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More than 40,000 pop-culture fans descended on the EY Centre Sept. 5-7 for Ottawa Comiccon 2025.

July’s Awesome Ottawa award goes to Liz Wheeler to support the Secondhand Stories chicken sanctuary’s second annual open house.

Ottawa Comiccon 2025 is coming at us Sept. 5-7 at the EY Centre, and it’s gonna be awesome! The organizers promise “hordes of fabulous fans and more than 300 exhibitor booths spread across 100,000 square feet of shopping madness,” along with great celebrity guests, speaker panels, gaming of all kinds, and and and… Fantasy, sci-fi, […]

The International Downtown Association recently awarded the Vanier BIA its Downtown Achievement Award of Excellence for its work related to the Vanier HUB. This award acknowledges an excellent response to an urban place management challenge.

Looking for a spooktacular way to spend an evening? Pumpkins After Dark has taken over Wesley Clover Park with over 6,000 pumpkins to get you in the Halloween mood.

The National Capital Commission’s free fall shuttle returns for the 2023 Fall Rhapsody season. From September 30 to October 22 (running weekends and Thanksgiving Monday), the free hop on/hop off shuttle is one of the best ways of getting into Gatineau Park to check out the fall colours.

Pride week is every week (because I said so). Here are some ways for you to celebrate Capital Pride!

Friday, September 30, is the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. In observance of this day of remembrance and learning, Apt613 will not publish any new articles tomorrow. If you would like to participate in commemorating the day, here is a roundup of events happening in Ottawa-Gatineau.

The Shenkman Arts Centre presents its 2021/2022 season, where a variety of dance, comedy, and music for you to enjoy, with plenty of options through early April.

Secret City Adventures co-produces with Pirate Life to present Escape the Ghost Ship, an adventurous and engaging escape game taking place on a pirate ship. You can head on down to Pirate Life dock for immersive puzzles and theatre on Island Rogue, a 50-foot passenger ship.

Enter a new tradition – Trick or Trash. The idea is simple – it’s a Halloween-costumed cleanup anywhere in Canada where there is pollution. Unfortunately, it’s not difficult to find places across Ottawa or Canada in need of a cleanup.

Anyone can jump right into this 30-minute dance lesson “without stressing over fancy footwork.”

Ottawa photographer Kelly McDonald takes us on a tour of the Ornamental Gardens at the Central Experimental Farm.

The #MyOttawa Pass is an initiative that will help Ottawa residents explore the city while enjoying discounts at local businesses.

These kids will hem and haw over the short films and TV episodes before they present awards to the winning filmmakers later that evening at OIAF Awards Ceremony the National Arts Centre.