59 free events · Oct 23, 2026 – Oct 29, 2026. Find free events happening over the next seven days in Downtown. Choose a neighbourhood and event type to narrow your search.
59 events · 24 per section
Join us for a fun-filled STEAM activity! Drop-in activity. For ages 7+. Join us for an exciting, hands-on workshop designed especially for kids!Explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Ma...
Join us for an afternoon of crafting fun! All materials will be provided.Welcome to children of all ages and a parent or caregiver.Drop-in program.Joignez-nous pour un après-midi de bricolage! T...
Looking to level up your birthday cards? Add some flair to your planner? Join us for an introduction to brush lettering! You will be learning the basics of how to use a brush marker, how to put fou...
Join your fellow writers to get excited for Capital Region Writers' marathon month in November! Build emergency plot kits, pick up a writing prompt bingo sheet, and get to know other writers in the...
Join your fellow writers to get excited for Capital Region Writers' marathon month in November! Build emergency plot kits, pick up a writing prompt bingo sheet, and get to know other writers in the...
Come celebrate Halloween with us by painting a pumpkin to take home! All supplies provided. Pre-registration is highly encouraged. Drop-ins may be accepted while supplies last. Venez célébrer l’Hal...
Join us for a free screening of At the Place of Ghosts as part of our "Indigenous Chills and Thrills" movie theme for October. The film was directed by Bretten Hannam and was released in 2025. The ...
A special Haunted edition of the collage club - Une édition spéciale et Hantée du club de collageTurn scraps into a terrifying haunted house - Creativity starts with a blank page!Donnez vie vos idé...
In the mood for a ghost story?The Scientific Investigation of Paranormal Activity is joining us at the Rideau Library and they're bringing their scariest stories! SIPA are not traditional ghost hun...
Join us for a conversation with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's Artistic Director Christopher Stowell and Music Director Ming Luke, on Thursday, October 29 at 7 p.m. This discussion is hosted by NAC Da...
Come to the Jackson Café to discover two large murals, featuring the digital artwork of Eric Chan (aka eepmon)! In Future Garden, eepmon provokes an emotional response synonymous with that evoked b...
Interactive performing arts program for children aged 18 months - 5 years. Singing, dancing, games, story time and creative play with instructor Jesse Kahat.
Monthly open mic for visual and performing artists of all disciplines and skill levels to showcase their work in a supportive community setting.
Created by Ottawa-based artist Jennifer Macklem with studio assistance from Faezeh Maleki, these three large dragonfly wings reflect the artists’ interest in the natural world. Suspended and sensit...
In this work, Ottawa-based artist Jennifer Macklem draws inspiration from an enlarged image of a diatom – microscopic jewel like microalgae that produce up to 50% of the oxygen on our planet. Found...
Free museum admission every Thursday evening with special exhibitions on Canadian military history. Reservations required.
This interactive artwork encourages visitors to handle, move, and stack magnetic shapes – moths, butterflies and children’s silhouettes – across a map of the Great Lakes. The map is presented upsid...
This banner combines detailed images from artist Stephanie Tenasco’s beaded deer hide work Kìwàbandamogoban “he/she had seen it long ago, well before my time” (2026) with the word Sàgàbigonì, the A...
This exhibition explores the artist’s experience under the shadows of the pandemic. During her almost daily walks, Roxanne Lafleur took notice of her environment along the Rideau Canal and began to...
Everyone is welcome to join Vernon’s book club!Visit with your friends and neighbours to discuss great books.First Thursday of the month6:30pm-7:30pmJanuary 8 - Small Things Like These by Claire Ke...
In the context of Ottawa’s bicentennial anniversary, and the large-scale environmental transformation that has occured on Anishinābe Aki over the last 200 years, this exhibition foregrounds the con...
Chat with a City of Ottawa Rural Business Liaison to ask questions about your business ideas, plans and impediments.
Have you ever experienced a feeling so intensely, yet struggled to find the right word for it? The Amharic word Haleta originated from an ancient language spoken in Ethiopia called Ge’ez. It descri...
Shaped by artists, filmmakers, researchers and studios, animation in Ottawa has evolved through a dynamic exchange of creativity, experimentation and innovation. From the establishment of the anima...
· National Arts Centre — Atrium O’Brien · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
· The Royal Oak – 188 Bank St · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Sunnyside · Free
· National Arts Centre — Peter A. Herrndorf Place · Free
· National Arts Centre — Peter A. Herrndorf Place · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Rideau · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Sunnyside · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Sunnyside · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Rideau · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Sunnyside · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
· Ottawa Art Gallery · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Sunnyside · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Rideau · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Sunnyside · Free
· National Arts Centre — Peter A. Herrndorf Place · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
· Ottawa Art Gallery · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Sunnyside · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Metcalfe village · Free
