What's on in Ottawa this week — 613cal

613cal is a free, community-run calendar of events across Ottawa and the surrounding region (the 613), updated daily. Below are the next 30 upcoming events. The full, filterable calendar is at 613cal.ca, and every event in machine-readable JSON is at 613cal.ca/events.json — no JavaScript required.

Free Open House: Collections of Canadian Museum of Nature in Gatineau

Sat, Oct 17, 9:00 a.m. · Natural Heritage Campus · Community · Free. Details & tickets →

Ottawa Parent & Child Expo - Oct.17 & 18, 2026 from 9:00am - 4:00pm daily.

Sat, Oct 17, 9:00 a.m. · Ottawa Parent & Child Expo at the Nepean Sportsplex · Family · $14–$65. Details & tickets →

The Ottawa Ski Snowboard & Travel Show

Sat, Oct 17, 9:00 a.m. · Cohere Centre · Conference · Free. Details & tickets →

UsNow 2026: Black & Racialized Women's Conference (in person + online)

Sat, Oct 17, 9:00 a.m. · Cours Bayview Yards · Conference · $92–$214. Details & tickets →

Weekend Animal Petting Farm at Findlay Creek Farmstead

Sat, Oct 17, 10:00 a.m. · 5420 Bank St · Family · $7. Details & tickets →

Sculpture Expo 2026

Sat, Oct 17 · Glebe Community Centre · Arts · Free. Details & tickets →

613flea

Sat, Oct 17, 10:00 a.m. · Lansdowne Park (outdoors — Aberdeen Square & East Court) · Market · See listing. Details & tickets →

Ottawa Record Fair VIII

Sat, Oct 17, 10:00 a.m. · Market · See listing. Details & tickets →

MOSAIC ART SESSIONS - ZELALOUN

Sat, Oct 17, 10:30 a.m. · 1902 Robertson Rd suite 201 · Arts · $5. Details & tickets →

Community Deathcare Expo: A Victorian Death

Sat, Oct 17, 11:00 a.m. · All Saints’ Westboro Anglican Church · Community · Free. Details & tickets →

Glebe Halloween Village 2026

Sat, Oct 17, 11:00 a.m. · Glebe Avenue & Bank Street · Family · Free. Details & tickets →

Screenprinting 101: Photoemulsion

Sat, Oct 17, 11:00 a.m. · Possible Worlds · Education · $169–$241. Details & tickets →

The Ultimate Cake Experience

Sat, Oct 17, 12:00 p.m. · Bibleway Church · Food & Drink · $20. Details & tickets →

Cirque du Soleil: Luzia

Sat, Oct 17, 12:30 p.m. · St. Laurent Shopping Centre · Theatre & Shows · Paid. Details & tickets →

Atlético Ottawa vs. Forge FC

Sat, Oct 17, 1:00 p.m. · The Stadium at TD Place · Sports · Paid. Details & tickets →

Ottawa's Biggest Mystery Book Fair

Sat, Oct 17, 1:00 p.m. · Jack Purcell Community Centre and Pool · Market · Free. Details & tickets →

Ottawa Mystery Writers Fair

Sat, Oct 17, 1:00 p.m. · JACK PURCELL COMMUNITY CENTRE, 320 Jack Purcell, room 203 · Literary · See listing. Details & tickets →

CONFERENCE OSER BRILLER 2026

Sat, Oct 17, 3:00 p.m. · Collège La Cité · Conference · $0. Details & tickets →

ZUMBA Pan Jam Edition

Sat, Oct 17, 3:00 p.m. · Lowertown Community Resource Centre de ressources communautaires de la Basse-Ville · Sports · Free. Details & tickets →

Antwopia Premiere

Sat, Oct 17, 3:30 p.m. · Mayfair Theatre · Film · $15. Details & tickets →

Ottawa Telugu Association (OTA) - Bathukamma 2026 Celebration NON-MEMBERS

Sat, Oct 17, 4:30 p.m. · 5870 Abbott St E · Festival · $0. Details & tickets →

Thugs Need Love Too 2

Sat, Oct 17, 5:30 p.m. · Albion-Heatherington Recreation Centre, 1560 Heatherington Road · Literary · See listing. Details & tickets →

DCE 2026 presented by 4MY AUTO Napa AUTOPRO

Sat, Oct 17, 6:00 p.m. · 194 Fourth Ave · Community · $140–$1800. Details & tickets →

Ottawa 67's vs. Oshawa Generals

Sat, Oct 17, 7:00 p.m. · The Arena at TD Place · Sports · Paid. Details & tickets →

Dance class

Sat, Oct 17, 7:00 p.m. · 290 Picton Ave suite 102 · Education · $19–$23. Details & tickets →

Joep Beving

Sat, Oct 17, 7:30 p.m. · The Bronson · Music · $58. Details & tickets →

moondoggy, The Stamps

Sat, Oct 17, 7:30 p.m. · The 27 Club · Music · $29. Details & tickets →

Levity

Sat, Oct 17, 7:30 p.m. · History Ottawa · Music · Paid. Details & tickets →

A cozy folk evening with Genesis Ritchot and Luna Keller

Sat, Oct 17, 7:30 p.m. · Night Oat (Gladstone) · Music · $14. Details & tickets →

TARG 90's DANCE MIX - NIGHTMARE 96' - 1990's HALLOWEEN DANCE MIXX

Sat, Oct 17, 8:00 p.m. · House of TARG · Nightlife · $16. Details & tickets →

See the full Ottawa events calendar, with filters for genre, price and age, at 613cal.ca.

About 613cal

613cal is a free, community-run calendar of what's happening across Ottawa — affectionately, "the 613." Our goal is simple: to be the calendar for the city — the single, comprehensive place that lists everything going on in Ottawa. Too often we only hear about a great concert, festival, market, or family afternoon after it's over; 613cal exists so that stops happening.

The calendar is refreshed every day from a range of public, local and regional sources, alongside events submitted directly by organizers and residents. Every listing links back to its original source so you can get tickets or details first-hand, and each event is credited to where it came from.

You can browse by month or as a list, and filter by genre, price (including free-only), and audience/age group. Found something we're missing? Use “Add an event” to submit it — community submissions are reviewed before they appear. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed to follow new events in your reader.

613cal covers Ottawa and the surrounding region (Kanata, Nepean, Barrhaven, Orléans, Stittsville, Gatineau and nearby). It's an independent, volunteer project and is not affiliated with the City of Ottawa.

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