Looking for fun activities in the Ottawa area? Check out these options over the next seven days, starting on Thursday, April 3. Be sure to verify details with the organizers as plans can change at any time.
For maple season fun…
- Saturday, April 5 to Sunday, April 6 | Enjoy pancake breakfasts, sugarbush trails, sugar-making demonstrations, taffy on snow, horse-drawn sleigh rides, and more throughout the province of Ontario for Ontario Maple Weekend.
- Until Sunday, April 6 | 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…
- Friday, April 4 to Saturday, April 5[AC1] [AA2] | Explore the Fifty-Five Plus Lifestyle Show, an exciting event featuring more than 100 exhibitors, celebrity entertainment, and informative presentations. Held at the EY Centre.
- Saturday, April 5 to Sunday, April 6 | Join over 5,000 Ottawa parents and families to play, learn and explore at the Ottawa Parent and Child Expo! There will be 100 leading local parenting exhibitors, covering toddlers to the teenage years! Held at the Nepean Sportsplex.
- Sunday, April 6 | Explore over 85 local vendors year-round at the Lansdowne Farmers’ Market. FREE!
- Saturday, April 5 |The Latin American community in Ottawa is bringing together as many regional varieties as possible of tamales under one roof for the Tamal Festival del Tamal. Happening at the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne.
- Tuesday, April 8 to Wednesday, April 9 |The MASC Young Authors and Illustrators Festival features an award-winning lineup of Canadian authors and illustrators. Held at the Canada Science and Technology Museum
- Ongoing | Experience the Outaouais Film Festival, a vibrant celebration of national and international auteur cinema!
For sports fans…
- Thursday, April 3; Saturday, April 5; Sunday, April 6| Show your support for the Ottawa Senators as they go head-to-head with the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Florida Panthers, and the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Canadian Tire Centre.
- Saturday, April 5 | Wear your red and white, feel the adrenaline, and support Atletico Ottawa’s home opener against the Halifax Wanderers at TD Place.
- Until Saturday, April 5 | Get Ready for the 2025 Canadian Ringette Championships where the best women ringette athletes from across Canada will compete for national glory!
