Activities in Ottawa
Thursday nights after 5pm many museums are free!
This includes the National Art Gallery, Canadian War Museum, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Canadian Museum of Nature, Canada Science and Technology Museum and more.
Visit the ByWard Market
Go shopping, browse through boutiques and galleries, listen to street musicians, sit and enjoy a coffee and relax awhile in the colourful and historic ByWard Market. The historic ByWard Market is a colourful mosaic of farmers’ market stalls, shops, galleries, cafés and clubs just east of Parliament Hill. It’s a popular place during the day for strolling and shopping, or at night for an evening’s entertainment.
http://www.byward-market.com/
Visit Parliament Hill
Parliament is the heart of Canada’s democratic system. Visitors are welcome to tour the buildings and view Parliament in action.
http://www.parl.gc.ca/Visitors/index-e.asp
Take a Haunted Walk Tour of Ottawa
The Haunted Walk allows visitors to experience Ottawa in a whole new way. Nightly tours called “Ghost and the Gallows” or “Crime and Punishment Jail” are available.
http://www.hauntedwalk.com/ottawatours.php
Take a Walk Along the Rideau Canal
The Rideau Canal is an historic waterway filled with boaters spring through fall and the world’s largest naturally frozen skating rink in winter – the Rideau Canal winds through the heart of Ottawa before connecting with the Ottawa River through dramatic stepped locks right next to Parliament Hill.
http://www.ottawatourism.ca/en/visitors/top-attractions/rideau-canal
Arts Events:
Ottawa Bluesfest
http://ottawabluesfest.ca/
Shakespeare Under the Stars
http://fools.ca/2013/01/29/the-merry-wives-of-windsor/
Mosaika: Sound and Light Show at Parliament Hill – Free, nightly at
http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/celebrate/mosaika
For more local events:
http://www.ottawatourism.ca/en/visitors/plan-a-visit/event-calendar
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