You @ Waterloo Day — campus open house

The University of Waterloo will host You @ Waterloo Day on Saturday, May 23, as a campus-wide open house for admitted students and their guests, according to Waterloo’s 2026 event guide. The event is centered at the Physical Activities Complex, known as PAC, where all-day programming is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The university’s materials say visitors can join campus, faculty and residence tours, speak with staff and student volunteers, and collect information about student life and next steps before the fall term. Renison University College, one of Waterloo’s affiliated colleges, said its own programming will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. across the Renison site. ### Who is this day meant for? Waterloo’s event materials describe You @ Waterloo Day as a visit day for students who have received an offer of admission and for their families and guests. Older Waterloo faculty and program pages use the same language, describing the event as a special day for admitted students to meet current students and professors, tour facilities and residences, and ask final questions before deciding whether to enroll. (uwaterloo.ca) Renison said this year’s event welcomes admitted students and their families, friends and partners to campus. ### Where do visitors start the day? The 2026 guide tells visitors to head first to the Physical Activities Complex and record their parking lot on arrival. PAC will serve as the main hub for faculty booths, general information and the start point for several tours. The guide also tells visitors to look for staff and volunteers wearing yellow buttons for directions. (uwaterloo.ca) The same guide says visitors can pick up a coupon for the W Store at the general information booth in PAC and then go to the store in South Campus Hall. The W Store is listed as open from noon to 4 p.m., with some restrictions on the coupon offer. ### What can visitors do once they arrive? (uwaterloo.ca) Faculty tours will leave from faculty booths in PAC, with the last departures at 1 p.m., according to the event guide. Campus walking tours, led by current Waterloo students, are listed at 45 minutes each, with the last one leaving at 1:30 p.m. Campus bus tours will start from the Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre every 25 minutes, and riders can stay on for the full guided loop of about 20 minutes or get on and off at shuttle stops around campus. (uwaterloo.ca) Athletics and Recreation tours are scheduled to leave from the athletics booth in PAC at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. The guide says those tours cover the Physical Activities Complex and Columbia Icefield athletic facilities. ### How do residence and college visits work? (uwaterloo.ca) Campus Housing will have a booth in PAC to answer questions, and the guide says visitors who want a residence tour should go to the main complex of the building they want to see. Residences will be open for tours until 3 p.m., according to the same guide. (uwaterloo.ca) Waterloo’s four university colleges will also offer residence and academic tours during the day. The guide says visitors can get directions from college booths in PAC or from yellow tents on Ring Road. Renison said its own program includes tours of academic spaces and residence life, program booths, food samples, swag and course-selection help from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 240 Westmount Road North. (uwaterloo.ca) ### Are there activities beyond the main campus loop? Students admitted to Waterloo’s Global Business and Digital Arts program are invited to the Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the 2026 guide says. The guide describes that stop as a day-in-the-life visit that includes a design workshop. (uwaterloo.ca) Waterloo’s broader future-student pages say campus tours, live virtual tours and other recruitment events continue throughout the year. The admissions timeline page lists the university’s next large undergraduate recruitment event as Fall Open House on November 8, 2026. (uwaterloo.ca) (uwaterloo.ca)