Things to do in Ottawa with a toddler

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Things to do in Ottawa with a toddler

13 dated listings for toddlers in Ottawa in the next 60 days — storytimes, playgroups and tot drop-ins, pulled from the town's real event feed and sorted by age, not by who paid to be first.

Toddler life in Ottawa — the short version

If you're raising a toddler in Ottawa, this is the page that keeps up. Between Oct 13 and Nov 30, Ottawa's feed lists 13 dated listings for this age — 2 different programs, covering storytimes, playgroups and tot drop-ins. Most of it runs at National Arts Centre (13).

Everything here is a real listing from Ottawa's own event feed, checked against each program's age range — a program whose ages overlap 1–3 shows up here even if it also fits the age next door.

Coming up for toddlers 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.

Toddler Tuesdays

Tue, Oct 13 · 10:00 AM · National Arts Centre
Toddler Tuesdays in Ottawa
Photo: Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

National Arts Centre, Ottawa hosts Toddler Tuesdays on Tuesday, Oct 13. Good one for the kids.

Toddler Tuesdays

Tue, Oct 20 · 10:00 AM · National Arts Centre
Toddler Tuesdays in Ottawa
Photo: Annichou · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Mark Tuesday, Oct 20: Toddler Tuesdays at National Arts Centre, Ottawa. Worth bringing the whole family.

The regular rhythm

These are the programs that run week after week — the ones Ottawa parents actually plan around.

Mondays — Les lundis des tout-petits; French story time with Luana at National Arts Centre · 6 sessions in the feed, next Oct 19, then Oct 26.

Tuesdays — Toddler Tuesdays at National Arts Centre · 8 sessions in the feed, next Oct 13, then Oct 20.

Good to know

By the numbers for this age in Ottawa: 13 dated listings in the next 60 days; 13 of the 13 listings with a start time begin before noon — this age runs on mornings; the busiest single venue is National Arts Centre with 13 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.

Keep exploring

Your next stage: kids grow out of this age band fast — the preschool page for Ottawa picks up where this one leaves off.

Things to do in Ottawa

Library programs in Ottawa

Common questions

What's on in Ottawa for toddlers right now?

The feed lists 13 dated listings for this age in the next 60 days, running Oct 13 to Nov 30 — 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 toddlers 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.

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