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It also includes Ezra Avenue, the typical location of the St. Patrick’s Day street party. In a press release sent out on Monday morning, the City of Waterloo said they hope this action shows students and others that they’re “serious about their safety.” Days ahead of St. Patrick’s Day, barriers and no-parking signs are already going up on Ezra Avenue in Waterloo, in an effort to contain potentially dangerous street parties. Updated March 14 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 Fencing is put up on Ezra Avenue ahead of St. Patrick’s Day, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. People gathered on the eve of St. Patrick’s Day to celebrate in the streets of Waterloo on Saturday. The highly-anticipated unsanctioned street gathering filled up Marshall St. Videos posted to social media showed massive crowds partying on the streets throughout the evening. 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. Ezra Avenue in 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 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 announces parking bans in university district for St. Patrick’s Day weekend The City of Waterloo installed large fences on Ezra Avenue on Wednesday in preparation for Sunday. A parking ban has also been announced for the surrounding streets bordered by Bridgeport Road, Albert Street, Columbia Street, and Weber Street. There is no street parking on Ezra Street and Clayfield Avenue Wednesday March 13 at midnight to Sunday March 17 and on Bricker Avenue from Thursday March 14 to Sunday March 17. All parking will be prohibited on any street in the area bound by Albert St., Columbia St. W, Weber St. N., and Bridgeport Rd. E. on March 16 and March 17. But history tends to repeat itself. The Ezra St. party has waxed and waned over the years, and — due to significant efforts by the city and the regional police — it may once again be coming to an end. THE ORIGINAL PARTY . Nearly 30 years ago, St. Patrick’s Day wasn’t nearly as popular as it is today. Fencing on Ezra Avenue has been erected since 2022 to discourage student gatherings for St. Patrick’s Day in Waterloo. Police are looking at more strategies to curb crowds. Each year 20,000 to 30,000 people gather on Ezra Street in Waterloo Ontario to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Come check it out!-----FOLLOW US!Website: ht Crowds get bigger 2013 - St. Patrick's day was on a Sunday. Weather was cold, but it picked up momentum from previous year. Weather was cold, but it picked up momentum from previous year. First time thousands fill out entire street. 2014 - Tent party setup. Over 10 thousand people were partying in Waterloo's university district Friday and Waterloo Region police were out in force for the annual St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Waterloo's Ezra Street David McMurray, the vice president of student affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University, told CBC News the school is teaming up with police to crack down on the party that brought nearly 15,000 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. Partygoers fill the front of a residence on Marshall Street on Thursday afternoon. Students moved their annual St. Patrick’s Day party to Marshall Street from Ezra Avenue in Waterloo. Partygoers dangled from street signs over a growing crowd of students around Marshall Street and King Street on St. Patrick's Day. (Clement Goh/ CBC News) "I'm not surprised there's a big turnout 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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