November 2026 in Downtown

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220 events in Downtown during November 2026. Festivals, concerts, and community events.

Found 220 events in Downtown

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#history#indoor#walking-tour

Secrets of the Château Laurier – Hotel Tour

Sun 25 Oct

Fairmont Château Laurier · Downtown

A 75-minute guided tour explores the history, notable guests and behind-the-scenes spaces of Fairmont Château Laurier. This is a hotel history tour rather than a ghost tour.

Adults $32.99; youth (14 and under) $24.99; fees includedcultural

#contemporary#music#all ages

Leonard Cohen: Ten Years Gone

28 Oct ~ 7 Nov

The Gladstone Theatre · Downtown

Cohen's music sold out the Gladstone one year after his death. Ten years after losing this towering figure, we ask, “What would Cohen say today?” What songs still move you? Which words speak to our...

$15–$76music

#family#free

Day of the Dead Altar Presented by Embassy of Mexico in Canada, in collaboration with UNAM-Canadá and the Modern American School of Mexico City

31 Oct ~ 1 Nov

National Arts Centre — Peter A. Herrndorf Place · Downtown

The Embassy of Mexico, UNAM-Canadá and the Modern American School of Mexico City present a Day of the Dead altar in the NAC’s Peter A. Herrndorf Place on October 31 and November 1. Admission is free.

Freecultural

#nightlife#queer#halloween

Hex Appeal: A Sapphic Halloween

31 Oct ~ 1 Nov

Club SAW · Downtown

be proud productions presents Hex Appeal: A Sapphic Halloween at Club SAW across October 31–November 1. The venue lists $20.50 admission; exact start and finish times require confirmation through the organizer.

$20.50music

#theatre#music#family

À poils: Explosive, immersive stage experience you can dive straight into

31 Oct ~ 1 Nov· 11:00 AM

National Arts Centre — Azrieli Studio · Downtown

Don’t miss this mind-blowing Unidentified Furry Object from France! To the sound of electric guitars, three rather tough-looking stage technicians begin to load in equipment and summon us to help t...

$15entertainment

#halloween#nightlife#dance

Latin Sparks Festival Presents: Noche De Muertos

31 Oct ~ 1 Nov· 9:00 PM

Ottawa Art Gallery · Downtown

Latin Sparks Festival brings Noche De Muertos to the Ottawa Art Gallery on Halloween, with a Latin DJ, dancing, live performances and Día de los Muertos face painting included with admission. Costumes and dressed-up looks are encouraged.

CAD $24.99 presale, $29.99 early bird, $39.99 general admission, plus taxes and ticket feesentertainment

#music#nightlife#dance

OFF GRID × REDLINE: GRIDYARD Halloween at Gridwrks + ANNX

31 Oct ~ 1 Nov· 10:00 PM

City Gridwrks + ANNX · Downtown

OFF GRID and REDLINE bring GRIDYARD to City Gridwrks + ANNX on October 31: a 19+ Halloween party with two floors of underground electronic music.

Price not listedmusic

#music#nightlife#dance

White Rabbit: Haunted House at City at Night

31 Oct ~ 1 Nov· 10:00 PM

City at Night · Downtown

White Rabbit celebrates Halloween at City at Night with FK ANYWAY, Space Cadets and Sin Less b2b Kirakuna. A 19+ house and tech-house party on October 31, with costumes encouraged.

CAD $25 + CAD $2 booking fee (Tier 3)music

#festival#cultural#music

Day of the Dead Festival at ByWard Market — Sunday

Sun 1 Nov· 11:30 AM

York Street Plaza at the Ottawa sign · Downtown

Sunday’s Day of the Dead Festival programme runs 11:30 am–6 pm at York Street Plaza on November 1, with mariachi, dance, workshops, food sampling and a noon–5 pm children’s zone. Admission is free.

Freecultural

Nov

#music#centretown

High Diving Act

Sun 1 Nov· 6:00 PM

Art House Cafe · Downtown

A four-piece jazz and blues group performs original music and covers at Art House on Sunday evening.

$15 advance / $20 doormusic

#free#film#documentary

Silver Screamers: Free Screening and Director Q&A

Sun 1 Nov· 1:00 PM

ByTowne Cinema · Downtown

The Canadian Film Institute presents a free screening of Silver Screamers, a documentary about seniors making a horror film, followed by a Q&A with director Sean Cisterna.

Freecultural

Nov

#library#film#adult

Monday Movie Nights: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Mon 2 Nov· 6:00 PM

Ottawa Public Library — Main · Downtown

Jack Skellington discovers Christmas Town in a Monday evening screening at the Main library.

Price not listedcultural

#dance#free

Powwow Life-Drawing

Tue 3 Nov· 6:00 PM

National Arts Centre — Fourth Stage · Downtown

Come join us for this two-hour life-drawing session where you can capture the dynamic beauty of powwow dances and their regalia on your own paper. Participants will bring their own material and wor...

Freeentertainment

#film and movie showing#adult#free

Themed Movie Tuesdays: Carandiru

Tue 3 Nov· 6:00 PM

Ottawa Public Library — Main · Downtown

Join us for a free screening of Carandiru as part of our "I Don't Need No Juggernautin' Keys" movie theme for November. The film was directed by Héctor Babenco and was released in 2003. The screeni...

Freeentertainment

#health and wellness#adult#free

Prolongez votre saison de vélo cet hiver

Wed 4 Nov· 12:00 PM

Ottawa Public Library — Main · Downtown

Animé par quelqu’un qui a l’habitude de faire du vélo toute l’année, cet atelier vous procurera les connaissances nécessaires pour être l’aise vélo, quelle que soit a saison. Vous recevrez conseils...

Freecultural

#dance

Dreamcatcher Workshop: with Bougie Birch

Wed 4 Nov· 5:30 PM

National Arts Centre — Atelier Shenkman Smith · Downtown

Join us in the NAC’s Atelier Shenkman Smith for Bougie Birch's Dreamcatcher Workshop. Under the guidance of Indigenous artist and educator, Ashley Clark, craft your own dreamcatcher in a 1.5-2 hour...

$45entertainment

#music#jazz

Paolo Fresu: Improvvisi

Wed 4 Nov· 8:00 PM

National Arts Centre — Azrieli Studio · Downtown

Trumpeter Paolo Fresu brings Improvvisi to the NAC Azrieli Studio on November 4 at 8 pm. The NAC lists tickets at $25.

$25music

#music#dance

Storgårds, Beethoven & Dvořák: and Élisabeth Pion's Debut

4 Nov ~ 5 Nov· 8:00 PM

National Arts Centre — Southam Hall · Downtown

John Storgårds leads the NAC Orchestra with pianist Élisabeth Pion in Beethoven and Dvořák on November 4 and 5. The current NAC schedule lists both performances at 8 pm.

From $33music

#health and wellness#adult#free

Extend your cycling season this Winter

Thu 5 Nov· 12:00 PM

Ottawa Public Library — Main · Downtown

Delivered by an experienced all-season cyclist, this workshop will teach you what you need to know to feel comfortable biking year-round. You will learn tips, tricks, and tools to support you in sn...

Freecultural

Nov

#library#family#games

Family D&D

Thu 5 Nov· 6:30 PM

Ottawa Public Library — Main · Downtown

Caregivers and children ages 4+ play a stand-alone storytelling adventure together in Family D&D at Main.

Price not listedcultural

#music#family

Zachary Lucky

Thu 5 Nov· 8:00 PM

National Arts Centre — Fourth Stage · Downtown

Zachary Lucky is an award-nominated Canadian songwriter celebrated for his timeless blend of folk, country, and roots music. Hailing from the prairie province of Saskatchewan, Lucky crafts songs st...

$20music

#music#live-on-elgin#downtown

Better Living Through Chemistry

Thu 5 Nov· 8:45 PM

LIVE! on Elgin · Downtown

BLTC and Red Light Run reunite for another night of rock and revelry at Live on Elgin!

$10music

#design#community#talk

Ottawa Design Club #0023: Chaos

Thu 5 Nov· 6:00 PM

Club SAW · Downtown

Ottawa Design Club presents Chaos at Club SAW on November 5, 6–10 pm, featuring Willemijn Bunskoek, Yolande Laroche and Izzy Poirier. The venue lists admission at $25–$28.

$25–$28conference

#theatre

L'Orestie: The iconic classical trilogy revisited by Alice Ronfard

5 Nov ~ 7 Nov· 7:00 PM

National Arts Centre — Babs Asper Theatre · Downtown

Alice Ronfard revisits Aeschylus’s Oresteia trilogy at the NAC Babs Asper Theatre on November 5–7. Evening performances begin at 7 pm, followed by a Saturday 3 pm matinee.

$33–$67entertainment

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Robert Thomas and the sessionmen In Concert, with special guest Pat Moore Songs and stories of the road from one of Canada's finest songwriters

Tue, Nov 10 · National Arts Centre — Fourth Stage · $38.50

November 2026 in Downtown

Secrets of the Château Laurier – Hotel Tour

Leonard Cohen: Ten Years Gone

Day of the Dead Altar Presented by Embassy of Mexico in Canada, in collaboration with UNAM-Canadá and the Modern American School of Mexico City

Hex Appeal: A Sapphic Halloween

À poils: Explosive, immersive stage experience you can dive straight into

Latin Sparks Festival Presents: Noche De Muertos

OFF GRID × REDLINE: GRIDYARD Halloween at Gridwrks + ANNX

White Rabbit: Haunted House at City at Night

Day of the Dead Festival at ByWard Market — Sunday

High Diving Act

Silver Screamers: Free Screening and Director Q&A

Monday Movie Nights: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Powwow Life-Drawing

Themed Movie Tuesdays: Carandiru

Prolongez votre saison de vélo cet hiver

Dreamcatcher Workshop: with Bougie Birch

Paolo Fresu: Improvvisi

Storgårds, Beethoven & Dvořák: and Élisabeth Pion's Debut

Extend your cycling season this Winter

Family D&D

Zachary Lucky

Better Living Through Chemistry

Ottawa Design Club #0023: Chaos

L'Orestie: The iconic classical trilogy revisited by Alice Ronfard

Matteo Lane: We Gotta Catch Up Tour

Ben Dunnill

Songs of Iron & Wine

Friday Night Folk Ft. Jennifer Noxon & Christine Graves

SHHH!! Ensemble: Starry Night Album Launch and Squid in Chains

SIGNAL38 at City at Night

Victor Calderone at Gridwrks

Danielle Allard: Songs for Dinosaurs Album Release

Art Crush Discovery Zone at the Ottawa New Music Festival

Extend Your Cycling Season

Flavours of Malaysia at ByWard Market

Che_nous: D-Track, Dumis9ne, and Quest

Roch Voisine: The Lightfoot Sessions

Young Artist Showcase and Rachel Fenlon at the Ottawa New Music Festival

Music for a Sunday Afternoon: Fall Edition: with John Storgårds and members of the NAC Orchestra

Jury Kobayashi-Mackay and Drip Duo

The East Pointers

Monday Movie Nights: Agora (2009)

Damn Fine Improv Presents: The Pillow Fort!

Themed Movie Tuesdays: A Prophet

Dracula

Robert Thomas and the sessionmen In Concert, with special guest Pat Moore Songs and stories of the road from one of Canada's finest songwriters

Ike Dweck

Cannelle

Gimme Moore! — Eden Moore’s 5 Year Drag Anniversary

The King James Bible Play: Written by Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman

Main English Book Club

Women in the Victorian Imagination: Vernissage

Gentiane MG

HYPROV: Improv under Hypnosis: starring Colin Mochrie and Asad Mecci

Eau The Music Album Release Show

Kelly Bado

What Does This Look Like to You? Art Description Workshop

Rhino: Out Innerspace

SNOOKO × Instinct 1 Year Anniversary at Gridwrks

Lotions and Potions DIY Workshop

Simple Renaissance Dances / Danses simples de la Renaissance

Chiron Promotions Presents: Varitones 10 Year Anniversary Show

Joyce Carol Oates: Novelist, Poet, Playwright & Essayist

REPRISE

Chaker Bou Abdalla: STOFIL

Monday Movie Nights: Little Women (2019)

Priyanka

Themed Movie Tuesdays: Brute Force

Brahms X Radiohead: with the NAC Orchestra

Ottawa Jazz Orchestra: Coltrane 100

Mark Forward Live

Echoes of the Opera: Great Performers Series / Ensemble Studio of the Canadian Opera Company

You Found Me On The Road

Tree Lighting Ceremony

Teacher Night 2026

Skin Flick

A Canadian Explains Eurovision to Other Canadians

Maritza: ¿Quién eres?

The Family Name with Eliza Rankin

Family Crafternoon | Après-midi de bricolage en famille