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  • Volleyball Nations League Men’s Pool Ottawa

    The Men's Volleyball Nations League returns to Ottawa for five days of elite international competition featuring Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Turkey, and the USA at The Arena at TD Place. […]

  • Festival Franco-Ontarien 50th Anniversary

    The Festival Franco-Ontarien marks its 50th anniversary with three days of outdoor Francophone concerts, street art, food, and community programming at Major's Hill Park steps from Parliament Hill. The 2026 […]

    CA$14 – CA$30

  • Italian Week Ottawa

    Featured

    Italian Week Ottawa is an 11-day celebration of Italian culture, cuisine, art, music, and heritage along Ottawa's Corso Italia (Preston Street), running June 11 to 21 with over 15 events […]

    Free (some events ticketed)

  • Canadian Museum of Nature: Free Thursday Evening Admission

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    Explore four floors of world-class natural history at the Canadian Museum of Nature for free during Thursday evening hours, including the new Wild Colour special exhibition running through January 10, 2027. Wild Colour dives into the role of colour in nature through 200 specimens, audio stories, and colour-saturated gallery zones. The museum is at 240 […]

    Free

  • City of Om Movement and Wellness Festival

    Canada's largest movement and wellness festival brings three immersive days of yoga, fitness, Pilates, workshops, a 5K run, and family programming to the RA Centre across nine dedicated venue spaces. […]

  • Art in the Park

    More than 150 artists fill Central Park in the Glebe over two days with original paintings, photography, sculpture, pottery, jewellery, and textiles in a willow-lined creekside setting that is beautiful in both sunshine and rain. Visitors browse original works, enjoy food vendors, catch live entertainment, and relax in the park with free admission and no […]

    Free

  • Great Ottawa Markets Collective Destash: Craft Overstock and Food Market

    Ottawa's craft supplies destash market returns for its fifth edition at the Bell Sensplex in Kanata, where makers clear their creative spaces to offer surplus fabric, tools, Cricut supplies, beads, jewelry materials, and more at budget-friendly prices alongside food vendors. Both entry and parking are completely free and the market collects non-perishable food donations for […]

    Free

  • Preston Street Bicycle Races (Criterium)

    The 52nd edition of Ottawa's longest-running bike race closes Preston Street in Little Italy and transforms Corso Italia into a criterium racecourse with events for juniors, masters, and elite cyclists […]

    Free (spectators)

  • Preston Street Bicycle Races

    Ottawa's longest-running street criterium transforms Preston Street in Little Italy into a heart-pumping cycling circuit for riders and spectators of all ages. Junior races, masters categories, and elite cyclists navigate […]

    Free (spectators)
  • Nepean-Night-Market

    Nepean Night Market

    Ottawa's beloved outdoor night market runs every Sunday all summer with local vendors, food trucks, and live music in a casual community setting. Stroll through makers and artisan stalls, grab […]

    Free