Ottawa Events Calendar

The Shop List at St. Laurent Centre
2025-10-10 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-11 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-12 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-13 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-14 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-15 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-16 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-17 11:00 - 16:00 UTC | The Shop List at St. Laurent Centre, 1200 St Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Ontario
The Shop List at St. Laurent Centre
Discover your fall style with The Shop List, running September 16–30 alongside our Share It to Win It Contest for a chance to win a $1,000 shopping spree! ✨Visit the Rules and Regulations for more information about the contest.
📅 Event Hours
Saturday, September 20 & Sunday, September 21 | 11 AM – 4 PM
Saturday, September 27 & Sunday, September 28 | 11 AM – 4 PM
🎁 What’s happening during event hours:
Free limited-edition tote bags (while supplies last)
On-site brand styling ambassadors to guide you through The Shop List and curated fall capsule collections from St. Laurent retailers
Step into the season with style inspiration, shopping perks, and your chance at an unforgettable shopping spree.

Wedding Party
2025-10-11
Wedding Party is a fully improvised comedy that follows a bride and their besties on a wild weekend away. Expect unexpected twists, heartfelt moments, and plenty of laughs as friends old and new come together to celebrate love and friendship. A joyful, unscripted night that proves the best stories are the ones you don’t plan.

Robert Plante Thanksgiving Market
2025-10-11 - 2025-10-12
Celebrate the season at the 2nd Annual Thanksgiving Market, featuring over 130 local artisans and vendors. Explore handmade crafts, seasonal treats, and thoughtful gifts while strolling through lush greenhouses and enjoying cozy fall vibes. This indoor market offers a festive, family-friendly outing and a chance to support local talent.

Annual Biology Butterfly Show
2025-10-11 - 2025-10-12
The Annual Butterfly Biology Show looks forward to welcoming you to the Annual Biology Butterfly Show. Reservations required.

Carp Farmers’ Market
2025-10-11 08:00 - 13:00 | Carp Farmers’ Market
The largest producer-based farmers’ market in Eastern Ontario, with over 100 vendors offering produce, baked goods and crafts.

North Gower Farmers' Market
2025-10-11 08:30 - 13:00 | North Gower Farmers’ Market
Come purchase vegetables, honey, meat, sauces, cheese, and other goods from local producers in rural Ottawa. The market was founded in 1994 by local residents Carolyn Seabrook and Andrew Harkness. Carolyn sold Andrew on the idea of a farmers’ market in her family’s vacant barn, and together they launched the project.

Main Street Farmers' Market
2025-10-11 09:00 - 14:00 | Main Street Farmers’ Market, PO Box 4465 Ottawa Postal Station E, ottawa, K1S 5B4
Support your local farmers’ market every Saturday from May to October! Discover the finest fresh produce, baked goods, pantry staples, crafts, hot meals and more. As a producer-only market, all vendors make, bake and grow everything within 100 kilometers of Ottawa. Enjoy live music and special programming while you shop.

Concert : Côrdame
2025-10-11 20:01 - 21:29
Experience Ensemble Cordâme as they celebrate 20 years of musical passion with harmonies that blend tradition and innovation. Enjoy a spellbinding evening featuring violin, piano, double bass, percussion, and original compositions that captivate lovers of classical and contemporary music alike.

Watson’s Mill Fall Finale
2025-10-12 | 5525 Dickinson Street, Manotick, K4M 1A2, 5525 Dickinson Street, Manotick, K4M 1A2
Come to Watson’s Mill for their annual harvest festival! Tthere are a bunch of activities and crafts. It’s sure to be fun for the whole family.

Lansdowne Farmers' Market
2025-10-12 10:00 - 15:00 | Aberdeen Pavilion, Aberdeen Pavilion
From the heart of the land to the heart of the city! Connect with 85+ local vendors in the historic Aberdeen Pavilion every Sunday. Shop for the freshest seasonal produce, meat & dairy, baked goods, prepared foods, crafts, and more. Stop by the food court for lunch and enjoy the market musicians. Everything is authentic (no resellers) and produced within 100km of Ottawa!

Atlético Ottawa
2025-10-12 15:00 - 18:00 | TD Place, 1015 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 3W7, Canada
Ottawa’s Canadian Premier League (CPL) soccer team takes on an opponent on the home pitch at TD Place Stadium.

Atlético Ottawa vs Vancouver FC
2025-10-12 15:00 - 23:59 | TD Place, 1015 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 3W7, Canada
Atlético Ottawa vs Vancouver FC
Atlético Ottawa takes on Vancouver FC in CPL action.

Ottawa RedBlacks
2025-10-13 15:00 - 18:00 | TD Place, 1015 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 3W7, Canada
Ottawa’s Canadian Football League (CFL) team home game

Mayor’s Breakfast with General M.A.J. Carignan
2025-10-14 07:00 - 09:00 | Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave, Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Canada, Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave, Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 Canada
The Mayor’s Breakfast is one of our most popular events, bringing together the region’s top business, community, and political leaders. This monthly event features valuable networking opportunities, a City Hall update from the Mayor, and high-profile speakers addressing issues that are vital to our city, province and country. Join us and stay informed on key issues impacting the prosperity of our city and get connected with Ottawa’s business community.
Agenda:
7:00 a.m. – Networking and Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – Update from City Hall + Fireside Chat
9:00 a.m. – Event Conclusion
Special Guest: General M.A.J. Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff
A graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada in Engineering, General Jennie Carignan was commissioned into the Canadian Military Engineers in 1990.
Since then, she commanded two Combat Engineer Regiments, Royal Military College Saint-Jean and the 2nd Canadian Division, where she led more than 10,000 soldiers and spearheaded crisis operations during the flood relief efforts in the spring of 2019 in Quebec. More recently, she led NATO Mission Iraq from November 2019 to November 2020. General Carignan participated in three previous expeditionary operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Golan Heights, and Afghanistan. From 2021 to 2024, General Carignan was appointed Chief of Professional Conduct and Culture.
Along the way, General Carignan earned a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Université Laval and a second Master’s degree from the United States Army Command and General Staff College and the School of Advanced Military Studies. She is also a graduate of the National Security Studies Programme from Canadian Forces College in Toronto and the recipient of an honorary doctorate from Huntington University.
General Carignan has been invested as Commander of the Order of Military Merit and is the recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal and the Meritorious Service Cross. She received the prestigious Gloire de l’Escolle medal which recognizes graduates from Université Laval who have distinguished themselves professionally and in service to their communities. She was recently awarded an honorary doctorate in Business Administration from Université Laval.
General Carignan was promoted to her current rank in July 2024 and appointed as Chief of the Defence Staff.
General Carignan is married and is the mother of four children, two of whom proudly serve in the Canadian Armed Forces.

Fresh Meat Fest
2025-10-15 - 2025-10-18
Fresh Meat is a playground for Ottawa’s theatre makers, giving local individuals and collectives of all levels of experience a unique opportunity to test new ideas in front of an audience.
Past Fresh Meat participants have used the festival as a launch pad for theatrical works intersecting with a variety of genres, including dance, poetry, burlesque, clown, pantomime, performance art, standup, sketch comedy, storytelling and many more.

ArohaFest Diwali Dhamaka
2025-10-15 - 2025-10-18 | 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, K1P 5W1, 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, K1P 5W1
The only fully bilingual festival celebrating the arts of India to be held in Canada will feature dance, music, visual arts, yoga and Bollywood!

Databells
2025-10-16 - 2025-10-17
Databells is an immersive installation of whimsical bells that ring in response to real-world statistics, from cosmic events to everyday moments. Visitors follow a winding path of illuminated bells, each representing a unique measure of human experience and life beyond our planet. This experiential symphony invites exploration, reflection, and wonder.

Angels & Demons
2025-10-16 - 2025-10-18
Experience a night of thrilling performances at Ottawa’s Iron Cabaret with “Angels & Demons.” This Halloween show blends burlesque, aerials, pole performances, and high-energy routines for a wickedly entertaining evening. Visitors can expect a bold, playful experience full of artistry, spectacle, and unexpected delights.

Crackup Comedy Festival
2025-10-16 - 2025-10-19 | 314 Gotham Private, K2C4G7, 314 Gotham Private, K2C4G7
Comedy festival featuring top comedic talent with events in Ottawa, Cornwall, Pembroke and Smiths Falls.
Crackup Comedy festival is a week-long festival of comedy, events and hi-jinx that attracts top comedic talent from around the globe. As a registered Canadian not-for-profit, Crackup Comedy Festival is run by passionate supporters of mental health from all walks of life. For over a decade, the Crackup Comedy Festival and Canadian North Arctic Comedy Festival have united Canadian talent while supporting Canadian communities in need.

Free Live Entertainment at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa
2025-10-17 - 2025-10-18 | 4837 Albion Road, Ottawa, K1X 1A3, 4837 Albion Road, Ottawa, K1X 1A3
Hard Rock Cafe Ottawa offers live entertainment every Friday and Saturday night, with performances on the Council Oak Stage starting at 9:30 PM.

Stittsville Haunted Heritage Tours
2025-10-17 - 2025-10-18
Combine a riveting historical tour on the quaint and eerie town of Stittsville with a haunted twist to get this annual heritage tour.

Less Toches - La Cumbia SVP!
2025-10-18 | 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, K1P 5W1, 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, K1P 5W1
Less Toches is the musical collision of five explosive musicians. Their Colombian, Mexican, Cuban and Argentinian origins combine to revive the rhythms that marked their childhood through the folk tradition: Continental cumbia from Montreal!

Canadian Museum of Nature: Open House - Research and Collections
2025-10-18 | 240 McLeod Street, Ottawa, K1P 6P4, 240 McLeod Street, Ottawa, K1P 6P4
Join the Canadian Museum of Nature as the museum’s research and collections facility opens its doors to the public. This is a free event but a timed ticket required.
