• Helen McNicoll: An Impressionist Journey

    380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON K1N 9N4 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    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

    Canadian Museum of Nature Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    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
  • Intertwined – A concurrent exhibition

    Ottawa Art Gallery 10 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    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 […]

  • Original Haunted Walk of Ottawa (All-year round)

    46 1/2 Sparks Street Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    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
  • Qillaniq

    380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON K1N 9N4 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Qillaniq is billed as the world's largest exhibition of contemporary Indigenous circumpolar Arctic art. The show highlights work from artists across the Arctic region with a focus on shimmering light […]

  • Parliament Pilates

    Downtown Ottawa, Parliament Hill Area Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Free outdoor mat Pilates sessions return to Parliament Hill this summer, offering a welcoming fitness class against one of Canada's most iconic backdrops. Classes are designed to be accessible to […]

    Free
  • Toddler Tuesdays – NAC

    Peter A. Herrndorf Place, National Arts Centre 1 Elgin St, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Free weekly drop-in program for children aged 18 months to 5 years and their parents/caregivers. Singing, dancing, games, and story time led by instructor Jesse Kahat. Fully interactive exploration of the performing arts through creative play. No ticket required.

  • Comedy in Kanata

    1 Ron Maslin Way, Ottawa, ON K2V 1A7 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Kanata's homegrown stand-up comedy show celebrates five years of local laughs with headliner Bobby Knauff performing at the Ron Maslin Playhouse. Doors open at 6:30 PM and the show runs […]

  • Shelley, Grimaud & Gershwin & Stravinsky’s The Firebird

    NAC · Southam Hall 1 Elgin St, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Conductor Alexander Shelley leads his final season with the NAC Orchestra in a stunning double-bill pairing Gershwin's jazz-infused piano concerto with Stravinsky's cinematic ballet score The Firebird. Celebrated pianist Helene Grimaud joins the orchestra alongside emerging musicians from the NACO Mentorship Program, making this a landmark evening of orchestral music in Ottawa. Tickets are available […]