Mar 12-18 (Ottawa)

Happy rainy Wednesday, Ottawa☔. I'm excited to bring you this jam-packed March Break edition! With 25 events across the city, there's more than enough to keep the kids busy—from Carlingwood's week-long Dino-Mite Invasion with reptile shows and dance parties to FREE library movies, daily crafts at Billings Bridge and Nepean Museum, and LEGO workshops at Staples. Whether you're braving the drizzle or waiting for sunnier days, there's something happening every single day this week.

What Ottawa is Talking About

IndigoKids March Break Workshops

IndigoKids is offering fun and creative workshops over March Break. Find your local Chapters/Indigo to check out what's offered!

Virtual Workshop: Starting Solids

Do you have a baby who is ready to start solids? Join Dr. Mallory Reinthaler, ND, for a virtual workshop on March 24th: Starting Solids: Feeding Your Baby with Confidence.

What to Do

Saturday, Mar. 14

• 🎬 Lady and the Tramp Pajama Party | $ | 2pm | Ottawa Family Cinema, Downtown Ottawa

Monday, Mar. 16

• 🎬 Monsters Inc.) | FREE | 2pm | Main Library, Downtown Ottawa

• 🎨 Billings Bridge: Shamrock Decorating | FREE | 11am-3pm | Billings Bridge Shopping Centre, Nepean

• 🦎 Carlingwood: Little Ray's Reptiles | FREE | 11am & 1pm | Carlingwood Shopping Centre, Nepean

• 🔧 March Break in the MakerStudio: Morse Code Bracelets | Pay-What-You-Can | 10am-3pm | Ages 6-12 | Nepean Museum, Nepean

• 🎤 Dinner with Rumi (K-Pop Demon Hunters) | SOLD OUT | 5pm | Boston Pizza, Orleans

• 🐕 Dog Sled Demonstration | FREE | 12pm-4pm | Friends of the Sanctuary, Ingleside

Tuesday, Mar. 17

• 🎬 Arthur | FREE | 2:30pm | Rideau Branch, Downtown Ottawa

• 🎬 Lyle Lyle Crocodile | FREE | 2pm | Rosemount Branch, East Ottawa

• 🎬 Kung Fu Panda 4 | FREE | 6:30pm | Beaverbrook Branch, Kanata

• 🎨 Billings Bridge: St. Patrick's Day Shamrock Necklace | FREE | 11am-3pm | Billings Bridge Shopping Centre, Nepean

• 🎈 Carlingwood: Brad the Balloon Show, Balloon Creations & Arts/Crafts | FREE | 11am-3pm (Arts/Crafts requires registration) | Carlingwood Shopping Centre, Nepean

• 🎵 March Break in the MakerStudio: Music & Audio | Pay-What-You-Can | 10am-3pm | Ages 6-12 | Nepean Museum, Nepean

• 🍀 St. Patrick's Day Cookie Class with M's Sweets | $ | 11am | Boston Pizza, Orleans

• 🐰 Easter Crafts | FREE | 12pm-4pm | Friends of the Sanctuary, Ingleside

Wednesday, Mar. 18

• 🎬 The Bad Fox and Other Tales | FREE | 11am | Metcalfe Branch, Rural Ottawa

• 🧱 Staples: LEGO® Botanicals Micro Cactus | FREE | 10am-12pm | Ages 5+ | Registration required | Staples Barrhaven, Barrhaven

• 🧱 Staples: LEGO® Botanicals Micro Cactus | FREE | 10am-12pm | Ages 5+ | Registration required | Staples Kanata, Kanata

• 🎨 Billings Bridge: Mini Canvas Painting | FREE | 11am-3pm | Billings Bridge Shopping Centre, Nepean

• 🦖 Carlingwood: Dino Dance Party | FREE | 11am & 1pm | Carlingwood Shopping Centre, Nepean

• 🧱 March Break in the MakerStudio: Lego Printmaking | Pay-What-You-Can | 10am-3pm | Ages 6-12 | Nepean Museum, Nepean

• 🧱 Staples: LEGO® Botanicals Micro Cactus | FREE | 10am-12pm | Ages 5+ | Registration required | Staples Orleans, Orleans

• 💖 Barbie Dreamhouse Diner | $ | 5pm | Boston Pizza, Orleans

• 🗺️ GPS Treasure Hunt | FREE | 12pm-4pm | Friends of the Sanctuary, Ingleside

All Week

• ⛸️ March Break Activities: Skating, Stick n' Puck, Country Line Dancing & More | Some activities $ | March 15-18 | J.R. Brisson Complex & Paul-Émile Lévesque Center, Casselman

Maple Syrup Season is Here!

🍁 Stanley's Olde Maple Lane Farm | $ | Edwards, Rural Ottawa
Weekends from Feb 28 to April 12
Heritage sugar shack, tractor rides, animal barn, walking trails, family activity centre, and traditional pancake breakfast at the Pancake House.

🍁 Log Farm | $ | Nepean + South Ottawa
Weekends from Feb 28 to March 29 (plus March Break days)
Pioneer-style working farm with animals, taffy on snow, wagon rides, sap collecting, and self-guided 1860s farmhouse tours. Reservations recommended.

🍁 Fulton's Sugar Bush and Maple Shop | $ | Pakenham, Rural Ottawa
Daily from Feb 28 to April 19
Sleigh rides, taffy, outdoor trails, and maple shop featuring unique maple culinary and spa products from local businesses.

🍁 Vanier Sugar Shack (Vanier Museopark) | $ | Vanier, East Ottawa
Feb 15–April 19 | Fri-Sun 9 AM–2 PM (no reservations) | Wed-Fri (group reservations)
Canada's only operating urban sugar shack! Features quality local food in an enchanting setting. Don't miss the FREE Vanier Sugar Festival with music, activities, and maple taffy.

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