Changes to parking and building access during Homecoming on Waterloo campus

As we gear up to welcome back our alumni and celebrate our purple and gold pride during Homecoming 2025, we want to make you aware of some temporary changes to building access on the Waterloo campus and parking on city streets that begin next week.
In planning for the weekend, we have been working closely with the city, police, emergency response partners and our special constables to help ensure the safety of our university community and the broader community. Additional safety measures include controlled access to some of our buildings, fencing on Erza Street and restricted parking on streets near campus.

Key Updates

Parking restrictions on Ezra Street and Clayfield Avenue:

• Parking signs will go up on Monday, Sept. 22.
• Fines will start being issued on Tuesday, Sept. 23.
• These streets will be fully closed off and no parking Friday, Sept. 26 to the afternoon of Sunday, Sept. 28.
• There is also no parking during the weekend at St. Michael Church located at 80 University Avenue West.

Day parking will be available for Homecoming guests for events on Saturday, Sept. 27 and Sunday, Sept. 28 in any of the campus core parking areas accessible from the King Street campus entrance, so faculty and staff should anticipate these lots to be fuller this weekend. A reminder that if you do park on nearby city streets, make sure you read the posted parking signage as many streets have limited hours for parking.

Building Access

• Starting Friday, Sept. 26 at 4:30 p.m., access to building entrances facing Bricker Avenue, King Street North, Albert Street, and University Avenue will change from “Open” to “Controlled”. If circumstances require, the building access may be further restricted (move to “Restricted” access) to ensure public safety. Inner campus entrances will remain on the regular weekend schedule.
• “Controlled” starting at 10 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26, the affected locations include: Savvas Chamberlain Music, Science Building (facing Bricker/King entrance), Science Research, Bricker Academic (facing Bricker Ave), Schlegel Building, Frank Peters Building (corner Albert/University), Lazaridis Hall (facing University), and Arts C (North entrance, facing University).
• On Saturday, Sept. 27, all buildings will be in “Controlled” access, except the following will remain “Open” access: Dining Hall, Fred Nichols Campus Centre (FNCC), Dr. Alvin Woods Building (DAWB), Lazaridis Hall (exception: “Open” Saturday, Sept. 27, 8 a.m. – noon), while Solarium will be “Controlled” starting at 3 p.m.

The changes will be noted on the Campus Status page, listing the status as “open” or “controlled.” More detailed information can be found on the building hours schedule page.

All students are invited to join the Waterloo campus’ Homecoming weekend. Showcase your Laurier spirit and help welcome our alumni home!

For a full list of visit: Homecoming 2025: Events for Students.