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What to do in Ottawa in December 2026

124 events from Tuesday, December 1 to Thursday, December 31, 2026. Free: 6. Busiest venues: National Arts Centre, Bronson Centre Music Theatre, Ottawa Art Gallery.

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

Visual arts
until Sep 6

Qikiqtait: Where Inuit Knowledge and Innovation Come Together

Canadian Museum of Nature · Centretown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Feb 28

Diego Rivera Meets Henry Moore

National Gallery of Canada · Lower Town / Sussex Drive
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 10

Napoleon – The Immersive Saga

Canadian Museum of History · Gatineau (Hull)
- Visual arts
$20–$30
Visual arts
until Jan 10

Wild Colour

Canadian Museum of Nature · Centretown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Apr 30

Mélanie Myers: Humidité Relative Humidity (CUAG Centretown)

Carleton University Art Gallery · Carleton University
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Jun 11

Timescapes: Journey through the Firestone Collection of Canadian Art

Ottawa Art Gallery · Lowertown / Arts Court
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Jan 17

Sacred Journey

Canada Science and Technology Museum · Ottawa East / Alta Vista
- Visual arts
Tickets
Visual arts
until Jan 3

Spotlight on Soccer

Canadian Museum of History · Gatineau (Hull)
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 3

2026 Sobey Art Award Exhibition

National Gallery of Canada · Lower Town / Sussex Drive
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 17

Marion Wagschal: Cyclops and Other Tales

National Gallery of Canada · Lower Town / Sussex Drive
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Mar 14

Frame by Frame: Animation in Ottawa

Ottawa Art Gallery · Lowertown / Arts Court
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Jan 23

Body Politics: Art, Protest and the State

SAW Gallery · Lowertown / Arts Court
- Visual arts
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Visual arts
until Dec 13

Faisa Omer: Threading Roots

Carleton University Art Gallery · Carleton University
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Dec 13

Joi T. Arcand: The Shape of Words

Carleton University Art Gallery · Carleton University
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Dec 31

Canada at War Against Japan, 1941–1945

Canadian War Museum · LeBreton Flats
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Sep 26

Canada's Unknown Soldier

Canadian War Museum · LeBreton Flats
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Feb 28

Close to Conflict – Canada and the American Civil War

Canadian War Museum · LeBreton Flats
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Feb 7

Memory Palace

Ottawa Art Gallery · Lowertown / Arts Court
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Apr 18

Takao Tanabe 100: Inside Passage

National Gallery of Canada · Lower Town / Sussex Drive
- Visual arts
Other
until Dec 1

MITO2026 International Conference

Ottawa Marriott Hotel
- Talk
Music
7 PM

Gala Noël: All Is Bright

Ottawa Chamberfest · Centretown
- Music
Tickets
Theatre
until Dec 13

Liars at a Funeral

Great Canadian Theatre Company · Wellington West
- Theatre
Theatre
until Dec 5

Miracle on 34th Street (a live radio show)

The Gladstone Theatre · Centretown
- Theatre
$26–$76 Tickets

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

Music
10 AM

Toddler Mornings

Ottawa Art Gallery · Lowertown / Arts Court
- Music
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Theatre
until Dec 19

Ethan Claymore's Christmas

Ottawa Little Theatre · Sandy Hill
- Theatre
Tickets
Theatre
7:30 PM

The Comeback By Trish Cooper and Sam Vint

National Arts Centre · Downtown (Confederation Square)
- Theatre
$33 Tickets
Music
until Dec 11

Disney's Frozen

Orpheus Musical Theatre Society · Nepean (Centrepointe)
- Music
- Theatre
$30–$52 Tickets

Thursday, December 3, 2026

Cinema
6 PM

Ciné Club

Alliance Française d'Ottawa
- Cinema
Tickets
Music
6:30 PM

Sketchy Thursdays

Ottawa Art Gallery · Lowertown / Arts Court
- Music
Theatre
7:30 PM

The Comeback By Trish Cooper and Sam Vint

National Arts Centre · Downtown (Confederation Square)
- Theatre
$33 Tickets
Music
8 PM

Ivan Boivin-Flamand

National Arts Centre · Downtown (Confederation Square)
- Music
- Folk
$25 Tickets
Music
8 PM

Je comprends. Respect. A theatrical hip-hop battle

National Arts Centre · Downtown (Confederation Square)
- Music
- Theatre
- Hip hop
$39 Tickets
Music
8 PM

Storgårds & Sibelius: Winter Solstice With the NAC Orchestra

National Arts Centre · Downtown (Confederation Square)
- Music
- Classical
$33 Tickets
Music
Time not announced

A Basia Bulat Holiday Bouquet Show

Bronson Centre Music Theatre · Centretown
- Music
- Folk
- Indie
Tickets

Friday, December 4, 2026

Music
6 PM

Hadrian's Wall

Aulde Dubliner & Pour House
- Music
- Celtic
- Folk
Theatre
7:30 PM

The Comeback By Trish Cooper and Sam Vint

National Arts Centre · Downtown (Confederation Square)
- Theatre
$33 Tickets
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Music
8 PM

Basset

National Arts Centre · Downtown (Confederation Square)
- Music
- Singer-songwriter
- Folk
$15 Tickets
Comedy
8 PM

Bored Teachers “Is It Friday Yet?!” Comedy Tour – 2026

Algonquin Commons Theatre · Nepean (Algonquin College)
- Comedy
Music
8 PM

Je comprends. Respect. A theatrical hip-hop battle

National Arts Centre · Downtown (Confederation Square)
- Music
- Theatre
- Hip hop
$39 Tickets
Music
8 PM

Storgårds & Sibelius: Winter Solstice With the NAC Orchestra

National Arts Centre · Downtown (Confederation Square)
- Music
- Classical
$33 Tickets
Music
Time not announced

FTH

FTH · Madfolk

The 27 Club · ByWard Market
- Music
Music
Time not announced

Spoons, Rough Trade, Images In Vogue, Hosted by Comedian Carla Collins

Bronson Centre Music Theatre · Centretown
- Music
Tickets

Saturday, December 5, 2026

Music
9 AM

Christmas Village & Craft Sale

219 Paterson St, Almonte, ON
- Music
Other
10 AM

Eastern Ontario Craft & Gift BIG Christmas Market

Nepean Sportsplex
- Christmas market
Other
10 AM

Stittsville Last Minute Christmas Market

Johnny Leroux Arena
- Christmas market
Theatre
2 PM

The Comeback By Trish Cooper and Sam Vint

National Arts Centre · Downtown (Confederation Square)
- Theatre
$33 Tickets
Music
6 PM

Hadrian's Wall

Aulde Dubliner & Pour House
- Music
- Celtic
- Folk
Music
8 PM

Jann Arden Christmas Concert with the NAC Orchestra

National Arts Centre · Downtown (Confederation Square)
- Music
- Classical
- Concert
- Folk
$56 Tickets
Music
8 PM

Je comprends. Respect. A theatrical hip-hop battle

National Arts Centre · Downtown (Confederation Square)
- Music
- Theatre
- Hip hop
$39 Tickets
Music
8 PM

Little River Band

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa
- Music
- Pop rock
- Rock
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Mikhail Laxton

National Arts Centre · Downtown (Confederation Square)
- Music
- Folk
- R&B
$25 Tickets
Cabaret
8 PM

Rump Revue

Arts Court · Sandy Hill
- Cabaret
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

A Skydiggers Christmas

Bronson Centre Music Theatre · Centretown
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

David Francey

Red Bird Live
- Music
Music
Time not announced

Nameless Friends

Nameless Friends · Four Eyed Muscle Man

Avant Garde Bar · Lowertown
- Music
Music
Time not announced

Sos

Algonquin Commons Theatre · Nepean (Algonquin College)
- Music
Music
Time not announced

Wine Lips

Wine Lips · Taxi Girls

The Rainbow Bistro · ByWard Market
- Music
- Punk

Sunday, December 6, 2026

Other
10 AM

Rockland Christmas Market

RiverRock Inn
- Christmas market
Music
2 PM

Jazz-Noisette à Gatineau (Jeune public)

Centre Culturel Du Vieux-Aylmer - Cabaret La Basoche
- Music
- Jazz
Music
6:30 PM

THE BOUNCING SOULS with The Suicide Machines

Bronson Centre Music Theatre · Centretown
- Music
- Punk
- Ska punk
Tickets

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