What to do on
Saturday, May 31 2025
It Takes a Village Dog Rescue is holding a Garage and Plant Sale, where you'll be able to meet adoptable dogs (no adoptions on site, you'll be invited to apply).
Chinatown Night Market continues 11:00 am to 11:00 pm.
Canotek Makers Guild invites the whole family to the official Summer Launch Party. This is a chance to visit the cool small businesses in the location: Chris’ Ice Cream, The Artery Community Roasters, Good Grazes, Whimsy by Chanitcleer, Valley Sausage Co., Zoe's Corner, and more.
Among other things, you'll see the first-ever Tri-City Show at Ottawa Improv Festival today.
Art House helps you soak up the vibes from Chinatown Night Market with Groove Alley: back to back DJs on the patio from 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm.
🚗 🍺 Craft Beer Road Trip: Beer Festival Alert: Switzers House of Beer in Arnprior (aka the cutest, tiniest bar in the region) presents MAIFEST: a curated selection of beer, food, a branded glass, ice cream from Mallard’s Milk Bar next door, games, and an in-person DJ spinning the tunes; all for $30.
🆓 The Walter Baker Sports Centre hosts the Eastern Ontario Craft & Gift Spring Market.
🆓 If the mosquitoes have driven you indoors, spend some time perusing bank notes that never were in the "Money That Almost Was" at the Bank of Canada Museum.
It's Polinator Day at Carp Farmers Market. Also: rhubarb is in season and you can get it from local vendors.
🚗 Road Trip: Check out the armed combat, aerialists, knights, maidens, extremely cool costumes, and someone named "Zoltan the Adequate" at the Glengarry Renaissance Festival. Today and tomorrow.
Try and guess whodunnit at the Silence of the Hams murder mystery.
Past meets Plus in the Vintage Plus Pop-Up, today and tomorrow at Next Door Market & Event Space.
🚗 Road Trip: Take the Red Trillium Studio Tour, a self-guided route to 12 artists' working spaces in West Carleton.
All the produce you buy at Main Street Farmers Market has been grown within 100km of Ottawa.
You don't have to go any further than Byron Linear Park for the Westboro Farmers Market.
City of OM continues at Lansdowne Park.
🆓 Watch the competitors go through their paces at Ottawa Dressage Festival.
Take the bike for a spin on one of the NCC's traffic-free routes.
Have you booked your time slot in the Street Food Showdown In Westboro Village? Your participation benefits Westboro Region Food Bank.
🚗 🆓 Road Trip If you've got lovers of big vehicles in the family, make your way to Touch-A-Truck in Chrysler, Ontario.
Cross the river for PoutineFest - Gatineau.
If you just want to hear the sweet sound of voices singing, "How Can I Keep From Singing" is for you. Admission by donation.
New Market Alert: the Gloucester Market at St. Gabriel's is every Saturday from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. _tab=about
Dig deep for treasure at today's garage sales: Riverside South Community Garage Sale , Queensway Terrace North, a Lawn Sale to benefit Furry Tales Rescue plus a "Grummage" sale from Fisher Heights and Area Community Association, not to mention the First Annual Colossal Cambridge Community Yard Sale
We suspect it might get Grunge-y at Bar Robo, where the Not Broken Band plays the hits of the 90s.
Whether or not the sun is shining, you'll find puppets and seedlings at the Polaris School and Centre Sunshine Fair (1805 Gaspé ave).
🚗 Road Trip: If you're visiting Metcalfe Farmers Market, check out the world-famous RCMP Musical Ride where the proceeds (entry by donation) will support Metcalfe Agricultural Society.
Ribfest continues on Sparks St.
ByTowne Cinema: Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, Ma mère, Dieu et Sylvie Vartan, Friendship
Mayfair Theatre: A Nice Indian Boy, The Rules of Attraction, Saturday Night Sinema