What to do on

Saturday, May 24 2025

• Settling in for some competitive gaming at the Canadian Tabletop Championship.

• Our friends at Orléans Connect newsletter gave us a heads-up about the Cumberland Bike Rodeo. Geared (sorry) towards kids 6 to 12, the interactive event will teach the basics of cycling safety.

• 🆓 Odawa Traditional Powwow: "50 Years of Odawa" is a powerful celebration of Indigenous culture, community, and resilience at the Odawa Native Friendship Centre. All are welcome. Continues tomorrow 815 St. Laurent Blvd.

• It's Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend, and you can participate or watch as runners and walkers look to perform at their personal best. As the official beer of the race weekend, Beyond the Pale Brewing Co will manage the beer garden at Marion Dewar Plaza.

• Wander more than 6000 sq ft of retailers, artists, writers, and creators at Capital Comic Book Convention. RA Centre (2451 Riverside Dr).

• Enty to the National Capital Concert Band show is Pay What you Can.

• 🚗 Road Trip: Franktown Lilac Festival is about more than just the gorgeous blossoms that fill this community. Expect Highland Dancing demos, horse drawn wagon rides, the Junkyard Symphony, kids' activities, a craft market, and more.

• Kanata Ribfest and Poutine continues.

• Ottawa jewelry brand will be popping up at MUST boutique

• 🚗 Road Trip The Appleton "Toonie" Book Sale raises funds for education and other opportunities for youth in Piñán, Ecuador. Nearly new books can be bought for a donation of one toonie each. 280 Wilson Street, Appleton.

• Get your hands dirty and support the SPCA l'Outaouais with the Plaster Art Workshop presented by 1st Aylmer Cubs & artist Dana Cote.

• ByWard Market becomes Polish Fest, a day of traditional Polish dancing and great food.

• ByTowne Cinema: Exhibition on Screen: Michelangelo: Love and Death, The Teacher, RAN 4K Restoration, Friendship

• Mayfair Theatre: That They May Face the Rising Sun, The Big Lebowski https://mayfairtheatre.ca/schedule/

  Gigs

• Smelloship. Rainbow Bistro

• Claude Munson. Irene's Pub

• Willem James Cowan. Art House Café

• LeVolume. Red Bird

• Vox Clamantis. National Arts Centre

• Livingston. Bronson Centre
  
  
  Today's garage sales:

• Rain or shine, the Great Glebe Garage Sale is an annual community event with sales on every street. It coincides with InTheGlebe's Bank Street Sidewalk Sale. Bring a donation for the Ottawa Food Bank.

• Go hunting through the camera gear, equipment, photo books and more at the SPAO Garage Sale. 

• Organized by Murray's Flea Market, Carleton Place's 9th Annual Community Wide Garage Sale will go ahead rain or shine. 

• 🚗 Road Trip: visit sweet Winchester for the Southgate Yard Sale.

• Cross the Ottawa River for the Mega Garage Sale at L'Encan Larose, where more than 100 vendors will help you source unique finds at low prices.
  
  
  Today's Plant Sales:

• BeetBox Farm's Local Vegetable Seedlings sale runs today and tomorrow.

• Ecology Ottawa's Tree Giveaway is at Glebe and Lyon, in the heart of the Great Glebe Garage Sale.

• Visit Gloucester Horticultural Society's Plant Sale at Orléans Fruit Farm

• Ferme Juniper Farm's organic seedlings sale continues this weekend and next.

• Carleton Place and District Horticultural Society’s Spring Plant Sale is short and sweet (8:30 am to 11:30 am).

  
  Today's Markets:

• NEW DATE: All Things Bookish Market returns to Parkdale market. Local authors will be on site and vendors will the perfect book for your next shelfie.

• Meet some sheep up close and personal at Carp Farmers Market.

• 🚗 Road Trip: It's Metcalfe Farmers Market's 32nd season. 

• Fill your crystal, clothing, and taxidermy needs at Ottawa Mystic Market. Today and tomorrow at Next Door Ottawa.

• The Spring Fever Craft Show at Parkdale United Church, has a handy  Snack Shack for when your energy dips. 

• 🚗 Road Trip: Author and artist Andrew King has a new exhibition of paintings exploring the world of Prince Edward County, at Mad Dog Gallery. 525 County Road 11, Picton K0K 2T0

  Today's Theatre:

• The Prom continues at Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe.

• It's nearly sold out, but Ottawa Little Theatre's And Then There Were None completes its run tonight.

• It's also closing night of Next To Normal, presented by Elevator Theatre Company