playfully reimagining
a past Kitchener happening

In 1925, Kitchener was emerging as a city ‘renewed’, still trying on its new identity, a new name, not yet a decade old. The whole world was also tentatively emerging from a pandemic, and the local citizens decided it was time for a ‘reunion’, a party, a carnival, an excuse to get together for no specific reason. In 1925 people gathered for a three-day extravaganza of parades, air shows, dances, food, pageants, carnival games and fun.

Taking inspiration from the 1925 festival, deSpectacle is a series of playful performative art actions including an environmentally conscious aeroplane show, a beauty pageant for monsters, a gossipy dialogue performance, a humorous frisbee toss game, and a wandering soft sculpture concession stand.

Join us at Schneider Haus National Historic Site!
September 6, 2025: 12:30-6pm