Looking for fun activities in the Ottawa area? Check out these options over the next seven days, starting on Thursday, March 27. Be sure to verify details with the organizers as plans can change at any time.
For maple season fun…
- Saturday, March 29 and Sunday, March 30 | Come get your maple fix at the Vanier Sugar Festival! Celebrate the 40th anniversary with sugar shack meals and maple taffy, several musical performances, a mini-farm, an amateur lumberjack skills competition, inflatable games, a space dedicated to the First Nations and more.
- Ongoing | Take a wagon ride out to the sugarbush. See how maple syrup is made. Then take a walk through the trails of the sugar maples at the Log Farm.
- Ongoing | Watch maple syrup being made and enjoy the results at Fulton’s Sugar Bush! Activities include sleigh rides, maple taffy and other food products, walking trails, campfires, tobogganing, maple spa products, and more!
- Ongoing | Enjoy farm and sugarbush activities as well as outdoor fun and a farm store at Proulx Maple & Berry Farm!
- Ongoing on weekends | Stanley's invites you to experience a sweet slice of history at its 200 year old farm where they have been welcoming all since 1993.
For arts, culture and a good time…
- Thursday, March 27 | True to the traditions of Forrest’s heritage, The North Sound was created to share stories of his Blackfoot identity and traditions from Treaty 7 Territory. With a no-holds-barred approach to songwriting, Forrest’s lyrics span haunting metaphors, from everyday experiences to personal realities. Happening at the National Arts Centre.
- Thursday, March 27 | Get ready for an electrifying night at Stand Your Ground (pt. 2)—the season debut of Pieces of Us. Experience bold bars, undeniable bravado, and hard-hitting beats as rising hip-hop talent takes the stage.
- Saturday, March 29 and Sunday, March 30 | Plan the wedding of your dreams with this event that allows you to connect with vendors, photographers, planners, and more at the Ottawa Wedding Show!
- Sunday, March 30 |Enjoy a lively showcase at the first-ever CKCU’s Got Talent. CKCU personalities take the stage to sing, play, dance, rhyme, and even juggle. Happening at Irene’s Pub.
- Sunday, March 30 | Explore over 85 local vendors year-round at the Lansdowne Farmers’ Market. FREE!
- Until Sunday, March 30 | Vierge, written by Rachel Mutombo and directed by Dian Marie Bridge, is a GCTC co-production with Black Theatre Workshop that delves into the lives of four Congolese-Canadian girls navigating faith, culture, and adolescence.
- Ongoing | 44.4 Mother/Artist Collective presents Don’t Worry, I’ll Only Show You the Good Parts, an intimate exploration of the ambitions, challenges, and realities of motherhood and artistry.
For sports fans…
- Saturday, March 29 | Show your support for the Ottawa Senators as they go head-to-head with the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Canadian Tire Centre.
- Starting Sunday, March 30 | Get Ready for the 2025 Canadian Ringette Championships where the best women ringette athletes from across Canada will compete for national glory!
