It's hard to believe we're about to say goodbye to September.

This weekend the forecast calls for some rain, some sun and pretty OK temperatures.

It makes it a good time to get out to the pop-up park on Gaukel Street in downtown Kitchener. It's Culture Days in Waterloo region and Guelph and the Elora Fergus Studio Tour is on.

You can also get into the Oktoberfest spirit early with an event at Royal City Brewing in Guelph.

Alysha Brilla is bringing songs and stories to The Boathouse in Kitchener Friday evening and T'was Now is at Rhapsody Barrel Bar Saturday afternoon.

It's also homecoming weekend for both the Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Guelph.

Lumen

6 p.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28

Uptown Waterloo

This is such a cool festival. It's in the evening, there's lights and technology and music and discovery. Many of the artists work in ways to have you interact with the art, so you become part of it. Definitely a cool spot for those Instagram selfies.

16th Annual Powwow

12 p.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28

Waterloo Park

The Waterloo Indigenous Student Centre is hosting its annual powwow. Along with dancing, drumming and music, there will be a teaching space where people can learn, interact and speak with people, including Alipii Galliford, a young Inuit artist and cultural advisor who sits on the Inuit Toronto youth council and works with a local group in Guelph. There is a sunrise ceremony as well at 7:15 a.m. at the sacred fire location.

Etsy Made in Canada

9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28

Kitchener City Hall

Local Etsy sellers will set up tables to sell their wares in this fall show.

There will also be live music and food and organizers say there are many new sellers to the annual show, so you'll see something new if you've been before.

Downtown Cambridge Potters' Market

8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28

50 Dickson St., Cambridge

This pottery market is a great chance to buy that unique item as a gift or to treat yourself. There's also live demonstrations, activities for children and some giveaways.

As my colleague Joe Pavia noted the other day, there's less than three months until Christmas, so this may be a good chance to get some holiday shopping in.

If you don't get enough art on Saturday, the Cambridge Studio Tour and Sale is on Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. You can find a map for the self-guided tour on the event's Facebook page.

Tri-City Super Con

10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28

10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 29

Bingemans, 425 Bingemans Centre Dr., Kitchener

Comics, cosplay and collectibles will all be under one roof this weekend.

There's also a number of celebrity guests, panels, how-to workshops, you can try out some virtual reality and also check out the Artist Avenue.

The end of September always makes me think of this Green Day song. I guess you can consider this weekend the first alarm where you hit snooze until Tuesday.