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Our local holiday gift guide covers all the bases for Ottawa sports fans on your list!

Ottawa Tourism designed a clever and fun plan to boost the economy for our hard-hit independent retail, hospitality, and restaurant sectors. We thought we’d come up with an experience to suggest for Apt613 readers.

Fall schmall. There are still plenty of great activities to enjoy—even if you’re trying to avoid pumpkin spice everything and back-to-school traffic. (Not that there’s anything wrong with pumpkin spice.) Check it out and let us know what you explore this weekend!

The end of August is upon us. It may not seem like it, with the blazing hot weather we’ve been having, but summer is winding down. Thankfully, there is plenty to do this weekend – whether in person or virtually – to help you make the most of one of the last weekends of the season. 

Here’s a peak at what’s happening around Ottawa this weekend as we enjoy all that the summer has to offer.

Atlético Ottawa kicks off their season in Winnipeg, Manitoba this Saturday, June 26.

No matter where you are in your vaccination journey, there’s something for everyone this weekend! Virtual events to do safely from home, in-person but physically distanced, and ones where you and your bubble can attend together! Enjoy it, Ottawa!

Part 18 of our local holiday gift guide covers all the bases for Ottawa sports fans on your list.

We have made it into summer’s wind down and it is time to soak up all we can of these remaining summer weekends. Make it a priority to get outside and enjoy the sunshine while we can. There are plenty of reasons to get out and about this weekend, if the fleeting warmth of the season’s sunny skies isn’t enough to draw you from your living room. Here are just a few of them.

Brand new soccer club Atlético Ottawa plays its first competitive match this weekend.

The new club is financially backed by a major Spanish club and aims to begin play at TD Place in 2020.