Ottawa Festivals
44 events · updated daily
Here are 44 upcoming festivals in Ottawa and the 613. Updated daily from local sources; every listing links back to the organizer for tickets and details.
Ottawa International Animation Festival Block Party
Thu, Aug 20, 12:00 a.m. · 151 Metcalfe St, Ottawa, ON K2P 1N8, Canada · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
The Palestinian Festival – Ottawa
Fri, Aug 21, 12:00 a.m. · Horticulture Building, Lansdowne Park · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
HANDMADE FINDS FESTIVAL
Fri, Aug 21, 12:00 a.m. · 55 Byward Market Square · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Indian Food Festival of Ottawa 2026
Fri, Aug 21, 12:00 a.m. · Clarke Fields Park · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
SOS @ Nostalgia Fest Ottawa
Sat, Aug 22, 12:00 a.m. · LeBreton Flats · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Pride Night Market
Sat, Aug 22 · Parkdale Market · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Capital Pride Festival
Sat, Aug 22 · Downtown Ottawa · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
The 5K Foam Fest - Ottawa 2026
Sat, Aug 22, 8:00 a.m. · Wesley Clover Parks · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Capital Ukrainian Festival
Sun, Aug 23 · Various locations · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Disarranged Marriage - Fringe Festival
Wed, Aug 26, 12:00 a.m. · Arts Court · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
#OttFestLive After Five
Thu, Aug 27 · Downtown Ottawa · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Ottawa African Festival 17th Edition
Fri, Aug 28, 12:00 a.m. · Britannia Beach · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Stacy Marie Stranzl at Capital Pride Ottawa
Sat, Aug 29, 12:00 a.m. · Bank Street · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Pride Parade - Aug. 30 '26
Sun, Aug 30, 12:00 a.m. · Downtown Ottowa · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
March with Lez Go - Pride Parade 2026
Sun, Aug 30, 12:00 a.m. · TBC · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Pho Long Den - Viet Moon Festival
Fri, Sep 4 · RA Centre · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Latin Sparks Festival
Sat, Sep 5 · Lebreton Flats Park · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
BlokJam
Sat, Sep 5 · Carré Byward Square · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Cranium Festival
Wed, Sep 9 · Red Bird, Bronson Centre, Club Saw, Ogilvy Square · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Ottawa Comiccon 2026 (Official)
Fri, Sep 11, 3:00 p.m. · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
BeechFest
Sat, Sep 12 · Beechwood Avenue · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
UA FEST 2026 (Ukrainian Fest Lanark County)
Sun, Sep 13, 12:00 p.m. · Riverside Park · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
CityFolk
Wed, Sep 16 · The Festival Grounds at RA Centre · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
One World Bazaar
Thu, Sep 17 · 6110 Mitch Owens Rd · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
AERO Gatineau-Ottawa
Fri, Sep 18 · Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Ottawa Anime-Fest
Sat, Sep 19, 10:00 a.m. · Hilton Garden Inn Ottawa Airport · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Canada Army Run
Sun, Sep 20 · Downtown Ottawa · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Ottawa International Animation Festival 2026
Wed, Sep 23, 12:00 a.m. · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Ottawa Internatonal Animation Festival
Wed, Sep 23 · OAG, ByTowne Cinema, NAC, National Gallery of Canada, Arts Court · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Dumpling Fest Ottawa
Wed, Sep 23, 5:00 p.m. · Ottawa · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
#OttFestLive After Five
Thu, Sep 24 · Downtown Ottawa · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Carp Fair
Thu, Sep 24 · Carp Fairgrounds · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Ottawa Chinatown Mid-Autumn Night Market
Fri, Sep 25 · Ottawa Chinatown · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Ottoberfest - Free 19+ Ottawa Oktoberfest Event
Sat, Sep 26, 12:00 a.m. · Horticulture Building · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Ottawa 200 Block Party
Sat, Sep 26 · Marion Dewar Plaza · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
DWC Dream Walk and DreamFest
Sat, Sep 26 · Larkin Park · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Day of the Dead Festival at the ByWard Market-10th anniversary
Fri, Oct 30, 12:00 a.m. · By Ward Market, Ottawa, ON K1N, Canada · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Nature Nocturne - Black and White Ball
Fri, Oct 30 · Canadian Museum of Nature · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Capitals’s Diwali Mela 2026
Sun, Nov 1, 10:00 a.m. · Downtown Ottawa, Ottawa · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Ottawa Canadian Film Festival
Fri, Nov 6 · Bytowne Cinema & Mayfair Theatre · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Nature Nocturne - Lux Borealis
Fri, Feb 5 · Canadian Museum of Nature · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Whisky Wonderland
Thu, Feb 18 · TD Place · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
International Film Festival of Ottawa
Wed, Mar 10 · Ottawa Art Gallery · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
LOL Ottawa Comedy Festival 2026
Fri, Jul 23, 12:00 a.m. · ByWard Market · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →