TUESDAY

• Let’s have brunch: visit Hintonburg Public House every day from now til Sunday (January 4) for brunch and board games (bring your own or choose from the house collection). 10:00 am to 3:00 pm (Hintonburg) 

• Ottawa 67s look to extend their winning streak as Guelph Storm visit the Arena at TD Place. 

Cinema

• ByTowne Cinema:  Marty Supreme, Restoration: Pride & Prejudice, Rental Family 

• Mayfair Theatre:  Nouvelle Vague, Roofman, Nuremberg, Alien

Gigs

• Trivia Tuesday. Barley Mow (Merivale, Orléans), Broadhead Brewery, Moose McGuire's (Orléans)

• Birds of a Feather. Hard Rock Ottawa

• The Cat Quintet. Night Oat 

WEDNESDAY — NEW YEAR’S EVE

Go Out

• Do a day party at Broadhead Brewery where there you'll enjoy no-cover live music and New Year countdowns from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm (Orléans)  

• Spark Beer is keeping it lowkey in the taproom with a dinner for two featuring two beers, a pizza of your choice, a big salad, dessert, and sparkling wine pours. $50 per person. (Chinatown)  

• All 90s all night: ring in the New Year at Stray Dog Brewing with Mixtape Magic. 

• Jashan Royale NYE 2026 brings the Bollywood and Punjabi bangers to the dance floor. (Southeast Ottawa)

• Lavender Grill keeps it refined with a four course dinner and jazz (Byward Market) 

• Visit Ottawa Christmas Market for one final night of music and magic. 

Stay In

• The Piggy Market has a three course Roast Beef dinner for two that's 5% off right now.  

Cinema

• ByTowne Cinema:  Marty Supreme, Phantom Thread 

• Mayfair Theatre: Nouvelle Vague, Nuremberg, Stranger Things 5: The Finale

Gigs

• Dayglo Abortions. Dominion Tavern

• Club Mustang: The Year of the Horse. Avant-Garde Bar

• Planet Funk NYE 2026: Hardcore Jollies (Live Funkadelic Tribute) + Space Disco Dance Party with DJ bRAD. House of TARG (tickets at the door from 9:00 pm)

• Get glittery at the New Year’s Eve Disco Bash at Rainbow Bistro (Byward Market)  

• Brew Revolution is splitting the occasion into two sessions, so book the early one if you want to be home and tucked up in bed by 10:00 pm (Stittsville) 

• The dress code at Gridwrks’s Glitter Ball is ‘sparkly, futuristic, or celestial attire’.  

THURSDAY – NEW YEAR’S DAY 

• Shake the cobwebs from your brain with the Ottawa-Carleton Railway park run #72. 

• Ottawa Senators play Washington Capitals at Canadian Tire Centre at 1:00 pm. 

Cinema

• ByTowne Cinema: Marty Supreme, The Secret Agent, Raising Arizona 

• Mayfair Theatre: The Librarians, The Secret Agent, Frankenstein 

Gigs

• Shawn & Dave. The Laff

JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING

•  Winter Count: Embracing The Cold reflects on winter's significant impact across diverse cultures and artistic expressions, and features more than 150 works from the early 19th century to the present. Until March 22, 2026 at National Gallery of Canada (Sussex Drive)