Looking for fun activities in the Ottawa area? Check out these options over the next seven days, starting on Thursday, March 26. Be sure to verify details with the organizers as plans can change at any time.
For springtime fun…
- Ongoing | Take a wagon ride out to the sugarbush at the Log Farm. See how maple syrup is made. Then take a walk through the trails of the sugar maples.
- Saturday, March 28 to Sunday, March 29 | Stanley's Olde Maple Lane Farm is hosting an Easter Egg Hunt for both kids and kids at heart!
- Saturday, March 28 to Sunday, March 29 | Come get your maple fix at the Vanier Sugar Festival! Flagship event of the Museopark's public programming, the Vanier Sugar Festival celebrates the sugaring-off season.
- Ongoing | Enjoy farm and sugarbush activities as well as outdoor fun and a farm store at the Maple Fest at Proulx Maple & Berry Farm.
- Ongoing | Watch maple syrup being made and enjoy the results at Fulton’s Sugar Bush and Maple Shop. Activities include sleigh rides, maple taffy and other food products, walking trails, campfires, tobogganing, maple spa products, and more!
For sports fans…
- Thursday, March 26 | Cheer on the Ottawa Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre.
- Friday, March 27 | Cheer on the Ottawa 67's, for family-friendly junior men’s hockey games at TD Place Arena at Lansdowne.
- Saturday, March 28 |Cheer on the Ottawa Black Bears, the city's Canadian professional box lacrosse team at the Canadian Tire Centre.
- Until Saturday, March 28 | The U20 National Championships hosted by Broomball Canada bring together top young broomball athletes from across the country. At Carleton University Ice House.
- Starting March 29 | Don’t miss the Canadian Ringette Championships where the best women ringette athletes from across Canada will compete for national glory!
For arts, culture and a good time…
- Fridays and Saturdays | Dance the night away at Club Aléa in the Casino du Lac-Leamy with its lineup of talented DJs!
- Saturday, March 28 to Sunday, March 29 | Explore Geeked Out: A two-day sale with 120 booths of toys, artisans, video games, trading cards, and entertainment.
- Friday March 27; Sunday, March 29 | Come and paint your own chocolate at Hummingbird Chocolate Maker.
- Until Friday, March 27 | Enjoy an evening of comedy with nationally touring performer Patrick Haye. At Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club Ottawa.
- Until Sunday, March 29 | Greely Players present Footloose, the high-energy musical inspired by the iconic film, live at Hard Rock LIVE Ottawa.
- Sunday, March 29 | Enjoy a lively showcase at CKCU’s Got Talent. CKCU personalities take the stage to sing, play, dance, rhyme, and even juggle.
- Until Sunday, March 29 | Presented by Kanata Theatre, The Watsons is a witty and inventive take on an unfinished Jane Austen novel, where characters take charge after the author walks away.
- Sunday, March 29 | Explore over 85 local vendors year-round at the Lansdowne Farmers’ Market every Sunday. FREE!
- Monday, March 30 | The Megastars of Country Music is a live concert tribute celebrating the legendary hits of country icons including Alan Jackson, George Strait, and Brooks & Dunn.
- Until Monday, March 30 | Don’t miss out on VERSeFest, a mix of readings and performances will allow participants and poets to gather once more under the roofs of some iconic Ottawa establishments.
