Ottawa Events Calendar

The Great Ottawa Markets Collective Destash: Craft Overstock & Food Market
2025-09-28 11:00 - 16:00 UTC
Discover a treasure trove of crafting materials, tools, and supplies at this lively craft destash event. Browse stalls from local artisans and makers, find budget-friendly deals, and enjoy tasty food while you shop. This creative gathering welcomes visitors of all ages to explore, get inspired, and connect with the local crafting community. Free admission.

The Shop List at St. Laurent Centre
2025-09-28 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-29 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-30 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-01 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-02 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-03 11:00 - 16:00 | 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.

Ottawa Architecture Week
2025-09-29 - 2025-10-03
Ottawa Architecture Week: Festival of Design and Imagination is an annual week-long festival that welcomes everyone to explore architecture, urbanism, art and design in Ottawa. It’s presented by the Ottawa Regional Society of Architects (ORSA) with the help of local volunteers and businesses.

Kota The Friend
2025-09-30 20:00 - 22:30 | 211 Bronson Ave, Ottawa, K1R 6H5, 211 Bronson Ave, Ottawa, K1R 6H5
Brooklyn rapper Kota the Friend brings his soulful, independent sound to the Bronson Centre. Known for thoughtful lyrics and a DIY approach, he takes the stage with songs from Lyrics to GO, Vol. 5 and more.

Pumpkinferno
2025-10-01 - 2025-10-05 | 13740 County Road 2, Morrisburg, K0C 1X0, 13740 County Road 2, Morrisburg, K0C 1X0
Perfect for all ages, explore the magic of Pumpkinferno, a nighttime walk-through experience where over 9,000 hand-crafted pumpkins come to life in a spectacular display of artistry and creativity along the streets and paths of Upper Canada Village’s historic landscape.
Did you know? Pumpkinferno is the trailblazer in Canada, originating right here at Upper Canada Village in 2012! This multi-award-winning event continues to captivate visitors with its innovative and breathtaking displays that range from whimsical and enchanting to spooky and mysterious.

Pumpkins After Dark
2025-10-01 - 2025-10-31 | TBD, Calgary, TBD, Calgary
Get into the spooky spirit at this family friendly Halloween event held annually at Wesley Clover Parks in the city’s west end.
Pumpkins After Dark is an outdoor Halloween celebration featuring over 10,000 hand carved pumpkins, food trucks, roaming entertainment, and live pumpkin carving.
Explore the magical pathway of lit pumpkin sculptures and displays, with music, sounds and special effects. With classic Halloween characters, dinosaurs and dragons, movie and pop culture icons, it’s sure to become a new annual tradition.

Ottawa Fall Home Show
2025-10-02 - 2025-10-05 | 4899 Uplands Drive, Ottawa, K1V 2N6, 4899 Uplands Drive, Ottawa, K1V 2N6
Discover the latest in home decor, design, landscaping, and more.

Metcalfe Fair
2025-10-02 - 2025-10-05
Enjoy this major agricultural fall fair that began 11 years before Canada’s Confederation.

Databells
2025-10-02 - 2025-10-05
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.

Free Live Entertainment at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa
2025-10-03 - 2025-10-04 | 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.

Byward Oktoberfest
2025-10-03 - 2025-10-04 | 73 York Street, Ottawa, K1N 5T2, 73 York Street, Ottawa, K1N 5T2
Get ready to celebrate the spirit of Oktoberfest with friends and family. Showcasing the traditions of Oktoberfest with dance, music, food and of course, locally crafted beers.

Stittsville Haunted Heritage Tours
2025-10-03 - 2025-10-04
Combine a riveting historical tour on the quaint and eerie town of Stittsville with a haunted twist to get this annual heritage tour.

One World Bazaar
2025-10-03 - 2025-10-05 | 6110 Mitch Owens Road, Manotick Station, K4M 0E2, 6110 Mitch Owens Road, Manotick Station, K4M 0E2
Visit a vintage barn a half-hour drive from downtown Ottawa in Manotick Station to shop for treasures created by artisans from around the world.
One World Bazaar is open for seven weekends in the fall and online all year. Drop by in person and you’ll discover a heritage barn packed with beautiful handmade goods from all over the planet—everything from clothing and jewellery to dishes, home décor and furniture. It’s a kaleidoscope of colours and textures, with racks of colourful silk scarves, shelves laden with vibrant pottery, and hidden corners filled with large wooden animals and stone garden sculptures.
To ensure economic sustainability for their producers, the owners of this family-run enterprise work directly with artisans when possible, develop strong relationships with them, and pay a fair, living wage that allows the crafters to support their families.

Mac My Cheese Fest
2025-10-03 - 2025-10-05
Welcome to the cheeeeeeeesiest festival in Canada! Mac My Cheese Fest is perfect for you if you love cheese! Join in for three days of the best in delicious comfort food in the heart of Ottawa.

Ontario Festival of Small Halls
2025-10-03 - 2025-12-06, 2025-10-04 - 2025-12-06 | 450 Churchill Avenue, Ottawa, K1Z 5E2, 450 Churchill Avenue, Ottawa, K1Z 5E2
Catch first-rate musical performances in unique and quaint venues across Eastern Ontario, near Ottawa. The Ontario Festival of Small Halls presents some of Canada’s best musicians during intimate shows in beloved buildings in smaller communities.

NetIP 10th Annual Diwali Awards Gala
2025-10-03 18:00 - 23:00 | Rogers Centre Ottawa, 55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa K1N 9J2, Rogers Centre Ottawa, 55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa K1N 9J2
The 10th Annual NetIP Diwali Awards Gala, presented by RBC, is taking place at 6pm on October 3rd, 2025 at the same spectacular venue as last year (now known as the Rogers Centre), with food by Joe Thottungal and Thali. The gala is not only a celebration of The Festival of Lights, Diwali, and a chance to honor members of our community but also a dedicated effort to support meaningful causes through our silent auction. All proceeds from the ‘Silent Auction’ will directly benefit The Able2: Support for People with Disabilities, empowers individuals with disabilities to lead fulfilling lives by supporting them with programs, services, and resources.
The Gala promises to immerse over 300 attendees in a culturally enriching experience. We are honored to announce our Honorary Chairs for this year: MP. Yasir Naqvi, former Attorney General of Ontario, and Cuckoo Kochar, President of Phoenix Group, and our Co-Advisors Raj Narula, Founder and CEO of InCa Synergies Ltd., and Devinder Chaudhary, Owner of Aiana Collective & MD CBC Group LLC.
2024 Photographs: https://www.smilesphotography.ca/Events-2024/NETIP-Diwali-awards-Gala-2024
NetIP Canada (erstwhile NetIP Ottawa) is a volunteer driven non-profit organization (No. 1011645-9) committed to advancing South Asian professionals in Canada. Our mission focuses on professional development, community and civic engagement, cultural awareness, and political awareness. We strive to facilitate networking opportunities among Indian and South Asian professionals, amplify the voice of the South Asian community, recognize contributions to Canada, and engage in community activities to uplift the less privileged.

Ottawa RedBlacks
2025-10-03 19:30 - 22:30 | TD Place, 1015 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 3W7, Canada
Ottawa’s Canadian Football League (CFL) team home game

Desi Comedy Show
2025-10-03 22:00 - 23:30 | Desi Comedy Show, 220 Elgin St #2, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L7
🔥 Ottawa, are you ready? 🔥
Two of Toronto’s funniest Desi Boyz, Jwalit Bharwani & Harv Khatow are bringing an all-Hinglish standup comedy show straight to your city!
This isn’t just comedy—it’s every WhatsApp family group, every dramatic Bollywood scene, every cricket heartbreak, and every shaadi ka rishta awkward moment rolled into one night of non-stop laughter.
From Ammi’s taunts to Papa’s politics, from Bollywood dialogues you’ve heard a thousand times to that one cousin who thinks he’s Virat Kohli but plays like Inzamam-ul-Haq, no topic is safe.
👀 Expect:🎬 Bollywood-level drama (minus the item songs… maybe).🏏 Cricket references only true desis will get.🍛 Spicy masala takes on family, relationships, and growing up brown.😂 The kind of desi nostalgia that’ll make you laugh so hard, you’ll WhatsApp your relatives in India about it.
These comics have been seen at Just For Laughs, Yuk Yuk’s, Roast Battle Toronto, and Absolute Comedy—but this time, they’re keeping it 100% HINDLISH for the culture.
🎟 Tickets are selling faster than hot jalebis at Diwali—don’t wait. Get yours now and be part of the funniest desi night Ottawa has ever seen!

Art+ Showcase
2025-10-04
Celebrate equity, diversity, inclusion, and pluralism in the arts, including local artists from all Western and non-Western art disciplines.

HOPE RockFest
2025-10-04
Join HOPE RockFest for a night filled with electrifying up-and-coming artists, an amazing headliner, delicious food and good vibes!

Oktoberfest at the Tavern
2025-10-04
Celebrate Oktoberfest at four Tavern locations with cold German beer, traditional food, and live polka music. Enjoy the festive atmosphere all season long.

Ottawa Fall Stamp Fair
2025-10-04 - 2025-10-05 | 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, K1H 7X7, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, K1H 7X7
Explore a wide selection of quality stamps and covers at the Ottawa Fall Stamp Fair, featuring 10 national-level dealers. Free admission and parking make it easy to browse, buy, and connect with fellow collectors. A must-visit for philatelists of all levels.

Annual Biology Butterfly Show
2025-10-04 - 2025-10-05
The Annual Butterfly Biology Show looks forward to welcoming you to the Annual Biology Butterfly Show. Reservations required.

World Space Week
2025-10-04 - 2025-10-13 | 11 Aviation Parkway, Ottawa, K1K 2X5, 11 Aviation Parkway, Ottawa, K1K 2X5
Celebrate World Space Week at the museum with activities for space enthusiasts of all ages.
Throughout the week, participate in daily demonstrations to learn how craters are formed and enjoy hands-on craft activities that spark creativity and curiosity about the cosmos.
