Ongoing

Frame of Mind: 10 Years of Creative Space

Ottawa Art Gallery 10 Daly Avenue, Ottawa

Frame of Mind is the 9th exhibition in the Creative Space program, a partnership between the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre and the Ottawa Art Gallery celebrating its 10th year […]

Intertwined – A concurrent exhibition

Ottawa Art Gallery 10 Daly Avenue, Ottawa

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 […]

Capital Ribfest 10th Anniversary

Alta Vista · RA Centre 2451 Riverside Dr, Ottawa

The 10th annual Capital Ribfest takes over the RA Centre grounds with North America's top rib pitmasters, live music all weekend, a new Great Canadian Backyard Smoke Off Competition, a […]

Doors Open: University of Ottawa Heart Institute

University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Civic Hospital Ottawa

The University of Ottawa Heart Institute opens its doors to the public as part of Doors Open Ottawa 2026, celebrating the institution's 50th anniversary. Visitors can learn about heart health, […]

Free

Doors Open Ottawa 2026

Various venues across Ottawa

Doors Open Ottawa returns for its 24th anniversary with the theme Doors to the Past: Bytown's Bicentennial Journey, giving free access to 90-plus historic and modern Ottawa buildings that are […]

Ottawa Farmers’ Market – Lansdowne (Outdoor Season)

The Glebe · Aberdeen Square, Lansdowne Park 1000 Exhibition Way, Ottawa

The Ottawa Farmers Market at Lansdowne runs every Sunday year-round as a strictly producer-only market with over 85 local vendors selling fresh produce, artisan foods, baked goods, arts and crafts, […]

Doors Open Ottawa – Birkett Castle Tour

Hungarian Ambassador's Residence (Birkett's Castle), Sandy Hill Ottawa

Step inside the 1896 Gothic Revival mansion known as Birkett's Castle, now the Residence of the Hungarian Ambassador and open to the public on Sunday only. Built by architect Thomas […]

Free

Summer Indigenous Art Market 2026

Atrium O'Brien, National Arts Centre 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa

The NAC Indigenous Theatre hosts the annual Summer Indigenous Art Market in the Gail and David O'Brien Atrium at the National Arts Centre, bringing together Metis, Inuit, and First Nations makers to sell and showcase their work directly to the Ottawa community. Vendors offer jewelry, beadwork, paintings, sculptures, moccasins, leatherwork, clothing, and more, with a […]

4th Annual Afro Caribbean Summer Tennis Tournament Finals Day

Lynwood Tennis Club, Nepean Ottawa

Championship finals of Ottawa's Afro Caribbean Summer Tennis Tournament bring together competitors in Men's, Women's, Mixed Doubles, and the new Junior Doubles divisions at the Lynwood Tennis Club. The free […]

Free