48 events this weekend in Downtown. Festivals, concerts, sports, and community events.
48 events · 24 per section
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...
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.
SIGNAL38 brings DJ Gabby b2b Enko, Spencer b2b George and MAC D to City at Night for a 19+ house and techno party on November 6.
Victor Calderone brings house and techno to City Gridwrks on November 6, with support from Craig Leo and Alex Jimenez. A 19+ event with ID required.
Ottawa darling Danielle Allard is set to release her 4th solo record right here at Live on Elgin and streamed for THE WORLD! Be a part of the livestream recording from the live studio audience Her ...
A free hands-on music session for ages 6 and up at the Ottawa Art Gallery on November 7, starting at 10 am. The organizer and venue publish different finishing times.
Delivered by an experienced all-season cyclist from EnviroCentre, this workshop will teach you what you need to know to feel comfortable biking year-round. You will learn tips, tricks, and tools to...
The High Commission of Malaysia brings Malaysian food, cultural activities and community celebrations to George Street Plaza on November 7, from noon to 4 pm. Admission is free.
Che_nous, accompanied by Jean‑François Tremblay on piano and Eazy El Dee on the turntables, delivers an acoustic set with reggae inflections. At once organic and stripped down, the music and lyrics...
Acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter Roch Voisine returns to the stage with The Lightfoot Sessions, a new concert experience paying tribute to the legendary Gordon Lightfoot. Reimagining some of th...
Young Ottawa pianists open the evening, followed by Rachel Fenlon performing Sing Nature Alive From My Insides, on November 7 at the Ottawa Art Gallery.
Sink into some seriously relaxing weekend vibes as you experience intimate performances from some of your favourite NACO musicians. Surrounded by the acoustic and architect...
Drip Duo performs improvised viola and double-bass music, followed by a solo set from Jury Kobayashi-Mackay.
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. ...
Come to the Jackson Café to discover two large murals, featuring the digital artwork of Eric Chan (aka eepmon)! In Future Garden, eepmon provokes an emotional response synonymous with that evoked b...
The Qikiqtait exhibition in the Polar Knowledge Canada Northern Voices Gallery celebrates Inuit knowledge and innovation from the Arctic Eider Society in Sanikiluaq. The Power of Knowledge, Innovat...
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...
Ottawa's largest indoor vintage and artisan market featuring 150 vendors offering antiques, vintage clothing, handmade goods, and one-of-a-kind finds.
Created by Ottawa-based artist Jennifer Macklem with studio assistance from Faezeh Maleki, these three large dragonfly wings reflect the artists’ interest in the natural world. Suspended and sensit...
In this work, Ottawa-based artist Jennifer Macklem draws inspiration from an enlarged image of a diatom – microscopic jewel like microalgae that produce up to 50% of the oxygen on our planet. Found...
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...
This interactive artwork encourages visitors to handle, move, and stack magnetic shapes – moths, butterflies and children’s silhouettes – across a map of the Great Lakes. The map is presented upsid...
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...
Diego Rivera Meets Henry Moore pairs an international loan with a work from the Gallery’s collection to tell new stories about art. Gallery: C217, European and American Galleries
· National Arts Centre — Southam Hall Mezzanine Foyer · Free
· Canadian War Museum — Lobby · Included with museum admission
· Canadian War Museum — Wall display near the Gift Shop · Included with museum admission
· Canadian Museum of Nature · Included with museum admission
· CUAG Centretown, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre · Free
· Canadian War Museum — Lieutenant John McCrae Gallery · Included with museum admission
· Ottawa Art Gallery · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Metcalfe village · Free
· Ottawa Art Gallery · Free
· National Gallery of Canada · Included with admission
· National Gallery of Canada · Included with admission
· Ottawa Art Gallery · Free
· National Gallery of Canada · Included with admission
· Planet Botanix · $15 cash drop-in
· The Royal Oak – 188 Bank St
· The Royal Oak – 188 Bank St · Free
· Ottawa Art Gallery · Free
· Ottawa Art Gallery · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
· Ottawa Little Theatre · Adult $32; senior $28; student $10
· Canadian War Museum — Lobby (near the Gift Shop) · Included with museum admission
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Sunnyside · Free
· Ottawa Public Library — Main · Free
