Arts & Culture
Events for June 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 in Chicago and enhanced with Canadian specimens, this exhibition explores how animals, plants and minerals use colour to communicate, attract mates, and survive. Museum admission […]
Frame of Mind: 10 Years of Creative Space
Frame of Mind is the 9th exhibition in the Creative Space program, a partnership between the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre and the Ottawa Art Gallery celebrating its 10th year of using artmaking as a tool for wellness and community connection. The exhibition features work created across fall and winter sessions using acrylic painting and […]
Intertwined – A concurrent exhibition
Intertwined is a concurrent exhibition at the Ottawa Art Gallery running through August 2, 2026, bringing together artists to explore humanity's increasingly complex relationship to the natural world through their works. The show features multiple artists working across a range of disciplines and takes up space across the OAG's five-floor programming venue at 10 Daly […]
Macbeth (Robert Lepage)
Robert Lepage reimagines Shakespeare's Macbeth by transplanting the medieval Scottish tragedy into the world of 1990s Quebec biker gangs, with Cawdor Castle becoming a rural motel and Birnam Wood a cannabis field, while leaving the original story of murderous ambition and paranoia intact. Presented in French by NAC French Theatre, this Francophone production is performed […]
Hidden Ottawa City Tour
Ottawa's funniest and most surprising walking tour — discover the bizarre, hidden side of Canada's capital with a $5 Monday discount per person. Created by the makers of the Haunted Walk, this 90-minute tour covers everything from mutant squirrels and maple syrup heists to secret society messages hidden in plain sight across the city. Adults […]
Secrets of the Château Laurier Hotel Tour
Go behind the scenes of Ottawa's most iconic castle hotel in this fascinating 75-minute guided tour with a Monday discount. Knowledgeable guides reveal concealed passageways, political rendezvous rooms, luxurious ballrooms, […]
Ghosts of the Bytown Museum Tour
Uncover the haunted history of Ottawa's oldest building - the Bytown Museum - in this unique ghost tour with a Monday discount. Guides lead guests through the story of the Rideau Canal's haunted past, the murder of D'Arcy McGee, and eerie encounters reported by museum staff at one of the city's most storied landmarks. Adults […]
SoulRhythms (Afro-Caribbean dance workshop)
Free weekly drop-in Afro-Caribbean dance workshop by Cultural Arts Studio. Travels through movement and dance traditions from across Africa and the Caribbean. 45 minutes, all ages and dance levels welcome. Held Mondays at the NAC. Event details can change, so verify with the organizer before attending.
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 haunted high school. The 75-minute tour departs from the ticket office at 46 1/2 Sparks Street, steps from Parliament Hill, and runs in all weather […]