
Alone in the Dark – Billings Estate National Historic Site
A two-hour small-group paranormal investigation explores Billings Estate through stories and guided experiments. Participants must be 16 or older.
14 events in Old Ottawa South during November 2026. Festivals, concerts, and community events.

A two-hour small-group paranormal investigation explores Billings Estate through stories and guided experiments. Participants must be 16 or older.

Joi T. Arcand discusses The Shape of Words with Heather Anderson, Omeasoo Wahpasiw and Kai Recollet during a free conversational tour at CUAG on November 8, 2–3:30 pm.
Make decorative greeting cards with paper-quilling templates and supplied materials at Sunnyside.
A poetry-revision workshop with David O’Meara, exploring language, tone and practical rewriting strategies.

A free tactile tour of Joi T. Arcand’s The Shape of Words, designed for Ottawa’s blind and low vision community, takes place at CUAG on November 14, 2–3:30 pm. No registration is necessary.
A French-language VERSe Ottawa poetry programme featuring Ottawa poet Véronique Sylvain at Sunnyside.

Somali Canadian artist Faisa Omer explores memory, cultural inheritance and belonging through photography and textiles at CUAG, September 29–December 13. Admission is free.

Joi T. Arcand’s The Shape of Words brings Cree language, illuminated signs, photography and installations to CUAG, September 29–December 13. Admission is free.

Drop in for fibre arts at CUAG on Sundays, October 18–December 13, from 2 to 4 pm. Bring a project or join a collaborative banner; supplies are provided and all experience levels are welcome.
A drop-in English conversation group for adults and teens at Sunnyside branch, with sessions starting at 6:45 PM.
Carleton University scientists discuss current research in public talks with moderated questions, at Sunnyside branch.
Thirty-minute reading practice with a teen volunteer for children ages 5–10, in the 4 PM Sunnyside session.
Thirty-minute reading practice with a teen volunteer for children ages 5–10, in the 4:30 PM Sunnyside session.
A collaborative Lego club with a dinosaur challenge in November and a wrecking-ball challenge in December.
