Family Bazaar by The Market Studio
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Head to Pineview Community Hub, Ottawa on Saturday, Oct 10 for Family Bazaar by The Market Studio. Worth a wander even if you buy nothing. Family-friendly.
Families
Family life in Ottawa, by age
What's on in Ottawa for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, kids and teens — sorted by age, dated, and pulled from the town's real event feed.
Family life in Ottawa, by age
Family life in Ottawa, sorted the way parents actually search: by how old your kid is. Ottawa's feed carries 108 family listings in total, 57 of them dated in the next 60 days. The busiest family venues in the feed right now are National Arts Centre (26) and TD Place at Lansdowne (8). Pages with their own age sections: toddler, preschool, kids.
Start with the age pages if one fits — they're filtered hard, only real dated listings — or scan everything coming up below. If a band doesn't have a page yet, it's because the feed doesn't have enough dated listings for that age to fill one honestly, and we'd rather say that than pad it.
By age — pick your stage
Baby (0–1) — 2 dated listings and 0 regular programs in the feed right now; not enough yet for its own page (our floor is 5 dated or 3 regular). It rides on this hub until the data catches up.
Toddler (1–3) — 13 dated listings in the next 60 days, including Toddler Tuesdays.
Preschool (3–5) — 9 dated listings in the next 60 days, including Games Children Play.
Kids (5–12) — 6 dated listings in the next 60 days, including Games Children Play.
Teens (13–18) — 1 dated listings and 0 regular programs in the feed right now; not enough yet for its own page (our floor is 5 dated or 3 regular). It rides on this hub until the data catches up.
Coming up for families in Ottawa
Every family listing in the feed with a date in the next 60 days, soonest first — all ages together.
PumpkinFest
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On the calendar for Oct 10 to Oct 12: PumpkinFest at Saunders Farm, Ottawa. Good one for the kids.
Watson’s Mill Fall Finale
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Watson’s Mill Fall Finale sets up at Ottawa on Saturday, Oct 10. Browse the stalls and see what's in season. Family-friendly.
Nepean Night Market
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Head to Mr. Lube + Tires, Ottawa on Sunday, Oct 11 for Nepean Night Market. Worth a wander even if you buy nothing. Good one for the kids.
Toddler Tuesdays
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National Arts Centre, Ottawa hosts Toddler Tuesdays on Tuesday, Oct 13. Good one for the kids.
Best of Bharatanatyam ; ArohaFest Diwali Dhamaka
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Best of Bharatanatyam ; ArohaFest Diwali Dhamaka is on Thursday, Oct 15 at National Arts Centre, Ottawa. Family-friendly.
Games Children Play
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Games Children Play at Mayfair Theatre, Ottawa on Thursday, Oct 15. Worth bringing the whole family.
Stepping Forward: A Toast to Fifteen Years of Style
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Thursday, Oct 15: Stepping Forward: A Toast to Fifteen Years of Style at Hellenic Event Centre, Ottawa. Worth bringing the whole family.
Dancing Diyas: India's Folk Soul; ArohaFest Diwali Dhamaka
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Friday, Oct 16: Dancing Diyas: India's Folk Soul; ArohaFest Diwali Dhamaka at National Arts Centre, Ottawa. Worth bringing the whole family.
The New Hires, Stoby, Baby Richman, Asia Ruby
Live music at The 27 Club, Ottawa: The New Hires, Stoby, Baby Richman, Asia Ruby takes the stage Friday, Oct 16. Family-friendly.
The regular rhythm
The standing weekly fixtures behind the dated list — the rhythm family life in Ottawa actually runs on.
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.
Wednesdays — Ottawa 67's at TD Place at Lansdowne · 26 sessions in the feed, next Oct 17, then Oct 25.
Thursdays — The Nutcracker; Les Grands Ballets Canadiens at National Arts Centre · 4 sessions in the feed, next Nov 26, then Nov 27.
Saturdays — PumpkinFest at Saunders Farm · 3 sessions in the feed, next Oct 10, then Oct 17.
Good to know
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 for families in Ottawa?
The feed lists 57 dated family listings in the next 60 days across all ages — the Coming up section shows the soonest, and the age pages filter them down.
Why doesn't Ottawa have a page for my child's age?
An age page only ships when the feed has at least 5 dated listings (or 3 regular programs) for that age in the next 60 days. Below that we'd be padding — so the band rides on this hub, with its real count shown, until the listings catch up.
How do I hear about registration dates in Ottawa?
The signup above: tell us the ages in your house and the programs you care about, and we flag registration windows for this town before they open — swim lessons and camp sign-ups especially.