Ottawa 
Events Description
The Ottawa Christmas Market is bringing the holiday season to a spectacular close. Gather your friends and family and celebrate the final night of the year with festive food and drinks, local vendors, live entertainment, a drone show put on by Capital Drone Show and a midnight fireworks finale.
Make plans to join us and celebrate New Year’s Eve at the Ottawa Christmas Market!
WHEN & WHERE
Date & Time:
Thursday, December 31, 2026 | 6 p.m. – 1 a.m.
- 6 p.m.: Your favourite local vendors open for one final night — last-minute Boxing Day deals, festive food and drinks, and the holiday atmosphere one more time.
- All evening: Live programming on the Casino Lac-Leamy Stage from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., then the DJ takes over at Gate 3 starting at 10 p.m.
- 9 p.m.: A spectacular 10-minute drone show takes to the sky above TD Place
- Midnight: Fireworks & Champagne: Grab a glass at Blitzen’s Bar, find your spot and raise a toast as fireworks light up TD Place and we count down to 2027.
Venue: Lansdowne Park,
1015 Bank St, Ottawa, ON K1S 3W7
Entrance 1: 1000 Exhibition Way or Entrance 2: 1525 Princess Patricia Way
FREE shuttle service from Carleton University.
Guests are responsible for parking fees at Carleton University Parking.
Pickup & Drop Off Locations (Approximately every 15 minutes):
• Carleton University Parking, east side of the P18 lot
• Ottawa Christmas Market, by Gate 3 area (TD Place).
Paid Parking
Public transport accessible
