Community events, organizing meetings, rallies, webinars and more! If you have an event you would like us to feature, email us at communication@opirgbrock.com with the details!

Please note: This list is not exhaustive and event details may change, or events may be removed at our discretion. Click the event links for up-to-date details and information!

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Community Events

Local & non-local social justice and activist events, workshops, webinars, organizing meetings, rallies, and more! Click the links for registration and more info.

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If you have an event you would like us to share, email communication@opirgbrock.com with details!

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July 1, 2 – 5 PM 

Social Justice Summer Drop-In! | Brock SJC & Brock HRE

TH 253B, Brock University

July 1, 7 – 8:30 PM 

Queenston Roundtable | Queenston Neighbours

Connaught School – 28 Prince St, St. Catharines

July 2, 2 – 7 PM 

Ujamaa BBQ Link up | Future Black Female

St. Patrick’s Park, 64 Catherine St, St. Catharines

July 2, 6 – 8 PM 

Arrival Celebration – Freedom Walk 2026 (from Maryland to Canada, retracing the Underground Railroad) | Niagara Bound Tours

St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre, 1932 Welland Canals Parkway

July 2, 6 – 8 PM 

Create to Donate | Niagara Palestine Coalition

The Hobby Shop, 401 St. Paul St., St. Catharines

July 3, 11 AM – 3 PM 

Solidarity with Kashechewan rally & walk

Walk starts at 4835 Victoria Ave., Niagara Falls, Ave & ends at Niagara Falls City Hall at 4310 Queen St., Niagara Falls

July 3, 2 – 5 PM 

Meet & Greet with Our New Indigenous Language Program Coordinator! | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre

796 Buffalo Road, Fort Erie, ON

July 3, 3:30 – 5:30 PM 

St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church

33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines

July 5, 9:50 AM  

Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew

Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines

July 5, 10:30 – 11:30 AM 

Rallies for 24/7 Urgent Care | Niagara Health Coalition & SOS Fort Erie

Port Colborne Hospital, 260 Sugarloaf St, Port Colborne

July 5, 11 AM – 9:30 PM 

World Music on the Beach | Niagara Jazz Festival

Lakeside Park, 1 Lakeport Rd, St. Catharines

July 5, 12:30 – 1:30 PM 

Rallies for 24/7 Urgent Care | Niagara Health Coalition & SOS Fort Erie

Douglas Memorial Hospital, 230 Bertie Street, Fort Erie

July 5, 2 – 4 PM 

July Social | Radical Care Collective

Montebello Park, St. Catharines

July 6, 1:30 – 3:30 PM 

Everyone is Trans: Leslie Feinberg & the Reconstruction of Queer History | The Feminist Lecture Program

Online

July 6, 6:30 PM 

MPP Wayne Gates’ Public Town Hall – Ford’s Ferris Wheel | MPP Wayne Gates

Club Italia Events Centre, 2525 Montrose Rd, Niagara Falls

July 6, 8:30 – 10 PM 

BIPOC Youth Community Circle: Experiences with Healthcare in BC | Coastal Research, Education, and Advocacy Network (CREAN)

Online

July 8, 2 – 5 PM 

Social Justice Summer Drop-In! | Brock SJC & Brock HRE

TH 253B, Brock University

July 8, 6 – 7 PM 

Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice

Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details 

July 8, 6 – 8 PM 

What do I do when … I find someone who might be experiencing an overdose? | Niagara Movement School

Fine Grind Cafe, St. Catharines

July 8, 6:30 – 8:30 PM 

Centering Afrocentric Perspective & Indigenous Perspective in Child Welfare | The Child Welfare TRUTH-Telling Collective

Online

July 8, 7 – 8 PM 

LGBTQIA+ Conversation Circle | Bridges Niagara

Mahtay Cafe, 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines

July 8, 7 – 8 PM 

Find Your Role in the Work With Mariame Kaba (Learn To Do #1) | Life is a Sacred Text

Online

July 9, 12 PM 

What happens when care gets taken away? Stories of sanctuary and loss | Substance Use Heath Network

Online

June 9, 12 – 1:30 PM 

Pop Up Produce Market | Niagara Falls Public Library

Victoria Avenue Library, 4848 Victoria Ave, Niagara Falls

July 9, 1:30 – 3:30 PM 

Watercolour Painting | Willow Arts Community & NFCHC

Niagara Falls Community Health Centre, 4790 Victoria Avenue, Niagara Falls

July 9, 4 – 5:30 PM 

Activate! Campaign Nonviolence Organizer Training | Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service

Online

July 9, 5 – 6:15 PM 

Niagara Free Store Team meeting | OPIRG Brock

Online, email communication@opirgbrock.com for details 

July 9, 6:50 AM  

Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew

Brass Monkey, 67 St Paul St, St. Catharines

July 10, 3:30 – 5:30 PM 

St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church

33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines

July 12, 9:50 AM  

Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew

July 13, 5:30 – 8 PM 

Public Board Meeting | OPIRG Brock

Online, email info@opirgbrock.com for details

July 14, 6 – 8 PM 

July Harm Reduction 101 & Overdose Response | Thrive for Change

Online

July 14, 7 – 8:30 PM 

Monthly Peer Discussion Meetup | PFLAG Niagara

145 Queenston St. Catharines

July 14, 7 – 9 PM 

Tatreez and Art | Niagara Palestine Coalition

Hobby Shop Saint Kitts, 401 St. Paul Street 

July 15, 2 – 3 PM 

LGBTQ+ Toolkit for HR Professionals | Pride UK Training and Consultancy

Online

July 15, 2 – 5 PM 

Social Justice Summer Drop-In! | Brock SJC & Brock HRE

TH 253B, Brock University

July 15, 6 – 7 PM 

Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice

Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details 

July 15, 6 – 8 PM 

Niagara Movement School

Please email community@niagaramovementschool.org for details

July 15, 8 PM 

Stewards’ Workshop: Assertive Grievance Handling | Labor Notes

Online

July 16 | 12:30 PM 

How to Remove AI from Your Digital Platforms | ODLAN

Online

July 16, 1:30 – 3:30 PM

Improv Play | Willow Arts Community & NFCHC

Niagara Falls Community Health Centre, 4790 Victoria Avenue, Niagara Falls

July 16, 4 – 5:30 PM 

Activate! Campaign Nonviolence Organizer Training | Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service

Online

July 16, 7 PM 

Monthly Meeting | Haig Neighbours

Optimist Club, 8 Napier St. St. Catharines

July 16, 7 – 8 PM 

How to Save Lives with Naloxone: Virtual Overdose Prevention Training | St. Vincent’s Hospital Westchester A Division of Saint Joseph’s Medical Center.

Online

July 17, 2 – 4 PM 

Water Walks – Wellness Weekdays | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre

796 Buffalo Rd., Fort Erie 

July 17, 3:30 – 5:30 PM 

St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church

33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines

July 17, 7 – 8:30 PM 

Walking Tour – Merritton: From “Welland City” to Merritton | St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre

10 Hastings St, St. Catharines

June 18, 11 – 6 PM 

Camp Coyote Bones | Coyote Bones Collective

Heartland Forest, 8215 Heartland Forest Rd, Niagara Falls

July 18, 9:50 AM 

Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew

Little Red Coffee & Catering, 46 Queen St, Fort Erie

July 18, 10:30 AM 

99th Jay Treaty Border Crossing Celebration of Rights

Location: Go to Upper Mtn Road, travel east to Susie’s Lane Rd. Turn left at sign ”7 Clan Group”

July 18, 6 PM 

Summer Camp Carnage! | Niagara Roller Derby

Haig Bowl Arena, 17 Beech St., St. Catharines


July 21, 3:30 – 6 PM 

Arts & Crafts Night | Black Student Success Centre

Black Student Success Centre (TH 131), Brock University

July 21, 6 PM 

How to fight data centers webinar – Campaigns 101 | Honour the Earth

Online

July 22, 8 – 9 AM 

Knowledge Exchange: Anti-Racism and Decolonisation with Maya Sharma | Museums Galleries Scotland

Online

July 22, 2 – 4 PM 

Water Walks – Wellness Weekdays | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre

796 Buffalo Rd., Fort Erie 

July 22, 2 – 5 PM 

Social Justice Summer Drop-In! | Brock SJC & Brock HRE

TH 253B, Brock University

July 22, 6 – 7 PM 

Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice

Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details 

July 22, 6 – 8 PM 

Niagara Movement School

Please email community@niagaramovementschool.org for details

July 23, 1:30 – 3:30 PM 

Hand Felting | Willow Arts Community & NFCHC

Niagara Falls Community Health Centre, 4790 Victoria Avenue, Niagara Falls


July 23, 4 – 5:30 PM 

Activate! Campaign Nonviolence Organizer Training | Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service

Online

July 23, 6 – 7:30 PM 

2S&LGBTQ+ Adult Drop-In | Niagara Falls Community Health Centre

Location varies: details will be provided after registration 

July 23, 6 PM 

How to fight data centers webinar – Data Center Interventions | Honour the Earth

Online

July 23, 6:50 AM  

Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew

Brass Monkey, 67 St Paul St, St. Catharines

July 24, 2 – 4 PM 

Water Walks – Wellness Weekdays | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre

796 Buffalo Rd., Fort Erie 

July 24, 11 AM – 3 PM 

World Hepatitis Day Community Awareness Event + Niagara Free Store | Niagara Health System – Hepatitis C Care Clinic

Montebello Park, 64 Ontario St, St. Catharines

July 24, 3:30 – 5:30 PM 

St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church

33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines

July 25, 9 – 11 AM 

Laura Secord Trail Hike | Niagara Falls Public Library

Firemen’s Park, 2275 Dorchester Road, Niagara Falls

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July 25, 10 AM – 2 PM 

Harriet Tubman 175th Anniversary Arrival STC & Commemorative Walk | Matter of Black & Tubman Tours Canada

James Street (Between King & Church St.) St. Catharines

July 25, 2:30 – 4 PM 

Pop-Up Produce Market | Thorold Community Activities Group

131 Richmond St., Thorold

July 25, 4 – 6 PM 

Niagara Activist Gathering | OPIRG Brock

Willow Arts Community, 366 St Paul St, St. Catharines

July 25, 8:30 PM 

St. Catharines Glowride | Niagara Glowriders

96 King St Unit 3, St. Catharines

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July 26, 9:50 AM 

Meet-up & Run | Niagara Queer Run Crew

July 26, 12 PM – Dusk 

Emancipation Day Picnic 2026 | Matter of Black 

Lakeside Park, 1 Lakeport Rd, St. Catharines

July 26, 2 – 3:30 PM 

Out + Proud Around the World and Through the Centuries | Out Professionals

Online

July 28, 12 – 1 PM 

Building 2SLGBTQIA+ Allyship Into Workplace Culture with The 519 | Pride at Western 2026

Online

July 29, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM 

Pay-What-You-Can Pop-Up Produce Market | Brock Food4U

Rankin Family Pavillion, Brock University

July 29, 2 – 4 PM 

Water Walks – Wellness Weekdays | Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre

796 Buffalo Rd., Fort Erie 

July 29, 2 – 5 PM 

Social Justice Summer Drop-In! | Brock SJC & Brock HRE

TH 253B, Brock University

July 29, 6 – 7 PM 

Team Meeting | Niagara Reproductive Justice

Online, email niagarareproductivejustice@gmail.com for details 

July 29, 6 – 8 PM

Niagara Movement School

Please email community@niagaramovementschool.org for details

July 29, 6:30 – 8 PM

Coffee Hang | Fitz Social/ Fitzgerald Neighbours

108 Russell Ave (Community Centre)

July 29, 7:30 PM 

Secrets of a Successful Organizer (Online Series) | Labor Notes

Online

July 30, 1:30 – 3:30 PM 

Songwriting | Willow Arts Community & NFCHC

Niagara Falls Community Health Centre, 4790 Victoria Avenue, Niagara Falls

July 30, 4 – 5:30 PM 

Activate! Campaign Nonviolence Organizer Training | Pace e Bene Nonviolence Service

Online

July 30, 12 – 1:30 PM 

Niagara Community Legal Clinic | Niagara Falls Public Library

Victoria Avenue Library, 4848 Victoria Ave, Niagara Falls

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July 31, 3:30 – 5:30 PM 

St. Barnabas Produce Market | St. Barnabas Anglican Church

33 Queenston Street, St. Catharines