Free Things to Do in Ottawa
80 events · updated daily
Here are 188 free things to do in Ottawa and the 613 — free concerts, markets, community events, outdoor fun and more. Updated daily.
54.40 w/ special guest Sass Jordan
Tue, Jun 30, 12:00 a.m. · Hard Rock Casino Ottawa · Music · Free. Details & tickets →
GetSmART!: Business + Artist Collaboration = Funding
Tue, Jun 30, 12:00 a.m. · Education · Free. Details & tickets →
THE PINK TACO PARTY: PRE-CANADA DAY
Tue, Jun 30, 12:00 a.m. · EXIT Lounge · Nightlife · Free. Details & tickets →
DULCIFEST - Spectacle pour la fête de Dulcimer + lancement de single
Tue, Jun 30, 12:00 a.m. · 1791 Hutton Ave · Music · Free. Details & tickets →
Born Compliant Workshop: Smart Mobility Regulatory Landscape (EVs)
Tue, Jun 30, 12:00 a.m. · Kanata North Business Association · Education · Free. Details & tickets →
Discover your ward by bike: Alta Vista
Tue, Jun 30, 12:00 a.m. · Grasshopper Hill Park · Community · Free. Details & tickets →
Temptation Tuesday - Joyful June edition
Tue, Jun 30, 12:00 a.m. · Cosenza Bar and Cafe · Nightlife · Free. Details & tickets →
54•40
Tue, Jun 30 · Music · Free. Details & tickets →
Multicultural Canada Day
Tue, Jun 30 · Community · Free. Details & tickets →
Songs from the Shed
Tue, Jun 30 · Music · Free. Details & tickets →
Comedy at the Carleton
Tue, Jun 30 · Comedy · Free. Details & tickets →
Josh Johnson - Ottawa
Tue, Jun 30, 12:00 a.m. · NAC - National Arts Centre · Comedy · Free. Details & tickets →
Rewind Canada Day Pop Up
Tue, Jun 30, 12:00 a.m. · 56 Byward Market Square · Market · Free. Details & tickets →
KEEN DEMO RUN WITH CAPITAL RUNNERS CLUB & ARBORETUM HILL CLUB
Tue, Jun 30, 12:00 a.m. · Dominion Arboretum · Sports · Free. Details & tickets →
Recession Party Canada Day Eve
Tue, Jun 30, 12:00 a.m. · The Show Ottawa · Nightlife · Free. Details & tickets →
Film Screening & Panel discussion - Northern Defence Arctic documentary
Tue, Jun 30, 12:00 a.m. · Cours Bayview Yards · Film · Free. Details & tickets →
The RockPhiles LIVE!
Tue, Jun 30, 12:00 a.m. · Clarke Fields Park · Music · Free. Details & tickets →
Canada Day Barrhaven Car Show
Tue, Jun 30, 12:00 a.m. · Clarke Fields Park · Conference · Free. Details & tickets →
VCO CANADA DAY BBQ FEST
Wed, Jul 1, 12:00 a.m. · Vincent Massey Park · Music · Free. Details & tickets →
CANADA DAY FIREWORKS BOAT PARTY OTTAWA 2026
Wed, Jul 1, 12:00 a.m. · Ottawa River Queen · Nightlife · Free. Details & tickets →
Ottawa Healthcare, Pharma & Business Networking Event
Wed, Jul 1, 12:00 a.m. · NUVO Lounge 295 · Conference · Free. Details & tickets →
Canada Day at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
Wed, Jul 1 · Food & Drink · Free. Details & tickets →
Canada Day Concert with the NAC Orchestra
Wed, Jul 1 · Music · Free. Details & tickets →
Canada Day Red and White Daytime Party Cruise
Wed, Jul 1 · Nightlife · Free. Details & tickets →
Canada Day in the capital
Wed, Jul 1 · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Parkdale Night Market
Wed, Jul 1 · Market · Free. Details & tickets →
Canada Day in Vars
Wed, Jul 1 · Music · Free. Details & tickets →
Stittsville Canada Day Car Show
Wed, Jul 1 · Music · Free. Details & tickets →
Manotick Village and Community Association – Canada Day Community Celebration
Wed, Jul 1 · Community · Free. Details & tickets →
Canada Day Barrhaven
Wed, Jul 1 · Sports · Free. Details & tickets →
Canada Day 2026 | Canada’s Capital Region
Wed, Jul 1, 12:00 a.m. · LeBreton Flats · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Otto’s Ottawa Canada Day Road Races
Wed, Jul 1, 7:00 a.m. · Earl of March Secondary School · Sports · Free. Details & tickets →
Free Nail Trim Event - TLC 40th Anniversary
Wed, Jul 1, 10:00 a.m. · Community · Free. Details & tickets →
Canada Day in Riverside South 2026
Wed, Jul 1, 10:00 a.m. · Claudette Cain Park · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
How to Invest in AI: Stocks, Bonds and Funds for Total Beginners
Thu, Jul 2, 12:00 a.m. · Education · Free. Details & tickets →
RBC Ottawa Summer Tournaments
Thu, Jul 2, 12:00 a.m. · Sports · Free. Details & tickets →
Shelley, Ehnes, Altstaedt
Thu, Jul 2, 12:00 a.m. · National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts (1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada) · Music · Free. Details & tickets →
Our Lady Peace
Fri, Jul 3, 12:00 a.m. · Hard Rock Casino Ottawa · Music · Free. Details & tickets →
Speed Dating Beyond Small Talk | Ottawa | Tantra Speed Date®
Fri, Jul 3, 12:00 a.m. · Psychic Yoga Space · Education · Free. Details & tickets →
Financial Foundations I: Budgeting for Real Life (English)
Fri, Jul 3, 12:00 a.m. · 100 Constellation Dr, 2nd floor, East side · Sports · Free. Details & tickets →
Sip & Connect - 2nd edition
Fri, Jul 3, 12:00 a.m. · Drip House · Community · Free. Details & tickets →
An evening with the Stones
Fri, Jul 3, 12:00 a.m. · Irene's Pub · Music · Free. Details & tickets →
JOHN ELLE in Ottawa
Fri, Jul 3, 12:00 a.m. · Med Supper Club · Music · Free. Details & tickets →
Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band (Ottawa)
Fri, Jul 3, 7:00 p.m. · Bronson Centre Music Theatre · Music · Free. Details & tickets →
Atlético Ottawa vs. Cavalry FC
Sat, Jul 4, 12:00 a.m. · The Stadium at TD Place · Sports · Free. Details & tickets →
Free In-person Coding Class in Kanata, ON For Kids Ages 7-14 Years
Sat, Jul 4, 12:00 a.m. · Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Ottawa Kanata · Family · Free. Details & tickets →
ILLUMÉ mixology workshop
Sat, Jul 4, 12:00 a.m. · 256 Rideau St · Education · Free. Details & tickets →
VOCES8 - Concert bénéfice / Benefit Concert
Sat, Jul 4, 12:00 a.m. · Salle Jeannine-Serres · Music · Free. Details & tickets →
Conférence de femmes - 4 et 5 juillet 2026
Sat, Jul 4, 12:00 a.m. · Centre EMCI · Conference · Free. Details & tickets →
Free In-person Robotics Class in Kanata, ON for Kids Ages 7-14 Yrs
Sat, Jul 4, 12:00 a.m. · Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites 578 Terry Fox Dr, Kanata, ON K2L 4G8, Canada · Family · Free. Details & tickets →
Learn To Attach Anything To Your Drywall
Sat, Jul 4, 12:00 a.m. · Ottawa Tool Library · Education · Free. Details & tickets →
Madonnapolooza: Bianca’s Birthday Bingo
Sat, Jul 4, 12:00 a.m. · The Royal Canadian Legion MONTGOMERY BRANCH · Nightlife · Free. Details & tickets →
Ottawa Kupala Night July 4
Sat, Jul 4, 12:00 a.m. · Overflow Brewing Company · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
IVANA KUPALA 2026
Sat, Jul 4, 12:00 a.m. · Shirleys Bay Park · Music · Free. Details & tickets →
CI3 Fireside Chat -The Global Career: Thriving Across Borders
Sat, Jul 4, 12:00 a.m. · Staples Studio Ottawa Coworking Space · Arts · Free. Details & tickets →
Evenings at Zibi
Sat, Jul 4 · Community · Free. Details & tickets →
Natsu Matsuri (Japanese Summer Festival) 2026 🌸 夏祭り2026年
Sat, Jul 4, 12:00 a.m. · Sandy Hill Community Centre · Festival · Free. Details & tickets →
Panini's 2026 FIFA World Cup Sticker Trading Day!
Sat, Jul 4, 12:00 a.m. · D0A-95 Abbeyhill Drive, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Ontario K2L2M8 · Community · Free. Details & tickets →
OMBuds & Friends Kirtan + Veg Potluck
Sat, Jul 4, 12:00 a.m. · 1469 Portal Street · Music · Free. Details & tickets →
Retail Rebels Punk Market
Sat, Jul 4, 11:00 a.m. · Market · Free. Details & tickets →
Permission to Pause — A Women's Event to Reset & Reconnect
Sat, Jul 4, 11:00 a.m. · Community · Free. Details & tickets →
July Outdoor Puzzle Swap/Sale
Sat, Jul 4, 2:00 p.m. · Outdoors · Free. Details & tickets →
1st Annual Ottawa Country Hoedown & Boatcruise
Sat, Jul 4, 8:00 p.m. · Hull Marina · Nightlife · Free. Details & tickets →
Capital Pop-Up Cinema Presents - The Princess Bride
Sat, Jul 4, 8:30 p.m. · 8 Booth St, Ottawa, ON K1R, Canada · Film · Free. Details & tickets →
The Perfect Nine | Ottawa Afrocentric Book Club Meeting
Sun, Jul 5, 12:00 a.m. · Ottawa Public Library - Main · Nightlife · Free. Details & tickets →
Let’s Talk Travel Speed Dating Ages 35-50@ Beyond The Pale Taproom (Ottawa)
Sun, Jul 5, 12:00 a.m. · Beyond the Pale Byward Taproom · Education · Free. Details & tickets →
Zumba on the Hill
Sun, Jul 5 · Nightlife · Free. Details & tickets →
The Chinese Traditional Music Concert
Sun, Jul 5, 7:30 p.m. · Music · Free. Details & tickets →
The Wheel of Whatever (7/6/2026): Game Night with Rich Hilborn & Leichelle Little
Mon, Jul 6, 12:00 a.m. · Southminster United Church, Ottawa · Sports · Free. Details & tickets →
SVPG Product Masterclass
Mon, Jul 6, 8:00 p.m. · Education · Free. Details & tickets →
Book Launch - The Lure of Wolves and Whispers
Tue, Jul 7, 12:00 a.m. · Dominion City Brewing Co. · Arts · Free. Details & tickets →
Toxicology: The Science of "Don't Eat That"
Tue, Jul 7, 12:00 a.m. · Beyond the Pale Byward Taproom · Education · Free. Details & tickets →
Parliament Pilates
Tue, Jul 7 · Outdoors · Free. Details & tickets →
SHREK Trivia Night - The Prescott (Ottawa)
Tue, Jul 7, 7:30 p.m. · The Prescott · Nightlife · Free. Details & tickets →
Ottawa's Hottest Networking Event For Young Professionals
Wed, Jul 8, 12:00 a.m. · NUVO Lounge 295 · Conference · Free. Details & tickets →
Loi 27 : enfin un outil simple et validé pour un diagnostic clair des RPS
Wed, Jul 8, 12:00 a.m. · Education · Free. Details & tickets →
Summer Sounds concert series at Andrew Haydon Park
Wed, Jul 8 · Music · Free. Details & tickets →
The Prime Rib Big Band ~ Irene's Pub ~ Summer Soulstice
Wed, Jul 8, 12:00 a.m. · Irene's Pub · Music · Free. Details & tickets →
Braids and Beers - Mutchmor Edition
Thu, Jul 9, 12:00 a.m. · Thr33's Co. Snack Bar · Education · Free. Details & tickets →
Domaine Perrault Vineyard Dinner Series: Paella Party
Thu, Jul 9, 12:00 a.m. · Domaine Perrault Vineyard · Food & Drink · Free. Details & tickets →