Ongoing

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 […]

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

European Union Film Festival

50 Mackenzie King Bridge, Ottawa, ON K1N 0C5 Ottawa

The European Union Film Festival returns to Ottawa with independent cinema from across Europe at the Ottawa Art Gallery's Alma Duncan Salon. Opening weekend screens an Irish film on Friday […]

SONDER Video Art Exhibition

2207 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K2B 7E9 Ottawa

SONDER is an interactive video art exhibition by Ottawa artist Rich Loen, premiering at Salon Des Bananes on Carling Avenue. The work explores the idea of sonder, the realization that […]

Trees of Hope for CHEO

1 Rideau Street, Ottawa, ON K1N 8S7 Ottawa

Trees of Hope fills the halls of the Fairmont Château Laurier with beautifully decorated Christmas trees to kick off the holiday season for a good cause. Visitors can tour the […]

Frisque Femme Productions presents The Original Burlesque Bingo

4837 Albion Road, Ottawa, ON K1X 1C5 Ottawa

The Original Burlesque Bingo turns bingo night into a playful striptease game show where performers take it off as you play. Frisque Femme Productions hosts the show at Hard Rock […]

Magic of Lights

401 and 411 Corkstown Road, Ottawa, ON K2H 8T1 Ottawa

Magic of Lights is a two kilometre drive-through trail of sparkling LED holiday displays you enjoy from the warmth of your car. It opens November 21 and runs into early […]

613flea

The Glebe · Aberdeen Square, Lansdowne Park 1000 Exhibition Way, Ottawa

Monthly not-for-profit flea market. 150 vendors: makers, bakers, artists, artisans, vintage clothing, records, comics, food vendors. Free admission. Dogs welcome. Note: Aberdeen Pavilion closed for renovations as of Q2 2026. […]

Free

Operation Whisky

3929 Carp Road, Ottawa, ON Ottawa

Sip whisky inside a decommissioned Cold War fallout shelter at the Diefenbunker's festive 1950s themed fundraiser. Guests enjoy whisky tastings, themed cocktails, treats and a silent auction in the underground […]

Chloé Dumoulin Metamorphoses

15 Aylmer Avenue, Ottawa, ON Ottawa

Canadian pianist Chloé Dumoulin performs Metamorphoses, a solo recital about musical transformation, in the Master Piano Recital Series. The series, directed by Roland Graham, spotlights accomplished and emerging pianists. Tickets […]

CA$45

UNDERTALE: The Determination Symphony

1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1 Ottawa

Twenty-five musicians of the FILMharmonique Orchestra perform newly arranged music from the hit indie game UNDERTALE, synced with gameplay on a big screen. The concert travels through the Ruins, Snowdin, […]

Hildá Länsman and Tuomas Norvio

1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1 Ottawa

Sámi joiker Hildá Länsman and Finnish producer Tuomas Norvio fuse ancient luohti singing with modern electronic soundscapes on the NAC Fourth Stage. Their improvised live sets move between the tundra […]

CA$20