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October 2027 Events (14 events)

Browse festivals, concerts, cultural events, sports, and more in Ottawa during October 2027.

Trivia Tuesdays at The Barley Mow

Test your knowledge every Tuesday night at The Barley Mow! Grab your smartest friends (or the funniest ones) for trivia at 7pm.

Freeentertainment

#free#family#kids

Toddler Tuesdays at National Arts Centre

Tue 28 Oct· 10:00 AM

National Arts Centre · Downtown

Interactive performing arts program for children aged 18 months - 5 years. Singing, dancing, games, story time and creative play with instructor Jesse Kahat.

Freecultural

#exhibition#museum#nature

Life onto Land: The Devonian

19 Dec ~ 4 Sep

Canadian Museum of Nature · Downtown

Find out how life took its first steps onto land. Discover Tiktaalik, an iconic fossil that helps us understand how fins became limbs. Inuktitut | Inuinnaqtun | English Find out how life took its f...

Included with museum admissioncultural

#free#arts#community

Art n Tell – Monthly Artist Showcase

Mon 26 Jan· 7:30 PM

Pour Boy (Upstairs) · Downtown

Monthly open mic for visual and performing artists of all disciplines and skill levels to showcase their work in a supportive community setting.

Freearts

#free#museum#history

Canadian War Museum - Free Thursday Evenings

Thu 5 Mar· 5:00 PM

Canadian War Museum · Downtown

Free museum admission every Thursday evening with special exhibitions on Canadian military history. Reservations required.

Freeeducational

#museum#history#downtown

What’s in a Frame? 200+ Years of Community Portraits

1 Apr ~ 1 Apr

Bytown Museum · Downtown

Our upcoming temporary exhibition, What’s in a Frame? 200+ Years of Community Portraits, officially launches on May 15th! Reflecting on 200+ years, we look to portraits of past and present Ottawa r...

Price not listedcultural

#exhibition#art#cultural

Sàgàbigonì

16 Apr ~ 16 Apr

Ottawa Art Gallery · Downtown

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...

Freecultural

#free#dance#latin

Barrio del Sabor (Latin Dance Sundays)

Sun 26 Apr· 7:00 PM

Barrio Ottawa · ByWard Market

A free weekly Latin dance night at Barrio Ottawa with a beginner/intermediate lesson at 7:00 PM and a social dance party at 8:00 PM.

Freeentertainment

#exhibition#art#cultural

Timescapes

13 Jun ~ 11 Jun

Ottawa Art Gallery · Downtown

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...

Freecultural

Sep

#free#comedy#nightlife

Comedy at the Carleton (Open Mic)

Tue 1 Sep· 8:30 PM

The Carleton Tavern · Hintonburg

A free stand-up open mic upstairs at The Carleton Tavern, weekly on Tuesdays from September 1. Local comics, cheap drinks, done by 10.

Freeentertainment

#exhibition#museum#history

Winners of the National Youth Remembrance Contests 2026

30 Oct ~ 17 Oct

Canadian War Museum — Lobby (near the Gift Shop) · Downtown

Each year, students across the country submit artwork, poetry, essays and videos to the National Youth Remembrance Contests, organized by the Legion National Foundation. This year, the Canadian War...

Included with museum admissioncultural

#health and wellness#adult#free

Memory Café

5 Nov ~ 2 Dec· 1:00 PM

Ottawa Public Library — Stittsville · Stittsville

**Please note that the Monday, January 5th session is cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience.** An open house for persons with dementia, their care partners, and families. This program is dr...

Freecultural