Street party in Waterloo for St. Patrick's Day 2026
Students once again took to the streets for the annual - but unsanctioned - St. Patrick's Day street party in Waterloo, Ont.
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A crowd of revelers converged on Marshall Street in Waterloo on March 14, 2026. (Source: Seth D.)
The streets in Waterloo's university district were packed with St. Patrick's Day party-goers on March 14, 2026. (CTV News)
The streets in Waterloo's university district were packed with St. Patrick's Day party-goers on March 14, 2026. (CTV News)
An officer with the Waterloo Regional Police Service keeps a close eye the St. Patrick's Day party in Waterloo on March 14, 2026. (CTV News)
A line of WRPS officers could be seen on Marshall Street in Waterloo on March 14, 2026. (Hannah Schmidt/CTV News)
The streets in Waterloo's university district were packed with St. Patrick's Day party-goers on March 14, 2026. (CTV News)
Officers with the Waterloo Regional Police Service monitor the St. Patrick's Day party in Waterloo on March 14, 2026. (CTV News)
CTV News interviews St. Patrick's Day party-goers in Waterloo on March 14, 2026. (CTV News)
A student walks between barriers set up as a St. Patrick's Day safety measure in Waterloo on March 14, 2026. (CTV News)
Officers with the Waterloo Regional Police Service monitor the St. Patrick's Day party in Waterloo on March 14, 2026. (CTV News)
A beer can left behind in the bushes at Waterloo's St. Patrick's Day street party on March 14, 2026. (CTV News)
A broken fence near the St. Patrick's Day street party in Waterloo on March 14, 2026. (CTV News)
The streets in Waterloo's university district were packed with St. Patrick's Day party-goers on March 14, 2026. (CTV News)
St. Patrick's Day party-goers at Kentucky Bourbon & BBQ in Waterloo on March 14, 2026. (CTV News)
Police said tactical officers were positioned in elevated locations to allow them to monitor the entire area and identify potential safety concerns. (Source: Seth D.)
A WRPS tactical officer was positioned at a high vantage point on Marshall Street as part of police's planned St. Patrick’s Day safety operations on March 14, 2026. (Submitted: Seth D.)
A tactical officer with Waterloo Regional Police looks down on St. Patrick's Day partiers. (Courtesy: Al Rezapour)
A tactical officer with the Waterloo Regional Police Service surveys the unsanctioned St. Patrick's Day party in Waterloo, Ont. (Courtesy: Annelise Meerton)
A quiet St. Patrick's Day on Ezra Ave. in Waterloo, Ont. on March 17, 2026. (Krista Simpson/CTV News)
An empty Marshall Street, near Regina, in Waterloo, Ont. on March 17, 2026. (Krista Simpson/CTV News)
