Thanksgiving Long Weekend Events & Festivals in Ottawa: October 6 to 9, 2023
Things to do during Thanksgiving Weekend in Ottawa including Thanksgiving dinner, brunch and Takeout, free fun family & kids’ activities, live music, theatre & performing arts, sports and exhibitions.
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I. Family & Kids Activities
Watson's Mill, 5524 Dickinson Street, Manotick
October 8, 2023
Free
Join us on Sunday October 8th for a day of Fall fun! Tour Watson’s Mill and Dickinson House for free and see the Mill come to ... »
Ottawa Farm Fresh, 2811 Ramsayville Rd. Ottawa
October 7, 2023
Free
There is no better place to be on October 7th! There will be carrot picking, live music, food, a mobile book store, u-pick pumpkins, and all the ... »
Meridian @ Centrepointe, 101 Centrepointe Dr., Ottawa
October 7, 2023
$30.75 - $50.75
Witness the world-renowned furry four-legged cast members performing tail-wagging feats of courage, bone-dropping grand illusions, and Labrador-able stunts! Watch as miracles and mayhem unfold all around you. ... »
Ashfield Farm, 8594 Franktown Road, Ottawa
October 7, 2023
$20+fees
Pony rides, hiking trail, petting zoo, lawn games, food, and more! All ages can enjoy getting up close with farm animals, games, crafts, baked goods, a pork ... »
Penny Lane Farm Sanctuary, 1795 Du Lac Road, Saint-Pascal-Baylon
October 7, 2023
6132633018
$10 to $20
Fall Open House at Penny Lane Farm Sanctuary,Come explore the sanctuary and meet some of the recued animals and birds who have found prrmanent ome here! ... »
Les Serres Robert Plante Greenhouses, 4228 Navan Road, Navan
October 7, 2023 To October 8, 2023
613-835-9266
Free
Get ready to dive into the spirit of fall at the Fall Fest this Thanksgiving weekend! Join us next weekend on Saturday, September 7th, and Sunday, ... »
Harold Shenkman Hall, 245 Centrum Boulevard, Ottawa
October 6, 2023
$30.00 - $50.00
Bark by popular demand, it’s “Dogs do Magic”, an unforgettable evening of magic, comedy, & canine hijinks featuring some of Canada’s top variety entertainers! These ... »
211 Sparks Street, Ottawa
October 1, 2023 To December 31, 2023
Free
Explore the main Parliament Building, also called Centre Block, in this innovative experience that includes an exhibition and a 360° multimedia show. Tickets are free of charge. The ... »
Various Maple Farms, Ontario
September 30, 2023 To October 8, 2023
Free & Ticketed
Take a fall road trip to visit participating sugarbushes from the last weekend in September to the first weekend in October and sample maple syrup and maple ... »
Nesbitt Biology Building, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa
September 30, 2023 To October 8, 2023
$5
Every year the Carleton University Biology Department hosts its annual Butterfly Show. During the days leading into the Thanksgiving weekend, over 1300 live exotic butterflies are released into ... »
Proulx Maple & Berry Farm, O'Toole Road, Cumberland
September 30, 2023 To October 31, 2023
$20/victim
sKreamers is a fundraising project of the Kiwanis Club of Orleans. Local residents and rival farmers have long suspected that something unnatural has been happening out at ... »
Ottawa & Gatineau Region
September 30, 2023 To October 22, 2023
1-866-456-3016
Free
Every fall, as the days get shorter and temperatures drop, vibrant colours take over Ottawa–Gatineau. This spectacular show lasts only a few weeks, but attracts hundreds ... »
Upper Canada Village, 13740 County Rd. 2, Morrisburg
September 29, 2023 To October 29, 2023
$20 to $22
Take a tour through this spectacular outdoor art exhibit of over 7,000 handcrafted pumpkins all lit at night along a kilometre long path in a picturesque 19th-century backdrop. ... »
Cannamore Orchard,1480 County Road 32, Crysler
September 29, 2023 To October 29, 2023
613-448-3633
$25 to $34
Cannamore Orchard welcomes you to our 30th year of Acres of Terror, Eastern Ontario’s Most Terrifying Halloween attraction! We are proud to present this in co-operation ... »
Wesley Clover Parks, 401 Corkstown Rd, Nepean
September 29, 2023 To October 31, 2023
$15.95 to $24.95
This Halloween season, witness magnificent works of pumpkin artistry – 10,000 hand-carved pumpkins, creating more than 100 sculptures, displayed among a series of jack-o-lanterns all illuminated after dark. Pumpkins After ... »
Saunders Farm, 7893 Bleeks Road, Munster Hamlet - Richmond, Ottawa
September 23, 2023 To October 29, 2023
$30 to $35
With tons of outdoor attractions available, including wagon rides, live shows, puppet shows, mild haunts, a parade, hedge mazes, choosing your perfect pumpkin, and so much more, ... »
Across Ontario
September 22, 2023 To October 15, 2023
Free
Culture Days is a national celebration of arts and culture. At the end of each September, millions of people attend thousands of participatory arts and culture events ... »
Proulx Maple & Berry Farm, 1865 O'Toole Rd, Ottawa
September 17, 2023 To October 29, 2023
$17.95 to $18.95+fees
Join for the annual pumpkinfest when our farm is transformed into a giant Halloween playground. Bring a picnic and come join us for a ghostly gathering in ... »
The Log Farm, 670 Cedarview Road, Ottawa
September 2, 2023 To October 22, 2023
$12.50 +fees
The corn maze will be open for those who want to try their skills at finding their way through the maze. Wagon rides will be returning to ... »
Cannamore Orchard, 1480 County Road 32, Crysler
August 26, 2023 To October 9, 2023
613-448-3633
$15
Enjoy fall at Cannamore Orchards. If you want activities for those late-summer and autumn weekend days, then bring the children for a visit to Cannamore Orchard! Family ... »
Mountain Orchards, 10175 Clark Road, Mountain
August 26, 2023 To October 15, 2023
613.989.5601
Free admission
Enjoy fun time at the farm. Along with apple picking there are lots of activities available for you to enjoy – wagon rides, corn mazes (a major and ... »
Pine Hill Orchard, Saint Félix Road, Bourget
August 25, 2023 To October 15, 2023
(613) 487-2064
Free Admission
Visit Pine Hill Orchards for apple picking, The farm has 20 varieties of apples, and homemade wine and apple cider. »
Ouimet Farms Adventure, 63 Main St W, Vankleek Hill
August 12, 2023 To October 29, 2023
$17.70 + tax
Located in the heart of Vankleek Hill, Ouimet Farms Adventure is a unique place where fun, family, and farming come together. Our 7 acres corn maze will ... »
Bank of Canada Museum, 30 Bank Street, Ottawa
May 25, 2023 To November 24, 2024
613 782-8914
Free
Money. What do kids want to know about it? What do they need to know? We invited kids to tell us what they wanted to know about ... »
General Activities
1. Plan your Fall Fun
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- Halloween in Ottawa
2. At the library
Ottawa Public library offers plenty of free activities to choose from for all ages including toddler story times. Plan ahead to attend some of the free activities during weekends:
Details and link for registration.
3. By Ottawa Recreation – Programs
4. Movies
Landmark Theatres — Every Sunday, kids can get out of the house, a movie ticket and Snack Pack (popcorn, drink, choice of candy treat)
Bytowne Cinema – Whats On
II. Live Music
National Arts Centre, 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa
October 6, 2023
$15.00
Afternoon Bike Ride is a lofi folk trio providing a comfort zone in audio form. It’s in the name. When all three artists are together, their ... »
Algonquin Commons Theatre, 1385 Woodroffe Ave, Nepean
October 6, 2023
$59.5 - $69.5+fees
Multi-PLATINUM singer/songwriter Kip Moore is bringing his Damn Love World Tour on October 6th at the Algonquin Commons Theatre, with special guest Aaron Raitiere! HOW MUCH ... »
Various Venues, Eastern Ontario
October 5, 2023 To October 22, 2023
$30 & up
The Ontario festival of Small Halls will feature a wealth of Canadian artists at numerous venues in the Ottawa Valley and beyond. Who is it for? All ... »
National Arts Centre, 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa
October 5, 2023 To October 7, 2023
$15.00 - $110.00
Jack Everly and the NAC Orchestra bring up the lights on Broadway’s best music—all the “hot-cha” and jazz-hands hits you love from the greatest Broadway ... »
III. Live Theatre & Related Events
Algonquin Commons Theatre, 1385 Woodroffe Ave, Nepean
October 7, 2023 To October 15, 2023
$60+fees
One of the darkest musicals ever written, SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET is the unsettling tale of a Victorian-era barber who returns home to ... »
Arts Courts, 2 Daly Ave, Ottawa
October 4, 2023 To October 7, 2023
$30 (plus $1.37 fee)
Between the dark reality of a totalitarian dictatorship and the (even darker) fantasy of fairy tales, the play tells the story of a writer who is interrogated ... »
Les Lye Studio Theatre, 101 Centrepointe Dr Ottawa
September 28, 2023 To October 8, 2023
$73.50 to $99.00
Ovation Productions proudly presents the provocative, Tony Award® winning musical, Cabaret – Set in the Kit Kat Klub, a seedy nightclub in Berlin, Germany at the end of ... »
Theatre du Casino du Lac-Leamy, 1 Blvd du Casino, Gatineau
September 28, 2023 To October 21, 2023
$85 - $129.5+fees
The Bodyguard, a stage adaptation of the 1992 Hollywood cinematic classic, which celebrates it’s 30th anniversary this year! This musical, which has already won over audiences in ... »
Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre, 1233 Wellington Street West, Ottawa
September 26, 2023 To October 8, 2023
$26 to $55+fees
The subtitle for this play is: a contemporary clinical abortion in the spirit of a Western. Playwright Jill Connell harnesses the macho Western genre and populates it ... »
Ottawa Little Theatre, 400 King Edward Avenue, Ottawa
September 20, 2023 To October 7, 2023
613-233-8948
$14 to $30
Without Shakespeare, we wouldn’t have Hamlet. But without Condell and Heminges, half the Bard’s plays would be lost forever! After the death of their friend, ... »
IV. Sports, Fitness, Related Events and Festivals
Canadian Tire Centre, 1000 Palladium Drive, Ottawa
October 7, 2023
$22.9 - $237.9+fees
National Hockey League, Ottawa Senators Home Game HOW MUCH Tickets : $22.9 – $237.9 +fees How to get tickets? Buy Online Phone: 1-855-985-5500 In person at venue boxoffice WHEN &... »
TD Place Arena, 1015 Bank St., Ottawa
October 7, 2023
$19.74 - $44.74+fees
Ontario Hockey League, Ottawa 67's Home Game »
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IV. Festivals, Food, Exhibitions, & Other Events
Chapters Indigo , 2401 City Park Drive, Gloucester
October 7, 2023
6137445175
Free Entrance
Since first stepping in front of MuchMusic’s national cameras in 1992, Bill Welychka has become one of Canada’s most recognizable television personalities as MuchMusic and MuchMoreMusic’... »
Various Venues, Mississippi Mills
October 7, 2023 To October 8, 2023
FREE
Crown and Pumpkin Studio Tour Returns The Crown and Pumpkin Studio Tour returns for its 27th year on Thanksgiving Weekend, October 7 and 8, 10am to 4pm daily. The ... »
The D.O.C., Unit 2 - 354 Elgin Street, Ottawa
October 7, 2023 To November 4, 2023
$0 to $14
Get ready to groove at the most sensational Afro-Caribbean night in Ottawa! Join us for a night of non-stop dancing, socializing, and creating unforgettable memories with both ... »
Wall Space Gallery, 1090 Bank St., Ottawa
October 7, 2023 To November 4, 2023
6137290003
Free
Wall Space Gallery invites you to explore “What We Know So Far”, the whimsical world of painter Richard Ahnert. Ahnert’s anthropomorphic characters figure into our own ... »
Ottawa Art Gallery, 50 Mackenzie King Bridge, Ottawa
October 6, 2023 To October 8, 2023
$12.00-$25.00
Inside Out is Canada’s Largest 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival and we are excited to return to our capital city for our annual Ottawa festival. Our program includes ... »
Harold Shenkman Hall, 245 Centrum Boulevard, Ottawa
October 6, 2023
$30.00 - $50.00
Bark by popular demand, it’s “Dogs do Magic”, an unforgettable evening of magic, comedy, & canine hijinks featuring some of Canada’s top variety entertainers! These ... »
Various Venues, Ottawa
October 6, 2023
Free
The Capital Pop Up Cinema summer series is back. Grab a folding chair, maybe a blanket and your favourite treats and enjoy free movies under the stars. ... »
Various Maple Farms, Ontario
September 30, 2023 To October 8, 2023
Free & Ticketed
Take a fall road trip to visit participating sugarbushes from the last weekend in September to the first weekend in October and sample maple syrup and maple ... »
Fort Henry, 1 Fort Henry Drive, Kingston
September 29, 2023 To October 31, 2023
$20 - $25
Step into the shadows, for the time has come! We’re back with an electrifying experience as darkness descends upon Fort Henry once again, transforming this historic ... »
1549 Main Street South, Ottawa
September 29, 2023 To November 11, 2023
$24.96
Let’s take a stroll, shall we? A tour down the archives of legends and lore; of whispers in the night. Each Friday and Saturday in late ... »
One World Bazaar, Mitch Owens Road, Manotick
September 28, 2023 To November 19, 2023
Free
The Bazaar is open for seven weekends in the fall and is located in an old barn that’s been converted into an international marketplace. Packed to ... »
The D.O.C., Unit 2 - 354 Elgin Street #unit 2, Ottawa
September 28, 2023 To November 2, 2023
$0 to $10
Join us for the ultimate Bollywood party experience in Ottawa, happening every Thursday. It’s time to celebrate and dance the night away as we bring together ... »
Art Haven Kanata, 150 Katimavik, Unit 124, Ottawa
September 26, 2023 To October 12, 2023
613-592-0196
$45-$75
Your instructor will guide you through every step of the process as you create your own tier tray and pieces using silk screen stencils and chalk paste! ... »
Various, Ottawa
September 26, 2023 To October 8, 2023
Free
The 6th Ottawa Korean Film Festival features many dynamic Korean films, including selections by Canadian film directors, both in-person and online. Participation in the 6th OKFF is ... »
Saunders Farm, 7893 Bleeks Road, Ottawa
September 23, 2023 To October 31, 2023
$45 & up
Frightfest at Saunders Farm is Canada's #1 Haunted Attraction with multiple haunted attractions, street theatre, fresh food and homemade confections; it is sure to thrill! »
Calabogie Peaks Resort, 30 Barrett Chute Road, Calabogie
September 23, 2023 To October 15, 2023
613-752-2720 1710 or 1604
$20
Join us this October for a Fall Colours Chairlift Ride, to the top of the mountain. Running for the first three weekends in October, there's no better ... »
Across Ontario
September 22, 2023 To October 15, 2023
Free
Culture Days is a national celebration of arts and culture. At the end of each September, millions of people attend thousands of participatory arts and culture events ... »
373 Legget Dr. Kanata
September 22, 2023 To October 31, 2023
$15 & up
Welcome to Kanata, where a spine-chilling collection of haunted houses awaits your visit! Embark on a terrifying journey through a series of eerie abodes, each meticulously crafted ... »
Arts Court, 67 Nicholas Street, Ottawa
September 22, 2023 To October 20, 2023
613-238-7648
Free
Von Allan, an Ottawa-based cartoonist and comics creator, will be exhibiting artwork from his ongoing comic book and graphic novel series ‘Wolf’s Head’ at the Digital ... »
Old Maple Ridge Community Centre, 12820 Highway 43, Chesterville
September 15, 2023 To October 31, 2023
613-802-0190
$40 all in
As you near the Haunt you travel through darkened cemeteries, where more than 9,000 spirits have been interred. In the dark of night, many of their lost souls ... »
LCBO locations, Ontario
September 15, 2023 To October 7, 2023
Free
Raise a Glass for Ontario at the LCBO with our month-long celebration of Ontario VQA wines. We’re taking the guesswork out and making it easy for ... »
Art Motion Dance Studio, 60 Colonnade Rd, Nepean
September 1, 2023 To October 27, 2023
$25
Try our Beginner Group Classes, instructed by Ivan Aleksandrov, a professional dancer with years of experience teaching Argentine Tango. Argentine Tango Classes for Adults in Ottawa. ——– The ... »
Ottawa Art Gallery, 50 Mackenzie King Bridge, Ottawa
July 8, 2023 To February 18, 2024
613-233-8699
Free
The Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG) and SHIFTER are thrilled to announce the opening of 83 ’til infinity: 40 years of hip-hop in the Ottawa-Gatineau region, an exhibition exploring the ... »
Canadian Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod St, Ottawa
December 14, 2022 To April 3, 2024
Regular Admission
Come face-to-face with live owls in this special outdoor exhibition! Mysterious and fierce hunters, owls inspire stories of transformation and wisdom in cultures around the world. In ... »
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