Oktoberfest at the Tavern
2025-09-27
Celebrate Oktoberfest at four Tavern locations with cold German beer, traditional food, and live polka music. Enjoy the festive atmosphere all season long.

Orleans Food Truck Fest and Burgers & Beats Block Party
2025-09-27 - 2025-09-28
Experience two full days of delicious food, feel-good music, and lively atmosphere in the heart of Orléans. Savor mouthwatering street food from over 50 of the city’s best food trucks and explore a vibrant vintage streetwear and local art market. The weekend highlights include the licensed 19+ Burgers & Beats Block Party—a high-energy open-air dance party featuring DJs Mace, Richniques, and special guests. Family-friendly activities run throughout the weekend, making it a perfect outing for all ages.

Chelsea Wakefield Studio Tour
2025-09-27 - 2025-09-28
Over two weekends more than 3,000 visitors enjoy the variety and creativity of our exceptional group of artists and artisans. This year many artists will be sharing their work.
From painting to sculpture, functional and decorative ceramics, jewelry, woodwork, photography and glass, the artists never fail to inspire.

New Edinburgh Artist's Studio Tour
2025-09-27 - 2025-09-28
Stroll, explore, and be inspired in the New Edinburgh neighbourhood.

Ottawa Cat Show
2025-09-27 - 2025-09-28 | 1701 Woodroffe Ave, Ottawa, K2G 1W2, 1701 Woodroffe Ave, Ottawa, K2G 1W2
This annual show showcases spectacular and beautiful purebred and household pet cats all vying for the title of Best of Best. There will be door prizes, and a prize for the best decorated cage. Our theme this year is Cats in Outer Space. Vote for your favourite cat in show. There will be a variety of presentations including the popular Parade of Breeds. The show will also feature a variety of vendors to purchase unique cat toys and other cat products and pet-related services.

Les Scénographies-Paysages : Ciel et Terre
2025-09-27 - 2025-09-28 | 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, K1P 5W1, 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, K1P 5W1
Experience an innovative dance performance that unfolds in harmony with the natural and historic surroundings of the Mackenzie King Estate. Renowned choreographer Danièle Desnoyers and her company Le Carré des Lombes guide audiences through gardens, ruins, and forest paths with movement that blends seamlessly into the landscape. This unique journey invites visitors of all ages to see the estate in a new light.

sKreamers
2025-09-27 - 2025-10-26 | 1865 O’Toole Road, Ottawa, K4C 1N2, 1865 O'Toole Road, Ottawa, K4C 1N2
Looking for a spooky group adventure this month? Look no further than this haunted weekend event full of wagon rides and scary surprises…

Carp Farmers’ Market
2025-09-27 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
2025-09-27 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
2025-09-27 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.

Dreamers walk canada walk and family Funday
2025-09-27 09:00 - 22:01 | Dreamers walk canada walk and family Funday, 3 Houlahan St, Nepean, ON K2J 3Y7
Gates open at 09:00 for registration to participate in the:
• John White Memorial 1K Walk
• Barrhaven Optometric 5K Walk
• Ability Hive 10K Walk
1K @ 10:05; 5K @ 11:05; 10K @ 1:05
Opening Ceremonies with Sons of Scotland Bagpipes @ 10:00
Dreamfest – An outdoor concert 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM – Daytime
6:00 PM to 10:00 PM – Nighttime
Activities include: Bouncy Castles, Face Painting, Marketplace, Raffles, Food Trucks, Beer Tent, Cornhole and Volleyball. The evening will end with a stunning Drone show by Capital Drones. Look up to the sky at 10:15 PM and be amazed by what these Drones can do!

The Shop List at St. Laurent Centre
2025-09-27 11:00 - 16:00, 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 | 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.

Atlético Ottawa
2025-09-27 13:00 - 16:00 | 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.

Sarah Millican: Late Bloomer
2025-09-27 20:00 - 23:59 | TD Place, 1015 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 3W7, Canada
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO | ABOUT
AWARD-WINNING COMEDIAN AND WRITER
SARAH MILLICAN
RETURNS TO OTTAWA WITH HER NEW TOUR
LATE BLOOMER
Outback Presents and Chambers Touring are excited to announce that well-loved comedian Sarah Millican returns to Canada with her brand-new stand-up show Sarah Millican: Late Bloomer. Following her previously sold-out tours, this is Sarah’s third time touring Canada, expanding her footprint to Canadian audiences from coast to coast and visiting 16 cities!
In her latest show, audiences will learn that when Sarah Millican was a child, she wouldn’t say boo to a goose. Quiet at school, not many friends, no boobs til she was 16.
Now? NOW she is loud, with good friends, a cracking rack and goose booing all over the shop. In Late Bloomer, Sarah’s brand-new stand-up show, she explores how one became the other. Plus, lots of stuff about dinners and lady gardens.
Come along and join Sarah at The Arena at TD Place in Ottawa!

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
✓ PARKING – Please note: Parking at TD Place is SOLD OUT!<!– please check out availability.–> There are no in and out privileges with pre-purchased parking. Please plan to use alternative modes of transportation to get to TD Place including free OC Transpo 3 hours before and after the event, simply show your event ticket to any OC operator. You will also find alternate parking in the area.
✓ TICKETS: Now you can manage your events in one spot. Download TD Place + Lansdowne APP ›
✓ PAYMENTS: TD Place is a cashless venue.
✓ BAGS: For ease of access, please do not bring a bag.
✓ ENTRANCE: Gates 1, 2 and 3 (Gate 1 is accessible). Gates open at 7:00 PM.
✓ ACCESSIBILITY: Learn more about accessibility at TD Place ›
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KNOW BEFORE YOU GO ›
THE ARENA GUIDE ›
PLAN YOUR TRIP ›
For any questions, please email the Box Office at boxoffice@tdplace.ca.
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About Sarah Millican
Sarah is one the UK’s and, in recent years, the world’s most well-loved touring comedians. Her most recent tour Bobby Dazzler was seen by over 355,00 people around the globe when it came to a close with a second run of dates in the USA in Spring 2023. A hard-working live performer Sarah has toured with six live shows since 2010, which in total, have been seen by in excess of 1.3 million people.
Away from her live work, Sarah is known for hosting three series of her critically acclaimed BBC2 series The Sarah Millican Television Programme, for which she received two BAFTA nominations and is a familiar face on primetime shows such as QI, Live at the Apollo, The Royal Variety Performance as well as Series 14 of Taskmaster on Channel 4.
Sarah is a Sunday Times bestselling author with her debut book, How To Be Champion, and in 2016 founded the Standard Issue podcast – a smart, funny magazine-style show made for women by women. In November 2019 she launched her own YouTube channel which has amassed 400,000 subscribers and over 66 million views.

Ottawa 67's
2025-09-28 | 1015 Bank Street, Ottawa, K1S 3W7, 1015 Bank Street, Ottawa, K1S 3W7
Enjoy affordable, family-friendly junior men’s hockey games at TD Place Arena at Lansdowne, in the lively downtown Glebe neighbourhood.
Founded in 1967, Canada’s Centennial year, the Ottawa 67’s of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) always provide competitive and fun action on the ice. Players aged 16 to 21 compete to wow crowds of loyal fans—and, perhaps, to impress recruiters from the professional National Hockey League (NHL). In fact, the team has produced more than 100 NHL draft picks, so you might see future stars! As you cheer on the team, keep an eye out for Riley the Raccoon, their adorable masked mascot.
Concession stands at TD Place serve a variety of affordable food options, or you could have a meal or treat at one of the nearby restaurants before or after the game. You can even get to TD Place Arena by cycling or walking along scenic paths from downtown in spring and fall, or by skating along the Rideau Canal in winter. Your ticket stub also gives you free transportation on OC Transpo to and from the game.

Wiggle Waggle Walk & Run
2025-09-28
Grab your furry friend and join this race! This large fundraising event supports a safe haven for sick, injured and homeless animals in Ottawa.

Sound & Sauna
2025-09-28 | 1140 Wellington Street West, Ottawa, K1Y4H4, 1140 Wellington Street West, Ottawa, K1Y4H4
Step into an evening designed to refresh body and mind. Move through the Nordic circuit — sauna, steam, cold plunge, and rest — before sipping a cold-pressed juice from Capital Cold Press. Then, let Serenity Sound Healing guide you through a meditation and restorative sound bath, surrounded by the resonant tones of crystal bowls and chimes. A chance to slow down, breathe deeply, and find stillness in a serene spa setting.

Lansdowne Farmers' Market
2025-09-28 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!

Fall Farm Fest
2025-09-28 11:00 - 15:00 | 2389 Pepin Court, Ottawa, K1B 4Z3, 2389 Pepin Court, Ottawa, K1B 4Z3
Celebrate community and local food at the Fall Farm Fest at Just Food Community Farm. Enjoy a fun-filled afternoon with live music, hay rides, local food and drinks, free activities, and more for the whole family.

The Great Ottawa Markets Collective Destash: Craft Overstock & Food Market
2025-09-28 11:00 - 16:00 | The Great Ottawa Markets Collective Destash: Craft Overstock & Food Market, 1565 Maple Grove Rd
Join us for our 4th craft destash event at the Bell Sensplex on Sunday, September 28, 2025 for a fun-filled day for crafters, sewers and DIY enthusiasts!
Artisans and makers will be clearing out their creative spaces, offering a wide array of surplus crafting materials, tools and supplies all at budget friendly prices. You’ll also find delicious food to enjoy while you shop. Think of it as a garage sale made just for makers! Browse the stalls, uncover hidden gems, and find inspiration for your next masterpiece.
Parking and entry are FREE, so bring your friends and make it an afternoon filled with creativity and crafting finds.
Ottawa Markets Collective supports community initiatives and will be collecting non-perishable food donations at the door in lieu of an admission fee for the Kanata Food Cupboard.
Where: Bell Sensplex, 1565 Maple Grove Rd, Stittsville ON
When: Sunday, September 28, 2025
Time: 11am – 4pm
FREE entry + parking!
Bring your friends and make it a day of creativity, bargains, and community!

The Great Ottawa Markets Collective Destash: Craft Overstock & Food Market
2025-09-28 11:00 - 16:00
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.

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.
