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This week's events in Ottawa-Gatineau

Fall Rhapsody - Sep 15, National Capital Commission
Cirque du Soleil: LUZIA - Sep 25, Under the Big Top, St. Laurent Shopping Centre
Science for tots - Oct 5, Canada Science and Technology Museum
World Space Week - Oct 7, Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Ejection seat demonstration - Oct 7, Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Attrape-soleil d’automne - Oct 7, Canadian Museum of History
Visites guidées - Oct 7, Canadian Museum of History
Public Tours - Oct 7, Canadian War Museum
Danny Bhoy: Dear World... - Oct 7, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe
MOVED - Danny Bhoy: Dear World... - Oct 7, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe
Dîner franco - Octobre 2026 - Oct 7, Restaurant Rangoli
Clinique de réparation participative - Sep 27, Bibliothèque Lucy-Faris, Espace créatif Lucy-Faris
Atelier de création pour adultes - Oct 7, Maison de la culture de Gatineau, Centre d'exposition Art-image
Atelier de création pour adultes - Oct 7, Les couches invisibles: Cartographier les liens qui nous façonnent Centre d’exposition Art-image Gatineau
Café espagnol - Le Flamenco, La Guelaguetza et Le Carnaval d'El Callao - Oct 7, MIFO - Place d'Orléans
Atelier libre du mercredi - Oct 7, Centre communautaire Apollo
Rien n'est figé, une exposition du collectif d'artistes Arts visuels de Gatineau - Aug 26, Centre culturel du Vieux-Aylmer, Espace Pierre-Debain
Soirées Ludiques - Jeux de sociétés - Oct 7, Centre communautaire Larocque
Utopies pour demain, une exposition collective - Sep 10, Maison du Citoyen, Galerie Montcalm
Pleine Conscience et découverte des neurosciences - Oct 7, Maison de la culture de Gatineau, Bibliothèque Guy-Sanche
Bahamas - Oct 7, History Ottawa
Dirty Bingo: October 2026 - Oct 7, Observatory
Pat Metheny - SIDE-EYE III+ - Oct 7, Algonquin Commons Theatre
Programmation scolaire 2026-2027 - Sep 1, La Nouvelle Scène
Constant Companions - Sep 30, The Gladstone Theatre
Danny Bhoy - Oct 7, The Bronson
Ottawa 200 Biodiversity Tree - Sep-Oct, 2026 - Sep 25, National Arts Centre
Beaded Moccasin Workshop Oct 6 - Oct 6, National Arts Centre
Beethoven & Kerson Leong - Oct 7, National Arts Centre
Un piano et des mots - Revue musicale - Oct 7, Maison de la culture de Gatineau, Salle Odyssée
A Night of Prog, Math, Metal: SHUBH SARAN + SNOOZE + NRTHRN - Oct 7, Rainbow Bistro
Good Vibes Highway Tour - Oct 7, Avant-Garde Bar
Rick Duff au Minotaure - Oct 7, Minotaure
Nikamu Mamuitun - Chansons rassembleuses - Oct 7, Shenkman Arts Centre
OMIC LIGHTBAHN x RASC Ottawa: Guided night sky observation - Oct 7, National Arts Centre
Free show: Glebop Jazz Trio - Oct 7, The Robo Lounge
Bluegrass Wednesdays ft.County Road 44 - Oct 7, Red Bird
The Prime Rib Big Band - Oct 7, Irene's Pub
Live Music chris gagnon 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM at Heart & Crown Preston - Oct 7, Heart & Crown (Preston)
Live Music josh macfarlane 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM at Heart & Crown The Aulde Dubliner & Pour House - Oct 7, Heart & Crown (The Aulde Dubliner & Pour House)
Live Music nimkat Wemigwans 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM at Heart & Crown Preston - Oct 7, Heart & Crown (Preston)
Live Music matt spafford 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM at Heart & Crown ByWard - Oct 7, Heart & Crown (ByWard)
NCC Weekend Bikedays - Jul 9, National Capital Commission
Oniro - Sep 29, Parc Omega
Now on View: Napoleon - Sep 30
Parkdale Night Market - Oct 7, Parkdale Public Market
Gatineau Park shuttle - Oct 7
Fall Rhapsody in the Capital - Oct 7
Acres of Terror - Oct 7, Cannamore Orchard
Annual Biology Butterfly Show - Oct 7, Nesbitt Biology Building
Open house for the day - Oct 7
Capital Music Week - Oct 7, Various locations
Hex Appeal - Iron Cabaret - Oct 7, Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts
Thanksgiving Market at Robert Plante Greenhouses - Oct 7, Robert Plante Greenhouses
Ottawa Gatineau Tattoo Expo - Oct 7, Palais des Congrès de Gatineau
Le Canada en mouvement : En conversation – Zita Cobb - Oct 8, Canadian Museum of History
Queen: It's a Kinda Magic - Oct 8, Shenkman Arts Centre
Ciné Club ONF - Oct 8, Bibliothèque Lucy-Faris
Laurence Castera à la chandelle, avec Natasha Liard - Contribution volontaire - Oct 8, Église Saint-François-de-Salle
Club de jeu de société Ado-Adulte - Oct 8, Maison de la culture de Gatineau, Bibliothèque Guy-Sanche
Coulisses littéraires et atelier d'écriture sur soi - Oct 8, Bibliothèque Donalda-Charron
JOSH THOMAS: JIGGLE, JIGGLE - Oct 8, Algonquin Commons Theatre
Ottawa Senators vs. Philadelphia Flyers - Oct 8, Canadian Tire Centre
Danny Bhoy - Oct 8, The Bronson
Diane Tell - Oct 8, Maison du Citoyen, Salle Jean-Despréz
Begonia - Oct 8, National Arts Centre
Neige sur Abidjan - Oct 8, National Arts Centre
José Gaudet - Oct 8, Maison de la culture de Gatineau, Salle Odyssée
Tyler Shaw & Friends presented by Capital Music Week - Oct 8, The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Ottawa
Ray Bonneville - Oct 8, Red Bird
Essoudry • Boudreau • Geggie Trio - Oct 8, The Robo Lounge
Art of the Duo - Oct 8, GigSpace
Break the Hour: Stendhal Syndrome, Graffiti 5-0, and Pale - Oct 8, Club SAW
Tyler Shaw & Friends presented by Capital Music Week - Oct 8, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa
Pipes and Projections - Oct 8, Other
OUTLAW COUNTRY LIVE! w/ DJ Grrl Haggard + Rubber Check Rednecks + Slo' Tom - Oct 8, House of Targ
Jen Howard Performing Live at Avant Garde Bar on October 8th, 2026 - Oct 8, Avant-Garde Bar
Doghouse Rose (Toronto Punk) - Oct 8, Dominion Tavern
Campfire Chaos - Oct 8, Night Oat
Mark Winters LIVE @ Motel Chelsea! - Oct 8, Motel Chelsea
Ottawa Senators - Oct 8, Canadian Tire Centre
Free Thursday Nights presented by BMO at the National Gallery of Canada - Oct 8, National Gallery of Canada
Orléans Farmers' Market - Oct 8, Ray Friel Recreation Complex
Nature after 5 - Oct 8, Canadian Museum of Nature
Songs from the Shed - Oct 8, The Shed on Sparks Street
Latin Thursdays - Oct 8, Casino du Lac-Leamy
Career Fair Canada - Oct 8, Rogers Centre Ottawa
Portraits of a Music City - Oct 8, Various locations
Maple Leaf March - Oct 8, Montgomery Legion
Les 12h de pickleball du MIFO - Édition 2026 - Oct 9, MIFO - Place d'Orléans
Heartbroken & Bootleg Creedence - Oct 9, Shenkman Arts Centre
Hex Appeal - Oct 9, 310 St. Patrick St
Asian Comedy All-Stars - Escape Thanksgiving - Oct 9, Rivoli Pool Hall
Olympiques de Gatineau vs Drakkar - Oct 9, Centre Slush Puppie
Not Dead Yet! - John Cleese and the Holy Grail at 50 - Oct 9, National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts
John Cleese 2026 - Oct 9, National Arts Centre
OMIC Capital Music Awards - Oct 9, National Arts Centre
Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au bon Dieu? - Oct 9, Maison de la culture de Gatineau, Salle Odyssée
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram - The Hard Road Tour - Oct 9, Algonquin Commons Theatre
DEAD MEDIA MANIACS Swap | Trade | Sell - vhs/dvd/games - Oct 9, House of Targ

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