August 2026 Events (334 events)
Browse festivals, concerts, cultural events, sports, and more in Ottawa during August 2026.
Celtic Cross Ceremonies
Annual ceremony at the Celtic Cross monument honouring Irish immigrants who helped build the Rideau Canal, hosted by the…
Sea You At The Crafts Table
Craft and create your own ocean-inspired masterpiece, or anything really! We will be making sea animals or other images…
Let your creativity flow | Laissez couler votre créativité
Scroll your thoughts down, draw a map, or write a siren's song. You decide! We will learn how to draw underwater sea cre…
Flow Through Time: A Yoga Fundraiser for the Bytown Museum
Join Ellen Bertrand, founder of Yoga Kāla, experienced Ottawa yoga teacher, local tour guide, and a member of the Bytown…
Knit With Greta Grip and Lee Jones
Join artistic duo, Greta Grip and Lee Jones, for a beginner-friendly knitting workshop at the Bytown Museum! On August 1…
Ballroom on the Big Screen
Come experience the history, culture, and impact of Ballroom in Canada through film. Guided by the Icon Michael Roberson…
EEPMON
Come to the Jackson Café to discover two large murals, featuring the digital artwork of Eric Chan (aka eepmon)! In Futur…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
confinement (2024-2025)
This exhibition explores the artist’s experience under the shadows of the pandemic. During her almost daily walks, Roxan…
Rideau Friday English Conversation Group
Do you already have some basic English language skills, and are you looking for a casual, friendly environment where you…
Vernon Book Club
Everyone is welcome to join Vernon’s book club!Visit with your friends and neighbours to discuss great books.First Thurs…
French Conversation-Intermediate, Groupe de conversation- ni…
Améliorez votre français parlé et rencontrez des gens dans une ambiance décontractée et conviviale. Niveau intermédiaire…
Helen McNicoll: An Impressionist Journey
Helen McNicoll: An Impressionist Journey invites audiences to rediscover the career of a pioneering Canadian artist, who…
Canada at War Against Japan, 1941–1945
Marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, this exhibition explores different aspects of Canada’s…
Canada’s Unknown Soldier
Discover the history behind one of Canada’s most powerful symbols of remembrance. Marking 25 years since the repatriatio…
Winners of the National Youth Remembrance Contests 2025
Each year, students across the country submit artwork, poetry, essays and videos to the National Youth Remembrance Conte…
Wild Colour
Through nearly 200 specimens, audio stories, and immersive colour zones, Wild Colour reveals how living things use colou…
Close to Conflict – Canada and the American Civil War
Explore the ways that the American Civil War (1861-1865) shaped Canadian society, politics and military - and why its le…
Qillaniq
The artworks celebrated in "Qillaniq" are multi-vocal, multi-disciplinary and improvisational, inspired by Indigenous va…
Timescapes
In the context of Ottawa’s bicentennial anniversary, and the large-scale environmental transformation that has occured o…
Free Thursday Evenings
Visit the Bytown Museum for free on Thursday evenings from 5–8 PM in July and August. Explore Ottawa’s history and enjoy…
LEGO Party | Fête en blocs
LEGO PartyCreate and build with LEGO®! Budding architects, ready to have fun one block at a time? Grab your LEGO®! Toget…
Book Talk: Manga
Share discussions and activities around your favourite light novels and manga books. Who knows, you might find your next…
Rural Business Touchpoint
Chat with a City of Ottawa Rural Business Liaison to ask questions about your business ideas, plans and impediments.
Teen Social: Create & Craft | Social pour ados : Créez & bri…
Drop-in to explore different crafting styles. A variety of materials will be available for you to use and explore. Our c…
Ottawa Miniature Gallery: Pride exhibition
The Ottawa Miniature Gallery (OMG) is a mobile gallery showcasing a diverse selection of miniature art from local artist…
ሀሌታ | Haleta: The Threshold of Being
Have you ever experienced a feeling so intensely, yet struggled to find the right word for it? The Amharic word Haleta o…