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March Break Activities in and around Ottawa: A list of Family Activities, Events & Camps from March 13 – 22, 2020
For GTA and Hamilton activities, see March Break in GTA.
FYI: All Events and gatherings over 250 people to be cancelled in Ontario.
What is Open & Closed in Ottawa – Attractions, Events, and Facilities – All events at museums, NAC, Ottawa city-managed facilities are closed.
For weekend events, including adult events, concerts and live theatre, see
Things to Do this Weekend in Ottawa
Contents
1. Activities & Events
2. Camps
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Activities and Events
Sugar Bushes & Maple Syrup Festivals in Ontario
Olde Maple Lane Sugarbush
Join us for a sleigh ride, visit the sugar shack, and watch the sap to syrup process unfold while enjoying taffy on the snow and a pancake brunch at the Pancake House or join us for our Easter Egg Hunt. Details
February 29 to April 12, 2020
Stanley’s Olde Maple Lane Farm
2452 Yorks Corners Rd
FREE
Maple Fest
Come for a fun day in the country… just minutes from the city!!
Go on guided tour on the collection and production of maple syrup, Enjoy Play parks, giant slide, double slide, and play structures, Petting farm, touch, feed, learn, Sugar bush, Maple production shack, Farm boutique (maple, honey, and homemade jams), Sleigh ride from the farm to the sugar bush and back. Details
Sunday, February 23rd to Easter Monday, April 13th, 2020 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Proulx Maple & Berry Farm – 1865 O’Toole Rd, Ottawa
$5.76+HST/person; Kids under 3: free
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
February 29 – April 5, 2020
The Log Farm, 670 Cedarview road. Nepean
$6 per person/Children under 1 are free
Fulton’s Winter Magic & Spring Harvest
We invite you to bring your family to spend a memorable day together with us! Enjoy a hot pancake meal in our old fashioned Pancake House Restaurant. Learn the art of maple syrup making with the owners and experienced staff. Take a “Walk Though Time” in this self guided historical area and learn how those who came before us began tapping and making maple syrup. Details
February 15 – April 19, 2020
Fulton’s Pancake House & Sugar Bush
399 Sugar Bush Road, Pakenham
Free Admission
March Break at Bank of Canada Museum – Cancelled
Pop in with the kids during this March Break for activities and crafts themed around one of the oldest illegal practices in the world: counterfeiting. See the real money, see the fake money and discover the anti-counterfeiting features that keep our bank notes secure. Details
March 14 – 22, 2020
Bank of Canada Museum
30 Bank Street
Free with museum admission
March Break at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum – Cancelled
This March Break, why not make some family memories that sparkle like the stars? Join us at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum for imaginative activities, hands-on crafts, tours, and more! Kids will love rolling up their sleeves and making their very own alien out of plasticine. Hear from special guests as we discuss what life might look like on another planet… and learn if humans can breathe on Mars. Details
March 14 – 22, 2020| 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Ottawa
Free with museum admission
Barnyard Break – Cancelled
Join us at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum from March 2nd to 17th as we celebrate all things spring during our annual Barnyard Break! In the demonstration kitchen help us to bake a delicious maple treat and in the barns come and meet some of the newest members of the farm family. Then visitors are invited to get creative with a craft. Details
March 14 – 22, 2020 | 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, 861 Prince of Wales Drive in Ottawa
Regular Admission
Sand Road Maple Farm
Sand Road Maple Farm delights with a 75 acre mature forest, a majestic large pine lodge, and pure Canadian Heritage experiences. Syrup Season starts in March and continues as long as the sap is running.
Take in all the maple: maple trees, maple sap, maple syrup, maple candy, granulated maple sugar, maple butter and maple taffy. Details
March 14 – 15 & 17 – April 18, 2020 | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Sand Road Maple Farm, Sand Road, Moose Creek
Free Admission
March Break at the Canada Science and Technology Museum – Cancelled
Keep your brain cells active this March Break! The Canada Science and Technology Museum has a plethora of fun-filled activities, experiments, and demonstrations that are sure to keep visitors of all ages engaged. Details
March 14 – 22, 2020 | 10:00 – 4:00 PM
Canada Science and Technology Museum, 2421 Lancaster Road, Ottawa
Regular Admission
Presdelicious 2020
Eat out to celebrate March Break! A Foodie Festival in Little Italy Ottawa! Presdelicious offers unparalleled value, with fantastic prix-fixe menus at fabulous prices. Details
March 5 – 15, 2020
Preston Street, Little Italy, Ottawa
$28 to $48
March Break at the Museum – Cancelled
This March Break, celebrate the many wonders of nature that come in all sizes, from tiny microbes to beautiful butterflies to awesome live animals!
Discover the fascinating diversity of your own microbiome. Wander among live butterflies. Embark upon a 3D movie adventure with prehistoric sea creatures or ice-age mammals! Details
Various dates, March 13 – 22, 2020
Canadian Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod Street, Ottawa
Regular Admission
Disney On Ice Worlds of Enchantment
Worlds of Enchantment showcases beloved characters from Disney and Pixar Cars, The Little Mermaid and Disney and Pixar Toy Story 3, along with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy. Joining these cherished characters are the stars of Disney’s Frozen. Details
Cancelled
Cats
Winner of 7 Tony Awards® including BEST MUSICAL, CATS tells the story of one magical night when an extraordinary tribe of cats gathers for its annual ball to rejoice and decide which cat will be reborn. Details
Cancelled
Rock of Ages
It’s the tail end of the 1980s in Hollywood, and the rock party shows no signs of slowing. Big hair, Lycra, lace, and liquor flow freely at one of the Sunset Strips last legendary venues, the place where sexy singer Stacee Jaxx takes the stage and the groupies line up to turn fantasy into reality. Amidst the high energy power ballads, aspiring rock star Drew longs to take the stage, live the dream, and get the girl. Details
March 6 – 15, 2020
Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, 101 Centrepointe Drive, Ottawa
$27 – $57
March Break at the Library – Cancelled
From Lego® Block Party to Fairytale puppet show, there is plenty to see and do at the library. Details
March 13 – 22, 2020 | Various Hours
Various Ottawa Public Library Branches
Free
March break Free Skate
Make sure you bring your own skates and helmet and enjoy free skating at TD Place Arena. Details
Cancelled
Ottawa Valley Farm Show – Cancelled
Take kids to see giant farm equipments and farm animals. Details
March 17 – 19, 2020
EY Centre – 4899 Uplands Drive, Ottawa
$10 to $12; Free for kids under 12
Yesterday Once More
Presented by Rocklands Entertainment, Yesterday Once More is a unique musical revue celebrating the music of ABBA, The Carpenters, The 5th Dimension and The Mamas & Papas! Details
Thursday March 19, 2020 | 7:00 PM
Algonquin Commons Theatre – 1385 Woodroffe Ave., Ottawa
$49.50 – Algonquin College Student; $59.50 – General Public
Wheelers Pancake House, Sugar Camp & Museums
Come enjoy a meal, browse our Maple Heritage Museum and Forest & Farm Museum, look around our sugar camp, hike/snowshoe/ cross country ski our nature trails, and buy our beautiful organic Maple Syrup! Details
Until April 26, 2020 | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Wheelers Maple Products, 1001 Highland Line, McDonalds Corners
Free
St. Patrick’s Party Ottawa
Join us as we celebrate Ottawa St. Patrick’s Day Party.
Ottawa St. Patrick’s Day Party brought to you by the Irish Society of the National Capital Region and Beau’s Brewery is a party to celebrate your Irish culture with music, dancing and taste testings. To close out the evening, Ashley MacIsaac will perform on the main stage! Details
Cancelled
Annual St. Patrick’s Parade
Hosted by the Irish Society and Beau’s Brewery, Join us for the 38th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The parade starts at Ottawa City Hall goes down Laurier to Bank to Lansdowne Park where it will join in the festivities of the party happening at the Aberdeen Pavilion. Our headliner this year is Ashley MacIssac. Details
Cancelled
Top Hats, Tunes and Tales – Cancelled
A collection of favourite stories and songs. By Rag & Bone Puppet Theatre. Details
March 18 – 20, 2020
Various Venues, Ottawa
$10
Ottawa Pinball Arcade March Break 2020
We invite everyone, young and old, to come enjoy March Break the way we did in the 70’s and 80’s. At the Local Arcade!
Take a break from cell phones, Fortnight, and whatever other modern distractions that have crept into our 2020 reality, and show the younger generation what gaming was when we were young, while re-experiencing your own childhood, where the games truly are fun for all ages. Details
March 16 – 20, 2020
The Ottawa Pinball Arcade, 2559 Baseline Road, Ottawa
$10
Ottawa 67’s
This season we’re bringing back fan favourites as well as new and exciting ways to experience #NoQuit 67’s hockey. Get ready, it will be a season you won’t want to miss!! Details
Cancelled
Ottawa Senators
Cheer Ottawa senators on their home ice! Details
Cancelled
Family Movies
Cineplex Family Favourites March Break Movies
Movies: Arctic Dogs, Missing Link, The Addams Family, Paw Patrol Double Bill: Ready Race Rescue & Mighty Pups. Details
March 16 – 20, 2020
Cineplex theatres
$2.99
Landmark Cinemas March Break Deals – Here
March Break Headquarters
Visit Chapters/ Indigo Stores for free activities. Details
March 16 – 20, 2020
Chapters/ Indigo Stores
Free
March Break at Toy’s R US: Monday – Friday
Visit your local Toys”R”Us store Monday through Friday of your March Break for playtime fun.
Laser Tag – Cancelled
Ever played laser tag 75 feet underground, in a decommissioned Bunker?
Now’s your chance! We’ve partnered with FunLight Mobile Laser Tag to bring you Ottawa’s most unique laser tag experience, here at the Bunker. Details
March 18 – 21, 2020
Diefenbunker, Canada’s Cold War Museum, 3929 Carp Road, Carp
$10/round
Une journée familiale – Cancelled
Join us to celebrate International Francophonie Day with Claude and Carlos, founding members of Les Petites Tounes. With their catchy chorus, funny stories and rallying songs, we invite you to a unique and joyous afternoon with these singer-songwriters who are adored by young and old alike. Activities will take place before and after the performance. Presented In French only. Details
Friday, March 20, 2020 | 10:30 AM
1 Elgin Street Ottawa
Free
ClassCircus
Come with us to the Big Top to meet the Buzz Brass quintet as they prepare to perform the soundtrack for the circus. But wait! Where are the circus performers? Jugglers, magicians, tightrope walkers, sword swallowers, lion tamers, and human cannonballs are sure to bedazzle one and all, but they’re nowhere in sight! Details
Cancelled
Start a Story – Young Writers Workshop
Young storytellers aged 5 to 12 are excited and inspired during Start A Story Workshop as they share their ideas and work as a group to create a children’s story! Author Timm Holmes leads the children through the 90-minute process that ends in a celebratory storytelling of the tale they’ve just created! Details
Sunday, March 22, 2020 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Indigo – Pinecrest, Pinecrest Shopping Centre, 2735 Iris Street, Ottawa
$25 (+ tax & service fees)
Activities at local Stores
Home Depot offers free classes/workshops for kids to build things using a hammer & glue like bookends, planters and more.
Activities are free. Contact your local store. All activities will NOT show up on the website and is store dependent.
Michaels also offers art workshops for kids for a nominal fee.
Viamede Resort, Mount Julian Viamede Road, Woodview
March 13, 2020 To March 22, 2020
1-800-461-1946
$199 - $559 per night
Stay in one of our rooms or cottages and pack both your bathing suit and snowsuit for a resort getaway to the Kawarthas this March Break. No ... »
Hockley Valley Resort, 973522 3rd Line EHS, Mono
March 13, 2020 To March 22, 2020
(519) 942-0754
from $195 per couple per night
Escape and enjoy a staycation just an hour north of the GTA! Package includes: accommodation, full buffet breakfast and ski lift tickets. Skiing, Snowshoeing, Movie Nights, Bonfires & ... »
Delta Hotels by Marriott Toronto East,2035 Kennedy Road, Toronto
March 16, 2020 To March 22, 2020
4162991500
Starting at $170 per night
Delta Hotels by Marriott Toronto East offers a getaway from the cold! Join us at Delta Hotels by Marriott Toronto East for the March break. Explore our ... »
Bayview Wildwood Resort, 1500 Port Stanton Parkway, Severn Bridge
March 13, 2020 To March 21, 2020
7056892338
Rates starting at $178 pp per night, 2 children free.
Break away for a Canadian winter holiday on March Break. Get out and enjoy days filled with outdoor adventures and winter/early spring programs. Or, stay inside ... »
Ambassador Hotel and Conference Centre,1550 Princess St, Kingston
March 16, 2020 To March 18, 2020
(613) 548-3605
Room Rates start at $139 for a two queen room
The Ambassador Hotel and Improbable Escapes have partnered to make a March Break you won't forget! Explore the mysteries of an Escape Room by Improbable Escapes! Enjoy ... »
For more activities to do with older kids check: Things to Do this Weekend in Ottawa
II. March Break Camps & Workshops
More March Break camp options — – Most Events Cancelled
- Altitude Spring Break Camp
- Spring Break camps @ Camp Fortune
- March Break Camp@ Osgoode Township Museum
- Reptile Camp @ Little Ray’s Reptile Zoo
- 5 Day March Break Program @ Mount Pakenham
- Carleton University Ravens’ March Break Camp
- March Break @ FutureKids
- March Break indoor camps by Ottawa Catholic School Board
- Camps@ Arts Express
- March Break Drama Camps @ Ottawa Little Theatre
- March Break Multi-Sports Camp by Capital Camps
- March Break Camps @ Shenkman Arts Centre
- March Break Camp @ Spring Action Trampoline
- March break camps – City of Ottawa
- University of Ottawa’s Outreach Programs
- Nepean Visual Arts Centre
- March Break Camps @ Calabogie Peaks Resort
- March Break Camps @ Pawsitively Pets
- March Break Camp – Starr Gymnastics & Fitness
- Basketball Day Camps – Above the Rim Basketball School
- Dovercourt’s March Break Camps
- OCDSB/OCSB March Break Camp @ Soloway JCC
- March Break Camp – Jack Purcell Recreation Association
- Sensplex – March Break Camp
- Camps – ondeck Skateboard Shop
- Ottawa Gymnastics Centre – March Break Camp
- Super 8 Filmmaking Kids March Break Camp by Ottawa Arts Council
- National Kids camp – March Break Camps
- Maverick Volleyball – March Break Camps
- SNMC March break Camp
- March break camp programs@ Bishop Hamilton Montessori School
- Next Generation Hockey March Break Camp
- March Break Camp @ Kids Fitness League
- March Break Camp@ Ottawa Rhythmic Gymnastics Club
- March Break Camp @ Olympia Gymnastics
- Soong Badminton Academy‘s March Break Camp
- Y Neighbourhood Day Camps
- March Break Dance Camps @ KV Dance Studio
- Tracy’s Art Studio March Break Art Camp
- March Break Camps @ A Gym Tale
- Scouts Canada March Break Camp
- March Break Camp @ Apex Skating
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