Feb 5-11 (Ottawa)

Good morning, Ottawa. Winterlude is in full swing! This week brings the Ryan Hill Ice-Carving Public Challenge at Confederation Park, freestyle snowmobile performances in the Byward Market, and Rideau Hall's Winter Celebration on Saturday. Community winter carnivals pop up from Fisher Park to Riverview Park with skating, bonfires, and hot chocolate, while street curling and immersive Parliament experiences continue daily. Plus, Taste Ottawa brings a great excuse to eat out. Stay cozy!

Capture Your Family’s Memories

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How to enter: Head to Instagram @mayhemadventures and follow the contest rules. Contest closes February 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST. 

What to Do

Thursday, Feb. 5

• 🎨 Free Thursday Nights | National Gallery of Canada, Downtown Ottawa

• 🍽️ Taste Ottawa Capital City Bites | Various locations

• ❄️ EarlyON Winter Wonderland Event | Walter Baker Park, Stittsville

• 👦 Youth Zone | Ages 13-18 | CRC Rideau-Rockcliffe, East Ottawa

Friday, Feb. 6

• 🍽️ Taste Ottawa Capital City Bites | Various locations

• ❄️ Shiverfest | Various locations, Manotick

• 🥌 Winterlude: Byward Market: Street Curling! | Byward Market, Downtown Ottawa

• 🏂 BARBEGAZI - Freestyle Snowmobile Performance & Athletes Meet & Greet | Byward Market, Downtown Ottawa

• 🎬 Unikkaatuarniq Snow Screening | Beandigen Cafe, The Glebe + Old Ottawa South

Saturday, Feb. 7

• 🏛️ Rideau Hall's Winter Celebration | Rideau Hall, Downtown Ottawa

• ❄️ Winterlude: Confederation Park: The Ryan Hill Ice-Carving Public Challenge | Confederation Park, Downtown Ottawa

• ❄️ FPCRC Fisher Park Winter Carnival | Fisher Park Community Centre, Westboro + West End

• 🎶 Swiftie Disco Dance | 250 Holland Ave, Westboro + West End

• 🎨 Winterlude at the Museum - Design Your own Bank Note | Bank of Canada Museum, Downtown Ottawa

• 🎉 Inuit Celebration Day | 230 McArthur Ave, East Ottawa

• ❄️ Queenswood Heights Winter Fest | 346 Kennedy Lane East, Orleans

• ⛸️ Family Roller Skating | 1000 Exhibition Way, The Glebe + Old Ottawa South

• ❄️ Shiverfest | Various locations, Manotick

• 🥌 Winterlude: Byward Market: Street Curling! | Byward Market, Downtown Ottawa

• 🏂 BARBEGAZI - Freestyle Snowmobile Performance & Athletes Meet & Greet | Byward Market, Downtown Ottawa

• 🎬 Unikkaatuarniq Snow Screening | Beandigen Cafe, The Glebe + Old Ottawa South

Sunday, Feb. 8

• ❄️ Lynnwood Village Winter Fun Day | 7 Sycamore Drive, Bells Corners

• ❄️ Riverview Park Winter Carnival | Balena Park, Riverview

• 🎭 Fête Frissons 2026 | Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans

• 🎨 Winterlude at the Museum - Design Your own Bank Note | Bank of Canada Museum, Downtown Ottawa

• 🥌 Winterlude: Byward Market: Street Curling! | Byward Market, Downtown Ottawa

• 🏂 BARBEGAZI - Freestyle Snowmobile Performance & Athletes Meet & Greet | Byward Market, Downtown Ottawa

• 🎬 Unikkaatuarniq Snow Screening | Beandigen Cafe, The Glebe + Old Ottawa South

Tuesday, Feb. 10

• 🍭 Spring Festival DIY Lollipop Workshop Lunar New Year | OCCSC, The Glebe + Old Ottawa South

Ongoing All Week

🏛️ Winterlude: Sparks Street: Parliament: The Immersive Experience
Daily 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM | 211 Sparks St.
FREE immersive parliamentary experience throughout Winterlude.

Thanks for reading! See you back here, next week!