Things to do in and around Ottawa- Updated regularly

Check back often for new additions to this list, as it will be a work in progress.

**MAJOR NOTE** Please feel free to comment or email me if there is an event or activity that you feel I should add to the list, we could use many eyes, ears and typing fingers to find the fun things to do around this city!

This is just a place for me to keep track of different things to do.  I hate how Ottawa events and activities are thrown out to the wind of internet space in a million different locations instead of one place.

So I am trying to compile my own list of potential things to do, to see and go to.  Feel free to browse.  I put in links if they are available.

Cyco's rent a bike for the afternoon or day and ride the many bike paths that Ottawa has.  Bring water and a small picnic.

Do you like a water park??  Do you have more money than GOD?  Try out Ottawa's newest Calypso WaterPark

Or you can try out Mont Cascades Water Park which is more affordable.


Got a day or two to spare??

Two hour drive-    Mont Tremblant Resort
                             Montreal
                             Calabogie Peaks Resort

These all offer plenty to choose from on their own.  Boat rentals, hiking, bike rentals, swimming, water parks and/or beaches. Montreal has museums, galleries, botanical gardens, bio dome, a zoo in Granby, as well as a kick ass Space and technology museum in Laval.


New: June 26th:

Gananoque Boat Line is celebrating their 60th Birthday and they have family fun activities that your pirates may like!

July 8yh-10th  Osgoode Medieval Festival.  Education day is July 8th. jousting, knights, princesses, archery demos and more.

Royal Canadian Mint- Gold Rush tour  sussex ave.
Currency Museum- Sparks street - FREE ADMISSION!  they even have a teachers package that they will mail to you complete with overhead projection sheets, handouts etc.

Day trip to the Papanack Zoo- Wendover ont, 25 mins east of orleans.

If you are looking for another location to tour while looking in at the Upper Canada Village  then you need to stop in at Prehistoric World.  very reasonably priced and at an hour to tour it is a great stop.

At the Science and tech museum, weather permitting there are daily outdoor demos on a variety of science related topics including water rockets!

Stay tuned for more finds!