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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 10/07/2026 03:02:00

Originally named Berlin after the German settlers who founded it in the early nineteenth century, Kitchener was renamed during World War I but retains its German heritage through the Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest -- the largest Bavarian festival outside Germany, drawing over 700,000 visitors each October to nine days of beer halls, polka bands, parades, and cultural programming. The downtown core has undergone significant revitalisation, anchored by the Kitchener Market, one of the oldest farme...