Games Children Play
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Games Children Play at Mayfair Theatre, Ottawa on Thursday, Oct 15. Worth bringing the whole family.
Families
Things to do in Ottawa with kids
6 dated listings for school-age kids in Ottawa in the next 60 days — after-school, camps, courses and youth sports, pulled from the town's real event feed and sorted by age, not by who paid to be first.
Kids life in Ottawa — the short version
If you're raising kids in Ottawa, this is the page that keeps up. Between Oct 15 and Oct 31, Ottawa's feed lists 6 dated listings for this age — 5 different programs, covering after-school, camps, courses and youth sports. Most of it runs at Mayfair Theatre (2) and Canadian Tire Centre (1).
Everything here is a real listing from Ottawa's own event feed, checked against each program's age range — a program whose ages overlap 5–12 shows up here even if it also fits the age next door. The library branches showing up for this age are Ottawa Tool Library.
Coming up for school-age kids in Ottawa
Dated listings in the next 60 days, soonest first. A weekly program shows a few of its sessions here — the rhythm section below has the full pattern.
Ottawa Parent & Child Expo - Oct.17 & 18, 2026 from 9:00am - 4:00pm daily.
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Ottawa Parent & Child Expo - Oct.17 & 18, 2026 from 9:00am - 4:00pm daily. at Ottawa Parent & Child Expo at the Nepean Sportsplex on Oct 17 to Oct 18. Family-friendly.
Big D and the Kids Table, Devon Kay & The Solutions
Live music at The 27 Club, Ottawa: Big D and the Kids Table, Devon Kay & The Solutions takes the stage Sunday, Oct 18. Worth bringing the whole family.
Games Children Play
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Games Children Play at Mayfair Theatre, Ottawa on Wednesday, Oct 21. Bring the kids along.
Disney Descendants, ZOMBIES & Camp Rock: Worlds Collide Concert Tour
Friday, Oct 30, Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa hosts Disney Descendants, ZOMBIES & Camp Rock: Worlds Collide Concert Tour. Expect a proper live set.
OTL Tinkering School Halloween Workshop for 10-14 yr olds: October 31
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On the calendar for Saturday, Oct 31: OTL Tinkering School Halloween Workshop for 10-14 yr olds: October 31 at Ottawa Tool Library. Bring the kids along.
Good to know
By the numbers for this age in Ottawa: 6 dated listings in the next 60 days; 2 run after school on a weekday and 3 land on a weekend; the busiest single venue is Mayfair Theatre with 2 of them.
On cost: none of these listings carries a free tag in Ottawa's feed, so treat prices as check-the-listing — libraries and rec centres often run these at no cost, but the feed doesn't say so and we won't guess.
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Never miss a registration in Ottawa
Never miss a registration in Ottawa — swim lessons, minor hockey, camp sign-ups: the dates land in your inbox before the rush, not after.
One short email when a registration window for this town is coming up, plus the Friday roundup of what's on for families. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.
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Common questions
What's on in Ottawa for school-age kids right now?
The feed lists 6 dated listings for this age in the next 60 days, running Oct 15 to Oct 31 — the Coming up section is pulled straight from it.
Are these drop-in, or do I need to register?
It varies by program, and the page only says which is which where a listing's own words say so — the Good to know section names the drop-in and registration listings it found. When it doesn't say, the listing link is the place to check.
What's free for school-age kids in Ottawa?
None of the current listings carries a free tag in the feed, so check each listing for its price — we don't mark anything free that the source doesn't.