8
Nov
#music#centretown
Jury Kobayashi-Mackay and Drip Duo
Art House Cafe · Downtown
Drip Duo performs improvised viola and double-bass music, followed by a solo set from Jury Kobayashi-Mackay.
Price: $10music
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#music#dance
The East Pointers
National Arts Centre — Babs Asper Theatre · Downtown
JUNO Award-winners The East Pointers are innovators within the ever-evolving genre of modern folk, crafting a joy-conjuring, dancefloor-shaking, roof-rattling fusion of folk, pop, and dance music. ...
Price: $41music
9
Nov
#library#film#adult
Monday Movie Nights: Agora (2009)
Ottawa Public Library — Main · Downtown
A historical drama centred on Hypatia of Alexandria, screened at the Main library.
Price: Price not listedcultural
#comedy#improv#charity
Damn Fine Improv Presents: The Pillow Fort!
LIVE! on Elgin · Downtown
An adult improv fundraiser inspired by after-school television, with audience drawings, playful hosts and unscripted comedy at LIVE! on Elgin.
Price: Price not listedentertainment
#film and movie showing#adult#free
Themed Movie Tuesdays: A Prophet
Ottawa Public Library — Main · Downtown
Join us for a free screening of A Prophet as part of our "I Don't Need No Juggernautin' Keys" movie theme for November. The film was directed by Jacques Audiard and was released in 2009. The screen...
Price: Freeentertainment
#gothic fiction#ages 14+#community theatre
Dracula
The Gladstone Theatre · Downtown
Jonathan Harker has been warned by Dr. Van Helsing, his close friend and world-famous scientist in England, to be wary of his trip to Transylvania to close a real estate transaction with Count Drac...
Price: $20–$76entertainment
#music
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
National Arts Centre — Fourth Stage · Downtown
Songwriter Robert Thomas and the sessionmen perform folk, Americana and bluegrass at the NAC Fourth Stage on November 10, with opening guest Pat Moore. Tickets are listed at $38.50.
Price: $38.50music
#music#folk#singer-songwriter
Ike Dweck
Club SAW · Downtown
Brooklyn singer-songwriter Ike Dweck performs with Hannah Hill at Club SAW on November 10. Doors are at 7 pm and the all-ages show starts at 8 pm. SAW lists $22.50 admission.
Price: $22.50 venue-listedmusic
#music#electronic#pop
Cannelle
Club SAW · Downtown
Electronic-pop artist Cannelle performs with Isla Den at Club SAW on November 11. The all-ages show starts at 8 pm, with doors at 7 pm. SAW lists admission at $25.
Price: $25 venue-listedmusic
#drag#cabaret
Gimme Moore! — Eden Moore’s 5 Year Drag Anniversary
LIVE! on Elgin · Downtown
Celebrate Eden Moore's fifth drag anniversary with Gimme Moore!, a Drag Me To Live! show at LIVE! on Elgin. The programme combines lip-sync performances, comedy, costumes and live vocals.
Price: $17 advance; $25 at the doorentertainment
#theatre
The King James Bible Play: Written by Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman
National Arts Centre — Azrieli Studio · Downtown
Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman’s Stratford Festival comedy explores a committee translating the King James Bible. Eleven performances run November 11–21 at the NAC Azrieli Studio; the NAC notes mature themes.
Price: From $33entertainment
#book clubs#adult#free
Main English Book Club
Ottawa Public Library — Main · Downtown
Main’s English-language book club discusses Normal People by Sally Rooney on November 12.
Price: Freecultural
12
Nov
#art#centretown#free
Women in the Victorian Imagination: Vernissage
Art House Cafe · Downtown
Meet Michael Strangelove at the free opening of Women in the Victorian Imagination, Art House’s November exhibition.
Price: Freecultural
#music
Gentiane MG
National Arts Centre — Fourth Stage · Downtown
Gentiane MG is a Montreal pianist and composer known for emotionally resonant piano trio music that bridges contemporary jazz and classical influences. With her long-standing trio, she presents Can...
Price: $28music
#comedy
HYPROV: Improv under Hypnosis: starring Colin Mochrie and Asad Mecci
National Arts Centre — Southam Hall · Downtown
Get ready for a comedy experience unlike any other! HYPROV (pronounced “hip-rawv”) is the smash-hit show from Colin Mochrie (Whose Line Is It Anyway?) and master hypnotist Asad Mecci. After touring...
Price: $34music
#music#dream-pop#concert
Eau The Music Album Release Show
Club SAW · Downtown
Ottawa dream-pop act Eau The Music celebrates an album release with Unsociably High and Sociably High at Club SAW on November 12. Doors are at 8 pm; music starts at 8:30 pm. All ages.
Price: $23.66 including fees, before applicable taxesmusic
#music
Kelly Bado
National Arts Centre — Fourth Stage · Downtown
Born in the Ivory Coast, Kelly’s songwriting captures the beauty of the languages and rhythms she has encountered on her journey from Abidjan to Canada. Collaborating with GRAMMY and JUNO Award-win...
Price: $20music
#art#workshop#accessibility
What Does This Look Like to You? Art Description Workshop
Jean Teron Green Room, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre · Downtown
Help create artwork descriptions with Rachel Gray and Kim Kilpatrick in a free drop-in workshop at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre on November 13, 6–8 pm.
Price: Freecultural
#dance
Rhino: Out Innerspace
National Arts Centre — Babs Asper Theatre · Downtown
Out Innerspace brings its surreal dance work Rhino to the NAC Babs Asper Theatre on November 13 and 14, with performances at 7:30 pm.
Price: $33–$69entertainment
#music#nightlife#dance
SNOOKO × Instinct 1 Year Anniversary at Gridwrks
City Gridwrks · Downtown
Instinct Groove celebrates one year at City Gridwrks on November 13 with SNOOKO from Miami, Danford back-to-back with Enko, and Sebastian Couture.
Price: Price not listedmusic
14
Nov
#workshop#diy
Lotions and Potions DIY Workshop
Planet Botanix · Downtown
A hands-on workshop on making lotions, creams and balms, with three take-home products and an information package.
Price: Price not listedcultural
14
Nov
#library#adult#dance
Simple Renaissance Dances / Danses simples de la Renaissance
Ottawa Public Library — Rideau · Downtown
Learn simple dances from Renaissance Europe at a bilingual adult programme at Rideau.
Price: Price not listedcultural
#music#live-on-elgin#downtown
Chiron Promotions Presents: Varitones 10 Year Anniversary Show
LIVE! on Elgin · Downtown
w/ Saturn Sunrise & Ryan King Varitones is a Rock and Roll band known for bringing the energy and feel of rock’s greatest eras forwards into the modern landscape Through gritty riffs, powerful voca...
Price: $15-$20music
#family
Joyce Carol Oates: Novelist, Poet, Playwright & Essayist
National Arts Centre — Southam Hall · Downtown
There is no more versatile and accomplished American writer than Joyce Carol Oates. The author of many books, Oates has penned bestselling novels, critically acclaimed collections of short fiction,...
Price: $45cultural
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EEPMON
· Ottawa Art Gallery · Free
Qikiqtait ᕿᑭᖅᑕᐃᑦ
· Canadian Museum of Nature · Included with museum admission
Toddler Tuesdays at National Arts Centre
· National Arts Centre · Free
Life onto Land: The Devonian
· Canadian Museum of Nature · Included with museum admission
Threshold
· Ottawa Art Gallery · Free
Diatom Rose Window
· Ottawa Art Gallery · Free
Canadian War Museum - Free Thursday Evenings
· Canadian War Museum · Free
What’s in a Frame? 200+ Years of Community Portraits
· Bytown Museum
Flightpaths: Initiations
· Ottawa Art Gallery · Free
Sàgàbigonì
· Ottawa Art Gallery · Free
Diego Rivera Meets Henry Moore
· National Gallery of Canada · Included with admission
confinement (2024-2025)
· National Arts Centre — Southam Hall Mezzanine Foyer · Free
Canada at War Against Japan, 1941–1945
· Canadian War Museum — Lobby · Included with museum admission
Canada’s Unknown Soldier
· Canadian War Museum — Wall display near the Gift Shop · Included with museum admission
Wild Colour
· Canadian Museum of Nature · Included with museum admission
CUAG Centretown / Mélanie Myers: Humidité Relative Humidity
· CUAG Centretown, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre · Free
Close to Conflict – Canada and the American Civil War
· Canadian War Museum — Lieutenant John McCrae Gallery · Included with museum admission
Timescapes
· Ottawa Art Gallery · Free
Rural Business Touchpoint
· Ottawa Public Library — Metcalfe village · Free
ሀሌታ | Haleta: The Threshold of Being
· Ottawa Art Gallery · Free
2026 Sobey Art Award Exhibition
· National Gallery of Canada · Included with admission
Marion Wagschal: Cyclops and Other Tales
· National Gallery of Canada · Included with admission
Frame by Frame: Animation in Ottawa
· Ottawa Art Gallery · Free
The Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in Canada 2025
· National Gallery of Canada · Included with admission
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Yoga with Basia Going
· Planet Botanix · $15 cash drop-in
Karaoke Shark
· The Royal Oak – 188 Bank St
Royal Oak Trivia
· The Royal Oak – 188 Bank St · Free
Centre 507 Outreach Team | Équipe d’intervention du Centre 507
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
Heure du conte en pyjama
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
Open Mic Night
· Art House Cafe · Free
SoulRhythms
· National Arts Centre — Peter A. Herrndorf Place · Free
Toddler Tuesdays
· National Arts Centre — Peter A. Herrndorf Place · Free
Games & Puzzles | Jeux de société & casse-têtes
· Ottawa Public Library — Rideau · Free
Life Drawing
· Art House Cafe · $18 + tax and fees
Life Drawing with Shawn Hunsdale
· Wallack’s Art Supplies & Framing
Royal Oak Trivia
· The Royal Oak – 318 Bank St
Victoria Laube | Exfoliation
· Ottawa Art Gallery · Free
Les lundis des tout-petits French story time with Luana
· National Arts Centre — Peter A. Herrndorf Place · Free
Memory Palace
· Ottawa Art Gallery · Free
Family Storytime
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
In the Company of Writers
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
English Reading and Writing Help (Adult Second Language Learners)
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
Write With Us!
· Ottawa Public Library — Sunnyside · Free
Groupe de conversation en français - Lundi
· Ottawa Public Library — Rideau · Free
Groupe de conversation en français / French conversation group
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
Tech Help Session / Séance d'aide techno
· Ottawa Public Library — Main
Yoga with Basia Going
· Planet Botanix · $15 cash drop-in
Knit & Knatter
· Ottawa Public Library — Sunnyside · Free
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Crafternoon / Brin d’brico
· Ottawa Public Library — Sunnyside · Free
Rideau Wednesday English Conversation Group
· Ottawa Public Library — Rideau · Free
Jane Eyre
· Ottawa Little Theatre · Adult $32; senior $28; student $10
Sunnyside Euchre Club for Seniors
· Ottawa Public Library — Sunnyside · Free
English conversation group
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
French Conversation Group-Intermediate Level, Groupe de conversation en français- niveau intermédiaire
· Ottawa Public Library — Sunnyside · Free
Winners of the National Youth Remembrance Contests 2026
· Canadian War Museum — Lobby (near the Gift Shop) · Included with museum admission
11th House Tarot Readings
· Art House Cafe · $30 per session
English conversation group
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
Capital Region Writers Group: Write-In
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
Monday Storytime and Stay and Play
· Ottawa Public Library — Sunnyside · Free
STEAM Storytime / Heure de contes STIAM
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
Babytime & Stay and Play | Bébés à la biblio & Jouons à la biblio
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
Babytime / Bébés à la biblio - Sunnyside
· Ottawa Public Library — Sunnyside · Free
Youth Chess club / Club d'échecs jeunesse
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
Wednesday Storytime
· Ottawa Public Library — Sunnyside · Free
Bilingual Storytime / Heure du conte bilingue
· Ottawa Public Library — Sunnyside · Free
Babytime / Bébés à la biblio
· Ottawa Public Library — Rideau · Free
Stay and Play/ Jouons à la biblio
· Ottawa Public Library — Sunnyside · Free
Artificial Intelligence Basics
· Ottawa Public Library — Sunnyside · Free
Teen Advisory Group - Sunnyside
· Ottawa Public Library — Sunnyside · Free
Movie Night at Rideau | Soirée de film à Rideau
· Ottawa Public Library — Rideau · Free
Club de Collage & Journaling Club
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
Memory Café
· Ottawa Public Library — Sunnyside · Free
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Mysterious Book Society: A Middle Grade Book Club
· Ottawa Public Library — Sunnyside · Free
European Union Film Festival 2026 in Ottawa
· Ottawa Art Gallery — Alma Duncan Salon
Friday Crafternoon / Brico-matin
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
The Sunnyside 2nd Friday Book Club
· Ottawa Public Library — Sunnyside · Free
Teen Manga Club
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
Metro Jazz
· Art House Cafe · $15
Art + Parcel: A Holiday Sale at the Ottawa Art Gallery
· Ottawa Art Gallery — Galerie Annexe and OAG Shop · Free
