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Wild Colour

Canadian Museum of Nature Ottawa

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 […]

CA$17

Original Haunted Walk of Ottawa (All-year round)

46 1/2 Sparks Street Ottawa

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 […]

CA$24.99

Wonder World

100 Laurier Street, Gatineau, QC J8X 4H2 Ottawa

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 […]

Elmvale Ward Seance

2935 Conroy Rd, Ottawa, ON K1G 6S6 Ottawa

Jaymes White brings his sold-out Victorian séance home to Ottawa inside a historic ward rarely open to the public. Since 2015 the séance has drawn more than 25,000 participants, and […]

Elmvale Ward Seance

2935 Conroy Rd, Ottawa, ON K1G 6S6 Ottawa

The Elmvale Ward Seance is an authentic Victorian seance held inside a historic Ottawa ward that is rarely open to the public. Host Jaymes White has run sold-out seances since […]

Poppy Drop

2 Rideau Street, Ottawa, ON K1N 8X1 Ottawa

Poppy Drop projects thousands of poppies, each representing a fallen Canadian veteran, onto the Senate of Canada Building every evening. The projection runs nightly from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM […]

Veterans’ Week at the Diefenbunker 2026

3929 Carp Road, Ottawa, ON Ottawa

The Diefenbunker marks Veterans' Week by inviting visitors to explore Cold War stories and learn why we remember. The museum was an active military base for 32 years throughout the […]

The King James Bible Play

1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1 Ottawa

A Stratford Festival comedy-drama where 1609 scholars translating the Bible for King James collide with modern-day theatre makers. Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman's witty script explores clashing egos, family, faith and male loneliness, […]

From $33

National Remembrance Day Ceremony

Confederation Square, Ottawa, ON Ottawa

Canada's National Remembrance Day Ceremony at the National War Memorial honours those who served in war, conflict and peace. Hosted by the Royal Canadian Legion, it includes a 21-gun salute, […]

Free

National Military Cemetery’s Annual Remembrance Day Service

325 Rideau Street, Ottawa, ON Ottawa

Beechwood Cemetery's National Military Cemetery holds its annual Remembrance Day service, a quieter alternative to the downtown ceremony. The service includes vigils, poetry, a children's choir and two minutes of […]

Free