Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre

Chamberfest is coming back to Ottawa later this month, filling churches, museums, and galleries with sounds of violin, piano, cello, orchestra, and more from July 18-27.

It’s the final weekend of March, so is it going out like a lion or a lamb? Whether or not the weather holds, there is so much happening around town that this Roundup is jam-packed with great stuff to check out.

Will March be coming in like a lion or a lamb? We will find out this weekend either way! With the temps dropping again, we may return to our favourite winter activities, like mountain goating over downtown snow banks and skating on the canal. If you’d rather be indoorsy, we have you covered.

Even those of us who aren’t big fans of winter are happy to see the canal opened, which means we can officially enjoy winter! Details below on how to check canal skate conditions and openings/closures, but also lots of indoor activities if you need to warm up.

If you just can’t get enough of all the holiday music ringing through the chilly air, there are still some holiday concerts to look forward to in the upcoming weeks to Christmas.

Festive season is getting underway, and there’s plenty to do even if that’s not your thing. Check out the list of just some of the things going on this weekend below.

When you’re making your weekend list, be sure to check it twice! Holiday events are in full swing, including the Help Santa Toy Parade on Saturday.

It always feel like we’ve made it to summer after hitting that first long weekend! This weekend, despite only last a couple shorts days, is jammed packed with events and activities. 

Calling all sound enthusiasts and experimental music lovers!

For their end-of-season performance, the Ottawa Pops Orchestra (OPO) will be shocking and surprising audiences for a top secret concert experience at the Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre on April 20. Expect the Unexpected: A Musical Surprise hopes to attract both season regulars and newcomers not only to the OPO, but to the world of orchestra in general.

Playwright Lawrence Aronovitch and the local performing arts community are organizing a staged reading of The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre.

See the best photos from Week 2 of Ottawa Chamberfest, selected by Curtis Perry.

Scroll through the gallery for some of the best photos from one week of Chamberfest 2023.

Get ready for one of the busiest weekends this summer! 

We’re more than halfway through January and it’s finally starting to feel like winter.