Come out to the 7th Annual UpTown Waterloo Ice Dogs Festival!


For six years we have given our community a day of wintery fun.

This family and dog friendly event is a wintertime favourite for many!


Join us on February 20th for a fun-filled day of winter activites, including:

Public Skate in the Public Square, 11:00 to 1:00pm and 2:15pm onward

  • Bring your skates and enjoy the skating rink
  • Skate Sharpening will also be available on site

Dog Sled Rides by Moonsnoe Kennels

  • Take a spin around the track on an authentic dog sled
  • Tickets available at the information booth
  • For children 12 and under

Photos with Alaskan Malamute puppies by PKG Photos, Indoors at The Shops in Waterloo Town Square

  • Have your photo taken with an adorable Moonsnoe Kennel Malamute puppy
  • Picutres are $5

TLC Pet Foods Booth in the Public Square, 11am to 3pm

  • Visit the booth for a free surprise

Family Crafts at The Shops in Waterloo Town Square, 11am to 3pm

  • Visit the Button Factory tables in Center Court of the Shops in Waterloo Town Square where you will create masks of your favourite polar animals
  • Help us paint banners and signs for our upcoming Procession of the Species parade

Pet Look-A-like Contest and BBQ, 2:00pm

  • Contest entries accepted at the Info Booth
  • Prizes awarded for best look-a-like
  • Visit the K-W Humane Society BBQ for tasty treats

Ice Slide and Ice Sculptures, 11:00am and 1:30pm

  • Watch a block of ice be magically transformed into a howling wolf and a figure skater
  • Take a slide on the 38’ ice slide

EisStock Demo at the Rink, 1:00 to 2:00pm

  • Known as EisstockschieBen in German
  • Competitors slide ice stocks over an ice surface, aiming for a target, or to cover the longest distance
  • Ice stocks have a gliding surface, to which a stick is attached
  • The sport, mostly practised in southern Germany and Austria, has been demonstrated at the Winter Olympic Games on two occasions

and much more...