Fall Rhapsody Festival will be taking place in the Gatineau Park with free shuttles from downtown Ottawa and Gatineau.

Ready Player One will be playing on Saturday October 13th as part of Cineplex Family Favourites for only $2.99.

Mac My Cheese Fest will be on October 12th to 14th at Ottawa City Hall. Come celebrate your favourite comfort food from traditional, gourmet, and extreme Mac’n Cheese.

The Ottawa OutGrow OutPlay Mega Baby and Kids Sale Event will be on at the EY Centre on October 13th & 14th

Don’t miss out on one of Ottawa’s most chilling haunted attractions: Haunted House on the Hill. Step into the darkness and prepare to confront your fears at Billings Estate National Historic Site. To purchase tickets online, visit ottawa.ca/billingsestate. Recommended for children 14 and up.  October 12th & 13th at 7pm.

Exploratek Doctor Who Weekend will be on October 13th and 14th from 10am to 4pm at the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Get up close with some fan-favourite robots and cyborgs, including K-9, the Daleks, Cybermen, and the Tardis. Discover how members of the Doctor Who Society of Canada create intricate costumes and functioning robots. 

Kick It: A Dance Club for Kids will on be Saturday October 13th at 2pm. A dance club that has kids movin’ and groovin’ no matter the weather.

Haunting Season at Saunders Farm is on this weekend with a haunted hay ride, play structures, the barn of terror, puppet shows, mazes, Ghost Town Stage and the Witch Mountain Slide. Use code HS5434 from October 2nd to 7th to get 10% off tickets.

Proulx Berry Farm in the East end is hosting their 24th pumpkin fest with face painting, inflatable bouncies, a Halloween costume contest, pyramids, wagons rides through the mysterious forest, haunted mazes and pick your own pumpkin.

If you are up for a short drive, Upper Canada Village has it’s annual Pumpkinferno with over 7,000 hand-carved pumpkins. Cost is 15.95$ for adults, 11.95$ for children 6 to 12 and free for children under the age of 5.