Take a look at this list of events and activities taking place in and around the Ottawa area in April 2023. Click on the event title for more information.
The Great Egg Race | April 1, 2023
Horticulture Building, Landsdowne Park | 1525 Princess Patricia Way
Design an egg car, build it, and compete in The Great Egg Race at the Horticulture Building in Lansdowne Park. There’ll be three races plus free family activities! All materials are provided.
Hilton Lac-Leamy | 3 Casino Boulevard, Gatineau, Québec
A unique and intimate magic show that immerses you in an evening of illusions and enchantment. Kayser—a magician, illusionist, and mentalist with 12 years of experience—performs his live show with humor, class, and prestige.
Karaoke Night at Orleans Brewing Company | April 1, 2023
Orleans Brewing Company | 4380 Innes Road
Bring your signing voices down to the brewery!
WonderStruck: Ottawa Magic Experience | April 1, 2023
The Prescott | 379 Preston Street, Ottawa, Ontario
See amazing magic, mind-blowing mental feats and incredible illusions, featuring magician Michael Bourada: great for a night out with friends, date night, and more! Michael has been seen on Netflix, CW, Penn & Teller’s Fool Us, and much more! Must be 18+ to attend (14+ if with adult).
Harlem Globe Trotters | April 2, 2023
Canadian Tire Centre | 1000 Palladium Drive
Your favourite Globetrotter stars are bringing out their amazing basketball skill, outrageous athleticism and a non-stop good time. Join the Globetrotters as they go head-to-head against the Washington Generals who will stop at nothing to try and defeat the world’s winningest team!
Just for Laughs: Bill Burr | April 2, 2023
Southam Hall | 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario
Vanier Sugar Festival | March 28 – April 2, 2023
Vanier Museopark | 300 Pères Blancs Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario
Celebrate the love of maple syrup in a wide variety of ways at this quirky urban sugar bush!
Ottawa Wedding Show | April 1 – 2, 2023
EY Centre | 4899 Uplands Drive, Ottawa, Ontario
Plan the wedding of your dreams with this event that allows you to connect with vendors, photographers, planners, and more! Gather new inspiration for your décor, hairstyle, or ideal wedding cake through samples and presentations. Come ready to learn, meet new friendly faces, and have a blast while you plan your perfect day!
Travel and Vacation Show | April 1 – 2, 2023
Shaw Centre | 55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario
Learn all about exciting vacation destinations.
Ottawa Parent & Child Expo | April 1 – 2, 2023
Nepean Sportsplex | 1701 Woodroffe Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario
Join over 5,000 Ottawa parents and families to play, learn and explore! There will be 100 leading local parenting exhibitors, covering toddlers to the teenage years!
Ottawa Mini-Comicon | April 1 – 2, 2023
EY Centre| 4899 Uplands Drive, Ottawa, Ontario
A shopping experience aimed at collectors of games, T-Shirts, comics, toys, statues, DVDs/Blu-rays, replicas and more. Free admission.
Easter at the Bunker | April 7, 2023
Diefenbunker Museum | 3929 Carp Road
Hop on over to the Diefenbunker for an annual spring event.
Families are invited to explore the bunker as you search for signs of spring that the Easter Bunny has left behind and pick up some treats along the way! Decorate a butterfly or an egg at the craft station, plant some seeds to take home with you, and participate in a scavenger hunt for camouflaged eggs and flowers.
It is recommended to purchase tickets in advance as spots are limited.
Easter Eggspress | April 8, 2023
Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario| 90 Williams Street West, Smiths Falls, Ontario
Enjoy a ride in a vintage caboose, a petting zoo, pony rides and children’s activities including scavenger hunt, face painting and Easter crafts.
Easter at the Estate | April 8, 2023
Billings Estate National Historic Site | 2100 Cabot Street, Ottawa, Ontario
Explore Ottawa’s agricultural heritage with fun, hands-on family activities: decorate eggs with a variety of dyes, plant your own veggies for the growing season, try your hand at using decorative butter presses and more!
Hopping Down the Bunny Trail Easter Egg Hunt | April 8, 2023
2197 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, Ontario
Enjoy an outdoor 2K hunt as kids aged 2-12 seek and find 25,000 eggs, candy, toys and treats.
Metcalfe Easter Farmer’s Market | April 8, 2023
Greely Community Centre | 1448 Meadow Drive, Greely, Ontario
Come and shop on Easter weekend: 50+ local producers welcome you to the first market of the year—Easter-style—with produce, baking, crafts, hot food, soaps, coffee, clothing, tea, artwork, honey, maple syrup, wine, beer, spirits and more. So much to see and support. The farmers’ market turns 30 this year!
World Men’s Curling Championship | April 1 – 9, 2023
TD Place at Lansdowne | 1015 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario
Canada takes on the world’s best curling teams in its hunt for gold!
Easter Egg Hunt at Valleyview Little Animal Farm | April 7 – 9, 2023
Valleyview Little Animal Farm | 4750 Fallowfield Road, Ottawa, Ontario
Partake in this annual Easter Egg Hunt while enjoy the company of a wide variety of animals and birds up close, such as alpacas to zebus, goats to geese.
Easter at The Farm | April 7 – 10, 2023
The Log Farm | 670 Cedarview Road, Ottawa, Ontario
Bring your own basket to collect colourful plastic eggs scattered along the forest walking trail, then exchange the eggs for an Easter treat.
Hop Into Spring | April 8, 2023
The Cumberland Heritage Village Museum | 2940 Old Montreal Road
Spring has arrived, the Easter Bunny has been spotted at the museum, and we’re hosting a day of fun, family activities inspired by the season! Say hi to our furry and feathered visitors from the Heritage Livestock Club of Eastern Ontario. See how wool is transformed into thread with the Ottawa Valley Weavers and Spinners Guild. Help us craft some beautiful flower decorations to prepare the village for Easter, plant your own Morning Glory seeds, spot Farmer Peep’s lost lambs in a scavenger hunt, and more! *Advance registration is strongly encouraged. Walk-ins will only be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis, if capacity allows.
Sugar Bush at the Log Farm | March 4 – April 10, 2023 (check schedule)
The Log Farm | 670 Cedarview Road, Ottawa, Ontario
Take a wagon ride out to the sugarbush. See how maple syrup is made. Then take a walk through the trails of the sugar maples.
Maple Fest | March 5 – April 10, 2023
Proulx Maple & Berry Farm | 1865 O’Toole Road, Ottawa, Ontario
Enjoy farm and sugarbush activities as well as outdoor fun and a farm store. Sugar shack brunch starts March 6.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™ in Concert | April 13 – 15, 2023
National Arts Centre | 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario
Immerse yourself in the magic as you watch a house elf make trouble, a car fly, a giant talking spider, a mysterious diary, and much more set to the music you know and love, performed by the National Arts Centre Orchestra.
Kevin Hart: Reality Check | April 14, 2023
Canadian Tire Centre | 1000 Palladium Drive, Ottawa, Ontario
Hailed as one of the highest-earning stand-up comedians of 2019 by Forbes, Hart sold out Crypto.com Arena as part of Netflix Is A Joke: The Festival. Additionally, his previous global comedy tour sold out over 100 arenas around the world, and he sold over one million tickets worldwide in 2018 during his Irresponsible Tour. Hart continued to break records with his hometown stand-up performance at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field during his What Now Tour, marking the first time a comedian sold out an NFL stadium in Philadelphia.
Sugaring Off | March 4 – April 16, 2023 (weekends only)
Stanley’s Olde Maple Lane Farm | 2452 Yorks Corners Road, Edwards, Ontario
Bring your snowshoes or go for a cross-country ski, board a sleigh or wagon ride, watch how maple syrup is made in the Heritage Sugarshack, visit the barn, enjoy maple taffy on the snow, and more.
Fulton’s Maple Season | February 28 – April 16, 2023
Fulton’s Sugar Bush and Maple Shop | 399 Sugar Bush Road, Pakenham, Ontario
Watch maple syrup being made and enjoy the results! Activities include sleigh rides, maple taffy and other food products, walking trails, campfires, tobogganing, maple spa products, and more!
Signature Originals | April 13 – 16, 2023
EY Centre | 4899 Uplands Drive, Ottawa, Ontario
Visit over 150 of Canada’s best artists, artisans and designers with innovative displays and contemporary designs at this handmade marketplace. Plus, attend this in-person event to meet and learn from Canada’s makers and creatives from across country.
PaintNite at the OBC | April 19, 2023
Orleans Brewing Company | 4380 Innes Road
Put a little more color in your week and join me for an Original Paint Nite party! The theme is “City Bridge at Sunset.” No experience necessary, just bring your creative side to Orleans Brewing Company and get ready to channel your inner Bob Ross. Over the course of 2 hours, you will be given all the steps and materials needed to go from blank canvas to a complete “wall worthy” work of art!
Come out for a meal, a couple drinks and some laughs with friends and leave with a painting you will be proud of ! Paint Nite events are always fun, always local, and always creative !
National Tartan Day | April 23, 2023
Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario
A celebration of heritage and tradition to mark Tartan Day with a parade to Parliament Hill from the Lord Elgin Hotel in Ottawa. Come along as pipers, drummers, dancers, singers, and corgis present a grand show with something for people of all ages. Wear your tartans, bring your friends, and come be part of the 15th annual event hosted by the Sons of Scotland Pipe Band of Ottawa.
Ottawa Cottage Life & Backyard Show | April 21 – 23, 2023
EY Centre | 4899 Uplands Drive, Ottawa, Ontario
Meet exhibitors showing docks, builders, contractors, innovative building products, green solutions, decor and style, arts and crafts, food and entertaining, water toys, and more.
Ottawa Poutine Fest | April 27 – 28, 2023
Ottawa City Hall | 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, Ontario
More than 30 poutine vendors take over downtown Ottawa and offer up their take on Canada’s dish. Get your curd on!
Poutinefest on Sparks Street | Dates TBA
Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario
Get ready to eat, sleep, and breathe poutine for four days straight! This event showcasing Canada’s favourite indulgence offers traditional and exotic poutine! Live music, street performers, patios, and more, from Elgin Street to Bank Street!
Lee Brice: Beer Drinking Opportunity Tour | April 25, 2023
Canadian Tire Centre | 1000 Palladium Drive
Today, platinum-selling singer/songwriter Lee Brice has announced his Beer Drinking Opportunity Tour with special guests Tenille Arts and Josh Ross, hitting arenas across Canada this spring. Produced by Live Nation Canada, the 10-city tour will kick off in Abbotsford, B.C. on Wednesday, April 11 and features a stop in Ottawa at Canadian Tire Centre on Tuesday, April 25.
Canadian Tire Centre | 1000 Palladium Drive
The 2023 Stars on Ice tour will boast perhaps the three greatest male figure skaters Canada has ever produced. Returning to the tour for the first time in four years is Olympic gold and silver medalist, three-time World champion, and ten-time National champion Patrick Chan.
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