April 2026 Events (230 events)
Browse festivals, concerts, cultural events, sports, and more in Ottawa during April 2026.
Rose - World Premiere Musical
NAC Indigenous Theatre presents the world premiere of Tomson Highway's deeply moving and fiercely funny musical about th…
Ottawa Black Film Festival 2026
6th edition showcasing unique voices in cinema and amplifying Black stories. Features online and in-theater screenings a…
Capstone Reading
Presented by uOttawa + Riverbed Reading Series
Rose
This performance includes two 15-minute intermissions.
BABES, BABES, BABES! Burlesque and Drag Show
BABES, BABES, BABES! Burlesque and Drag Show at LIVE! on Elgin
Hannah Green + Darcy Scott
Hannah Green and Darcy Scott share a warm, intimate night of folk and singer-songwriter tunes at Art House.
Kim Churchill
Kim Churchill embarks on the Canadian leg of 'The Lovely Tour' in the spring of 2026! Following the release of his lates…
DYKE SMUT
Writing starts 7PM, Reading at 8PM
knitting, Sasha Cay & emmersonHALL
Dirty Bingo
A drag bingo event with some sexy sassy flair.
Eidiot Mubarak Comedy Show
Eidiot Mubarak is the embodiment of community in the form of entertainment to provide the best show imaginable. The show…
Metamorphosis
Join us and experience a concert of rare emotional resonance and spiritual depth. At its heart lies Richard Strauss’s Me…
“City Boy” with Fabio Ricci
"City Boy” with Fabio Ricci at LIVE! on Elgin
DAZE At Night x B4CKROOM
DAZE and B4CKROOM collaborate at City At Night on Friday, April 3rd to bring us back to the roots of dance music.
Dirty Dancing in Concert
You fell in love with their first dance, now it’s your turn to relive it. Dirty Dancing in Concert is a cinematic live-t…
fanclubwallet
Presented by spectrasonic with the support of Ontario Creates, SAW and Collective Arts
Karaoke Shark
🎤 Karaoke Night at 188 Bank with Karaoke Shark! 🎤
White Rabbit: FK ANYWAY, RICK LAPLANTE, DJ DEL PILAR
@whiterabbitottawa #FollowTheWhiteRabbit #OurHouseIsUnderground
Sunday Submissive Support Circle
Join us for the Sunday Submissive Support Circle, a 90-minute in-person gathering dedicated to fostering growth, sharing…
Sunday Dom/me Discussion Group
Welcome to the Wicked Dom/me Discussion Group, a 90-minute in person gathering designed to support and encourage Dom/mes…
MUSLIM SINGLES COMEDY SHOW & MATCHMAKING VOL.4
MUSLIM SINGLES COMEDY SHOW & MATCHMAKING VOL.4 at LIVE! on Elgin
MAE MARTIN
VIP Includes: - Meet & Greet with Mae - Exclusive tour merch - Prime seats
A One-Night-Only Comedy Show
A One-Night-Only Comedy Show at LIVE! on Elgin
How to Draw Comics with Geof Isherwood
Join us this April 7th and learn how to draw comics with an illustrator veteran, Geof Isherwood! All Skill Levels Welcom…
Collage Postcards
Create nostalgic collage postcards using papers, stickers & scraps. Slow crafting, good chats, and mail-worthy art.
Hatha Yoga
Join us at Flowstate Therapy for guided yoga classes led by Sherry Beaudry (Viroha Fitness Yoga). Thoughtfully designed…
Life Drawing with Shawn Hunsdale
Join us for an uninstructed Life Drawing Sessions, facilitated by local artist Shawn Hunsdale. Sessions begin January 7,…
ART HANG ft. PRIMARY COLOURS
ART HANG is an art making and crafting musical event: live instrumental music will set the mood for a creative flow stat…
NextGen - Hosted by Marleau
Saxophone Ensemble Concert
Directed by Mike Tremblay Free admission. All are welcome.
P**** Pleasure with Madds
Let’s talk about pleasure! In this session, we’ll come together to reflect on pleasure—its value, its nature, and the va…
OTTAWA UNPLUGGED: Desi Night
Presented by Kosmos Entertainment Canada
Special Exhibition Vernissage
Every month at Art House, a new artist fills the walls of the Drawing Room with their best works for you to enjoy. See a…
11th House Tarot Readings
Seeking clarity, confirmation, or a cosmic nudge? Settle in for a one-on-one quick tarot with 11th House — direct, intel…
Miina
In August 2023, Miina released her debut EP Slow Motion, an impeccable, multi-layered collection produced by Gus Van Go…
Kirtan & Sufi Meditation
An afternoon of Mystical Music, Devotional Poetry, Inspirational Stories
Montgomery Legion – Welcome Event
This is the perfect time to bring your friends and come in to check us out. Please share so others will know too. Doors…
Totally 2000’s Video Dance Party
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Class of 91, w/ Stoby + Deadwell
Class of 91, w/ Stoby + Deadwell at LIVE! on Elgin
Metro Jazz
Doors at 8:30pm. Jazz starts 9pm. [Whole House Show]
White Rabbit: ZACK BLACK, GROTTOLI, QUEENYY
@whiterabbitottawa #FollowTheWhiteRabbit #OurHouseIsUnderground
Planet Botanix Open House
Astrology, energy healing, intuitive readings, Reiki, reflexology & Tarot mini readings ($25 for 20 min, cash only)
B2B Fest
Presented by Algonquin College Public Relations Campaign
Before Summer Finds Us: Pat Rees, Elizabeth Royall, and Heat…
Before Summer Finds Us: Pat Rees, Elizabeth Royall, and Heather is Growing at LIVE! on Elgin
Spring Watercolour Workshop: Ladybug Watercolour Painting
Join us this April and paint whimsical ladybugs! Beginner-friendly step-by-step workshop with a local expert #watercolou…
uOTalk Music Coffee House 2026
Spring-Summer Semester Class: Intermediate Figure Drawing
Learn essential figure drawing techniques for intermediate level: muscle groups, dynamic poses, and figure painting #fig…
The Blind Boys of Alabama
Join us on April 14th, 2026 at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre for a powerful night of music and giving in support…
Felt Pennant Making
Design your own felt pennant! Cut, layer & stitch a vintage-style banner perfect for shelves, walls or reading nooks
Music Trivia
Music trivia night featuring questions about current pop, hip hop, rnb, rock, and everything else! Test your knowledge o…
Spring Watercolour Workshop: Spring at The Glebe with Yulia…
Join us this April for a watercolour painting workshop creating buildings from The Glebe! Learn from a local expert! #wa…
Yin Yoga
Join us at Flowstate Therapy for guided yoga classes led by Sherry Beaudry (Viroha Fitness Yoga). Thoughtfully designed…
Beats & Boards
Come on your own or bring some friends, and let Rob hook you up with a group and a game. We will have tons of games in h…
MasHeNKa + Kim & Dro + Runner Up!
MasHeNKa + Kim & Dro + Runner Up! at LIVE! on Elgin
FOTOCRIME - Security Tour
Presented by spectrasonic with the support of Ontario Creates, SAW and Collective Arts
SPRINGTIME HIGH TEA
A springtime dress-up tea + craft party for the dykes!!! 🐣💖🦋💕🐛
Materia Symphony : Inspired by Final Fantasy VII
A spectacular concert inspired by one of the most iconic musical worlds in gaming. Materia Symphony is an original work…
Witch Prophet
AnjChito
Get into the groove with AnjChito’s unique blend of jazz, r&b, bossa nova, reggae, and funk. Their set features original…
Elaborate Dogs & Jelly Bean Double Single Release Party!
Elaborate Dogs & Jelly Bean Double Single Release Party! at LIVE! on Elgin Featuring: The Desert Island Big Band & The M…
Spring Acrylic Class: Plein Air Painting Program
Join us this April and learn how to paint plein air using Acrylics! Designed for Intermediate Level. #acrylicpaint #pain…
Materia Symphony : Inspired by Final Fantasy VII
A spectacular concert inspired by one of the most iconic musical worlds in gaming. Materia Symphony is an original work…
GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS
general admission/seated floor general admission/seated balcony
Chiron Promotions Presents: Varitones
Chiron Promotions Presents: Varitones at LIVE! on Elgin with Runaway Kit & J. Alexander
Community Canvas by anyu sun
Community Canvas is a relaxing, low-pressure art night focused on creative flow and connection.
Kestrel Blue + Joey Vinegar
Two creative singer-songwriters step into Art House's intimate space to share songs and stories about pasts and futures…
Balls Deep Disco Ottawa
White Rabbit: BIGSTUFF, BRINK, SEBASTIAN COUTURE
@whiterabbitottawa #FollowTheWhiteRabbit #OurHouseIsUnderground
University of Ottawa Earth Week 2026
Week-long celebration featuring environmental events and activities designed to bring people together and take action fo…
Awakening the Senses: A Journey into Tantric Touch
When: Sunday April 19th 2026 Time: 1PM-4PM Where: 327 Bank Street
Spring Workshop: Calligraphy with Cody McCallum
Join us for an exciting new Calligraphy Workshop with local artist Cody McCallum! All skill levels welcome! #calligraphy…
Austin Camp, Eliza Rankin, Ness / (Folk In Bloom)
Folk in Bloom brings together Austin Campbell, Eliza Rankin, and Ness for an evening of raw, honest indie folk. Blending…
Unsilenced Stories: Art as Witness in Health Research
Presented by the Canadian Association for Health Humanities
Arm’s Length There’s A Whole World…Tour North America 2026
w/ The Callous Daoboys, Harrison Gordon, Super Sometimes
Gabriel Rutledge - Don't Read The Comments Tour
Yoga at Alt Hotel
Yoga mornings are officially back at Alt Hotel Ottawa, just in time for spring! 💐
Mini-Framed Photo Magnet
Paint tiny framed magnets. Mini art for your fridge or locker, cute, quick & surprisingly relaxing
Spring Watercolour Workshop: Spring at The Glebe with Yulia…
Join us this April for a watercolour painting workshop creating buildings from The Glebe! Learn from a local expert! #wa…
Spring Fling Beaded Earring Workshop
🌼 Spring Fling Beaded Earring Workshop 🌼 🗓 Thursday April 23rd ⏰ 6:00–9:00 PM 📍Arlington Five (5 Arlington Ave.) 😷…
GRUNGE the Cabaret
Kristen Martell & Rory Taillon
Kristen Martell & Rory Taillon at LIVE! on Elgin
9th Korean Cinema Celebration in Canada: Ottawa Screenings
The 9th Korean Cinema Celebration in Canada brings free Ottawa screenings to ByTowne Cinema from April 24 to 27, with ad…
CRACKERS & Debate Debacle
## Crackers A story of two parrots who are definitely not “birds of a feather.” Eric, a fifty-year-old scarlet macaw enj…
European Union Short Film Festival
The European Union Short Film Festival brings short dramas, experimental works, animation, and more from over 20 EU Memb…
Irish Film Festival Ottawa 26
Festival of award-winning contemporary Irish films with six screenings spanning drama, comedy, mystery, thriller, histor…
Spring Watercolour Workshop: Glorious Tulips with Yulia Lisi…
Join us this May for a watercolour painting workshop creating glorious tulips! Learn from a local expert! #watercoloursu…
Ottawa Wine Auction
The Ottawa Wine Auction, presented by Music and Beyond, offers a chance to discover exceptional vintages while supportin…
Fever Pitch Hot Jazz
Doors at 8:30pm. Jazz starts 9pm.
6IXSTERS DRAG EXTRAVAGANZA
C'mon season 6, let's get 6ickening! Join us for our big one at The Bronson with stars from Canada's Drag Race Season 6…
Spring Colours w/ Sunny Spot & otsyuda
Spring Colours w/ Sunny Spot & otsyuda at LIVE! on Elgin
White Rabbit: MANÜMAN, JOE ROWE, LIAM KYME
@whiterabbitottawa #FollowTheWhiteRabbit #OurHouseIsUnderground
Spring Craft Market: Mother's Day Edition
A free NAC market featuring handmade goods, makers, producers, and artists with plenty of Mother's Day gift ideas.
Daisy Van der Wee and Keeper E.
Daisy Van der Wee and Keeper E. at the Art House Cafe! Daisy Van der Wee is on their Mount Uniacke Dreamers Club Tour, t…
Spring Watercolour Workshop: Ladybug Watercolour Painting
Join us this April and paint whimsical ladybugs! Beginner-friendly step-by-step workshop with a local expert #watercolou…
Dreamcatcher Workshop
Join us in the NAC’s Atelier Shenkman Smith for Bougie Birch's Dreamcatcher Workshop. Under the guidance of Indigenous a…
Paper Self-Portraits
Create a paper self-portrait with cut shapes & textures. Playful, expressive, and totally one-of-a-kind
The Future of Advertising in an AI World
Presented by the Ottawa Ad Club
Craft night with Corrina – Girly pop keychains
Create one of a kind keychains of your fav pop divas! A night filled with community, cozy vibes & curated pop playlist!
THE INVISIBLE: Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare
A Catalyst Theatre Production What if seven exceptional female operatives were recruited to bring down WWII’s greatest t…
Bilingual Family Storytime - Contes en famille bilingue
Stories, rhymes and songs for children of all ages and a parent or caregiver. Drop-in program.Contes, comptines et chan…
Genealogy drop-in at Main / Recherche généalogique à la Cent…
Want to learn more about your family history or are getting stuck working on your family tree? Drop-in to share research…
RiSE UP Ottawa Music Fest
Experience the entire RiSE UP Ottawa Music Fest with a full festival pass, giving you access to three days of incredible…
EEPMON
Come to the Jackson Café to discover two large murals, featuring the digital artwork of Eric Chan (aka eepmon)! In Futur…
Visions and Views
The Firestone Collection of Canadian Art is a significant art collection that spans the modern period and includes work…
Chaos Bloom – Tidal Wave
In the digital realm, EEPMON merges code and creativity, crafting intricate compositions exploring the micro and macro.…
Qikiqtait ᕿᑭᖅᑕᐃᑦ
The Qikiqtait exhibition in the Polar Knowledge Canada Northern Voices Gallery celebrates Inuit knowledge and innovation…
Toddler Tuesdays at National Arts Centre
Interactive performing arts program for children aged 18 months - 5 years. Singing, dancing, games, story time and creat…
Sylvia Safdie: TERRA
Sylvia Safdie: TERRA examines the decades-long career of Montreal-based artist Sylvia Safdie through a selection of her…
Life onto Land: The Devonian
Find out how life took its first steps onto land. Discover Tiktaalik, an iconic fossil that helps us understand how fins…
613 Flea Market at Aberdeen Pavilion
Ottawa's largest indoor vintage and artisan market featuring 150 vendors offering antiques, vintage clothing, handmade g…
Digital Worlds: The Generative Art of EEPMON | EEPMON展：デジタルア…
EEPMON makes generative artworks—pieces produced through computer programs that introduce chance, iteration, and interac…
Art n Tell – Monthly Artist Showcase
Monthly open mic for visual and performing artists of all disciplines and skill levels to showcase their work in a suppo…
Threshold
Created by Ottawa-based artist Jennifer Macklem with studio assistance from Faezeh Maleki, these three large dragonfly w…
Diatom Rose Window
In this work, Ottawa-based artist Jennifer Macklem draws inspiration from an enlarged image of a diatom – microscopic je…
Women Carvers on the Northwest Coast
Organized by the Audain Art Museum, Women Carvers on the Northwest Coast sheds light on and celebrates women's contribut…
Canadian War Museum - Free Thursday Evenings
Free museum admission every Thursday evening with special exhibitions on Canadian military history. Reservations require…
Faith Fyles: In Full Bloom
Faith Fyles’s pioneering career as both a botanist and artist is brought into conversation with contemporary women artis…
What’s in a Frame? 200+ Years of Community Portraits
Our upcoming temporary exhibition, What’s in a Frame? 200+ Years of Community Portraits, officially launches on May 15th…
Kimberly Akimbo
Teenaged Kimberly is coping with a hypochondriac mother, a rarely sober father, an ex-con aunt planning the ultimate sca…
Flightpaths: Initiations
This interactive artwork encourages visitors to handle, move, and stack magnetic shapes – moths, butterflies and childre…
becoming|un|becoming: deepening relations
The artworks by Leah Decter, a white settler artist and scholar, offer an opportunity to reflect on repair and care of r…
Contact Zones: Gerald McMaster and the Reshaping of Canadian…
An accomplished artist, author, curator and educator, Gerald McMaster has had a profound impact on how contemporary Indi…
Sàgàbigonì
This banner combines detailed images from artist Stephanie Tenasco’s beaded deer hide work Kìwàbandamogoban “he/she had…
SoulRhythms
A bilingual Afro-Caribbean movement and dance class at the NAC led by Cultural Arts Studio facilitator Suzan Richards.
The Creativity of Plants
The Forget For A Moment Foundation and the Ottawa Art Gallery are proud to present and invite you to visit The Creativit…
Diego Rivera Meets Henry Moore
Diego Rivera Meets Henry Moore pairs an international loan with a work from the Gallery’s collection to tell new stories…
Intertwined
In a time marked by our increasingly complex relationship to the natural world, Intertwined brings together artists for…
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Course
Want to learn more about Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning? Join us for a series of introductory sessions pre…
Frame of Mind: 10 Years of Creative Space
Celebrating its 10th year and 9th exhibition, Creative Space is an ongoing program and part of a well-established partne…
Morning Babytime
Stories, rhymes and songs for babies and a parent or caregiver. 0-18 months.
Babytime / Bébés à la biblio
Stories, rhymes and songs for babies and a parent or caregiver, followed by Stay and Play. 0-18 months. Contes, comptin…
Metcalfe Book Club
Meet your neighbours and discuss great books in a relaxed atmosphere. All are welcome!Drop-in every last Thursday of the…
Groupe de conversation en français- Jeudi soir
Profitez de notre groupe de conversation afin d'améliorer vos habiletés en français l'oral. Join our free French Conve…