Cinema

• ByTowne Cinema: Lovely Day (Millie secretes mille dangers), Sentimental Value, Restoration: Jacob’s Ladder 

• Mayfair Theatre: It Was Just An Accident, Jay Kelly, One Battle After Another  

Gigs

• Open Mic Night. The Brass Monkey

• Life Drawing. Art House

• Trivia Tuesday. Barley Mow Orleans, Merivale

• Questionable Behaviour Trivia. Overflow Brewing

• Jinkx Monsoon & BenDeLeCreme - the Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show. Algonquin Commons Theatre

WEDNESDAY

• New festive market alert: visit the indoor Holiday Mini Market in Little Italy, launching today and running every Wednesday through Friday from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm at 347 Preston St. (Little Italy) 

• In PWHL action, Ottawa Charge meet Vancouver Goldeneyes at the Arena at TD Place. If you’re counting, the Charge played host to 7,300 fans at TD Arena last Friday. Also last Friday, the Goldeneyes welcomed more than 14,000 to their first match in Vancouver. (Lansdowne)  

• Grammy Award-winning violinist Augustin Hadelich makes his National Arts Centre Orchestra debut, in a program of Barber, Brahms & Bach. (Downtown) 

• Westboro Village gets seriously festive with the launching of Light Up the Village - Shop the Season. Retailers will be staying open later and offering special deals and sweet treats. (Westboro)  

• Trans-Siberian Orchestra brings its special blend of prog rock, rock opera, and Christmas music to Canadian Tire Centre. (Kanata)  

Cinema

• ByTowne Cinema: Sentimental Value, After the Hunt 

• Mayfair Theatre Jay Kelly, It Was Just An Accident, One Battle After Another  

Gigs

• Taproom Trivia. Stray Dog Brewing (Orléans)

• Fusion Ensemble. House of TARG

• Celtic Celebration. Red Bird

THURSDAY

• Grammy Award-winning violinist Augustin Hadelich makes his National Arts Centre Orchestra debut, in a program of Barber, Brahms & Bach. (Downtown) 

• National Gallery of Canada is free from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. (ByWard Market/Sussex Drive)

• Experience a winter wonderland blending sparkling lights with vibrant Indigenous traditions at Mādahòkì Farm. You'll find family-friendly festivities such as the Trail of Lights & Traditions, an Indigenous Craft Market, interactive beaded earring and ornament workshops, and cozy Indigenous Christmas feasts all waiting for you. Tonight through December 28 (Nepean)

Cinema

• ByTowne Cinema: After the Hunt, Sentimental Value, The Zone: 2046 

• Mayfair Theatre: Jay Kelly, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, On Battle After Another 

Gigs

• The Dears.  Azrieli Studio at the National Arts Centre

• Barr Brothers. Bronson Centre.

• Dale Ross Album Release show. Art House

• Albert Kaprielian. Night Oat

JUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKING

• The Disability and Work in Canada 2025 in-person conference will take place in Ottawa, Ontario over two days in December. The conference will focus on the economic and competitive benefits of disability inclusion in the Canadian workplace. This event will bring together industry leaders, policymakers, and advocates to explore how inclusive practices can drive economic success and innovation. Monday December 1 at the Westin Ottawa (Downtown) 

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