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Events for June 13, 2026
Helen McNicoll: An Impressionist Journey
This exhibition traces Impressionist painter Helen McNicoll's career through more than 80 paintings, sketches and works on paper. It also features work by her close painting companion Dorothea Sharp and other contemporaries from the Montreal art scene. The show is on view at the National Gallery of Canada, 380 Sussex Drive near the ByWard Market. […]
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 […]
Frame of Mind: 10 Years of Creative Space
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
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 […]
Macbeth (Robert Lepage)
Robert Lepage reimagines Shakespeare's Macbeth by transplanting the medieval Scottish tragedy into the world of 1990s Quebec biker gangs, with Cawdor Castle becoming a rural motel and Birnam Wood a […]
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. […]
Ottawa Jail Paranormal Investigation
Step inside one of Ontario's most haunted buildings for a 3.5-hour ghost hunting experience at the historic Carleton County Jail, built in 1833 and the site of executions, suicides, and murders over nearly 170 years. Participants receive a full briefing on the jail's haunted history and paranormal investigation equipment before venturing inside in the dark […]
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. […]
Qillaniq
Qillaniq is billed as the world's largest exhibition of contemporary Indigenous circumpolar Arctic art. The show highlights work from artists across the Arctic region with a focus on shimmering light […]
Josh Johnson’s Comedy Band Camp
Daily Show correspondent Josh Johnson blends stand-up comedy and live music into a summer camp-themed show at Southam Hall that promises nostalgia, laughs, and live band energy all in one […]
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, […]
Josh Johnson’s Comedy Band Camp (Saturday Night)
Daily Show correspondent Josh Johnson blends stand-up comedy and live music into a summer camp-themed show at Southam Hall that promises nostalgia, laughs, and live band energy all in one […]
Afro Jazz (vol. 3) with the John Dapaah Quintet
The John Dapaah Quintet delivers a soulful two-hour live concert blending Afrobeats, highlife, compa, and jazz in an intimate congregational venue in Ottawa's west end. The five-piece ensemble features piano, alto sax, guitar, bass, and drums weaving West African rhythms with jazz in a night designed for music lovers seeking something vibrant and joyful. Tickets […]
Ottawa Goes Latin
Ottawa Goes Latin is a 19-plus Latin dance night at the Bronson Centre featuring salsa, bachata, merengue, and reggaeton in one of Ottawa's most popular live events venues. Doors open at 9 PM making this a true late-night option for those looking to dance well into the evening in the heart of Centretown on a […]