City Sounds Live
2025-09-12
City Sounds Live brings free, family-friendly concerts to neighbourhoods across Ottawa, showcasing diverse local emerging artists in partnership with BIAs and community curators. These inclusive outdoor performances create vibrant gathering spaces that spark community spirit, welcome residents and visitors alike, and inspire spending in nearby businesses.

Free Live Entertainment at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa
2025-09-12 - 2025-09-13 | 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.

Nuits claires
2025-09-12 - 2025-09-13 | 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, K1P 5W1, 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, K1P 5W1
Over the course of a year, 12 playwrights—1 per month—from Vancouver to Caraquet were chosen by 12 theatre companies to join a writing relay with mysterious rules, the main one being to write about and during the night. This show presents a collage of these writers’ nocturnal endeavours, compiled into one thrilling theatrical happening to celebrate the dreamers we are.

Aero Gatineau-Ottawa
2025-09-12 - 2025-09-14 | 1699 Arthur Fecteau Rd, Gatineau, J8R 2Z9, 1699 Arthur Fecteau Rd, Gatineau, J8R 2Z9
Don’t miss this annual air show featuring awe-inspiring aerobatic displays, historically rich military aircraft and new aerospace technologies.
Held at the Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport, Aero Gatineau-Ottawa is a weekend packed with thrilling aviation action that celebrates the past, present, and future of flight.
Perfect for families, aviation enthusiasts, and curious minds, this event aims to inspire audiences of all ages by showcasing the wonder of flight and preserving the legacy of historic aircraft. Rain or shine, the skies come alive with breathtaking performances and unforgettable moments.

Orléans Ribfest & Poutine
2025-09-12 - 2025-09-14
Feast on some of Ottawa’s best ribs at Orleans Ribfest & Poutine! Mark your calendars for September 13-15, 2024 and prepare to get saucy.

Riverside Festival
2025-09-12 - 2025-09-14 | 100 Laurier Street, Gatineau, K1A 0M8, 100 Laurier Street, Gatineau, K1A 0M8
This three-day electronic music festival is back and bigger than ever with its largest stage and epic lineup. Do not miss your chance to get tickets as there is limited space available.

Ikebana - Nature's Beauty Reimagined
2025-09-12 - 2025-09-14 | 240 McLeod Street, Ottawa, K1P 6P4, 240 McLeod Street, Ottawa, K1P 6P4
Discover the art of Japanese floral design with Ikebana International Ottawa Centennial Chapter. This year’s theme, Nature’s Beauty Reimagined, showcases over 20 arrangements from the Sogetsu and Ohara schools, blending modern and traditional styles. Presented for three days only, this tranquil exhibition celebrates 40 years of partnership through the timeless beauty of flowers.

Black and Bluegrass Fest
2025-09-13
A full day on the farm of the most beautifully, baddest bluegrass from around the whole country featuring two stages with non-stop music!
Enjoy musical performances from all over, including; Vancouver, Prince Edward Island, Montreal and Ottawa!

Taste of Manotick
2025-09-13
Local businesses will line Main Street showcasing all that the Vibrant Village of Manotick has to offer, from fantastic specialty/gift stores, stylish clothing and many other services. There will be tasting, samples, draws and demonstrations. The restaurants will be open to serve you a variety of menus as well as offer excellent service. Come out and enjoy live music, entertainment and food at its best!

Heating up the Capital
2025-09-13 | 23 Pepperrall Crescent, Ottawa, K2J 3W7, 23 Pepperrall Crescent, Ottawa, K2J 3W7
Meet the makers, sample their sauces and buy some to take home with you!
Quench your appetite with adult beverages, food and quench the heat with ice cream! Even Jalapeno beer!!

Butter Tart Festival
2025-09-13
The Market at the Barn hosts the 4th Annual Butter Tart Festival, known as Stittsville’s Sweetest Day, celebrating all things butter tart with options to suit every taste, including gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, and 100% vegan varieties. The festival offers fun for all ages with children’s games, a snow-clearing tractor to explore, hot food and sweet treats, ice cream, artisan vendors, temporary tattoos, and even the chance to enjoy a wild animal show. It is a day designed for the entire family to enjoy together.

BanFest
2025-09-13
BanFest brings together Haitian culinary excellence, artistic creativity, and the strength of the business community. This unique event unites Haitian restaurants, acclaimed artists, community leaders, and an engaged audience for an evening of culture, prestige, and meaningful connections. More than a gala, BanFest offers opportunities to network, raise your profile, and strengthen ties within the Afro-descendant community and beyond.

Open NCC
2025-09-13 | 40 Elgin Street, Ottawa, K1P 1C7, 40 Elgin Street, Ottawa, K1P 1C7
Curious to see what the National Capital Commission does? Join them for a behind-the-scenes peek into the day-to-day activities and projects happening in the National Capital Region.
There will be walking and cycling tours, kiosks and NCC expert presentations at many sites across the region. You’ll learn about architecture, landscape design, archaeology, sustainable farming and more!

Canadian Butter Tart Festival & Competition
2025-09-13 - 2025-09-14
Celebrate Canadian deliciousness at the Canadian Buttertart Festival & Competition, part of a sweet and savoury weekend of fun. Sample a variety of classic and creative butter tarts, enjoy local vendors and vote for your favourites. This proudly Canadian experience is a treat for all ages.

Ottawa Bonsai Society annual show
2025-09-13 - 2025-09-14
Come admire around 40 of the most beautiful bonsais in the region! Ottawa Bonsai Society members will be available to answer all your questions. The show is free and is an excellent activity for the whole family! Come and learn about this ancient art form. Visitors will also be able to learn all the activities offered by the Ottawa Bonsai Society.

1860s Fall Fair Weekend & Quilt Show
2025-09-13 - 2025-09-14 | 13740 County Road 2, Morrisburg, K0C 1X0, 13740 County Road 2, Morrisburg, K0C 1X0
Step back in time for an immersive 1860s Fall Fair Weekend and Quilt Show at Upper Canada Village. Enjoy heritage displays of farm animals, agricultural products, vegetables, flowers, and fine arts, along with classic treats like fresh apples and cider. The weekend also features old-fashioned games, music, and magic shows for all ages.

Carp Farmers’ Market
2025-09-13 08:00 - 13:00 UTC | 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
2025-09-13 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
2025-09-13 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.

Bodies of Art
2025-09-13 18:00 - 23:00
Bodies Of Art invites audiences to experience a night where art, music, movement, and a touch of mischief collide. Performers become living canvases — painted, glittered, and adorned — bringing burlesque, pole artistry, dance, and acrobatics together in a dazzling display. Guests can also join the transformation with live body and face painting and take the stage during the open-mic-style Stage Jam. 19+.

Zumba on the Hill
2025-09-14
Zumba classes at the Parliament Hill! Come and party on Canada’s Parliament Hill!

Wood and Forest Expo
2025-09-14
Wood & Forest is an immersive celebration of nature, discovery, and inspiration hosted by Boisés Est. The event features forest experts and exhibitors, nature workshops, wildfire prevention demonstrations, and hands-on activities for children such as treasure hunts, birdhouse building, and a mini zoo. Attendees can explore a woodcraft market, watch live demonstrations including chainsaw carving and antique tool exhibits, enjoy live music and storytelling, view forest films, and taste local food. A wood auction showcases air-dried, kiln-dried, and torrefied timber. The festival highlights the forest as essential to life, air, and water, offering an engaging experience for visitors of all ages.

Lansdowne Farmers' Market
2025-09-14 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!

The Shop List at St. Laurent Centre
2025-09-15 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-16 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.

Asinabka Film and Media Arts Festival
2025-09-16 - 2025-09-21
An opportunity for Indigenous peoples to tell their own stories and showcase their rich and vibrant culture in Canada’s capital region.

Parliament Hill Yoga
2025-09-17 | 111 Wellington Street, Ottawa, K1A 0A4, 111 Wellington Street, Ottawa, K1A 0A4
Ottawa’s iconic summer lunchtime activity returns. Every Wednesday at 12 pm, join local yoga instructors for a one-hour outdoor reset on the lawn of Parliament Hill. Expect movement, breath, and community — all under the open sky. Free.

Dief the Chief: October '62
2025-09-17 | 3929 Carp Road, Ottawa, K0A 1L0, 3929 Carp Road, Ottawa, K0A 1L0
Experience Dief the Chief: October ’62, a captivating theatrical journey 75 feet underground at the Diefenbunker. Follow Canada’s 13th Prime Minister, John Diefenbaker, as he navigates the tense Cuban Missile Crisis, revealing the personal and political challenges faced during history’s closest brush with nuclear war. This unique blend of storytelling and history, performed by Pierre Brault and Peter Haworth, offers an immersive perspective on a defining moment in Canadian and global relations.

Mélissa Ouimet
2025-09-17 | 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, K1P 5W1, 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, K1P 5W1
Mélissa Ouimet presents SOS, a heartfelt show blending pop, rock, neo-soul, and R&B. With her band, she explores themes of resilience, hope, and life’s challenges through catchy melodies and moving lyrics. Genuine and warm, her performance feels like sharing stories and songs among friends around a campfire.

Fifteen Dogs
2025-09-17 - 2025-09-20 | 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, K1P 5W1, 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, K1P 5W1
What if two greek gods settled a bet by giving fifteen dogs human consciousness?
Greek gods, Hermes and Apollo, throw back a few beers at an Ottawa tavern and contemplate whether it’s possible to die happy. They decide to make a bet, grant 15 dogs human consciousness, and watch as the pups discover the beauty and pitfalls of complex thought and emotion. This epic ‘tail’ explores who we are as living beings and the primal, vital connections we make with each other and ourselves. A true ensemble piece about dogs that’s poignantly human.
