Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival

98H2+8C Riverside Park, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival (SSIF) helps Canadians of all walks of life to recognize the enormous contributions that Inuit, First Nations and Métis peoples have made to Canada. With input from Indigenous Peoples’ [...]

Community Picnic

Celebrate the end of the school year with OCISO at Mooney's Bay. We will have games for children, including face painting, parachute and tug-of-war, plus soccer for the adults. Bring your picnic lunch. We [...]

Creating an Equitable City

There is strong and growing evidence that structural, systemic racism produces inequities in the life outcomes of Ottawa residents, disadvantaging those who are immigrants or racialized. The Equity Ottawa partnership is hosting a reflection [...]

Ottawa Jazz Festival presents Funk-A-Tron 5000

Funk-A-Tron 5000 is best described as an eclectic funk/jazz/hip-hop band with catchy rhythms that will get you off your feet and groovin' to the beat. With their magnetic stage presence, and passion for engaging [...]

Immigrant Heritage Walking Tour: Chinatown (in French)

Join us for a guided walk through Chinatown. Learn about the contribution of immigrant communities to the neighbourhood, along with its history, people and vibrant culture. Find out about the many influences of this [...]

CEPEO Community Café

CEPEO (Le Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario) offers its Community Café program every Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. It is a free, one-of-a-kind program designed to respond to the particular [...]

Henna Art

Come get a professional henna design. The Henna Lady team of Ottawa use only 100% natural henna and an ancient recipe. This temporary body art is suitable for all ages. Designs can last for [...]

Henna Art

Come get a professional henna design. The Henna Lady team of Ottawa use only 100% natural henna and an ancient recipe. This temporary body art is suitable for all ages. Designs can last for [...]

Yamo! Yamo!

Yamo! Yamo! means “Hello! How are You?” in Baoulé, one of the 63 languages spoken in Côte d’Ivoire. Join Fana Soro, master musician and hereditary dancer of the Senoufo people, as he shares the [...]