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Odyssey Theatre's 40th season of Theatre Under The Stars presents Mirandolina.
The stage is set! Broadway Bound Youth Musical Theatre (BBYMT) presents a high-energy musical number featuring local you…
Explore 89 fascinating buildings and sites across Ottawa for free during Doors Open Ottawa 2026, part of the 25th annive…
WE GOT THE MEAT! See you at Capital Ribfest 10th Anniversary, June 5-7 at RA Centre Ottawa.
Delivered by a friendly, experienced cyclist from EnviroCentre, this workshop will provide participants with answers to…
EnviroCentre is a non-profit organization based in Ottawa, dedicated to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and making hom…
This event is organized by the teen members of the Nepean Centrepointe branch's Teen Advisory Group.Come hang out at the…
Ontario's biggest monster truck show featuring 7 monster trucks including Rat Nasty and Overkill Evolution, plus freesty…
Join us for an imaginative circus interpretation of works of art, where art comes to life.
Come meet to enjoy and discuss a wide variety of books selected by book club members. All are welcome!Every second Thurs…
This program hosted by South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre offers free, one-on-one support to help people of all a…
Best Fest Ottawa is a food and drink event at Lansdowne featuring a wide range of local vendors, cuisines, beer, wine, a…
Join us for a Mother's Day Special event - Make an Ikebana arrangement that you can take home! Anne Breau, President of…
Join Charlotte Gray, one of Canada’s best known non-fiction writers, speak on her best seller Passionate Mothers, Powerf…
May 6, 2026: Brad Mehldau live at Saint Brigid’s Centre for the Arts, Ottawa Jazz Festival
Come meet 1 on 1 with Social Prescriber Maddie from the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre (WOCRC). A social presc…
Baby playgroups are facilitated by Early Childhood Educators with early learning activities for babies and a chance for…
Come hang out, sit on beanbags, enjoy some tea/hot chocolate, and chat about what you are reading or whatever else is on…
For children 7-12, interested in learning to play chess and finding out more about the game. Teen volunteers will be on…
Come meet 1 on 1 with Social Prescriber Maddie from the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre (WOCRC). A social presc…
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…
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…
Looking to start in a new position, apply for your first job, or jump back into the workplace? The Community Employment…
Come meet 1 on 1 with Social Prescriber Maddie from the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre (WOCRC). A social presc…
Learn and practice new English language skills and meet new people in a relaxed and friendly environment. Offered in par…
The Capital Comic Book Convention is a collector-focused marketplace bringing together comic vendors, artists, writers,…
The Ottawa Guitar Show comes early this year with musical gear from different exhibitors, including used, newer, and vin…
The Ottawa Wine Auction, presented by Music and Beyond, offers a chance to discover exceptional vintages while supportin…
The European Union Short Film Festival brings short dramas, experimental works, animation, and more from over 20 EU Memb…
Festival of award-winning contemporary Irish films with six screenings spanning drama, comedy, mystery, thriller, histor…
Explore the four-storey Cold War bunker while searching for Easter eggs, making crafts, and enjoying family-friendly act…
Ottawa's premier tech career fair bringing together thousands of job seekers with leading global tech companies, startup…
An original Canadian production perfect for children aged four to fifteen, featuring the orchestra with a special spotli…
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs Kingston Frontenacs at The Arena at TD Place.
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs Oshawa Generals at The Arena at TD Place.
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs Peterborough Petes at The Arena at TD Place.
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs Brampton Steelheads at The Arena at TD Place.
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs North Bay Battalion at The Arena at TD Place.
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs Niagara IceDogs at The Arena at TD Place.
Celebrate Ottawa's 200th anniversary with the theme 'Voices of a City,' featuring over 50 historical societies, museums,…
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs Barrie Colts at The Arena at TD Place.
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs Kitchener Rangers at The Arena at TD Place.
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs Oshawa Generals at The Arena at TD Place.
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs Owen Sound Attack at The Arena at TD Place.
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs Brantford Bulldogs at The Arena at TD Place.
Ottawa's innovative contemporary theatre festival showcasing thought-provoking works from local and national artists ove…
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs Peterborough Petes at The Arena at TD Place.
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs Saginaw Spirit at The Arena at TD Place.
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs Oshawa Generals at The Arena at TD Place.
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs Peterborough Petes at The Arena at TD Place.
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs Les Olympiques de Gatineau at The Arena at TD Place.
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs Guelph Storm at The Arena at TD Place.
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs Kingston Frontenacs at The Arena at TD Place.
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs Brantford Bulldogs at The Arena at TD Place.
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs Peterborough Petes at The Arena at TD Place.
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs Windsor Spitfires at The Arena at TD Place.
Join the Ottawa Symphony for a festive holiday performance featuring heartwarming seasonal favourites and a special audi…
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs Flint Firebirds at The Arena at TD Place.
Shop local at this cheerful indoor holiday market featuring local vendors and artisans. Perfect for holiday shopping! (H…
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs Barrie Colts at The Arena at TD Place.
A clever holiday mystery bringing together Sherlock Holmes and Dickens characters. After Moriarty's death, Holmes invest…
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs North Bay Battalion at The Arena at TD Place.
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs Oshawa Generals at The Arena at TD Place.
Ottawa Senators take on the Los Angeles Kings at Canadian Tire Centre.
First Ottawa Outdoor Film Festival celebrating adventure, conservation, and diversity through powerful Canadian short fi…
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs Niagara IceDogs at The Arena at TD Place.
3rd Annual Holiday Market featuring over 275 local vendors and artisans offering unique gifts, festive décor, food, drin…
Ottawa 67s OHL home game vs Sarnia Sting at The Arena at TD Place.
Ottawa's premier food and wine festival featuring local restaurants, breweries, distilleries, provincial wineries, and i…
Ottawa Senators take on the Boston Bruins at Canadian Tire Centre.
Ottawa Senators take on the Dallas Stars at Canadian Tire Centre on Remembrance Day.
Ottawa Senators take on the Utah Hockey Club at Canadian Tire Centre.
International tattoo artists, onsite tattooing, world-class tattoo battles with over $10,000 in prizes, live bands, circ…
Free all-ages event featuring 100+ vendor tables with comics, collectibles, and unique novelties. Includes Ghostbusters…
Ottawa's Largest Pet Festival featuring 200+ vendors, Canine Fun Zone, SpeedWay Lure Course, Feline Fest with TICA cat s…
A haunting theatrical adaptation of Henry James classic gothic tale, directed by Ian Gillies. Experience this psychologi…
The NAC Orchestra turns Southam Hall into a playground of sound and suspense with eerie, epic, and haunted music straigh…
Free LEGO Witch building event for kids! Build and take home your own LEGO Halloween creation while supplies last.
Come trick or treat with Mayor Mark Sutcliffe at Ottawa City Hall! Witches and reapers guard the entrance as visitors ex…
Peruse and purchase antique and rare books, maps, and paper ephemera from 20+ dealers. Live presentations on historic bo…
Discover the world of chocolate! Meet award-winning chocolate makers from across Canada, sample their creations, attend…
Four incredible days of discovery! Crystals, fossils, gems, jewelry, and geological wonders from across Canada and beyon…
Learn the entire sausage-making process at The Piggy Market! Make your own creations with 5 lbs of pork, from seasoning…
Test your knowledge every Tuesday night at The Barley Mow! Grab your smartest friends (or the funniest ones) for trivia…
The season launches with a powerful program featuring the full symphonic orchestra in its largest performance of the yea…
Ottawa's new central library, a joint facility with Library and Archives Canada. Expected to open in late 2026. The name means "to tell a story" in Anishinaabemowin.
Eastern Canada's largest climbing gym in Gatineau with 35,000 sq ft, top rope and lead routes up to 45ft, and a summer outdoor bouldering park.
An adventure park in Val-des-Monts featuring the largest tourist cave on the Canadian Shield, aerial treetop courses, ziplines over a turquoise lake, and North America's largest outdoor trampolines. About 45 minutes from downtown Ottawa.
A free, interactive museum exploring economics and monetary history. Home to the National Currency Collection with over 110,000 artifacts, plus hands-on exhibits including a rocket ship inflation simulator and a design-your-own banknote station.
A European-style bouldering-only gym in Gatineau with weekly route sets, just 5 minutes from downtown Ottawa.
Ottawa's oldest history museum, housed in the 1827 Commissariat Building at the foot of the Ottawa Locks. Tells the story of how Bytown became Canada's capital, from the construction of the Rideau Canal through the city's transformation into Ottawa.
One of Canada's oldest and largest public markets, established in 1826. Home to over 600 businesses including restaurants, boutiques, and a year-round indoor market with seasonal outdoor vendors.
Canada's largest aviation collection with over 130 aircraft, the original Canadarm from Space Shuttle Endeavour, and the largest surviving piece of the Avro Arrow. Free admission daily from 4-5 PM.
Canada's national science and technology museum, part of the Ingenium network. Features interactive galleries, a children's innovation zone, transportation exhibits, and hands-on demonstrations. Free daily admission 4-5 PM.
Canada's national museum of human history, located across the river in Gatineau with sweeping views of Parliament Hill. Features the Canadian History Hall, an immersive Canadian Children's Museum, and the Grand Hall with the world's largest indoor collection of totem poles. Free Thursday evenings 5-7 PM.
Canada's national natural history museum, housed in a landmark Victorian sandstone building. Features dinosaur fossils, a blue whale skeleton, the world's largest display of Canadian birds, and an Arctic gallery. Free Thursday evenings 5-8 PM for all.
Ottawa's largest arena and home of the Ottawa Senators (NHL) and Ottawa Black Bears (NLL). Originally opened in 1996, the venue seats over 18,600 for hockey and up to 20,500 for concerts. Located in Kanata, about 15 minutes west of downtown via Highway 417.
Canada's national museum of military history, featuring four chronological galleries, a massive vehicle hall, and the architecturally striking Memorial Hall. Free admission every Thursday 5-7 PM.
One of Canada's most iconic hotels and a National Historic Site since 1981. The 1912 Châteauesque limestone building sits between Parliament Hill and the Rideau Canal locks, with a lobby, restaurants, and public spaces open to all visitors.
Ottawa's long-running indoor rock climbing gym with top rope, lead, bouldering, auto belays, and youth climbing programs. Family drop-in climbing welcome.
A four-storey underground bunker built in 1959 as Canada's emergency government headquarters during the Cold War. Now a National Historic Site, it offers self-guided tours, guided tours, and an escape room experience 75 feet below ground.
A 38,500 sq ft exhibition centre in south Ottawa, near the airport. Hosts concerts, expos, warehouse sales, Hyrox, and trade shows. Now operating as Cohere Centre after rebranding from EY Centre. Free parking and easy access via Hunt Club Road.
Ottawa's largest indoor amusement centre featuring the city's only roller coaster, laser tag, escape rooms, VR attractions, bumper cars, a 100+ game arcade, and a dedicated toddler play area. No admission fee -- pay per activity with credits.
A modern bouldering gym in downtown Ottawa combining climbing with a full fitness centre, studio classes, and an on-site cafe.
Canada's bilingual, multi-disciplinary home for the performing arts, featuring four performance venues, the NAC Orchestra, and the 1 Elgin restaurant with Rideau Canal views. A National Historic Site with Brutalist architecture and a striking 2017 glass addition by Diamond Schmitt Architects.
Canada's premier art museum, housed in a landmark Moshe Safdie glass-and-granite building on Sussex Drive. Home to the world's most comprehensive collection of Canadian and Indigenous art, plus European masterworks and contemporary pieces — over 93,000 works in total. Free every Thursday evening 5–8 PM.
Ottawa's oldest and most architecturally significant church, designated a National Historic Site in 1990. The Gothic Revival basilica features twin 54.5-metre spires, 17 stained glass windows by Guido Nincheri, 30 life-sized carved wooden figures, and a vaulted ceiling painted blue with gold stars. Free to visit.
Alta Vista branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Beaverbrook branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Blackburn Hamlet branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Carlingwood branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Carp branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Centennial branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Constance Bay branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Cumberland branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Elmvale Acres branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Emerald Plaza branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Fitzroy Harbour branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
North Gloucester branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Greely branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Greenboro branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Hazeldean branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Main branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Manotick branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Metcalfe branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Munster branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Nepean Centrepointe branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
North Gower branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Orléans branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Osgoode branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Richmond branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Rideau branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Rockcliffe Park branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Rosemount branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Ruth E. Dickinson branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
St-Laurent branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Stittsville branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Sunnyside branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Vanier branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Vernon branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Free programs, events, and resources for all ages.
Ottawa's municipal art gallery, always free to visit. Features rotating exhibitions of Canadian, local, and international contemporary art. Open late Wednesday through Saturday until 9 PM. Located downtown near the Rideau Centre.
Ottawa's municipal government headquarters featuring impressive architecture, public art, and the scenic Jean Pigott Place public square.
Ottawa's largest downtown shopping centre with 175+ stores on three levels, directly connected to the O-Train's Rideau Station. Features anchor stores Simons and Hudson's Bay, an 850-seat dining hall, and indoor walkways to the ByWard Market, Westin Ottawa, and Shaw Centre.
Canada's highest court, housed in an Art Deco building designed by Ernest Cormier with a distinctive Château-style copper roof. Free guided tours take visitors through the marble lobby and the black-walnut-panelled main courtroom. Public hearings are also open to attend.
Ottawa's only year-round go-kart track with a 440-metre indoor/outdoor circuit. Sodi RT8 gas karts reach up to 70 km/h. Open to ages 8 and up.
The best bowling alleys in Ottawa — five-pin classics, a brand-new ten-pin centre, retro pub-and-bowl spots, and Rock N Bowl nights. Where to bowl, what it costs, and what makes each venue different.
From retro pinball to Japanese claw machines, Ottawa has arcades for every age. Here are 13 family-friendly spots with verified prices and kid-specific details.
From pay-what-you-can cafes to D&D shops and a Gatineau bistro, here are 6 places to play board games in the Ottawa-Gatineau region.
The best Ottawa birthday party venues for kids aged 5 to 12 — trampoline parks, bowling, climbing gyms, glow mini golf, escape rooms, science museums, and arcade centres. Verified pricing for 2026.
A parent's guide to the best Ottawa birthday party venues for kids aged 1 to 4 — indoor playgrounds with gated toddler areas, children's museums, and kid-sized gym classes that can host a first or second birthday.
A parent's guide to PD Day in Ottawa — drop-off camps for working parents, indoor play places, museums, climbing, and swimming. With ages, prices, and hours.
The best family-friendly summer activities in Ottawa, from splash pads and outdoor pools to waterparks, aerial adventures, and day trips. Includes swimming spots, free activities, and rainy-day options.
The best family-friendly activities in Ottawa for spring, from baby animals and maple farms to trampoline parks and wildlife safaris. Includes indoor and outdoor options for all ages.
A complete guide to all 12 movie theatres in Ottawa, from IMAX and VIP cinemas to budget-friendly second-run theatres and beloved independent cinemas. Find the right screen for every occasion and budget.
A guide to Ottawa's five independent and historic cinemas, from a 1932 heritage theatre with Spanish Revival architecture to a volunteer-run Saturday matinee for families. These are the cinemas that give Ottawa its character.
A guide to Ottawa's best used and independent bookstores, from floor-to-ceiling treasure troves to cozy café-bookshops and rare antiquarian dealers.
A guide to Ottawa's sports venues and the 8 professional and semi-professional teams that call the city home, from NHL hockey at Canadian Tire Centre to soccer, lacrosse, basketball, and women's hockey at TD Place.
A guide to the best indoor activities in Ottawa for rainy days, from world-class museums and a free art gallery to a Cold War bunker and indoor markets. No weather required.
A guide to the best kid-friendly activities in Ottawa, from dinosaur museums and working farms to hands-on science exhibits and free outdoor spaces. Includes ages, prices, and tips for families.
A guide to the best museums in Ottawa, from national institutions with world-class collections to hidden gems like a Cold War bunker and a working farm. Includes admission prices, free hours, and tips for visiting.
A guide to the best free things to do in Ottawa, from national museums with free admission windows to parks, markets, and landmarks that cost nothing to visit.
A guide to family-friendly March Break activities in Ottawa, from free museums and interactive exhibits to sugar shacks and live shows.
