Police shut down the party on Hawthorne Street near Wilfrid Laurier University

Hundreds of people gathered in the area of Hawthorne Street in Waterloo for a unsanctioned party ahead of St. Patrick's Day.

It happened on Saturday afternoon but dispersed by 5:30 p.m. as Waterloo Regional Police were called to the area to shut it down.

Following the party, some students stuck around to clean up garbage that was left behind.

On Tuesday, thousands of people are expected to flood Ezra Avenue for an unsanctioned St. Patrick's Day celebration.