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Things to Do in Ottawa this Weekend

Published by todocanada On November 18, 2018 4 Responses

Weekend Events & Festivals in Ottawa: November 23 to 25, 2018

A weekly digest of what’s on this weekend in Ottawa including free fun family & kids’ activities, live music, theatre & performing arts, sports and exhibitions.

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I. Family & Kids Activities

Christmas Lights & Santa Parades This Weekend

Christmas Lights & Santa Claus Parades in Ottawa

  • Santa’s Parade of Lights: Saturday November 24 | 6:00 PM @ St-Joseph Blvd – Youville drive to Preston Drive, Orleans
  • Carleton Place Santa Claus Parade: Saturday, November 24, 2018 | 5:00 PM @ The parade begins at Carambeck School and travels up the town’s main thoroughfare Bridge Street.
  • Magic of Lights is a dazzling 2-kilometer drive-through holiday lights show featuring more than 300 spectacular displays using the latest LED technology and digital animations: Open Nightly November 16th, 2018 – January 5th 2019 @ Wesley Clover Parks Campground

PAW Patrol Live!

In PAW Patrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventure, Mayor Goodway is getting everything shipshape for a big Pirate Day celebration in Adventure Bay. When Cap’n Turbot falls into a dark and mysterious cavern, it’s PAW Patrol to the rescue! Chase, Marshall, Rubble, Skye, Rocky and Zuma save Cap’n Turbot and discover a secret pirate treasure map that leads them on an epic adventure.  Details

November 23 to 25, 2018

Canadian Tire Centre — 1000 Palladium Drive, Kanata

$22 – $145

Fairytale Caravan

A band of travelling Fairies, older and new, travel about recruiting and sharing some of their favourite tales while searching for the brothers Grimm. Details

November 23 to 25, 2018

 Richcraft Theatre, Shenkman Arts Centre
245 Centrum Boulevard, Ottawa

$5 to $10

Zoom at Sea

One day, while Zoom was exploring in the attic, he found a dusty diary. It was inscribed: ‘To Zoom, from Uncle Roy.’ On the last page there was an address and a map: ‘The sea and how to get there…’ Rag & Bone Puppet Theatre’s play, based on three books by Tim Wynne-Jones, illustrated by Eric Beddows is about the thrilling and sometimes mysterious adventures of Zoom the cat and his friend Maria. With live music and school choirs.  Details

November 20 – 26, 2018

Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, 101 Centrepointe Drive

$10

General Activities

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 in the following weekends:
Details and link for registration.
2.By Ottawa Recreation – Drop in Programs
3. Cineplex
Family Favourites: Visit participating Cineplex theatres near you on Saturdays (11:00 AM) and watch a family favourite film each week for only $2.99.


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II. Live Music

Concerts on Weekdays & Concert Tours

Amos the Transparent Charity Concert Series

Amos the Transparent is giving back this November with an intimate concert series to benefit the Ottawa Food Bank. With the recent impacts of the tornado paired with the Christmas season around the corner, Amos the Transparent is stepping up and ready to help in their community. Details

November 24 | 8 PM

Bar Robo, 692 Somerset St W, Ottawa

$20

III. Live Theatre & Related Events

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Chasing Champions The Sam Langford Story

Nova Scotia’s Sam Langford is considered by many boxing historians to be the greatest fighter who ever lived. So why have so few people heard of him? Chasing Champions is the moving story of Langford’s battles against a hostile culture and the machinations of a sport that repeatedly denied him a shot at the title of world champion. Details

November 13 to 24, 2018

National Arts Centre, 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa

$27 to $35 + charges

The Penultimate Problem of Sherlock Holmes

This play about the famous detective has Holmes venturing into the occult where, during a seance, he is warned that he is about to meet his maker. Details

November 23-December 1, 2018

The Gladstone Theatre – 910 Gladstone Avenue, Ottawa

$20 to $23

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

A wonderfully eccentric inventor, Caractacus Potts, sets about restoring an old scrap heap race car much beloved by his two children. To celebrate the finished car, the trio meet with Truly Scrumptious and head to the seaside for a picnic and discover that the car, Chitty, has some surprising abilities. But adventure and misadventure ensue when Baron Bomburst of Vulgaria desires the car for himself…Based on the much-loved 1968 film of the same name.  Details

November 16 to 25, 2018

Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, 101 Centrepointe Drive, Ottawa

$27 – $57

A Congruence of Arrivals

Dance.  An evening about time and acceptance.

Cross my Heart and Hope – choreography: Denise Fujiwara

at yes of day  – choreography: Yvonne Coutts

Details

November 22–24, 2018

Arts Court Theatre, Ottawa

$20–25

And Here is Another Beautiful Sunday of the Past!

French. It is with applause at the end of the performance that the real show begins. Stomped by the stage manager, the actors, still all lit, discuss their interpretation by trying to put the scene. But nothing goes: a puppet escapes from the suitcase, a suit refuses to be removed and rebel props multiply. The magic of the theater then invades the back of the stage. This intrusion behind the scenes is all about the sensitivity and vulnerability of these artists who go out of their way to offer the public the best of their art. Puppets, music, word games, stilts, taps: a real twist of theater full of humor, wit and sensitivity.

Details

Saturday, November 24, 2018 | 3:00 PM

La Nouvelle Scène Gilles Desjardins, 333 King Edward Avenue
Ottawa

$ 11.25

Et Si Un Soir

French. A gray concrete building, on a gray street, where four solitudes that thirst for life meet. In And if one evening , time advances without advancing, it is fluid and double, and inaction is the very source of tension. Written as a fragmented dream, this piece is inspired by the night to present a shifted reality to explore an intimacy that we rarely dare to confess aloud.

Details

November 21 to  24, 2018

La Nouvelle Scène Gilles Desjardins, 333 King Edward Avenue
Ottawa

$ 22.50 to $30

III. Sports & Related Events

Ottawa 67’s

vs. Oshawa Generals on November 21, 2018 | 7:00 PM
vs. Sarnia Sting on November 24, 2018 | 2:00 PM

The Arena at TD Place

Tickets

Muay Thai Kickboxing

Portion of the proceeds go directly to www.woundedwarriors.ca to assist with their bold efforts to help veterans and first responders dealing with trauma.

November 24, 2018 | 7:00 PM

Aberdeen Pavilion, Ottawa

Tickets

IV. Exhibitions, Festivals & Other Events


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Christmas Markets & Fairs

There are more than 15 markets happening this week in Ottawa region. See Christmas Markets in Ottawa  for more details.

Martini Madness – Crohn’s and Colitis Canada

Complimentary martinis await you along with a spectacular silent auction, gourmet dinner stations and an exhibition of local art in a gorgeous setting at Dow’s Lake Pavilion! We invite you to join friends, colleagues and Ottawa’s movers and shakers for an extraordinary night in support of the 250,000 Canadian children and adults living with Crohn’s and colitis. Details

Thursday, November 22, 2018 |  7:00 PM

 Lago Bar Grill View Dow’s Lake Pavilion, Ottawa

$85

Cannabis & Hemp Expo

With the advancement of legalization, the Cannabis & Hemp Expo is an important step in showing the world the professionalism and maturity of the expanding industry. Join industry leaders from across Canada in an interactive forum educating on the latest technology, research and benefits of cannabis.  Details

November 24 & 25, 2018

Shaw Centre
55 Colonel By Dr

 $15

Survival in the Outdoors Workshop

Learn about survival priorities and what to do if lost in the woods, with members of Sauvetage Bénévole Outaouais – Ottawa Volunteer Search and Rescue (SBO-OVSAR). The presentation features practical tips and equipment demonstrations. Topics covered: Survival priorities, Planning a hike/snowshoe/ski, Essential items you need to carry and know how to use them
Navigation tools: map, compass and GPS, Search and rescue techniques, With these tips and tools, you’ll be less likely to get lost in the woods — and better prepared in case of a mishap.

Details

Sunday, November 25, 2018 | 1  PM to 4 PM

Gatineau Park Visitor Centre, 33 Scott Road, Chelsea

$16 to $20

Tree of Life Candlelight Remembrance

The twenty-sixth annual Tree of Life Candlelight Remembrance, is an evening for people who are living with grief to be supported by a circle of community, to cherish, remember and celebrate our loved ones and be nourished through ceremony, beauty and inspiration.  Details

Sunday, November 25, 2018 | 4:00 PM to 06:00 PM

Beechwood, the National Cemetery of Canada
280 Beechwood Ave, Ottawa

$10 to $15

European Union Film Festival

Experience the drama, comedy, tragedy, and passion of the moving image from across the Atlantic and attend Embassy-hosted receptions, alongside film fans, academics, students, and local expatriate communities. Five-film Passports for CFI members, and special prices for members, seniors, and students are made available. Each year, this prestigious event is presented in collaboration with the European Union Member States and the Delegation of the European Union to Canada..  Details

November 17 to December 2, 2018

Ottawa Art Gallery, 10 Daly Avenue/50 Mackenzie King

$13

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    1. Jean Guy

      Boom

      October 6, 2017 at 5:55 PM
    2. john

      Why is it that the “Subscribe to our newsletter” – on the right hand side of this newsletter/webpage…
      https://www.todocanada.ca/things-ottawa-weekend/
      … does not include Ottawa in the “Select City News letter list”?

      March 25, 2018 at 7:18 AM
    3. Joshua

      Useful. Thanks for sharing.

      August 1, 2018 at 6:08 AM
    4. Jith Paul

      Thanks for including the Ottawa Canadian Film Festival http://ocanfilmfest.ca/ocanfilmfest2018

      October 29, 2018 at 8:00 AM

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