Cultural Events Today
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Passport to the Underworld (Ages 10-12)
Inspired by Jean Menzies’ hit books, we’re diving into the legendary realms of the dead. Skip the basic ghost stories an…
Craft Night at Carp - Discarded Book Trees
Join us at the Carp Branch for an evening of creativity and fun! This month is book trees! We will be bringing new life…
Adult Crafternoon: Mini Yarn Pumpkin
Join us for a relaxing afternoon of crafting fun! We will be making a perfect Fall craft - a mini yarn pumpkin using poo…
Mindful Art of Zentangle (Afternoon Session)
Combine basic drawing strokes into easy-to-learn pattern combinations that inspire creativity, relaxation, and meditatio…
Mindful Art of Zentangle (Evening Session)
Combine basic drawing strokes into easy-to-learn pattern combinations that inspire creativity, relaxation, and meditatio…
Craft Night at Carp - Ghost Landscape Paintings
Join us at the Carp Branch for an evening of creativity and fun! This month is ghost landscape paintings! Add a ghoulish…
EEPMON
Come to the Jackson Café to discover two large murals, featuring the digital artwork of Eric Chan (aka eepmon)! In Futur…
Qikiqtait ᕿᑭᖅᑕᐃᑦ
The Qikiqtait exhibition in the Polar Knowledge Canada Northern Voices Gallery celebrates Inuit knowledge and innovation…
Toddler Tuesdays at National Arts Centre
Interactive performing arts program for children aged 18 months - 5 years. Singing, dancing, games, story time and creat…
Sylvia Safdie: TERRA
Sylvia Safdie: TERRA examines the decades-long career of Montreal-based artist Sylvia Safdie through a selection of her…
Threshold
Created by Ottawa-based artist Jennifer Macklem with studio assistance from Faezeh Maleki, these three large dragonfly w…
Diatom Rose Window
In this work, Ottawa-based artist Jennifer Macklem draws inspiration from an enlarged image of a diatom – microscopic je…
What’s in a Frame? 200+ Years of Community Portraits
Our upcoming temporary exhibition, What’s in a Frame? 200+ Years of Community Portraits, officially launches on May 15th…
Flightpaths: Initiations
This interactive artwork encourages visitors to handle, move, and stack magnetic shapes – moths, butterflies and childre…
Drag the Archive: Photographs of Queer Gender Performance
A collaborative exhibition showcasing the life and work of drag performer Paul "Peaches Latour" Fournier and queer right…
Sàgàbigonì
This banner combines detailed images from artist Stephanie Tenasco’s beaded deer hide work Kìwàbandamogoban “he/she had…
Diego Rivera Meets Henry Moore
Diego Rivera Meets Henry Moore pairs an international loan with a work from the Gallery’s collection to tell new stories…
confinement (2024-2025)
This exhibition explores the artist’s experience under the shadows of the pandemic. During her almost daily walks, Roxan…
Employment Support
Are you looking for work? Unemployed or underemployed? Drop-in to meet one-on-one with an Employment Counsellor from the…
Groupe de conversation en français | French Conversation Gro…
Pratiquez votre français dans un milieu décontracté et amical.Practice your French conversation skills in a relaxed and…
Employment Support
Are you looking for work? Unemployed or underemployed?Drop-in to meet one-on-one with an Employment Counsellor from the…
Memory Café
**Please note that the Monday, January 5th session is cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience.** An open house for…
An Afternoon of Fun and Games for Adults! Une après-midi de…
Do you love board games? Cards? Chess? Any game goes! We will provide an assortment of games, but you're welcome to brin…
Groupe de conversation en français / French Conversation Gro…
Participez notre groupe de conversation, dans une ambiance amicale et décontractée, afin d'améliorer vos habiletés con…
Vernon Book Club
Everyone is welcome to join Vernon’s book club!Visit with your friends and neighbours to discuss great books.First Thurs…
Wi’k+palu’k Sam Glodeo’q ta’n wetapeksitaq: Honouring the Be…
Step into the land and waters of Kespukwitk (Southwest Nova Scotia) to experience the Mi’kmaw ways of knowing and being…
Canada’s Unknown Soldier
Discover the history behind one of Canada’s most powerful symbols of remembrance. Marking 25 years since the repatriatio…
Napoleon – The Immersive Saga
Dive into the world of Napoleon. Get swept away into an era that changed the world. Discover the Napoleonic era with Nap…
Nepean Centrepointe Book Club
Come meet to enjoy and discuss a wide variety of books selected by book club members. All are welcome!Every second Thurs…
Wild Colour
Through nearly 200 specimens, audio stories, and immersive colour zones, Wild Colour reveals how living things use colou…
CUAG Centretown / Mélanie Myers: Humidité Relative Humidity
May 25, 2026 - April 30, 2027 ## too much humidity is destructive ... yet too little humidity leads to cracked woodwork,…
Elmvale Acres Book Club
Meet up with fellow book enthusiasts for a discussion of the month's chosen book.February 23rd: Finding Edward by Sheila…
Stittsville Branch Afternoon Book Club
The Stittsville Branch Afternoon Book Club meet on the third Monday of most months and read a variety of fiction and non…
Close to Conflict – Canada and the American Civil War
Explore the ways that the American Civil War (1861-1865) shaped Canadian society, politics and military - and why its le…
Timescapes
In the context of Ottawa’s bicentennial anniversary, and the large-scale environmental transformation that has occured o…
Wonder World
Designed for curious kids ages 5 to 12 and grown ups who love exploring with them. Welcome to the Wonder World, a vibran…
Rural Business Touchpoint
Chat with a City of Ottawa Rural Business Liaison to ask questions about your business ideas, plans and impediments.
Rural Business Touchpoint
Chat with a City of Ottawa Rural Business Liaison to ask questions about your business ideas, plans and impediments.
ሀሌታ | Haleta: The Threshold of Being
Have you ever experienced a feeling so intensely, yet struggled to find the right word for it? The Amharic word Haleta o…
2026 Sobey Art Award Exhibition
In collaboration with the Sobey Art Foundation, the National Gallery of Canada is proud to present works by six artists…
Marion Wagschal: Cyclops and Other Tales
Spanning five decades, this exhibition highlights the enduring relevance of the figurative practice of Montreal-based ar…
Frame by Frame: Animation in Ottawa
Shaped by artists, filmmakers, researchers and studios, animation in Ottawa has evolved through a dynamic exchange of cr…
Ottawa 200 Biodiversity Tree
Hundreds of vibrant, whimsical, and spirited animals representing 200 species connected to Ottawa’s past and present joy…
The Alcuin Society Awards for Excellence in Book Design in C…
Discover the winners of this year’s Alcuin Society Awards – Canada’s only national competition for book design. Gallery:…
Royal Oak Trivia
Think you’ve got what it takes to be trivia champ? Join us for Trivia Nights at the pub! Bring your friends, grab a drin…
The Morning Social/ La matinée sociale
Join us at the Cumberland Branch Tuesday and Thursday mornings to make new friends from 10:15 am to noon. We have coffee…
Orléans Writing Group
Get feedback on your writing (any genre)and ideas from the group. Hear the work of other writers and offer your feedback…
Contes en famille (septembre à décembre)
Contes, comptines et chansons pour les enfants de tous âges et un parent ou gardien.ne.Joignez-nous après notre Contes e…
Toddlertime
Stories, rhymes, and songs for toddlers 19-36 months and a parent/caregiver. Drop-in.
Babytime - Fall Session 1 (10:15 am)
Stories, rhymes and songs for babies and a parent or caregiver followed by time for parents to socialize and help their…
Contes en famille et jouons à la bibliothèque
Contes, comptines et chansons pour les enfants de tous âges, accompagnés d’un parent ou d’un gardien.Suivi de jouons la…
Groupe de conversation en français / French conversation gro…
Rejoignez notre groupe de conversation pour pratiquer le français dans une atmosphère détendue.Join our French conversat…
Babytime & Stay and Play | Bébés à la biblio & Jouons à la b…
Stories, rhymes and songs for babies and a parent or caregiver, followed by Stay and Play. 0-18 months. Contes, comptin…
Family Storytime and Stay & Play
Family Storytime 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Stories, rhymes, and songs for preschool children and a parent/caregiver. Stay…
Family Storytime at Vanier / Contes et chansons en familles…
Stories, rhymes and songs for children of all ages and a parent or caregiver. Drop-in program. Contes, comptines et chan…
Babytime followed by a Stay and Play
Stories, rhymes, and songs for babies ages 0-18 months and a parent or caregiver.Stay and chat after Babytime with toys…
Babytime, followed by Stay and Play / Bébés à la biblio, sui…
Stories, rhymes and songs for babies and a parent or caregiver followed by time for parents to socialize and help their…
Babytime
Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs for babies (ages 0-18 months) and a parent/caregiver. Program from 10:30 AM to 1…
Babytime & Stay and Play | Bébés à la biblio & Jouons à la b…
Stories, rhymes and songs for babies 0 -18 months and a parent or caregiver. Feel free to stay after the program to play…
Bilingual Family Storytime | Contes en famille bilingue
Stories, rhymes and songs for children of all ages and a parent or a caregiver.Drop-in program. Family program.Contes, c…
Bilingual Family Storytime / Contes en famille bilingue
Stories, rhymes & songs for children, parents and caregivers. Contes, comptines et chansons pour les enfants de tous âge…
Bilingual Family Storytime / Contes en famille bilingue
Stories, rhymes and songs for children of all ages and a parent or caregiver. Followed by 30 minutes of "stay and play"…
Bilingual Family Storytime + Stay & Play / Contes en famille…
Stories, rhymes, and songs for families with young children. The first half hour will be an interactive storytime progr…
Contes en famille
Contes, comptines et chansons pour les enfants de tout âge accompagés de leurs parents ou gardien(ne)s.Les mardis, 10h30…
Family Storytime
Stories, rhymes and songs for children of all ages and a parent or caregiver.Meet new friends after storytime at Stay an…
Family Storytime with Stay and Play
Please join us for stories, rhymes, and songs for children of all ages. Join other children and their parent or caregive…
Tuesday Morning Babytime
Stories, rhymes and songs for babies and a parent or caregiver. 0-18 monthsPlease note: October 27 – no program
Babytime
Stories, rhymes and songs for babies and a parent or caregiver. 0-18 months. Drop-in. Followed by a Stay and Play.
Babytime - Fall Session 1 (11:30 am)
Stories, rhymes and songs for babies and a parent or caregiver followed by time for parents to socialize and help their…
Babytime
Stories, rhymes and songs for babies 0-18 months and a parent or caregiver. Drop In.
Family Storyime
Stories, rhymes and songs for children of all ages and a parent or caregiver.Feel free to stay after the program to play…
Knitting and Crochet Club / Groupe de tricot et crochet
Bring your knitting or crochet project and share advice, ideas and conversations with fellow enthusiasts. For participan…
Parenting in Ottawa Drop-in
Speak, in person, with a Public Health Nurse to get support around infant feeding and parenting. No appointment is neces…
Greenbelt ESL Conversation Group / Groupe de conversation AL…
Learn and practice new English language skills and meet new people in a relaxed and friendly environment. Everyone welco…
Spanish Conversation Group/ Grupo de Conversación en Español
Join us for a fun and friendly environment to practice your Spanish. Drop in as space permits.
Babytime | Bébés à la biblio
Stories, rhymes and songs for babies and a parent or caregiver.Ages 0-18 months. Drop-in program.* No program on Tuesda…
Genealogy Drop-In
Want to learn more about your family history or getting stuck working on your family tree? Drop-in to work on your famil…
Babytime
Stories, rhymes, and songs for babies (0-18 months) and their parents or caregivers. English drop-in program.
Crafternoon
Do you like to knit, crochet or do hand work? Join like minded individuals for an enjoyable afternoon of crafting. Bring…
Games & Puzzles | Jeux de société & casse-têtes
Play card games and board games at the library or work on a puzzle! Drop-in program. La bibliothèque vous accueille pour…
Tuesday Afternoon Babytime
Stories, rhymes and songs for babies and a parent or caregiver. 0-18 monthsPlease note: October 27 – no program
Babytime / Bébés à la biblio - Sunnyside
Stories, rhymes and songs for babies and a parent or caregiver in the afternoons. 0-18 months.Contes, comptines et chans…
Teen Tuesdays / Les mardis ados
Whether you are looking for a quiet place to do homework, activities to do with new people, or just a place to chill and…
Alta Vista Reading Circle
Join us for the Alta Vista Reading Circle. We will take turns reading out loud, building our confidence and defining new…
Youth Hangout | Rencontre pour les jeunes
Come listen to music, have a snack, and hang out with other kids! There will be a different low-stakes activity to do ea…
Reading Buddies: 4:15pm Session
Do you have a child in grades 1 to 4? Would you like them to boost their confidence and motivation to read? Join our we…
Homework Help / Aide aux devoirs
Come and get help with reading, math, science, French, English, etc. Led by United for Literacy volunteers. For students…
Homework Help | Aide aux devoirs
Come and get help with reading, math, science, French, English, etc. Led by United for Literacy volunteers. For students…
Reading Buddies: 5:15pm Session
Do you have a child in grades 1 to 4? Would you like them to boost their confidence and motivation to read? Join our we…
Beaded Vamp and Moccasin Workshop: with Colleen Nolan
The Vamp and Moccasin Workshop with Colleen Nolan offers a unique opportunity for individuals to learn the art of crafti…
Craft Night
Everyone is welcome to bring a project to work on (any skill level) or just chat.Every Tuesday and Thursday night at the…
Homework Help/Aide aux devoirs
Come and get help with reading,math, science, French, English, etc.Led by United for Literacy volunteers. For students i…
Tuesday English Conversation Group
Practice your English conversation skills in a low-pressure, friendly environment. All levels are welcome. This is an ad…
Greenboro Knitting Group/ Groupe de tricot Greenboro
Drop in with your knitting every TuesdayShare advice, ideas and conversation with other knitters.Venez faire un tour, éc…
Adult French Conversation Group/ Groupe de conversation en f…
Improve your French, share stories and make new friends!Améliorez votre français, partager des histoires et faites des a…
Community Writing Workshop
Join a Writers Collective of Canada (WCC) workshop at the library and experience the power of writing together.A WCC wor…
Groupe de conversation en français, en soirée/ Evening Frenc…
Participez notre groupe de conversation, dans une ambiance amicale et décontractée, afin d'améliorer vos habiletés conve…
Homework Help (Tuesdays) | Club de devoirs (Mardis)
Come join our homework club and get help with reading, math, science, French, English, etc. Bring your school homework a…
Tuesday English Conversation Group
Do you need a casual, friendly environment where you can practice your English-speaking skills? Look no further than the…
English Conversation Group
Do you already have some basic English language skills, and are you looking for a casual, friendly environment where you…
Life Drawing
Art House presents weekly ‘Life Drawing’ sessions on Tuesdays between 7-9:30 pm. Host Shawn Hunsdale invites a different…
Victoria Laube | Exfoliation
Exfoliation features photo-based works by artist Victoria Laube that explore the diverse manifestations of grief—its tra…
Storytime and Stay & Play
Family Storytime 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm. Join us for fun stories, rhymes, and songs for preschool children with a parent/care…
Afternoon Storytime (Oct.-Dec.)
Join us for stories and activities for children ages 3-6 and a parent/caregiver.Note: no program on October 27.
Rocket adventures
Perfect for aspiring space explorers! Embark on thrilling rocket adventures! Blast off aboard a pretend rocket ship, go…
North Gloucester Book Club
Meet up with other book lovers in the neighborhood and chat about the monthly pick. See the book list below for links to…
Silent Book Club for Teens
Want to get more reading done but don't want to be alone? Come to silent book club. Bring your own book (of your choice…
Write with Us!
The Writers Collective of Canada (WCC) and the Manotick Branch invite you to join us for our writing workshops: Write Wi…