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.
All Weekend
Friday and Saturday, you can get your fill at the I Heart Beer & Taco Festival at the EY Centre. There are three sessions between the two days, and tickets start at $20 online. The event is cash only when you arrive, and there are ATMs on site.
You can still catch The Children by Bear & Co. at the Gladstone this weekend at 7:30pm, and for matineés on Saturday and Sunday. The dark comedy about love and marriage in the face of a nuclear disaster is a crowd pleaser. Tickets start at $25 for students and artists. Regular admission is $41.
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Saturday and Sunday, you can check out Vintage Pop Up 613 at Next Door Market and Event Space on Gladstone. You’ll find vintage clothing, accessories, streetwear, and home decor.
It’s not too early to start thinking about spring and summer. The Ottawa Gatineau Golf Expo takes place all weekend at the EY Centre. There will be over 70 exhibitors, and tickets start at $11 for general admission.
Ottawa Little Theatre plays The Shawshank Redemption all weekend with evening shows and a Saturday matineé. Based on the novella by Stephen King, the production is running until March 15.
Thursday
Election day! If you haven’t already done so, get out there to vote in the provincial election! Get your local polling station information here. The provincial government plays an important role in education, health care, transportation, highway maintenance, building codes and development plans, agriculture, environmental protection and housing. All you need is ID to vote. Polls close at 9pm.
Learn more about Ottawa’s history at the Beechwood Cemetery lecture, Ottawa The Great—Barrack Hill Cemetery this Thursday evening. Dr. Janet Young of the Canadian Museum of History, will share her research on this historic population and what their remains reveal about life in early 19th-century Ottawa. From health and labour conditions to personal stories of resilience, the Barrack Hill Cemetery opens a window into a time that shaped the city we know today. The lecture is free to attend and begins at 6:30pm.
Friday
CreativeMornings Ottawa is welcoming Terramor Farm to speak this week, at their monthly breakfast event at Bayview Yards. Tickets are free for the often sold out event.
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The Ottawa Black Bears lacrosse team is taking on the Georgia Storm at 7pm on Friday at the Canadian Tire Centre. Tickets start at $38 to take in the action.
The Ottawa 67s are playing the North Bay Battalion at TD Place on Friday night if hockey is more your thing.
Hot 89.9 is putting on another Totally 2000’s Video Dance Party at the Bronson Centre Friday for the nostalgic millennials. The doors open at 7pm and the party will end before 11pm. There are still tickets available online for $18.
Stay warm and dry, and skate indoors at Ottawa Quad Session Social Rollerskating at Carleton University Friday night. Bring your skates or rent some for this all ages night of fun.
Finish Black History Month with a bang, at the Black History Month Drag Extravaganza at House of Targ. Doors open at 8pm and cover is $20 at the door for this 19+ event.
Saturday
Sugar bush season is starting! Stanley’s Olde Maple Lane Farm officially opens for the season on Saturday. Visit the pancake house for a traditional breakfast buffet, and enjoy the sugar shack, tractor-drawn sleighs, museum, and trails. General admission tickets are $8.85.
Cirque A La Carte, an intimate circus cabaret, is happening Saturday night at Arts Court. The two shows, put on by Cirquonscient, will feature aerial acrobatics, juggling, dancing, hooping and more for a mature audience. Tickets are available online for $45.
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Wayword Improvised Theatre presents MAESTRO: Competitive Improv Comedy on Saturday night. Twelve of Ottawa’s virtuoso improv comedians gather for a night of games and scenes based on audience suggestions—but only one of them will make it to the end of the show and be crowned MAESTRO. Tickets are still available for the 7pm show at Arts Court.
Take in some Brazilian culture at Carnival at the 27 Club on Saturday night. Presented by local Brazilian cultural organization Saravah, the event will feature Brazilian DJs, music, dancing, food, and costumes. The event is 19+ and tickets are $20.
Sunday
Celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre’s pipe organ with a free concert on Sunday afternoon. The concert starts at 4pm and features Jennifer Loveless–the Titular Organist at Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica in Ottawa and Associate Performance Faculty Member (Organ Studies) at Carleton University, and Maria Gajraj–a Montréal-based organist whose research focuses on 20th-century Caribbean organ repertoire. She is the co-founder of Sapphonix Collective, which promotes women, queer, and racialized classical musicians. Register online for your free ticket.
The 9th place Ottawa 67s are home to the playoff-bound Windsor Spitfires on Sunday afternoon in what should be an electric battle. The 2pm puck drop is perfect after a filling brunch in the Glebe.
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