Easter at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
2026-04-03 - 2026-04-06 | 901 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, K2C 3K1, 901 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, K2C 3K1
After a long winter, the barns are buzzing with new life. Welcome soft lambs, observe fluffy newly hatched chicks and turkey poults up close, and learn about the transformation of cacao beans into chocolate—complete with a delicious sample.
Visit the All About Eggs room to admire beautifully decorated eggs, and let kids of all ages create a springtime craft to take home. Families can also take a break and enjoy a movie together.
The Beavertails and Amusements Buckingham food trucks will be on site all weekend, weather permitting.

The Shop List at St. Laurent Centre
2026-04-03 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-04 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-05 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-06 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-07 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-08 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-09 11:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-10 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.

Metcalfe Farmers Easter Market
2026-04-04
Enjoy free entry and parking as you explore over 45 local producers.
Browse fresh veggies, fruits, honey, maple syrup, oils, hot sauces, home décor, preserves, baked goods, and prepared foods. Don’t miss out on beautiful jewelry, soaps, and candles.
It’s the perfect shopping day for the Easter holiday, and best of all, you’ll be supporting local producers.

Carp Farmers’ Easter Market
2026-04-04
Celebrate spring at the Carp Farmers’ Market’s Easter Market! Free parking and admission make it a day of fun for the whole family!

Easter Egg Hunt at Stanley's Olde Maple Lane Farm
2026-04-04 | 2452 Yorks Corners Road, Ottawa, K0A 1V0, 2452 Yorks Corners Road, Ottawa, K0A 1V0
Stanley’s Olde Maple Lane Farm is hosting an Easter Egg Hunt for both kids and kids at heart! Help the Easter Bunny find all of the lost Easter eggs. Once you have returned the eggs to the Bunnies they will reward you for your help!

Easter at the Bunker
2026-04-04 | 3929 Carp Road, Ottawa, K0A 1L0, 3929 Carp Road, Ottawa, K0A 1L0
Spring has sprung at the Diefenbunker Museum, and it’s time for some springtime family fun underground!
Visitors are invited to explore the four-storey Cold War bunker while searching for signs of spring. The scavenger hunt includes camouflaged Easter eggs and flowers and guests can decorate a butterfly or an egg at the craft station. Small treats can be found along the way as well.
A special visitor will be on the lookout for the eggs left behind, adding to the excitement.

Hop Into Spring
2026-04-04
Hop Into Spring is a family-friendly celebration welcoming the arrival of the season at a historic heritage village. Visitors can explore interactive activities, meet animals, enjoy themed games, and take part in a seasonal scavenger hunt while discovering how communities traditionally marked the transition from winter to spring. The event offers playful learning and outdoor exploration for families with young children.

Ontario Maple Weekend
2026-04-04 - 2026-04-05
Enjoy pancake breakfasts, sugarbush trails, sugar-making demonstrations, taffy on snow, horse-drawn sleigh rides, and more throughout the province of Ontario.

Easter at the Estate
2026-04-04 - 2026-04-05
Celebrate spring at Easter at the Estate with hands-on family activities. Create an Easter craft, test your skills in an egg and spoon race, get creative with a planting activity, and meet adorable animal friends from the Zoo Crew. Best suited for kids aged 3 to 8, with fun for the whole family.
Advance registration is required.

Ottawa Comic Arts Festival
2026-04-04 10:00 - 15:00
The Ottawa Comic Arts Festival brings together comic artists, illustrators, and readers to celebrate the art of visual storytelling. Visitors can discover local creators, explore artist exhibits, attend panel discussions, and take part in workshops focused on comic creation and illustration. The festival highlights Ottawa’s vibrant comics community and the creativity behind graphic narratives.

cicadas
2026-04-07 - 2026-04-18 | 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, K1P 5W1, 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, K1P 5W1
What if your house had a mind of its own?
In 2035, a decade after the Trinity Bellwoods Collapse in Toronto, an investigation into the mysterious disappearance of a young girl leads to a very peculiar house that has sunk into the earth. A flood with no leak, an ominous voice, and hordes of cicadas are only three of the many strange things seeping up through the old floorboards of Trim and Janie’s house. Could a strangely luminous painting unlock long-hidden secrets of what lies beneath the home?
This world premiere with live music is a fully scored eco-thriller that imagines alternative realities for climate change with a gripping, immersive story, illuminating our profound connection to nature without laying blame.

Camions (fantômes de la liberté)
2026-04-08 - 2026-04-19 | 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, K1P 5W1, 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, K1P 5W1
An imaginative theatrical experience transforms the spaces of National Arts Centre into an interactive journey exploring ideas of freedom, democracy, and community. Created by theatre artist Mélanie Binette, the production invites audiences to follow a guided pathway through the building while listening to a collection of voices and stories through headphones. This intergenerational experience blends theatre, audio storytelling, and playful exploration.

eXclusive eXperience – April 8, 2026
2026-04-08 07:00 - 22:00 | Al’s Steakhouse, 327 Elgin Street, Ottawa K2P 1M5, Al’s Steakhouse, 327 Elgin Street, Ottawa K2P 1M5
Growth at the highest level is driven by relationships, not transactions. If traditional Ottawa networking no longer delivers meaningful results – and your business operates at a higher level, you belong in a different room. eSAX eXclusive eXperience was created with you in mind.
When accomplished leaders are given the space to connect with intention, exceptional outcomes follow. When influential leaders gather in an environment designed for connection – refined, relaxed, and intentional – trust is established and opportunities naturally emerge.
Be part of an eXclusive opportunity to leverage Ottawa’s leading networking eXperience for business executives and community leaders.
This is not about visibility. It’s about access.
👉 Ottawa’s most refined networking experience for leaders who expect more.
eXclusive eXperience is networking, elevated.
Re: eXclusive eXperience – Wednesday, April 8, 2026 (7:00 – 10:00pm)
Location: Al’s Steakhouse (327 Elgin Street, Ottawa K2P 1M5)
Register now: https://eSAX.ca/eXclusive
eXclusive eXperience is a curated monthly event designed for senior-level executives and high-performing entrepreneurs who understand that proximity to the right people accelerates success.
Distinct from large-scale networking or tradeshow environments like the yearly eSAX entrepreneur networking tradeshow, these gatherings attract a select, elevated demographic – decision makers with influence, vision, and the capacity to act.
Held on the second Wednesday of every month at carefully selected, upscale venues across the city, each experience is strictly limited to 12 participants – ensuring discretion, depth, and measurable value.
https://eSAX.ca/eXclusive

Free Thursday Nights presented by BMO at the National Gallery of Canada
2026-04-09 | 380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, K1N 9N4, 380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, K1N 9N4
From 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday nights, experience the National Gallery of Canada with music and an artful atmosphere. Take part in free art-making activities and themed tours, and finish the evening with seasonal snacks and refreshments, available for purchase.
Admission is free!
Free Thursday Nights presented by BMO.

Workshop's Legendary Trunk Sale
2026-04-09 - 2026-04-12
This is your chance to buy made-in-Canada fashion at amazing prices. Save 30-70% off gorgeous clothing from previous seasons, all made by independent Canadian designers.

Outaouais Film Festival
2026-04-09 - 2026-04-17
Experience the Outaouais Film Festival, a vibrant celebration of national and international auteur cinema! Enjoy 100+ screenings of feature films, shorts, animations, and documentaries from around the world.

Workshop's Legendary Trunk Sale
2026-04-09 10:00 - 2026-04-12 17:00 | Workshop’s Legendary Trunk Sale, 955a Gladstone Ave
Workshop Studio and Boutique’s Legendary Trunk Sale is coming up April 9-12. This is your chance to buy made-in-Canada fashion at amazing prices! Your favourite independent Canadian designers have been digging through their vaults to send hidden gems from previous seasons. Save 30-70% off gorgeous clothing, including last runs of favourite pieces, samples, styles you may have missed, and pieces that never made it to the Flock floor. It runs Thursday April 9 from 10am-8pm, Friday April 10 from 10am-7pm, Saturday April 11 from 11am-5pm, and Sunday April 12 from 11am-5pm. It’s happening at the Next Door Market and Event Space at 955a Gladstone Ave.

Ottawa Cottage Life & Backyard Show
2026-04-10 - 2026-04-12 | 4899 Uplands Drive, Ottawa, K1V 2N6, 4899 Uplands Drive, Ottawa, K1V 2N6
Meet exhibitors showing docks, builders, contractors, innovative building products, green solutions, decor and style, arts and crafts, food and entertaining, water toys, and more.

Drag the Archive: Photographs of Queer Gender Performance
2026-04-10 09:00 - 2026-12-12 17:00 | Drag the Archive: Photographs of Queer Gender Performance, 100 Tallwood Drive - Gallery 112
Drag the Archive is a collaborative practicum project by Carleton University students in partnership with the City of Ottawa Equity Team and the City of Ottawa Archives. Through photography, the exhibition showcases the life and work of drag performer Paul ”Peaches Latour” Fournier and queer rights activist, editor, news reporter and diplomat Philip Hannan. The project celebrates drag performance and queer gender expression in Ottawa and beyond. Through carefully curated selections of archival records, students bring forward a powerful visual narrative that highlights local histories while connecting them to broader traditions of queer gender expression.

La Cocktailerie : Dan Livingstone Concert
2026-04-10 19:00 - 22:00
Canadian guitarist and singer Dan Livingstone performs an intimate acoustic concert at La Cocktailerie in Old Chelsea. Known for his expressive fingerstyle guitar and warm vocals, Livingstone blends ragtime, swing, traditional folk, and Piedmont blues into a distinctive sound. The performance offers an up-close musical experience highlighting the traditions of classic acoustic blues.

Wanderlust: Improvised Tales of Travel, Love & Longing
2026-04-11
Wanderlust is a fully improvised theatre experience following two friends on an unpredictable road trip across Canada. Guided by audience suggestions, each performance creates a new journey filled with unexpected destinations, memorable characters, and evolving relationships. Through physical theatre, vocal creativity, and spontaneous storytelling, the ensemble transforms the stage into highways, towns, and landscapes across the country.

Ottawa Record Fair
2026-04-11
Join music enthusiasts at Ottawa Record Fair for a day of crate-digging and rare vinyl finds. Early bird access begins at 10 a.m., giving collectors the first chance to explore an extensive selection of records. General admission doors open at 11 a.m.

Travel and Vacation Show
2026-04-11 - 2026-04-12 | 55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, K1N 9J2, 55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, K1N 9J2
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