Uptown Waterloo Long Weekend Brand Crawl

Brian Scheid’s Long Weekend Band Crawl is set for Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Uptown Waterloo, according to event listings from Explore Waterloo Region and the Uptown Waterloo Business Improvement Area. The event is billed as Volume 16 and starts at 6:30 p.m. during the Victoria Day long weekend. The listings say the crawl will span six venues and seven stages in the Uptown district. The announced lineup includes punk and ska act The Creepshow along with The Abruptors, Broadcast Zero, Arcade Allstars, Mark It Zero and Curbside. ### Which venues are part of the crawl? Explore Waterloo Region lists six participating venues: Room 47, Revive Karaoke, Prohibition Warehouse, Jane Bond, The Roost and Princess Cafe. The same listing places the event at 47 King St. N. in Waterloo while noting that performances will be spread across the named venues. Uptown Waterloo BIA’s event page also describes the show as taking place entirely in Uptown Waterloo. (explorewaterloo.ca) ### When does the music start, and how big is this edition? The May 17 listing says the crawl begins at 6:30 p.m. Explore Waterloo Region describes this edition as featuring six venues and seven stages. Uptown Waterloo BIA’s page says Volume 16 will feature “the most artists yet,” though the event snippet available publicly does not provide a full count in the search result. (explorewaterloo.ca) ### Who is on the bill? The Creepshow is among the named acts in both event listings. Explore Waterloo Region also names The Abruptors, Broadcast Zero, Arcade Allstars, Mark It Zero and Curbside, followed by “many more,” indicating a broader lineup than the previewed names. The public search snippets do not show a complete running order by venue or set time. (explorewaterloo.ca) ### Is this part of the Victoria Day weekend activity in Uptown Waterloo? May 17, 2026, falls on the Victoria Day long weekend in Canada, placing the crawl within one of the busier spring event periods in Waterloo. The event is listed in the nightlife category on Explore Waterloo Region, and the Uptown Waterloo BIA promotes it as an Uptown event rather than a single-room concert. The available listings do not describe additional official festival programming tied directly to the crawl, but they do place it squarely in the weekend’s local entertainment calendar. (explorewaterloo.ca) ### Where can people find tickets and the latest schedule? Explore Waterloo Region’s event page includes a ticket link through TicketScene for the May 17 show. The same page identifies Brian Scheid as the organizer and provides an email contact. Uptown Waterloo BIA maintains a separate event page for the crawl, while its broader events calendar lists upcoming programming in the district. (explorewaterloo.ca) ### What should visitors know about the area around the event? Uptown Waterloo BIA says the district includes more than 475 businesses and more than 90 shops, alongside restaurants, patios and live-music venues. Explore Waterloo Region describes Uptown as a walkable area with wide sidewalks and bike infrastructure. Those details help explain why the band crawl is structured as a multi-stop event rather than a single-venue show. (explorewaterloo.ca) Sunday’s next step is straightforward: the Long Weekend Band Crawl begins at 6:30 p.m. on May 17, with tickets and venue details posted on Explore Waterloo Region and the Uptown Waterloo BIA event pages. (explorewaterloo.ca) (uptownwaterloobia.com)