Knitting & Crocheting – Thursday, 1 to 3 p.m.

Rockway Centre

• Oil Painting Practice – Monday, 1:45 to 3:45 p.m.
• Needles and Crafts – Wednesday, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and Friday, 1 to 3 p.m.
• Quilting – Thursday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Adult Colouring – Thursday, 1 to 3 p.m.
• Drawing Practice Group – Friday, 10 a.m. to noon

Books and writing

Writers Collective

• Rockway Centre - first and third Tuesday of every month, 1 to 3 p.m.

Cards and games

Breithaupt Centre

• Euchre – Friday, 12:45 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Downtown Community Centre

• Solo Progressive – Wednesday, 6:45 to 9:15 p.m.
• Bid Euchre – Friday, 12:45 to 3:45 p.m.
• Bridge Partner Progressive – Saturday, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Rockway Centre

• Euchre – Monday, 12:45 to 4 p.m.
• Scrabble – Monday, 1 to 4 p.m.
• Canasta Hand and Foot
  • Monday, 1 to 4 p.m.
  • Wednesday, 6:30 to 9 p.m.
  • Friday, 1 to 4 p.m.
• Mah Jongg - Monday, 1 to 4 p.m.
• Chess – Monday, 1:15 to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, 1:15 to 5 p.m.
• Bridge Casual – Monday, 6:30 to 9 p.m.
• Solo Progressive – Monday, 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. and Thursday, 1 to 4 p.m.
• Horseshoes - Tuesday, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and Thursday, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
• Bridge Progressive Intermediate – Tuesday, 12:30 to 4 p.m. and Friday, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
• Bridge Partner Progressive - Wednesday, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
• Canasta – Wednesday, noon to 4 p.m.
• Bid Euchre – Wednesday, 12:45 to 3:30 p.m.
• Cribbage – Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Music

Rockway Centre

• Guitar Jam – Tuesday, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and Thursday, 6 to 8 p.m.

Billiards

Breithaupt Centre

• Drop-in billiards:
  • Monday to Friday, 8:30 to noon
  • Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from noon to 4 p.m.

Downtown Community Centre

• Billiards for all:
  • Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Rockway Centre

• Billiards for all (first come, first served):
  • Monday to Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Saturday, 9 to 11:30 a.m.

Physical activities and sports

Breithaupt Centre

• Indoor Walking Group – Monday to Friday 8 to 8:45 a.m. Saturday & Sunday 6:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.

Downtown Community Centre

• Shuffleboard – Thursday 1 to 3 p.m.

Kingsdale Community Centre

• Tai Chi Movements - Tuesday 11 a.m. to 12:30 pm; Friday 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• Bocce Ball – Wednesday 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Rockway Centre

• Horseshoes - Monday, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
• Floor Curling - Monday, 10 a.m. to noon
• Tai Chi Practice – Monday, 1 to 2 p.m. and Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• Ping Pong - Monday, 2:15 to 4:15 p.m.
• Shuffleboard – Tuesday, 1 to 3 p.m.

Social groups

Downtown Community Centre

• Amigos - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Rockway Centre

• Mano a La Obra - Wednesday and Friday, 1 to 4 p.m.

Technology

Downtown Community Centre

• Virtual Kitchener Tech Club Drop-in – fourth Monday of month, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., please email kitchenertechclub@kitchener.ca to be added to the email list.
• Kitchener Tech Club Drop-in – second Wednesday of month, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
• Kitchener Tech Club Speaker Meeting – third Wednesday of month, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
• Kitchener Tech Club Share and Learn – fourth Wednesday of month, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.