What's on in Ottawa this week — 613cal

613cal is a free, community-run calendar of events across Ottawa and the surrounding region (the 613), updated daily. Below are the next 30 upcoming events. The full, filterable calendar is at 613cal.ca, and every event in machine-readable JSON is at 613cal.ca/events.json — no JavaScript required.

Black Girl Book Fair! Spooky Edition

Sat, Oct 3, 1:00 a.m. · Market · Free. Details & tickets →

Pencil & Prose Presents: A Writers' Retreat in Ottawa

Sat, Oct 3, 8:30 a.m. · Brookstreet Hotel · Education · $217–$241. Details & tickets →

Book Fair in Ottawa - VIII Feria Iberoamericana del Libro en Canada

Sat, Oct 3, 9:00 a.m. · Saint Paul University · Market · $0. Details & tickets →

Electronics Recycling Drop Off

Sat, Oct 3, 10:00 a.m. · Ottawa Tool Library · Community · Free. Details & tickets →

Weekend Animal Petting Farm at Findlay Creek Farmstead

Sat, Oct 3, 10:00 a.m. · 5420 Bank St · Family · $7. Details & tickets →

CxMW: Independent Music Business Summit

Sat, Oct 3, 10:00 a.m. · Cours Bayview Yards · Community · Paid. Details & tickets →

MOSAIC ART SESSIONS - ZELALOUN

Sat, Oct 3, 10:30 a.m. · 1902 Robertson Rd suite 201 · Arts · $5. Details & tickets →

Revello's Table - Brunch Edition

Sat, Oct 3, 11:00 a.m. · EXIT Lounge · Food & Drink · $158. Details & tickets →

CxMW: CxMW City Sounds Live in the Glebe

Sat, Oct 3, 11:00 a.m. · Outdoors in the Glebe · Music · Free. Details & tickets →

Annual Mahatma Gandhi Lecture 2026: Indenture No More

Sat, Oct 3, 11:30 a.m. · Steacie Building, Room 103, Carleton University · Education · Free. Details & tickets →

Kemptville Oktoberfest 2026

Sat, Oct 3, 12:00 p.m. · W.B. George Centre · Festival · $45. Details & tickets →

DCBC Oktoberfest 2026

Sat, Oct 3, 12:00 p.m. · Bar Lakeside / Buvette du Lac · Festival · $26. Details & tickets →

Cirque du Soleil: Luzia

Sat, Oct 3, 12:30 p.m. · St. Laurent Shopping Centre · Theatre & Shows · Paid. Details & tickets →

Ethically Shady: Navigating the Gray Areas of Interpreting

Sat, Oct 3, 1:00 p.m. · Education · $10. Details & tickets →

Tea Omakase Experience – A Guided Tasting Journey

Sat, Oct 3, 2:00 p.m. · 116 Spiritwood Dr · Food & Drink · $35–$40. Details & tickets →

Chinatown Remixed-Asian Writes Panel with Ellen Chang-Richardson, Don Kwan and Jamie Chai Yun Liew

Sat, Oct 3, 2:00 p.m. · Yet Keen Seniors Day Centre, 755 Somerset St W · Literary · See listing. Details & tickets →

Ottawa 67's vs. Erie Otters

Sat, Oct 3, 3:00 p.m. · The Arena at TD Place · Sports · Paid. Details & tickets →

Cinq-à-sept des Retrouvailles de la Faculté de génie

Sat, Oct 3, 5:00 p.m. · Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden · Conference · $15. Details & tickets →

Faculty of Engineering Homecoming Happy Hour

Sat, Oct 3, 5:00 p.m. · Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden · Community · $15. Details & tickets →

Praise His Majesty Concert 2026

Sat, Oct 3, 5:00 p.m. · RCCG Overcomers' Chapel · Music · Free. Details & tickets →

Poetry Night at the Ottawa Trans Library

Sat, Oct 3, 5:00 p.m. · 1104 Somerset W. · Literary · See listing. Details & tickets →

Father/Daughter Ball 2026

Sat, Oct 3, 6:00 p.m. · Arise School of Dance · Family · $23–$38. Details & tickets →

UNITED BOXING PROMOTIONS PRESENTS: LIVE CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING

Sat, Oct 3, 6:30 p.m. · Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa · Sports · Paid. Details & tickets →

Stittsville Haunted Heritage Tours 2026

Sat, Oct 3, 7:00 p.m. · Stittsville Barber Shop · Community · $26. Details & tickets →

Semiotica Presents: PLAY

Sat, Oct 3, 7:00 p.m. · 145 Spruce St W · Arts · $10–$15. Details & tickets →

OTTAWA SINGLES, Stand up comedy and matchmaking

Sat, Oct 3, 7:00 p.m. · 2557 Baseline Rd · Comedy · $7–$23. Details & tickets →

Mean Girls Drag Show + Dance Party at House of Targ!

Sat, Oct 3, 8:00 p.m. · House of TARG · Nightlife · $23–$28. Details & tickets →

CxMW: Logan Staats — Sicard Artist Series

Sat, Oct 3, 8:00 p.m. · National Arts Centre · Music · Paid. Details & tickets →

The Zolas, Jia

Sat, Oct 3, 8:30 p.m. · Club SAW · Music · Free. Details & tickets →

Sudden Waves, Lostvoy, Dear Youth, This Disaster

Sat, Oct 3, 8:30 p.m. · Rainbow Bistro · Music · $22. Details & tickets →

See the full Ottawa events calendar, with filters for genre, price and age, at 613cal.ca.

About 613cal

613cal is a free, community-run calendar of what's happening across Ottawa — affectionately, "the 613." Our goal is simple: to be the calendar for the city — the single, comprehensive place that lists everything going on in Ottawa. Too often we only hear about a great concert, festival, market, or family afternoon after it's over; 613cal exists so that stops happening.

The calendar is refreshed every day from a range of public, local and regional sources, alongside events submitted directly by organizers and residents. Every listing links back to its original source so you can get tickets or details first-hand, and each event is credited to where it came from.

You can browse by month or as a list, and filter by genre, price (including free-only), and audience/age group. Found something we're missing? Use “Add an event” to submit it — community submissions are reviewed before they appear. You can also subscribe to the RSS feed to follow new events in your reader.

613cal covers Ottawa and the surrounding region (Kanata, Nepean, Barrhaven, Orléans, Stittsville, Gatineau and nearby). It's an independent, volunteer project and is not affiliated with the City of Ottawa.

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