https://www.613today.ca/events Your complete guide to 613 events in Ottawa! Find festivals, concerts, parties, sports events, cultural celebrations, food markets, outdoor activities and community gatherings in Ottawa-Gatineau (613 area code). Free and paid events updated daily. en-us 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) Fri, 27 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-11-27-takao-tanabe-inside-passage https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-11-27-takao-tanabe-inside-passage Featuring more than sixty paintings, Inside Passage showcases Takao Tanabe’s seven-decade career, while also marking his 100th birthday. Fri, 27 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) artexhibition https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-09-11-marion-wagschal-cyclops-and-other-tales https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-09-11-marion-wagschal-cyclops-and-other-tales Spanning five decades, this exhibition highlights the enduring relevance of the figurative practice of Montreal-based artist Marion Wagschal. Gallery: Gallery C218 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) artexhibition https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-09-04-2026-sobey-art-award-exhibition https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-09-04-2026-sobey-art-award-exhibition In collaboration with the Sobey Art Foundation, the National Gallery of Canada is proud to present works by six artists from across the country who have been shortlisted for the 2026 Sobey Art Awar... Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) artexhibition https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-07-07-spotlight-on-soccer https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-07-07-spotlight-on-soccer Some of the events, people, wins and losses that have shaped Canadian soccer history. Canada is hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup, alongside Mexico and the United States. It’s one of the world’s larg... Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionmuseumgatineau https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-07-07-wonder-world https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-07-07-wonder-world Designed for curious kids ages 5 to 12 and grown ups who love exploring with them. Welcome to the Wonder World, a vibrant space where we build, create, celebrate, and marvel together. The adventure... Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionmuseumgatineauartfamily https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-06-13-timescapes https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-06-13-timescapes In the context of Ottawa’s bicentennial anniversary, and the large-scale environmental transformation that has occured on Anishinābe Aki over the last 200 years, this exhibition foregrounds the con... Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionartculturalfreesculpturefamily https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-06-12-qillaniq https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-06-12-qillaniq The artworks celebrated in "Qillaniq" are multi-vocal, multi-disciplinary and improvisational, inspired by Indigenous values of contributing to community in as many ways as possible. Gallery: Speci... Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) artexhibitionindigenous https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-05-29-close-to-conflict-canada-and-the-american-civil-war https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-05-29-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 legacies still matter today. Today, Canada stands as a proud and independent po... Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionmuseumhistorydowntownupcomingindigenous https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-05-25-cuag-centretown-melanie-myers-humidite-relative-humidity https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-05-25-cuag-centretown-melanie-myers-humidite-relative-humidity May 25, 2026 - April 30, 2027 ## too much humidity is destructive ... yet too little humidity leads to cracked woodwork, dry skin, throats and eyes Rendered in dense, directional lines of coloured ... Mon, 25 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) artfreecuagexhibition https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-05-15-wild-colour https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-05-15-wild-colour Through nearly 200 specimens, audio stories, and immersive colour zones, Wild Colour reveals how living things use colour to communicate, attract, and survive. Experience a world bursting with colo... Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionmuseumnaturedowntownfossilsfamilyfree https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-05-14-napoleon-the-immersive-saga https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-05-14-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 Napoleon – The Immersive Saga, a powerful 30-minute virtual reality (VR) adventu... Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionmuseumgatineauupcomingartimmersive https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-05-09-canada-at-war-against-japan-1941-1945 https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-05-09-canada-at-war-against-japan-1941-1945 Marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, this exhibition explores different aspects of Canada’s involvement in the war against Japan — including the Battle of Hong Kong, the... Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionmuseumhistorydowntownmilitary-history https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-05-09-canada-s-unknown-soldier https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-05-09-canada-s-unknown-soldier Discover the history behind one of Canada’s most powerful symbols of remembrance. Marking 25 years since the repatriation of Canada’s Unknown Soldier, this 18-panel wall display explores the histor... Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionmuseumhistorydowntownremembrance https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-05-09-portraits-stories-of-black-canadian-military-service https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-05-09-portraits-stories-of-black-canadian-military-service Recognizing a proud tradition through compelling accounts of service and sacrifice. Black Canadians have had an enduring presence in Canada’s military history. They fought and died for freedom abro... Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionmuseumhistorydowntownart https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-05-09-winners-of-the-national-youth-remembrance-contests-2025 https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-05-09-winners-of-the-national-youth-remembrance-contests-2025 Each year, students across the country submit artwork, poetry, essays and videos to the National Youth Remembrance Contests, organized by the Legion National Foundation. This year, the Canadian War... Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionmuseumhistorydowntownremembranceart https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-05-08-helen-mcnicoll-an-impressionist-journey https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-05-08-helen-mcnicoll-an-impressionist-journey Helen McNicoll: An Impressionist Journey invites audiences to rediscover the career of a pioneering Canadian artist, whose luminous paintings captured everyday life, nature, and modern womanhood. G... Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) artexhibitioncanadian-artcontemporary https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-05-08-pizandawatc-the-one-who-listens https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-05-08-pizandawatc-the-one-who-listens Pizandawatc / The One Who Listens brings together striking works by Anishinaabe/French artist Caroline Monnet, revealing the strength of her visual language and mastery of materials. Pizandawatc, m... Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionmuseumgatineauindigenousartfamily https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-05-08-river-of-dreams-impressionism-on-the-st-lawrence https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-05-08-river-of-dreams-impressionism-on-the-st-lawrence River of Dreams – Impressionism on the St. Lawrence presents a dazzling collection of works of art by Quebec Impressionists from a century ago, featuring luminaries such as Maurice Cullen, Clarence... Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionmuseumgatineauart https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-05-08-wi-k-palu-k-sam-glodeo-q-ta-n-wetapeksitaq-honouring-the-bel https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-05-08-wi-k-palu-k-sam-glodeo-q-ta-n-wetapeksitaq-honouring-the-bel Step into the land and waters of Kespukwitk (Southwest Nova Scotia) to experience the Mi’kmaw ways of knowing and being that shaped the life of Sam Glode — a Mi’kmaw Knowledge Carrier, treaty prote... Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionmuseumgatineauartimmersivefamily https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-05-02-ottawa-orchid-show https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-05-02-ottawa-orchid-show The Ottawa Orchid Society presents its 42nd annual show featuring stunning orchid displays, a photographic exhibition, vendors selling orchid plants and supplies, and growing tips from society members. Sat, 02 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) familyplantsexhibition https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-04-30-frame-of-mind-10-years-of-creative-space https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-04-30-frame-of-mind-10-years-of-creative-space Celebrating its 10th year and 9th exhibition, Creative Space is an ongoing program and part of a well-established partnership between the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre and OAG. Educators and pa... Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionartculturalfreesculpture https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-04-24-diego-rivera-meets-henry-moore https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-04-24-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 about art. Gallery: C217, European and American Galleries Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) artexhibition https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-04-24-intertwined https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-04-24-intertwined In a time marked by our increasingly complex relationship to the natural world, Intertwined brings together artists for whom this tension is at the heart of their exploration. Probing themes of ide... Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionartculturalfreesculpture https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-04-22-the-creativity-of-plants https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-04-22-the-creativity-of-plants The Forget For A Moment Foundation and the Ottawa Art Gallery are proud to present and invite you to visit The Creativity of Plants, a digital exhibition of the ARTISTS FOR PLANTS International Cal... Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionartculturalfreemusic https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-04-16-contact-zones-gerald-mcmaster-and-the-reshaping-of-canadian- https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-04-16-contact-zones-gerald-mcmaster-and-the-reshaping-of-canadian- An accomplished artist, author, curator and educator, Gerald McMaster has had a profound impact on how contemporary Indigenous art is understood in Canada. Gallery: Library and Archives (Level 2) Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) artexhibitionindigenouscanadian-artcontemporary https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-04-16-sagabigoni https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-04-16-sagabigoni 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... Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionartculturalfreeindigenousfamily https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-04-11-becoming-un-becoming-deepening-relations https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-04-11-becoming-un-becoming-deepening-relations The artworks by Leah Decter, a white settler artist and scholar, offer an opportunity to reflect on repair and care of relationships to the land and to each other. With captivating textures and col... Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionartculturalfreephotographyindigenous https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-04-09-drag-the-archive-photographs-of-queer-gender-performance https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-04-09-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 rights activist Philip Hannan through archival photography. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) freeexhibitionarchivesphotography2slgbtq+ https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-04-08-flightpaths-initiations https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-04-08-flightpaths-initiations 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... Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionartculturalfreefamily https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-03-07-faith_fyles https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-03-07-faith_fyles Faith Fyles’s pioneering career as both a botanist and artist is brought into conversation with contemporary women artists, revealing how her legacy continues through themes of land, labour, and care for the natural world. Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) artexhibitioncontemporary https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-02-13-women-carvers-on-the-northwest-coast https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-02-13-women-carvers-on-the-northwest-coast Organized by the Audain Art Museum, Women Carvers on the Northwest Coast sheds light on and celebrates women's contributions to the rich carving tradition of the Northwest Coast. Gallery: Gallery C218 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) artexhibition https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-02-03-diatom-rose-window https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-02-03-diatom-rose-window 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... Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionartculturalfreephotography https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-01-27-threshold https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-01-27-threshold 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... Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionartculturalfree https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-01-22-digital-worlds-the-generative-art-of-eepmon-eepmon https://www.613today.ca/events/2026-01-22-digital-worlds-the-generative-art-of-eepmon-eepmon EEPMON makes generative artworks—pieces produced through computer programs that introduce chance, iteration, and interactivity. By transforming digital information into visual forms, he reveals how... Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionartculturalfreesculpture https://www.613today.ca/events/2025-12-19-life-onto-land-the-devonian https://www.613today.ca/events/2025-12-19-life-onto-land-the-devonian 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... Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionmuseumnaturedowntownindigenousfossils https://www.613today.ca/events/2025-12-12-sylvia-safdie-terra https://www.613today.ca/events/2025-12-12-sylvia-safdie-terra Sylvia Safdie: TERRA examines the decades-long career of Montreal-based artist Sylvia Safdie through a selection of her paintings, sculpture and videos. Gallery: B107, B109, Contemporary Galleries Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) artexhibitionsculpture https://www.613today.ca/events/2025-09-26-qikiqtait https://www.613today.ca/events/2025-09-26-qikiqtait 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... Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionmuseumnaturedowntownindigenousart https://www.613today.ca/events/2024-06-06-chaos-bloom-tidal-wave https://www.613today.ca/events/2024-06-06-chaos-bloom-tidal-wave In the digital realm, EEPMON merges code and creativity, crafting intricate compositions exploring the micro and macro. This work, Chaos Bloom - Tidal Wave, delves into the beauty of flowers and th... Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionartculturalfree https://www.613today.ca/events/2024-02-11-visions-and-views https://www.613today.ca/events/2024-02-11-visions-and-views The Firestone Collection of Canadian Art is a significant art collection that spans the modern period and includes work from a wide range of Canadian art styles, geographical regions, and periods. ... Sun, 11 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionartculturalfreefamily https://www.613today.ca/events/2023-09-07-eepmon https://www.613today.ca/events/2023-09-07-eepmon 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... Thu, 07 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) exhibitionartculturalfreephotography