Downtown Ottawa
Events for October 17, 2026
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 […]
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 […]
Beaded Vamp and Moccasin Workshop
Craft your own pair of beaded moccasins in a three evening workshop led by Colleen Nolan at the NAC. Participants bead the vamp on October 6, make the moccasin on […]
An Evening with Zadie Smith
Hear acclaimed author Zadie Smith discuss her celebrated literary career in Southam Hall. Smith's debut novel White Teeth became an international bestseller, and her later works include On Beauty, NW, […]
Toronto Comedy All Stars
Toronto's finest stand-up comedians take over the Fourth Stage for a night of laughs at the NAC. The lineup has appeared on Crave, CBC, SiriusXM, and AppleTV+, and the show has sold out for 11 seasons in a row. Tickets are $35 through Ticketmaster, all sales are final, and the show runs about 1 hour […]