Final bill for Ezra Avenue St. Patrick’s Day street party in Waterloo: $767,211 READ MORE: Ezra Avenue St. Patrick’s Day crowd peaked at 33,000 people: Waterloo police. Several rows of fencing was wrapped around the streets and sidewalks located on Ezra Avenue to prevent an unsanctioned gathering for St Patrick's Day. Historically, thousands of students have Thousands of party-goers took to Ezra Avenue in Waterloo to celebrate St. Patrick's Day on Sunday. bottles and 10,000 Timbits to hand out to students gathering on Ezra Avenue for St. Patrick's Before the COVID-19 pandemic, tens of thousands of people would flood Ezra Avenue in Waterloo, Ont. for an unsanctioned street party. But with most of the street fenced off this St. Patrick's Day More than 33,000 people flooded Ezra and Bricker Avenues on Sunday, making 2019 the largest unsanctioned St. Patrick's Day party in the city's history. The University District of Waterloo includes the Northdale and MacGregor neighbourhoods, as well as Waterloo Park and the majority of the uptown neighbourhood. It also includes Ezra Avenue, the typical location of the St. Patrick’s Day street party. Fencing has gone up on Ezra Avenue, in Waterloo, Ont.’s university district, in the hopes it will deter people from taking part in unsanctioned St. Patrick’s Day street parties. Waterloo Regional Police have estimated that 33,000 people were at the unsanctioned street party on Ezra Avenue on St. Patrick’s Day at its highpoint. Waterloo Regional Police have estimated Check out this fantastic collection of St Patrick's Day wallpapers, with 86 St Patrick's Day background images for your desktop, phone or tablet. St Patrick's Day Wallpapers A collection of the top 86 St Patrick's Day wallpapers and backgrounds available for download for free. WATERLOO — This Sunday, thousands will dress in green and hit Ezra Avenue and neighbouring streets in Waterloo’s university district to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. March 17, 2019 3 min read Last year, Waterloo bylaw officers issued 16 fines over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. In 2023, over 200 charges were laid during the city’s unsanctioned street parties. Mirshahi recalled police issuing hundreds of tickets on St. Patrick’s Day alone in 2018, which he felt was an intimidation tactic to scare students off the streets. That is just around the corner from nearby Ezra Avenue, where the annual St. Patrick’s Day unsanctioned street gatherings have traditionally taken place. This year, the City of Waterloo obtained a court injunction that allows the arrest or detention of anyone attending, hosting, creating, or sponsoring an unsanctioned street party or Fencing is put up on Ezra Avenue ahead of St. Patrick’s Day, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Mathew McCarthy Waterloo Region Record Ezra Avenue's infamous St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Waterloo have been pretty tame over the last two pandemic years. In the past, tens of thousands of people descended on the street for an Fencing has been installed along Ezra Avenue in advance of St. Patrick’s Day weekend. It’s the third straight year the road is being blocked off to prevent students from gathering there for an unsanctioned street party. Fencing lines Ezra Avenue from King Street to Albert Street, blocking the street from cars and people gathering for St. Patrick's Day. Security personnel is also in the area, in front of student buildings in the area. With fencing and security guards in place, Ezra Avenue was quiet Monday, St. Patrick’s Day morning. Mathew McCarthy Waterloo Region Record Partygoers gather early Saturday evening on Marshall A large number of post-secondary students are expected to take part in a massive unsanctioned street party this weekend to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in the City of Waterloo. Laurier students have long made Saint Patrick’s Day their unofficial school holiday and in recent years, the City of Waterloo has struggled to contain the event. What started as a massive gathering on Ezra Avenue eventually prompted city officials to act, fencing off the street and increasing police presence. Despite the sunny skies, St. Patrick's Day on Ezra Avenue in Waterloo was a quiet affair. As of Wednesday afternoon, just a handful of students who wore green walked along the residential street.
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