52 things to do this weekend in Ottawa – March 8 – 10

What are your plans for this weekend? Check out this post to find some ideas! We have a variety of events, a beer fest, a dance workshop, a theatre festival, a market, hockey games and more! If you know about any other events, tell us in the comments section! Don’t forget to share this post with your pals!

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1. Byward Beerfest 2024

Enjoy two days of the best craft beers in town, delicious food and live entertainment. +19 event.
Tickets: $6.66 to $11.98.
When: March 8-9 from 6:30pm
Where: Lowertown Brewery, 73 York St, Byward Market.
Details: @lowertownottawa on Instagram.

2. Capital Sessions

Free workshops on house dance. Learn basic house-dance steps from some serious dancers, soundtracked by DOPE DJS. No experience required. FREE.
When: Sunday March 10 at 1:30pm
Where: At Glass Thorsteinson Staircase, National Arts Centre, 1 Elgin St.

3. Youth Infringement Festival

This is an open access performing arts festival for Ottawa youth ages 16 to 25 to develop and produce original work. Tickets from $5. It’s “Pay what you can”.
When: March 6-16
Where: Arts Court, 2 Daly Avenue.

4. Pique Spring edition

Three days’ worth of groundbreaking art, performances, and workshops by international and Canadian artists. Hosted in the Arts Court across multiple stages and exhibition spaces. Tickets from $31.59.
When: March 8-10
Where: Arts Court, 67 Nicholas St.
Details: on Eventbrite

5. 613 Flea

Shop from over 150 vendors with a great variety of products like jewelry, woodwork, antiques, soap, candles, clothing, food, and much more. Well-socialized dogs are allowed. FREE.
When: Saturday March 9 from 10am to 4pm.
Where: Aberdeen Pavilion, Lansdowne Park, 1015 Bank St.

6. Art Battle Ottawa

Twelve artists will compete creating from scratch a painting in three rounds. The public will choose the winner. Good music, drinks and snacks. Tickets $23, $29, $35 at the door.
When: Friday March 8. Doors open at 7pm. Painting starts at 8pm.
Where: Overflow Brewing, 2477 Kaladar Ave.

7. Ottawa Irish Arts St Patrick’s Ceili

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a fun event, suitable for all ages. Dance, eat, listen to great music, be entertained by special guests, and have the chance to win some lovely door prizes. $15, $20. SOLD OUT.
When: Sunday March 10 from 2pm to 5pm.
Where: St Brigid’s Centre for the Arts, 310 St Patrick St.
Details: On Eventbrite.

8. 67’s Games

Cheer on Ottawa’s junior hockey team this weekend.
Tickets from $25.
When: Friday March 8 at pm VS Niagara Ice Dogs
Sunday March 10 at 2pm VS Mississauga Steelheads.
Where: TD Place, 1525 Bank St.

9. Disney On Ice. Into the Magic

Seek adventure in the great wide somewhere with Belle as she explores the Beast’s enchanted castle, experience Moana’s courage to embark on a voyage with demigod Maui to save her island, and sing-along with Miguel from Coco as he follows the music in his heart. Celebrate the magic of courage, love and adventure at Disney On Ice. PAID. March 7- 10. At the Canadian Tire Centre, 1000 Palladium Drive.

10. Threading the Needle

Wall Space Gallery invites you to celebrate International Women’s Day with Threading
the Needle, featuring artworks by Elizabeth D’Agostino, Gosia, Noelle Hamlyn, Kelly
Grace, Julie Liger-Belair, Ava Margueritte, Ava Roth, Florence Solis and Rachael Speirs. These nine artists elevate aspects of nature, culture, and fine art previously relegated to ‘outsider’ status within Western patriarchal structures. FREE. March 8. Wall
Space Gallery, 1090 Bank St., Ottawa.

11. Ottawa Mystic Market

Calling all witches, warlocks, fairies, and goblins!! Join us for the first Mystic Market of 2024. The Mystic Market features 30+ local vendors with offerings to satisfy your mystical, spiritual, and occult curiosity. FREE. Saturday March 9, 10am-4pm. Glebe Community Centre, 175 Third Ave.

12. Steel Magnolias

This hysterical, heart-warming, and iconic play follows the trials and tribulations of six
fierce and fabulous women as they set the world to rights in their small-town bustling
beauty salon. A classic comedy masterpiece showing what friendship and laughter really means. PAID. Feb 28-March 9. At The Gladstone Theatre, 910 Gladstone Ave.

13. Two Orchestras, One Symphonie

The National Arts Centre Orchestra joins forces with the Orchestre symphonique de
Québec (OSQ), the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, and sensational guest pianist Kevin
Chen for the final stop on a multi-city tour. PAID. March 7-8, 8pm. Southam Hall, 1 Elgin Street.

14. Little Shop of Horrors

Join Seymour, a clerk in a New York City plant store, as he stumbles upon a peculiar plant
with a taste for blood rather than sunlight and soil. This cautionary tale weaves themes
of love, loss, and vegetation into a whirlwind experience you’ll never forget. PAID.
March 7-9. Kailash Mital Theatre, at Carleton University campus, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa.

15. Cuban Jazz Night

Join Ottawa’s jazz pianist and composer Miguel De Armas for a show like no other. Enjoy his unique sounds as he weaves strands of Cuban and American jazz influences in a compellingly eclectic way. PAID. Saturday March 9. Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, 101 Centrepointe Dr, Nepean.

16. Live 2000’s

Groove with DJ Dis Moi Oui and his throwback to the 2000’s. Enjoy drinks served by stylish bartenders. Friday March 8 until 1am. FREE admission. At Il Vicolo’s Backroom Events Venue, 118 Clarence St.

17. Ramadan Expo 2024 at La Cité

Competitions, prizes, face painting and henna and workshops. Saturday March 9 at 11am to Sunday March 10 at 6pm. FREE. Located at La Cité, 801 Aviation Parkway.

18. Viernes de película (Friday movie night)

Explore the exciting world of Hispano-American cinema on Fridays during March and April. Friday March 1 at 7pm: La Chiperita (Paraguay). FREE. At Simard Hall, 60 University Private, room #125.

Upcoming events

19. Le Vice-Consul

March is Francophonie Month, and to celebrate it the Alliances Françaises of Canada will present a play adapted from Marguerite Duras’s novel. Set in India in the 1930s, it portrays a world of French diplomacy. The Vice-Consul, far from home and in the middle of widespread horror, commits an unspeakable act.

In French with English subtitles. Tickets: 15$ / 10$ for our members. Thursday March 21 at 7pm at Lycée Claudel, 1635 Lycée Place, Ottawa.

Sugar Shack Season

Enjoy this Canadian tradition visiting the farms producing Maple syrup. Learn about the process and enjoy tasty meals based on this beloved product. Here is a list of farms where you can experience a Sugar Shack.

20. Stanley’s Olde Maple Lane Farm

Enjoy the Heritage Sugar Shack Tour, which dates the original sugaring process on the farm back to the late 1800’s. The system is in use today! Self guided Museum tour, which includes original artifacts and tools from the establishment of the farm from the 1800’s. Animal Barn – there are many new babies arriving just in time for spring! Walking Trails – over 2km of trails to tour and explore. PAID. Opened on weekends from March 2 – April 14. 2452 York’s Corners Rd, Edwards, ON. 

21. Maple Fest

Short and sweet, sugar bush season is our favourite time of the year. Winters in Ottawa can be a little long, but we know that once the sugar shack fire is burning nice and hot, our favourite people and a new growing season aren’t far behind. PAID. March 3-April 14. 

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