Rick Chiarelli’s Alcohol-Free Family New Years Eve was voted the “Best Place to be on New Years Eve”! Come out to Ben Franklin Place (Centre Pointe Drive) on December 31st from 6pm to 10pm to enjoy the free indoor and outdoor wholesome family fun and fireworks show. Activities include skating, sleigh rides and Giant Tiger […]
Christmas Glow is the largest indoor Christmas festival in Ottawa which features over a million lights! A great family activity where you can stroll, laugh and play in the Glow Gardens or even travel the world! Activities include light sculptures, an icicle forest, a Christmas market, live music, local food trucks and breweries and several […]
Find your fun your family fun in Ottawa the weekend of December 21st & 22nd, 2019 SATURDAY DECEMBER 21st 2019 How the Grinch Spied Christmas at Diefenbunker Museum. We like Christmas. We like it a lot.But we know one Grinchy fella who did not! The Grinch wanted to stop Christmas from coming so he slithered […]
If you want a change from the traditional Santa Claus picture, come and meet the man who stole Christmas and get your picture taken with him! Green Santa (The Grinch) will be at Billings Bridge Shopping Centre until December 24th when he will head back to Whoville! The Grinch’s hours: Every Tuesday in December from […]
Glow Ottawa is a magical family-friendly indoor wonderland that will be taking place at the EY Center from December 5th 2019 to January 4th 2020. Christmas Glow is one of the world’s largest indoor Christmas festivals with tons of activities for the whole family to enjoy! Enjoy Light Gardens, a vendor market, an indoor LED […]
Fairytale Princess Parties Ottawa presents a magical meet-and-greet followed by the screening of the long awaited Frozen 2! The event will be held on November 23 at Cineplex Cinemas (3090 Carling Ave) . There will be at least TEN characters in attendance, so be ready for some royal enchantment! The meet-and-greet will begin at 9:30 […]
Muggles and wizards alike, goblins, hippogriffs, and every creature in between are invited to an enchanting performance of “Harry’s Musical World”, presented by the Ottawa Pops Orchestra on November 8th at 7:30pm and November 9th at 2:30pm. Following staggering success in May 2018 with two sold out performances, the Ottawa Pops Orchestra is delighted to […]
CONTEST ALERT! Win a free birthday party package with My Studio Party ($215 value). MSP- My Studio Party offers the coolest kids parties in Music, Dance, Visual Arts and Science & Technology! Not only are their parties unique and fun, they are also designed to stimulate your child’s creativity and self-confidence. With a quick and […]
With Halloween right around the corner, Ottawa Kids has compiled a list of all family friendly events for you to enjoy! FRIDAY OCTOBER 25TH Annual Halloween Event – Minto Recreation Complex from 5pm to 7pm at the Minto Recreation Complex in Barrhaven. Pumpkin decorating, crafts, picture booth, games and bouncy castle.Cost: Free, but please bring […]
With Halloween less than a month away, here is a list of great places where you can buy or rent Halloween costumes in Ottawa. While most department stores (Walmart, Canadian Tire) carry a variety of costumes for all ages, there are also quite a few specialty stores that have some awesome costumes: Audrey’s Costume Castle […]
Haunting Season at Saunders Farm is Ottawa’s Ultimate Halloween Experience and can get very crowded, here are a few tips that will make your day or evening SPOOK-tacular! 1. Get your tickets in advance to secure your spot and be on the lookout for discount codes offering 10% off tickets. 2. Arrive EARLY! If you want to go through […]
With Halloween less than one month away, it’s time to decorate and carve pumpkins! 1/ Pick out a large pumpkin from your local supermarket or a pumpkin patch 2/ Use a knife to cut the crown off the pumpkin 3/ Clean out the inside of the pumpkin 4/ Either draw a pattern on the outside […]
My Studio Party offers the coolest birthday parties ever for kids of all ages! With our quick hassle-free set-up, we’ll be up and running in no time. We take care of everything so you can sit back and enjoy the show! Kids dress up with our fun Pop Star accessories, walk the Red Carpet and […]
MONDAY AUGUST 12th Free Yoga in the Park on Monday August 12th at 7pm at Portobello Park in Orleans. TUESDAY AUGUST 13th Summer Family Mornings will take place at the NAC on Tuesday August 13th from 10am to noon. There will be FREE activities, games, musical guests and more, for children of all ages. Get […]
Mark your calendars! The 4th edition of the Fuse Street Festival will be held Saturday August 17th from 10am to 11pm and Sunday August 18th from 11am to 10pm. FUSE Street Festival is a free, family-friendly event right on the street in Westboro Village. That’s right, the street is closed for this super fun block party […]
With summer vacation now in full swing, we have compiled a list of free summer activities in the Ottawa area for the whole family to enjoy. Come out to the Parliament Hill to see the Change of the Guard every day from June 23th to 25th and July 3rd to August 24th 2019. Every summer morning Parliament […]
Do you have a tech savy child? Then these Free Apple Camp Workshops are perfect for them. These workshops are offered in Apple Retail stores in the Ottawa area, therefore either Rideau Mall downtown or Bayshore Shopping Center in the West End. They are intended for children between the ages of 8 and 12 and […]
With summer break here, it’s a perfect time to think about yourself, take a day off to unwind and relax! Nordik Spa-Nature is the perfect place to do so! Located in Chelsea at the entrance of Gatineau Park, barely 15 minutes away from downtown Ottawa, Nordik Spa-Nature is a haven that features relaxation techniques from […]