Victoria Day weekend is this weekend! Here are some great events for the whole family to enjoy this weekend! 

Mexico in the Glebe: on Friday May 20th from 6pm to midnight at Aberdeen Pavilion. Mexico in The Glebe presents a Mariachi Band coming straight from Mexico with live music, Folkloric dancers and food.

 

Ottawa Dressage Festival will take place at Wesley Cleover Park from May 19th to 22nd. Come see this amazing international dressage competition for top dressage riders from Canada and other countries. 

Don’t miss the RCMP Musical Ride that will be at the Ottawa Dressage Festival on Saturday May 21st from 5pm to 7pm. 

The Ottawa Children’s Festival returns on May 19th for a whole weekend of fun and performances at LeBreton Flats Park, the Canadian War Museum and Arts Court.

It’s the last weekend to enjoy the 70th Canadian Tulip Festival! 

If weather permits, take the kids out to enjoy a splashpad! Most splashpads will open by Saturday May 21st. 

Take the kids on a hike at Carbide Willson Ruins in the Gatineau Park! 

Rent a kayak and explore the Nation River in Casselman thanks to XplorNation 

 

Take the kids out to a museum! 

• The Canadian Children’s Museum is reopening on May 18th after being closed for 2 years! 

• The Bank of Canada Museum has also reopened for the first time in 2 years! Check out the free, fun and interactive experience they provide on the role played by the Bank of Canada

• Check out Planet Ice at the Canadian Museum of Nature, a new exhibition that allows you to explore the power of ice and cold in shaping the world we live in today. 

Go watch Sing 2 on Saturday morning for only 2.99$ as part of the Cineplex Saturday Family Movies

If you’re looking for a more thrilling activity, take the kids on InterZip, the first interprovincial zip line which allows riders to zip above the Ottawa River.