Ethiopian Association of Kitchener Waterloo

09/02/2026

New Year

Happy Enkutatash! Join us Saturday, September 12th as we celebrate the Ethiopian New Year together as a community! The day kicks off with a Soccer Tournament at the Portuguese Club (1548 Fischer-Hallman Rd, Kitchener) from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Featuring: EAKW Kids Soccer Team • KW Tena • Abyssinia United • Abyssinia KW FC • Walya Toronto • South Sudan Soccer Team…...

Happy Enkutatash! Join us Saturday, September 12th as we celebrate the Ethiopian New Year together as a community! The day kicks off with a Soccer Tournament at the Portuguese Club (1548 Fischer-Ha…

09/02/2026

Happy Enkutatash! Join us Saturday, September 12th as we celebrate the Ethiopian New Year together as a community! 🎉

The day kicks off with a Soccer Tournament at the Portuguese Club (1548 Fischer-Hallman Rd, Kitchener) from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Featuring: EAKW Kids Soccer Team • KW Tena • Abyssinia United • Abyssinia KW FC • Walya Toronto • South Sudan Soccer Team⚽

Then head over to the Family Centre (65 Hanson Ave, Kitchener) from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM for our Outdoor Family Festival, featuring vendors, a bouncy castle, face painting, and fun activities for the whole family! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🏰

📢 Parking Notice: Please use the Hanson Avenue parking lot instead of the usual Family Centre parking lot.

The celebration continues into the evening with our Evening Program from 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM, featuring special live performances starting at 6:00 PM by Emebet Negassi, Yared Mesfin, and Bereket G/Hiwot on keyboard! 🎤🎶 🎹 Plus, a local DJ will keep the energy going throughout the evening! 💃🕺

Also enjoy:
🏆 Ethiopian Cultural Clothing Competition - Wear your best Habesha Libs!
🍽️ Food, Soft Drinks & Alcohol Beverages Available for Purchase - Please Bring Cash

🎊 FREE ENTRANCE for everyone 🎊

Bring your family and friends - let's welcome the new year together! 🇪🇹🇨🇦🌻

07/03/2026

A safe space for kids to play, and a supportive space for parents to connect. 🧩 Join the Ethiopian Association of Kitchener Waterloo for our Autistic Kids Support & Care Program running from July 2026 to April 2027! Spaces are limited to 10–15 families per session, so don’t wait to register. 📧 Email: [email protected]
📞 Phone: 226-698-0222 or 519-722-4339
💬 Send us a message to sign up today! ……………………………..……………………………..…………………………………………..……………………………..…………………………………………..……………………………..……………
ለህፃናት የሚጫወቱበት አስተማማኝ ቦታ፣ ለወላጆች ደግሞ እርስ በእርስ የሚደጋገፉበት መድረክ! 🧩 በኪችነር ዋተርሉና አካባቢው የኢትዮጵያውያን ማህበር የተዘጋጀውን የኦቲዝም ህፃናት ድጋፍ እና እንክብካቤ ፕሮግራም ይቀላቀሉ (ከጁላይ 2026 እስከ ኤፕሪል 2027 የሚቆይ)። የቦታው ብዛት ለ10-15 ቤተሰቦች ብቻ የተገደበ ስለሆነ ፈጥነው ይመዝገቡ። 📧 ኢሜይል: [email protected]
📞 ስልክ: 226-698-0222 ወይም 519-722-4339
💬 ወይም በውስጥ መስመር መልዕክት በመላክ ዛሬውኑ ይመዝገቡ! 📱 NeurodiversityAffirmin

06/23/2026

Weekend at the Multicultural Festival! 🌍❤️

We were honored to represent our culture through beautiful traditional clothing, regional dances, and cultural pride. We also had the opportunity to connect with the community at our booth, where we shared the work we do, welcomed new members, and met so many amazing people.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who stopped by our tent, supported us, and showed interest in our community. Your encouragement means the world to us!

Thank you to the Multicultural Festival for having us and for creating a space where cultures can come together, celebrate diversity, and build meaningful connections.

Thank you ❤️
🌍❤️ በዚህ ያለፈው ሳምንት መጨረሻ በMulticultural Festival ላይ መሳተፍ በጣም ትልቅ ክብር ነበር!

ባህላችንን በውብ ባህላዊ አልባሳት፣ በክልላዊ ጭፈራዎች፣ እና በባህላዊ ትዕይንቶች ለማሳየት እድል አግኝተናል። እንዲሁም በማህበረሰብ ክፍል ያለው ድንኳናችን ላይ ድርጅታችንን ለማስተዋወቅ፣ አዳዲስ አባላትን ለመቀበል፣ እና ከማህበረሰቡ ጋር ለመገናኘት እድል አግኝተናል።

በዚህ ሳምንት መጨረሻ ወደ ድንኳናችን መጥታችሁ ስላበረታታችሁን፣ ስለደገፋችሁን፣ እና ስለ ማህበረሰባችን ፍላጎት ስላሳያችሁ ከልብ እናመሰግናለን።

እንዲሁም ይህን ድንቅ የባህል በዓል ላዘጋጁ የMulticultural Festival አዘጋጆች ከልብ እናመሰግናለን። የተለያዩ ባህሎች እንዲገናኙ፣ እንዲከበሩ፣ እና አንድነትን እንዲያጠናክሩ ያደረጋችሁትን ጥረት እናደንቃለን።

አመሰግናለን! ❤️

06/20/2026

🎉 ነገ አመታዊ የኪችነር-ዋተርሉ ባህላዊ ፌስቲቫል ከእኛ ጋር መቀላቀልዎን አይርሱ!

📅 ቅዳሜ:12:00pm – 8:00 pm
📅 እሑድ: 12:00pm – 6:00 pm

ባህሎችን፣ ምግብን፣ ሙዚቃን እና መዝናኛን በአንድነት ለማክበር ከእኛ ጋር ይቀላቀሉ። እዚያ ላይ ለማየትዎ በጉጉት እንጠብቃለን! 🌍✨

06/20/2026

🎉 Make sure to join us tomorrow at the Multicultural Festival!

📅 Saturday: 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📅 Sunday: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Come celebrate with us and enjoy a weekend full of culture, food, music, and fun. We can’t wait to see you there! 🌍✨

06/20/2026

🎉 Make sure to join us tomorrow at the Multicultural Festival!

📅 Saturday:12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📅 Sunday: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Come celebrate with us and enjoy a weekend full of culture, food, music, and fun. We can’t wait to see you there! 🌍✨

06/17/2026

በዚህ ሳምንት መጨረሻ በቪክቶሪያ ፓርክ ለሚቀርበው የኢትዮጵያ ባህላዊ ውዝዋዜ ትርኢታችን አብረውን የሚሰለፉ በጎ ፈቃደኞችን እንፈልጋለን!
⏳ ማብቂያ ቀን: እስከዚህ አርብ (June 19)
📲 ለመመዝገብ: ቀጥታ መልዕክት (DM) ይላኩልን፣ በ [email protected] ኢሜይል ያድርጉ ወይም በ 226-698-0222 ይደውሉልን።

06/17/2026

Want to represent the culture this weekend? 🇪🇹 We need volunteers for our Ethiopian Cultural Dance performance at the 59th Annual KW Multicultural Festival in Victoria Park!
No experience necessary if you’ve got energy and community pride, you’re in! 💃🕺
⚠️ Deadline: Before this Friday (June 19)
📲 Sign up now: Send us a DM, email [email protected], or call/text 226-698-0222.
Let’s make this weekend unforgettable! ✨

06/17/2026

በዚህ ሳምንት ቅዳሜና እሁድ! 🚨
በ59ኛው ዓመታዊ የኪችነር–ዋተርሉ ባህላዊ ፌስቲቫል ላይ የኢትዮጵያን ባህል፣ ደማቅ ሙዚቃ እና ማራኪ ውዝዋዜ አብረን እንጋራ!
📍 ቦታ: ቪክቶሪያ ፓርክ ኪችነር
📅 ቀን: June 20 – 21
⏰ ሰዓት: ቅዳሜ 12 PM – 8 PM | እሁድ 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
✨ የኢትዮጵያ ባህላዊ ትርኢት፡ እሁድ 2:00 PM ላይ ይጀምራል! እንዳያመልጥዎ ቀኑን በካላንደርዎ ላይ ምልክት ያድርጉ!