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Events for October 8, 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 […]
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 […]
The Cottage
Ottawa Little Theatre stages The Cottage, a drawing-room farce where a secret weekend rendezvous is crashed by unexpected guests. The play by Sandy Rustin mixes screwball comedy and bedroom farce […]
Lights Camera Laughs
Ottawa comedians perform filmed ten-minute sets at Yuk Yuk's in a dinner and show experience. The sets are recorded with professional multi-camera equipment, and organizers describe the recording as historic […]
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 […]
Canada After Dark
Nightlife leaders and policymakers gather at the NAC for Canada After Dark, a summit on the nighttime economy. The program features keynote speaker Ariel Palitz, who founded New York City's […]
Beethoven, Britten, Bruch & Kerson Leong
Ottawa native Kerson Leong joins the NAC Orchestra for Bruch's romantic Violin Concerto No. 1. Conductor Stephanie Childress also leads Britten's Simple Symphony and Beethoven's Symphony No. 1. The concert […]
Ottawa Career Fair and Training Expo Canada – October 8, 2026
Meet hiring managers and training providers face to face at the Ottawa Career Fair and Training Expo. Employer exhibitors are on site to network with and take applications from job […]
Philadelphia Flyers vs Ottawa Senators
Watch the Ottawa Senators host the Philadelphia Flyers in NHL hockey at Canadian Tire Centre. The arena is Ottawa's largest and seats more than 18,600 for hockey. Puck drop is […]
Josh Thomas: jiggle, jiggle
Australian comedian Josh Thomas brings an hour of dumb, happy stand-up to Algonquin Commons Theatre. The creator of the TV series Please Like Me and Everything's Gonna Be Okay promises […]
Begonia: The Fantasy Life Tour with Cartel Madras
Winnipeg musician Begonia brings her Fantasy Life Tour to the NAC's Babs Asper Theatre with Cartel Madras opening. The show features her album Fantasy Life, written in Los Angeles and recorded in Winnipeg, and opener Cartel Madras performs experimental electronic hip-hop. The concert runs 7:30 PM to 10 PM, and tickets start at $34 through […]
Danny Bhoy: Dear World…
Scottish comedy star Danny Bhoy blends stand-up and theatre in Dear World..., part of his ninth cross-Canada tour. The show offers smart, heartfelt, and laugh-out-loud reflections on the world through […]
Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic
Australia's Queen: It's a Kinda Magic tribute brings big sound, big screens, and crazy lighting to Orleans. Warren Vernon-Driscoll plays Freddie Mercury, singing and playing piano and guitar live, with hits like Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock You, and We Are the Champions. The show starts at 8 PM in Harold Shenkman Hall, with tickets […]
Neige sur Abidjan (Autofiction between here and Africa)
A young theatre student travels from Montreal to Côte d'Ivoire to find his father in the autofiction play Neige sur Abidjan. Guided by a griot character, he discovers his family heritage, with family photographs and letter excerpts projected on stage. Performances are October 8 at 8 PM, October 9 at 8 PM with a talkback, […]