Events for October 8, 2026
Helen McNicoll: An Impressionist Journey
This exhibition traces Impressionist painter Helen McNicoll's career through more than 80 paintings, sketches and works on paper. It also features work by her close painting companion Dorothea Sharp and […]
Wild Colour
Step into a vibrant, photo-worthy world of science at the Canadian Museum of Nature - Wild Colour is Ottawa's most colourful museum experience of 2026. Created by the Field Museum […]
Original Haunted Walk of Ottawa (All-year round)
Ottawa's award-winning lantern-lit ghost tour runs nightly through downtown streets with cloaked storytellers sharing the city's haunted history at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, the Bytown Museum, and Ottawa's most infamous […]
Wonder World
Wonder World is an interactive family experience at the Canadian Museum of History built for curious kids and the grown ups exploring with them. It features Kids Celebrate! from the […]
Fall Fun on the Farm
Get lost in a 3-acre corn maze, ride a wagon through the woods, and meet farm animals at The Log Farm's fall season. The farm also has a kids' barn […]
Cirque du Soleil: LUZIA
Cirque du Soleil's LUZIA takes you on a dreamlike, acrobatic journey inspired by the culture and landscapes of Mexico. The show moves through urban scenes, dance halls, beaches, and desert […]
The Cottage
Ottawa Little Theatre stages The Cottage, a drawing-room farce where a secret weekend rendezvous is crashed by unexpected guests. The play by Sandy Rustin mixes screwball comedy and bedroom farce […]
FrightFest
FrightFest at Saunders Farm is a nighttime Halloween festival with seven immersive haunted attractions, scare zones and live shows. Guests can explore spine-tingling scare zones and enjoy thrills beyond the […]
FrightFest
FrightFest at Saunders Farm is a nighttime Halloween festival with seven immersive haunted attractions and scare zones. Spine-tingling scare zones, live shows and extra thrills beyond the haunts are all […]
PumpkinFest
PumpkinFest at Saunders Farm is a daytime harvest celebration with Ottawa-grown pumpkins, hedge mazes and family fall fun. Guests can pick pumpkins, wander the hedge mazes, ride a hayride and […]
PumpkinFest
Ottawa's long-running Halloween tradition returns to Saunders Farm with hayrides, hedge mazes and haunted attractions. Attractions include Circus Macabre, Barn of Terror, the Haunted Hayride, The Coven Walk and The […]
Capital Music Week (CxMW)
Capital Music Week fills Ottawa with concerts, showcases, and industry events across theatres, cafes, and music venues. Highlights include a Bif Naked opening night with a DJ and drag show […]
Lights Camera Laughs
Ottawa comedians perform filmed ten-minute sets at Yuk Yuk's in a dinner and show experience. The sets are recorded with professional multi-camera equipment, and organizers describe the recording as historic […]
Beaded Vamp and Moccasin Workshop
Craft your own pair of beaded moccasins in a three evening workshop led by Colleen Nolan at the NAC. Participants bead the vamp on October 6, make the moccasin on October 13, and finish assembly on October 20, while learning about Indigenous cultural traditions. Sessions run 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM at At…
Canada After Dark
Nightlife leaders and policymakers gather at the NAC for Canada After Dark, a summit on the nighttime economy. The program features keynote speaker Ariel Palitz, who founded New York City's […]
Beethoven, Britten, Bruch & Kerson Leong
Ottawa native Kerson Leong joins the NAC Orchestra for Bruch's romantic Violin Concerto No. 1. Conductor Stephanie Childress also leads Britten's Simple Symphony and Beethoven's Symphony No. 1. The concert […]
Ottawa Career Fair and Training Expo Canada – October 8, 2026
Meet hiring managers and training providers face to face at the Ottawa Career Fair and Training Expo. Employer exhibitors are on site to network with and take applications from job […]
Philadelphia Flyers vs Ottawa Senators
Watch the Ottawa Senators host the Philadelphia Flyers in NHL hockey at Canadian Tire Centre. The arena is Ottawa's largest and seats more than 18,600 for hockey. Puck drop is […]
Josh Thomas: jiggle, jiggle
Australian comedian Josh Thomas brings an hour of dumb, happy stand-up to Algonquin Commons Theatre. The creator of the TV series Please Like Me and Everything's Gonna Be Okay promises […]
Begonia: The Fantasy Life Tour with Cartel Madras
Winnipeg musician Begonia brings her Fantasy Life Tour to the NAC's Babs Asper Theatre with Cartel Madras opening. The show features her album Fantasy Life, written in Los Angeles and […]
Danny Bhoy: Dear World…
Scottish comedy star Danny Bhoy blends stand-up and theatre in Dear World..., part of his ninth cross-Canada tour. The show offers smart, heartfelt, and laugh-out-loud reflections on the world through […]
Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic
Australia's Queen: It's a Kinda Magic tribute brings big sound, big screens, and crazy lighting to Orleans. Warren Vernon-Driscoll plays Freddie Mercury, singing and playing piano and guitar live, with […]
Neige sur Abidjan (Autofiction between here and Africa)
A young theatre student travels from Montreal to Côte d'Ivoire to find his father in the autofiction play Neige sur Abidjan. Guided by a griot character, he discovers his family […]