Family-friendly
Events for September 27, 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 […]
Fall Fun on the Farm
Get lost in a 3-acre corn maze, ride a wagon through the woods, and meet farm animals at The Log Farm's fall season. The farm also has a kids' barn with imaginative play spaces and a sensory corn table, three hay play structures, a walking trail, a pumpkin patch, and tours of the original 1854 […]
Ottawa International Animation Festival
The Ottawa International Animation Festival marks its 50th anniversary with five days of screenings, talks and parties. Highlights include short film competitions, hands-on animation workshops, Animation Exposé and artist talks, with cartoonist Seth designing this year's poster. Venues include ByTow…
Ottawa Chinatown Mid-Autumn Night Market
Street food, lion dances and live music fill Somerset Street West at the Mid-Autumn Night Market in Chinatown. Look for dumplings, BBQ skewers, bubble tea and desserts, plus martial arts […]
PumpkinFest
Ottawa's long-running Halloween tradition returns to Saunders Farm with hayrides, hedge mazes and haunted attractions. Attractions include Circus Macabre, Barn of Terror, the Haunted Hayride, The Coven Walk and The Cemetery, plus ziplines, escape rooms, the Witch Mountain Slide and a pumpkin patch. …
Ottawa Farmers’ Market – Lansdowne (Outdoor Season)
Weekly outdoor farmers' market at Lansdowne Park running every Sunday May 3 – Oct 25, 2026. 85+ local vendors within 100 km of Ottawa. Producer-only market: fresh produce, meat, dairy, […]
Creative Sundays
Explore the current exhibition with a gallery educator, then make art in the studio at this free drop-in session. Families and friends discover the exhibition together before hands-on art making. […]
Nepean Night Market
Ottawa's beloved weekly outdoor night market tales place every Sunday evening with local vendors, food trucks, live music, and a welcoming community atmosphere in Nepean. Stroll through rows of local […]