Events
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Toddler Tuesdays
1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1 Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaToddler Tuesdays is a free morning of singing, dancing, games and story time at the NAC for kids aged 18 months to 5 years. Instructor Jesse Kahat leads a fully […]
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Powwow Life-Drawing
A two-hour life-drawing session where you can capture the dynamic beauty of powwow dances and their regalia on your own paper. Participants will bring their own material and work with […]
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Maryna Krut
Featured245 Centrum Boulevard, Ottawa, ON K1E 0A1 Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaUkrainian singer and bandura virtuoso Maryna Krut brings her folk-meets-modern sound to Shenkman Arts Centre in Orléans. The bandura is a Ukrainian string instrument that looks like a cross between […]
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Matinée Café: A Concert To Remember With Grey Jazz Big Band
245 Centrum Boulevard, Ottawa, ON K1E 0A1 Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaShenkman Arts Centre marks Remembrance Day with an intimate afternoon concert of 1930s to 1950s big band music. The 16-piece Grey Jazz Big Band, formed three decades ago at the […]
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Dreamcatcher Workshop
Featured1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1 Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaCraft your own dreamcatcher with Bougie Birch at the NAC, guided by Indigenous artist and educator Ashley Clark. The hands-on session explores Indigenous artistry and the resilience of Indigenous communities, […]
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Paolo Fresu: Improvvisi
1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1 Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaPaolo Fresu brings Improvvisi, a jazz concert, to the National Arts Centre on Wednesday evening. The show is listed under the NAC's Popular Music and Variety jazz programming. It starts […]
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Storgårds, Beethoven and Dvořák
1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1 Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaJohn Storgårds leads his first program as NAC Orchestra Music Director with Beethoven, Dvořák and Élisabeth Pion's debut. Honens competition winner Élisabeth Pion plays Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4, alongside […]
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Outstanding in their Fields
Featured215 Preston Street, Ottawa, ON K1R 6W3 Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaOutstanding in their Fields is Ottawa's only Canadian wine Taste and Buy event, with wines from BC, Nova Scotia and every Ontario region. Guests get a tasting glass and shopping […]
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L’Orestie
1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1 Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaAlice Ronfard revisits Aeschylus's L'Orestie at the NAC, an epic three-part tragedy about justice with about thirty performers. The trilogy follows Agamemnon, Clytemnestra and Orestes through revenge to a trial […]
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Veterans’ Week at the Diefenbunker 2026
3929 Carp Road, Ottawa, ON Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaThe 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 […]
