🧟 What's happening this weekend in Welland: Oct 1-4, 2026

Good morning, Welland!

This Saturday is the very last Welland Zombie Walk after 15 years of costumes, chaos and food donations, so if you've ever thought about getting undead for a good cause, this is your final chance. Saturday is the busiest day overall, with the Farmers Market and a coin show at the Croatian National Home in the morning and trivia at Il Forno that night. Friday has live acoustic music at Bridgewater Brewery, the Canadians are home twice this week, and on Sunday you can cheer on Niagara College athletes as they pedal a giant bike down Niagara Street.

In this week's Welland Weekly:

Let's get to it.

🌽 Warner Ranch and Pumpkin Farm, 7705 Schisler Rd, is open Thursday to Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. There's no general admission charge; the corn maze is $3, and Belgian horse-drawn hayrides are $4 per person on weekends, roughly 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cash or debit only.

🏛️ Welland Museum, 140 King St, is open Thursday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the exhibit Growing As One: How the Welland Canal and City Grew Together. Free to visit; suggested donation: $5.

A relaxed drop-in afternoon of Scrabble or card games for adults. Just show up.

Details: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Welland Public Library Seaway Mall Branch, 800 Niagara St

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Kids aged 5 to 11 are paired with a teen volunteer to read together and build their reading skills.

Details: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Welland Public Library Main Branch, 50 The Boardwalk

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Junior hockey at the Main Arena, with the Canadians hosting St. Catharines on a Thursday night.

Details: 7 p.m. at Welland Main Arena, 501 King St

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A Friday market at Market Square with local vendors, makers, food and small businesses.

Details: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Welland Farmers Market, 70 Young St

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Two new movies open Friday at Seaway Mall. Tom Cruise stars in Digger, and Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson star in the psychological thriller Verity. Advance tickets are on sale now.

Details: Opening Friday at Cineplex Odeon Seaway Mall Cinemas, 800 Niagara St. Showtimes are on the Cineplex site.

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Live acoustic music at the brewery on the canal, with beer brewed on site, cocktails and a full food menu.

Details: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Bridgewater Brewery, 60 Niagara St

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Bring your needles and whatever you're working on for a friendly afternoon of knitting and chatting. All skill levels, drop-in.

Details: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Welland Public Library Main Branch, 50 The Boardwalk

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Fresh produce, baked goods, meat and eggs from local farmers and vendors at Market Square, every Saturday morning.

Details: 7 a.m. to noon at Market Square, 70 Young St.

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About 20 dealers buying, selling, and appraising Canadian, U.S., and world coins, banknotes, medals, and tokens. Free parking, door prizes, and a lunch bar.

Details: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Croatian National Home, 6 Broadway Ave.

Cost: $5

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A monthly Saturday morning storytime for little ones and their grown-ups. Drop in.

Details: 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at Welland Public Library Seaway Mall Branch, 800 Niagara St.

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Travel the globe without leaving the library. Community members from countries around the world share stories, traditions, photos and treasures from their homelands.

Details: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Welland Public Library Main Branch, 50 The Boardwalk.

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A monthly drawing and watercolour session for adults, following along with tutorial videos. Registration is required and closes at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Details: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Welland Public Library Seaway Mall Branch, 800 Niagara St.

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A hands-on fall art session for kids. Drop in.

Details: 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Welland Public Library Seaway Mall Branch, 800 Niagara St.

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After 15 years, the Welland Zombie Walk is taking its final lap through downtown. Dress up, gather at the fire station and bring a non-perishable food or pet food donation for The Hope Centre and Pets Alive Niagara.

Details: 6:30 p.m. at Central Fire Station, 30 Hellems Ave.

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Paper-and-pen trivia at Il Forno Restobar, running from 7 p.m. until late.

Details: 7 p.m. at Il Forno Restobar and Lounge, 128 East Main St.

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Niagara College Knights teams take turns riding a giant multi-seat bike down Niagara Street toward Seaway Mall, raising pledges for student-athlete scholarships. Come out and cheer them on along the route.

Details: 10 a.m. at Welland Sports Complex, 90 Quaker Rd.

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Korean speakers practising English and English speakers practising Korean get together to talk and help each other learn. It meets every Sunday.

Details: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Niagara Love Korean Church, 735 South Pelham Rd.

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The Canadians wrap up a two-game home week with a Sunday night game against Caledonia.

Details: 7 p.m. at Welland Main Arena, 501 King St.

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🍗 Cheers Yia Mas, 292 East Main St, has its Thursday Wing and Pint: a pound of jumbo wings starts at $15.99, with a 20oz Cheers Premium Lager for $7.20.

🍺 Handlebar Hanks Roadhouse, 30 Rice Rd, has wings at $1.29 each (minimum 8) on Thursday, Friday dinner specials like fish and chips for $16.99, and a 12-slice pizza for $17.99 on Saturday and Sunday.

🍕 Il Forno, 128 East Main St, has seafood features from $15 to $25 on Friday, a $90 Date Night for Two on Saturday, and half-price appetizers with a drink every day (11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays, 7 p.m. to close on weekends).

Thanksgiving is next weekend, and this week's grocery flyers are all about turkey. The best prices at Welland stores, from flyers running through October 8 unless noted:

🦃 Walmart, 102 Primeway Dr: Canada Grade A turkey for $1.74/lb, Ocean Spray cranberry sauce for $1.57 and Gay Lea butter for $4.97.

🛒 Girard's No Frills, 390 Lincoln St: a 3- to 5-kg utility or Grade A turkey for $18 each, and russet or yellow potatoes for $1.99.

🥔 Giant Tiger, 200 Fitch St: a 5 lb bag of russet potatoes for $0.77, until October 7.

🎶 Cicada Music and Arts Festival on Henley Island, St. Catharines, Friday and Saturday. Gates open at 3 p.m. Friday (Metric headlines at 9:15 p.m.) and 1 p.m. Saturday (Bahamas at 9:15 p.m.), with food trucks, a makers market and kids' activities.

🎃 Harvest Day at Agape Valley, 392 Kilman Rd, Ridgeville (Pelham), Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free entry, with $1 attraction tickets or a $20 all-you-can-play wristband.

🤠 Country Night: Dinner and Line Dancing at BnR Stables, 2250 Balfour St, Fenwick, Saturday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. A beef or chicken dinner, then line dancing with instruction and a DJ, in support of Horse Sense for Kids. $35 per person.

😂 Comedy Night in Pelham with headliner Chris Quigley at the Meridian Community Centre, 100 Meridian Way, Fonthill, Saturday at 8 p.m. $25 general admission, 19+.

🌾 The Great Pumpkin Patch at Bry-Anne Farms, 471 Foss Rd, Fenwick, opens for the season Saturday at 11 a.m., with wagon rides, mazes and farm animals. Open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

👻 Fairview Cemetery Tours from Niagara Falls Museums, 4501 Stanley Ave, Niagara Falls, Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. A 45-minute walking tour with costumed guides; pre-registration required, and Sunday was nearly sold out when we checked.

🦃 Thanksgiving at the Market at Welland Market Square, Saturday, October 10, from 8 a.m., with live music from B4 Midnight from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., a free kids' craft and free hot apple cider or hot chocolate.

🎸 Rebels of Rage, a Rage Against the Machine tribute, at The Bank Art House, Saturday, October 10. Doors at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m.

🏒 Welland Canadians vs. Hamilton at Welland Main Arena, Sunday, October 11 at 7 p.m.

🚧 Pavement work started this week on 11 city streets, including Golden Blvd, Scholfield Ave, Crowland Ave, and Welland St. Some roads and intersections will close for short stretches, with signs to guide you around.

🏚️ Lights, Frights, and Sights is back for Halloween, and homeowners can apply to be on the tour map until October 9. The self-guided tour runs October 16 to 31.

🏆 Sports Wall of Fame nominations open October 1 for Welland athletes, teams and builders. Nominations close February 14, 2027.

🧡 Welland marked the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Wednesday with a flag raising, film screenings at the museum and a reflection program at the library.

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