Wonderfully Winter Winter Event guide 2019-2020

Now until Dec 24. Toy Mountain. Drop off Nov 16. Kanata Santa Claus Parade. Nov 23-Dec 22. Ian’s Christmas Adventure locations include St. Laurent Mall, Starting at 10am at Terry Fox and Park (Beckwith). ianschristmaspark.ca Carlingwood Mall, Place D’Orleans Mall, TD Castlefrank Road. khlions.com Nov 24. Danny Bhoy. Comedian. $49+. Banks and more. salvationarmyottawa.ca Nov 16-17. Gift of Art Show. Supporting nac.cna.ca Hospice Care . kanatagallery.ca Nov 14. Maclean’s Live. Paul Wells in Nov 24. Baby Mama Hustle Christmas conversation with David Frum. Free. Market. A parent and tot pop-up nac-cna.ca Nov 17. Freewheeling Craft Market. NAC. freewheelingcraft.com supporting local vendors. Horticulture Nov 14-17. Signatures Handmade Building. babymamahustle.com Market. Over 180 artisans. . Nov 17. Santa Claus Parade. Nov 24. Rich the Kid. $39+. $10. signatures.ca Starting at 5:30pm on Strandherd Dr. $1 donations. santaclausbarrhaven.com algonquinsa.com Nov 14-17. Samko and Miko Toy Sale. EY TUNE IN: Nov 24. Grey Cup (Calgary). Centre. samkoandmikotoywarehouse.com Nov 19. ’s Great Kitchen Party. Game starts at 6pm EST with halftime 8 chefs battle for the Canadian Culinary show Keith Urban. greycupfestival.ca Nov 15. World Trivia Night. Supporting Champion title. Grand Finale Jan 31-Feb 1. the Children’s Aid Foundation. EY Centre. Le Cordon Bleu. greatkitchenparty.com worldtrivianight.com Nov 25. Trees of Hope Event. Lavishly decorated Christmas trees in support of Nov 21-Jan 4. Magic of Lights. Drive Nov 15. Colonel By Classic. Ravens and through 2K of festive lights. Wesley CHEO. fairmont.com/laurier-ottawa Gee Gees hockey. $13+. tdplace.ca Clover Parks. $25+. magicoflights.com Nov 25. City and Colour. $51+. canadiantirecentre.com Nov 15-17. Glebe Fall Craft and Artisan Nov 22. Opening Day of Ski Season. Fair. Glebe Community Centre. gnag.ca tremblant.ca Nov 25. Burton Cummings. Théâtre du Casino. $96. casinos.lotoquebec.com Nov 15-24. Ottawa Adventure Film Nov 22-24. A Christmas Carol. Festival. Various locations. Performed by the students of the Ottawa Nov 25-26. Cheese Soirée. Local gourmet ottawaadventurefilmfestival.com School of Theatre. $10. shenkmanarts.ca cheese vendors. Canadian Agriculture and Food Museum. $32. ingeniumcanada.org Nov 16. Russian Christmas Bazaar. Nov 22-Dec 1. Matilda. The musical. Russian-European gifts, food and more. $27+. meridiancentrepointe.com Nov 26-Jan 5. Zoe’s Holiday Tea. Cathedral of Blessed St. Xenia of Petersburg. Seatings at 1pm and 3pm. $58 adult, facebook.com/RussianChristmasBazaar Nov 23. Ujamaa Market Day. Featuring a $29 child. fairmont.com/laurier-ottawa variety of African and Caribbean vendors. Nov 16. Help Santa Toy Parade. Starting Rideau Community Hub. jakukonbit.com Nov 27. CP Holiday Train. Merrickville at 11am at City Hall. toyparade.ca at 4:45pm, Smith Falls at 6:20pm. Nov 23-24. Baz’Art. Vendors, live music, Performance by Scott Helman and Nov 16, Dec 14. Metcalfe Christmas Market. art exhibitions and more. shenkmanarts.ca Madeline Merlo. cpr.ca/holiday-train Greely Community Centre. metcalfefm.com Nov 23-24. Ottawa Cannabis Expo. Shaw Nov 27-Dec 22. Santa Paws. Pet photos Nov 16. Sebastian Maniscalco. Comedian. Centre. $15. cannabishempexpo.com with Santa. $25 digital download. $57+. canadiantirecentre.com ottawahumane.ca Nov 23-24, Nov 30-Dec 1, Dec 7-8. Christmas Nov 16. DJ Skate Night. Old school Market in the Square (). Saturdays Nov 28. Blind Boys of Alabama Christmas hip-hop night. $5. tdplace.ca and Sundays. watsonsmill.com Show. Blues band. $71+. nac-cna.ca Nov 28-Dec 1. Casselman Christmas Festival. Featuring parade, Santa run, 4-on-4 DECEMBER hockey and more. casselmanfestival.ca Dec 1. Gordon Lightfoot. $65+. algonquinsa.com Nov 28-Dec 1. Canadian Museum of Dec 1. Trailer Park Boys. $65+. nac-cna.ca History Christmas Market. Over 80 food and craft vendors. historymuseum.ca Dec 1, 8. Christmas Tea at the Estate. Seatings at 10:30am, 12:30pm and 2:30pm. Billings Estate. $23. ottawa.ca Nov 29-Dec 8. Christmas in Old-Aylmer. Market, carriage rides and visits Dec 1, 8. Vendors and entertainment in support of the from Santa. Parade on Nov 30 at 6pm. Vendor X-mas Market. Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation. Pine View Golf Course. ottawacancer.ca paradehohoho.com Dec 1-Jan 1. Wilfrid’s Holiday Brunch. Seatings at 11:30am and 2pm. Sundays only. Nov 29-Dec 22. Ottawa Christmas Market. $78 adult, $39 child. fairmont.com First European-style Christmas market in Ottawa. Weekends only. Aberdeen Square. Dec 1-Mar 31. Sens Rink of Dreams. Open daily from 6am to 11pm. ottawa.ca ottawachristmasmarket.com Dec 4-8. Mama Mia. The musical. $27+. meridiancentrepointe.com Nov 29-Jan 4. Alight the Night (Morrisburg). Horse-drawn carriage rides, toy trains and Dec 4-8. The Nutcracker. Presented by the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. $31+. nac-cna.ca more. $16. uppercanadavillage.com Dec 4 - Jan 7. Christmas Lights Across Canada. A 13 minute winter lightscape Nov 30. Parade of Lights. multimedia show. canada.ca Starting at 6pm on Stittsville Main Street. stittsvilleva.com Dec 5. Tales of a Charlie Brown Christmas. Featuring original Charlie Brown drummer Jerry Granelli. $49. Dominion-Chalmers United Church. ottawajazzfestival.com Nov 30. World Multicultural Festival. Horticulture Building. Dec 5-15. Originals Ottawa Christmas Craft Sale. EY Centre. $7. originalsshow.ca worldmulticulturalfestival.com Dec 5-30. Haunted Walk’s Nightmare Before/After Xmas. $19+. hauntedwalk.com Nov 30. Manotick Village Christmas. Music, horse-drawn carriage rides, Dec 5-Jan 4. Glow Around the World. Light garden, food and drinks, vendor caroling and parade. manotickvillage.com market and more. EY Centre. glowgardens.com

Nov 30. Ria Mae. $24+. nac-cna.ca Dec 6. Christmas Cheer Breakfast. Benefiting families in need. Shaw Centre. christmascheerottawa.com Nov 30. Holiday Artisan Dec 6. Light Up the Night (Almonte). Celebration that fills up Main Street at 7pm. Craft Fair. Hintonburg Community Centre. lightupthenightalmonte.com hintonburg.com Dec 6-7. Carp Farmers’ Christmas Market. Carp Agricultural Fairgrounds. Nov 30. The Jim Cuddy Band. $45+. carpfarmersmarket.ca nac-cna.ca Dec 6-8. Tremblant 24H. Ski, run or walk in a 24h relay benefiting 3 children’s Nov 30. Santa’s Parade of Lights foundations. 24htremblant.com (Orléans). Starting at 6pm on St. Joseph Blvd. paradeoflights.org Dec 6-8. Holiyay Craft Market. Over 125 local vendors, gift wrap station, kids activities and more. $5. freewheelingcraft.com Nov 30. 613Christmas. Over 200 vendors. Carleton University Fieldhouse. 613flea.ca Dec 7. Cumberland Christmas Market. Over 98 local artisans. cumberlandfarmersmarket.ca Nov 30-Dec 1. PAW Patrol Live. $22+. canadiantirecentre.com Dec 7. Christmas in Merrickville. Santa Claus parade at 8:30am on St. Lawrence St. merrickvillechamber.ca Nov 30-Dec 22. Ottawa Farmers Market Christmas Market. Aberdeen Pavilion. Dec 7. The Debaters Live. Featuring Steve Patterson. $45+. nac-cna.ca ottawafarmersmarket.ca Dec 7. Winter Wonderland Sip and Shop Market. 30 local artisans with wine and Nov 30-Dec 22. Stanley’s Christmas Village craft beer. Head Office Ottawa. sipandshopmarkets.com (Almonte). Carriage rides, elf village, cookie kitchen and more. Saturdays and Sundays. Dec 7. The Nutcracker. Presented by Les Petits Ballets. $30. stanleysfarm.com $27. meridiancentrepointe.com Dec 7. Santa Shuffle. 5K fun run and 1K elf walk supporting the Salvation Army. Horticulture Building. santashuffle.ca new year’s eve Dec 7-28. Festival of Lights (Chutes Coulonge). Saturdays from 4pm to 9pm. $6+. tourismeoutaouais.com Dec 29. Salute to Vienna’s New Year’s Concert. $65+. nac-cna.ca Dec 7-Mar 15. Public Skating at . Saturdays and Sundays from 12pm to 5pm. New this year: Skating open on Dec 27-31 and Jan 2-5. gg.ca New Year’s Eve Comedy Night. Featuring Jen Grant, Christina Walkinshaw, Julien Dionne and Dec 8. Salvation Army Festival of Carols. Centrepointe Theatre. more. $57. shenkmanarts.ca salvationarmyottawa.ca New Year’s Eve Charity Ball. Supporting children Dec 8. Chanukah Gift Fair. Soloway JCC Gymnasium. jccottawa.com with special needs. Ottawa Conference and Event Centre. $179+. ottawacharityball.ca Dec 8, 14-15, 21-22. How the Grinch Spied Christmas. diefenbunker.ca

Dec 12. Champions of Magic. Featuring five world-class illusionists. New Year’s Eve at the NAC. Four-course meal, $35+. tdplace.ca midnight toast and live music. $129. nac-cna.ca

Dec 12-14. Holiday Hits with the NAC Orchestra. $66+. nac-cna.ca New Year’s Eve at Perspectives. 3 course and 6 course meal options. $65+. brookstreethotel.com Dec 14. El Rigleto (Tremblant). Free event introducing kids 6 and under to the world of snowboarding. tremblant.ca Fluorescent New Year’s Eve Party (Tremblant). Dress in fluorescent clothing, join the torchlit Dec 14. EG Chanukah Ball. Celebration for young adults under 40. Ottawa parade and enjoy live entertainment. Art Gallery. jewishottawa.com tremblant.ca Dec 15. Serena Ryder. $41. nac-cna.ca Zoe’s New Year’s Eve. Champagne, DJ and Dec 15. Home for the Holidays. Kid-friendly storytelling, campfire, carolers, dancing. $70. fairmont.com/laurier-ottawa photobooth and more. Billings Estate. $6.75. ottawa.ca Resolution Run. 10K, 5K and 1K run or walk. Dec 16. Tenors Wonder of Christmas Tour. $48+. nac-cna.ca . resolutionrun.ca Dec 20. $77+. nac-cna.ca Christmas with Matt Andersen and Friends. Wilfrid’s New Year’s Eve Dinner. Seatings at 5pm and 8pm. $95 adult, $45 child. Dec 20-22. Digi60 Filmmakers’ Festival. Supporting filmmakers in the fairmont.com/laurier-ottawa Ottawa-Gatineau region. Ottawa Art Gallery. digi60.org

Dec 21-22. A Jann Arden Christmas. With the NAC Orchestra. $66+. nac-cna.ca Hogman-eh! Scottish entertainment, dancing, food and scotch tasting. Dec 22-30. Happy Hanukkah! Aberdeen Pavilion. ottscot.ca

Dec 24-25. Christmas Takeaway Turkey Dinner. Orders must be placed by NYE Ottawa 2020. Hors d’oeuvres, dancing and Dec 16. $249. brookstreethotel.com midnight champagne featuring DJ Ray Ray and DJ MAZE. Marriott Hotel. $65. nyeottawa.com Dec 24-25. Wilfrid’s Christmas Dinner Buffet. Seatings at 5pm and 8pm. $95 adult, $45 child. fairmont.com/laurier-ottawa Dec 31-Jan 5. Waitress. The musical. $126+. nac-cna.ca Dec 24-Jan 3. Holiday Celebrations at Tremblant. The village comes alive with buskers, activities, Toufou the mascot and more. tremblant.ca

Dec 25. Merry Christmas! Did you know? Dec 26-28. Shen Yun. $110+. nac-cna.ca In 2020, most major holiday’s fall on a Friday or Saturday. Valentine’s Day, Christmas Day and Dec 26-Jan 1. Happy Kwanzaa! New Year’s Day are all on a Friday and Halloween and Boxing Day are on a Saturday. TUNE IN: Dec 26-Jan 5. 2020 World Juniors (Czech Republic). Gold medal game on Jan 5. iihf.com

Dec 28-Jan 1. Bell Capital Cup. Tournament of young hockey players from Europe, U.S. and Canada. bellcapitalcup.ca Feb 12-15. 9 to 5. The musical. $27+. The New Year meridiancentrepointe.com Jan 1. Perth Polar Plunge. Supporting the Canadian Cancer Society. Feb 14-16. Loppet. International perthpolarbearplunge.ca cross-country skiing. gatineauloppet.com

TUNE IN: Jan 1. NHL Winter Classic (Dallas). Predators vs. Stars. nhl.com Feb 14-17. Ottawa Bachata Festival. LabO. $99. ottawabachatafestival.com Jan 2-Mar 8. Skateway. Celebrating 50 years. Dates are weather-dependent. ncc-ccn.gc.ca/rideau-canal-skateway Feb 15-16. BIG BANG Festival. Children’s festival with the NAC Orchestra. $25. nac-cna.ca Jan 18-19. Capital Wedding Show. Shaw Centre. capitalweddingshow.com Feb 15-Apr 19. Fulton’s Pancake House and Jan 23-25. The Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Wizard of Oz. $31+. nac-cna.ca Sugar Bush. Sleigh rides, maple taffy, interpretive walking trails and maple meals. fultons.ca Jan 23-26. FIS World Cup Freestyle Ski (Tremblant). World’s best mogul athletes compete. tremblant.ca Feb 16. Winterman. Full and half marathon, 10K, 5K and 3K run. . Jan 23-26. Ottawa Home and Remodeling Show. Featuring Bryan Baeumler. somersault.ca EY Centre. $13. ottawahomeandremodellingshow.com Feb 17. Family Day and last day of ! Jan 25. Carleton Cup. 6K skate, 1K run and drinks in support of Cystic Fibrosis Canada. carletoncup.com Feb 20-22. Mary Poppins Live in Concert. $31+. nac-cna.ca Jan 25. Happy Lunar New Year! 2020 is the year of the Rat. Feb 20-23. Ottawa Boat Show. EY Centre. TUNE IN: Jan 26. NHL All Star Game (St. Louis). 8pm EST. nhl.com ottawaboatshow.ca Jan 30-Feb 2. (Tremblant). LGBTQ ski and après ski event. tremblant.ca Elevation Feb 29-Mar 1. Kidsfest. EY Centre. Jan 31. Half Moon Run. Montreal indie-rock band. $35+. tdplace.ca kidsfestottawa.ca

Jan 31. Nature Nocture. Bring the flavor themed night at the museum. TUNE IN: Feb 29-Mar 8. Tim Hortons Brier Canadian Museum of Nature. $27. nature.ca (Kingston). Curling championship. curling.ca

Jan 31-Feb 9. The Little Mermaid. The musical. $49+. meridiancentrepointe.com Mar 2. Letterkenny Live. $39+. algonquinsa.com

Jan 31-Feb 17. Winterlude. Skate the canal, see the ice carvings and enjoy Mar 5-8. 2020 U Sports Final 8 Championships. the winter playground. canada.ca University men’s and women’s basketball championships. $110+. tdplace.ca Feb 1. Fête Frissons. Celebrate Winterlude in Orléans with free family friendly events. shenkmanarts.ca Mar 6. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. In concert. $40. canadiantirecentre.com Feb 1. The Strumbellas. $31+. nac-cna.ca Mar 6-7. Ottawa Gatineau Golf Expo. EY Centre. Feb 1. Winterlude Triathlon. 8K skate, 8K cross-country ski and 5K run. ottawa.golfexpos.ca Dow’s Lake. winterludetriathlon.wordpress.com Mar 7. Hypothermic Half. Half marathon, 10K Feb 1-18. Icecade. Frozen interactive fun on . sparkslive.com and 5K run. The Marshes Golf Club. hypothermichalf.com TUNE IN: Feb 2. Super Bowl LIV (Miami). Kick off time TBD. Halftime show with Jennifer Lopez and Shakira. miasbliv.com Mar 7. The Lumineers. $60+. canadiantirecentre.com Feb 4. We Will Rock You. Queen musical. $69+. tdplace.ca Mar 10-15. Cats. The musical. Tickets go on sale Dec 9. nac-cna.ca Feb 6. Tebey. $25+. algonquinsa.com Interested in attending Cats? Feb 7-8. Ice Dragon Boat Festival. Dow’s Lake. icedragonboat.ca ‘Like’ our page on Facebook AND email [email protected] for a chance to win 2 tickets. Feb 7-9. Canadian Ski Marathon. 12K to 160K courses. Lachute, Montebello and Mont Tremblant. skimarathon.ca

Feb 7-9. Ottawa RV Expo and Sale. EY Centre. $12. rvshowsontario.ca Taking the wonder out of recruitment. We Feb 7-16. Carnaval de Québec (Québec City). Parade, ice canoe race, represent the talent you need this season. skating and ice sculptures. carnaval.qc.ca excelHR.com