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I. Family & Kids Activities
For all March Break Events, see March Break in Ottawa
1. Science Workshops at Lee Valley Tools
Round up your kids or grand kids and become scientists with Scientists in School and Lee Valley Tools! Details
Lee Valley Tools, 900 Morrison Dr, Ottawa
2. Stanley Cup Homecoming
As part of the Stanley Cup’s 125th anniversary celebrations, take your photo with the oldest trophy competed for by professional athletes in North America, right next to the portrait of Lord Stanley himself, Canada’s 6th governor general and donor of the Cup. Details
Rideau Hall, Ottawa
3. Rogers Hometown Hockey
The Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour is the ultimate hockey fan experience, making stops in communities across Canada. Our FREE festival kicks off on Sparks Street starting at 12pm on Saturday March 18th and will feature family-friendly programming and activities all weekend long. Help us celebrate Canada’s game by picking up a virtual autograph inside the Rogers Tent, meet your favourite NHL Alumni in the Scotiabank Community Locker Room, and cheer for your local minor hockey teams in the Cheer Like Never Before contest. Details
Sparks St, Ottawa
4. Family Sunday: Time Travel
Step back in time to meet characters from the past and future on a time travel tour of the Gallery. Watch a live performance of dances from different time periods, then try your moves on the dance floor! Details
National Gallery of Canada
380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa
5. Sugar bush
Visit the historical farm site, see all kinds of animals on the farm site, have taffy on the snow, warm up at the bonfire while waiting for the wagon ride that will take you out to the sugar bush.. Details
The Log Farm
670 Cedarview Road, Nepean
II. Live Music
1. Fred Eaglesmith
Fred Eaglesmith can talk to you about almost anything. Chances are, he’s had that car, tractor, job, relationship, idea, and hat. But throughout his life and experiences there is always one thing that has remained the same: his undeniable gift for writing a song. Details
2. Matthew Good
National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin St, Ottawa
3. Spectacle de Paul Daraîche et Guylaine Tanguay
Paul Daraîche and Guylaine Tanguay, two artists with remarkable success, will hit the stage of the Theatre du Casino to present a Country music show. A performance that promises to be rich in emotions. Details
Casino du Lac-Leamy Theater – 1 Casino Blvd, Gatineau
4. Alejandra Ribera
Alejandra Ribera has been writing about the unexpected places we find light since the release of her critically acclaimed debut album La boca. In her sophomore release THIS ISLAND, the award-wining songwriter continues her exploration of luminescence – this time leaving the depths of mythological waters and delving firmly into the experience of the human heart. Details
National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin St, Ottawa
5. Stanley Cup 125th Anniversary Tribute Concert
The Ottawa 2017 Bureau, the National Hockey League, Live Nation Canada and the Ottawa Senators are pleased to announce that the Stanley Cup® 125th Anniversary Tribute Concert will feature musical performances by Metric, The Sheepdogs and bilingual artists Bobby Bazini and Kevin Bazinet, who will showcase their talent in both French and English. Details
Canadian Tire Centre – 1000 Palladium Drive, Kanata
6. Mozart’s Requiem
Mozart’s timeless Requiem is the centerpiece for an evening of glorious choral singing led by our very own NAC Principal Guest Conductor John Storgårds. Details
NAC Southam Hall, Ottawa
7. Steve Hill
2015 Juno Award Winner for Blues Album of the Year, 2015 Maple Blues Award Winner for Electric Act of the Year, Guitarist of the Year, Recording/Producer of the Year and Entertainer of the Year. Details
National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin St, Ottawa
8. Songs Of Muslim Women
Songs Of Muslim Women: An event where local Muslim women musicians share original and traditional songs from various music styles sharing a spiritual thread.
Details
Centrepointe Studio Theatre, Ottawa
9.All-Canadian Jazz in Tribute of Canada’s 150th!
Celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday through music! Compositions by jazz musicians across the country, and even in Ottawa’s own backyard!
Details
Pressed Café, 750 Gladstone Avenue, Ottawa
10. Ottawa Jazz Orchestra
Join vocalist Diane Nalini and an eight-piece group from the Ottawa Jazz Orchestra as they perform joyful and intimate songs from Brazil and France, alongside some new original material composed and arranged by Diane. Details
National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin St, Ottawa
11. Angela Hewitt: Bach Odyssey II
Angela Hewitt’s journey through the complete keyboard works of J.S. Bach in her twelve-concert Bach Odyssey continues with his six simply stunning French Suites. Presented in partnership with the National Arts Centre Orchestra. Details
Dominion-Chalmers United Church, 355 Cooper Street
Ottawa
12. Bangers & Mash
BANGERS & MASH is an ode to the fresh soul music scene in Ottawa, Ontario. On Saturday March 18, we’re hosting 7 bands and 4 DJs in 2 venues over 5 hours. Details
House of TARG – 1077 Bank Street, Ottawa
Black Squirrel Books – 1073 Bank St, Ottawa
13. Stephen Fearing
Folk-rocker Stephen Fearing is one of the most respected names in the North American roots music scene, earning praise from industry heavyweights, collaborating with artists across the continent, and collecting major awards along the way. Aside from a Canadian Folk Music Awards / Prix de musique folk canadienne and a West Coast Music Award, Fearing can claim one Juno win for his solo album Yellowjacket and another with his group Blackie and the Rodeo Kings. Details
Harold ShenkmanHall-Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Boulevard, Ottawa
14. Mehdi Cayenne
Mehdi Cayenne Club is bilingual punk couscous. An intergalactic whack!, edgy, serious and smiling. Tunes by sensitive guys with something bizarre, risqué, and raw about them. It’s groove funk, screaming folk and then whispering folk. Together they form a trio; as a solo it’s just Mehdi and his many personalities. They released the album Luminata in 2011 and NA NA BOO BOO in 2013; now they’re back in 2016 with AUBE. Details
Richcraft Theatre -Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Boulevard, Ottawa
15. Joel Plaskett
When Bill Plaskett and his son Joel Plaskett get together to write songs the result, as Bill describes it, is “a touch of the traditional mixed in with the new, and a lot of the unexpected, arrived at through experimentation.” The result is Solidarity, an album that welds Bill’s traditional folk leanings with Joel’s long and acclaimed history in the Canadian rock landscape. Details
NAC Southam Hall – National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin St, Ottawa
16. Venetian Vespers by Candlelight
Be transported to the splendours of 17th-century Venice with a candlelit performance of music by Monteverdi, Gabrieli, Aleotti and their contemporaries. Details
St. Joseph’s Parish – 151 Laurier Ave. E., Ottawa
17. Chris Stapleton
Canadian Tire Centre – 1000 Palladium Drive, Ottawa
III. Theatre & Performing Arts
Catch Me If You Can The Musical
IV. Sports, & Related events
Ottawa Senators
Ottawa 67’s
V. Exhibitions, Festivals & Other Events
1. Ottawa Valley Farm Show
Of particular interest to farm families and other rural residents, the show displays everything from machinery, seed, and equipment, to agricultural associations and financial services. We also feature several pieces of machinery outside. Details
2. Ottawa Irish Festival
Ottawa Irish Festival is held each year to celebrate the contributions of the peoples who immigrated from Ireland over the years to build this country and have left a legacy of several generations in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. Featuring a variety of cultural and social events, including the annual St. Patrick’s Parade and Party, and the Erin Luncheon in support of St. Patrick’s Home of Ottawa. Details
3. Ottawa Storytellers – Voices From The Adoption Files
Voices from the Adoption Files written & directed by Lesley Parlane, performed by Steafan Hannigan, Lesley Parlane, Beverley McKiver, Louise Profeit-LeBlanc, and Neal Shannacappo. Details
4. Shamrock Shindig
Join us to celebrate St. Patrick’s at the SHAMROCK SHINDIG featuring local band Sticks ‘n Stones. Enjoy dancing, games, beer & wine, and pizza! All proceeds raised will go towards the annual rent of the Osgoode Co-operative Nursery School. Details
5660 Osgoode Main St, Osgoode
5. Stanley Cup Tribute
6. Eve Film Festival
Eve Film Festival (EFF) is a feminist event that showcases and supports work by women* (cis and trans) and genderqueer directors in film. Details
7. Ottawa Gatineau International Auto Show
See over 30 manufacturers and over 300 vehicles in 8 pavilions on 4 levels at the show. See the latest exotics, luxury, trucks, minivans electric vehicles and more.Details
Friday, March 17, 2017 | 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Saturday, March 18, 2017 | 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Sunday, March 19, 2017 | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Ottawa