What to do on
Sunday, May 4 2025
Watch the original Star Wars trilogy back to back (A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi) at the ByTowne Cinema’s May the Fourth event.
🆓 Shop in the shadow of the Houses of Parliament at the epic Spring Craft Market at the NAC. This is the 10th year for this Common Markets event, and it just might be where you score the perfect Mother’s Day gift.
Bring a $5 donation for the Ottawa Youville Centre to the Doll Show and Sale, presented by Ottawa Doll Club (kids 12 and under get in for free).
Ottawa’s second Jane’s Walk will be led by staff from the Parkdale Food Cupboard and will be accessible for walking, strollers, and scooters.
Special guest Ian Tamblyn joins the Chelsea Youth Choir for a joyful afternoon Spring Concert. 3:00 pm at La FAB Sur Mill.
🆓 Broadhead Brewery’s Hello Spring Makers Market will gladly accept monetary and non-perishable food donations for Orléans Cumberland Community Resource Centre.
Come and meet some gentle giants at Covered Bridge Brewing’s Berners and Beer event. From 11:00 am to 2:00 pm you’ll find Bernese Mountain Dogs and their owners enjoying the relaxed vibes of Ottawa’s newest craft beer destination.
The Beyond the Pale All Hands On Deck art auction remains live until 8:00 pm on May 4. Bid on 276 unique skateboard art pieces, all of which are on display in BTP’s taproom. This year’s auction will benefit Operation Come Home and The Ottawa Mission.
The Sunday daytime lineup at the 50th Ottawa Writers Festival offers moments of rich discourse and consideration: Dangling in the Glimmer of Hope: Academic Action on Truth and Reconciliation; On Book Banning: Or, How the New Censorship Consensus Trivializes Art and Undermines Democracy; From Truth to Reconciliation; Canada in the New World Order. In the evening, hear from fiction authors Bill Gaston, Catherine Bush, Andre Alexis, Emily Austin, Matthew James Jones, and Georgia Toews.
Ottawa Humane Society’s Petals and Paws Sprint Event offers activities and crafts for kids at just $5 per child (the accompanying adult gets in for free).
If you’re curious about Cohousing, take part in the family-friendly Open House featuring a tour and presentation by Terra Firma as well as face painting, a cookie competition, and live music.
More than 50 local vendors will be selling treasures at the Spencerville Spring Market.
Supporting BEING Studio, the BEING THERE: Collage Workshop is your chance to spend a couple of hours at Ottawa Art Gallery, nurturing your creativity. $45 per person, all ages welcome.
Why suffer from the Sunday scaries when you could drop into the Beginner Line Dancing event at D.A. Studios for just $20.
ByTowne Cinema: Bonjour Tristesse, Star Wars: A new Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi
Mayfair Theatre: All Fall Down, Flow, Darkest Miriam
Gigs
Acoustic Coffee House (matinée). Red Bird
Mia Kelly. Red Bird
Legendary Sunday Afternoon Blues Jam. Rainbow Bistro
River City Junction. Atomic Rooster
Acoustic Afterglow - A Fundraiser (matinée) . LIVE on Elgin
Josh Q with Special Guest Silla (Matinée). Irene’s Pub
The Sunday Night Revue with special guest Zachary Lucky. Irene’s Pub
Obscura, Atheist, Origin, Decrepit Birth, Fractal Universe. Overflow Brewing Co