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Customers ordering at a busy coffee shop counter beneath hand-painted floral murals on a dark chalkboard wall.

Something’s always going on.

Live music, late nights, gallery openings, drag shows. Street takeovers, pop-up patios, and the kind of moments that just happen when you’re in the neighbourhood.

Centretown doesn’t sit still and neither does what’s happening around here. Whether you’re looking for something to do this weekend or just seeing what’s happening around Centretown Ottawa, you’re in the right place.

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  • Women, Truth & Reconciliation: With Rose LeMay and Tanya Talaga

    National Arts Centre 1 Elgin St, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    What does meaningful reconciliation actually look like – and what role do women have to play in advancing it? Join The Honest Talk for a special panel conversation in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation focused on what reconciliation looks like in practice, not just in principle. Featuring celebrated Indigenous author and […]

  • Life Drawing with Shawn Hunsdale

    Life Drawing with Shawn Hunsdale
    Wallack's Art Supplies & Framing 305 Bank St, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Join us every Wednesday for uninstructed life drawing with local artist Shawn Hunsdale ✍️ #lifedrawing #figuredrawing #artandsketching Join us for an uninstructed Life Drawing Sessions, facilitated by local artist Shawn Hunsdale. Sessions […]

  • The University of Ottawa Press – 90 years of informing public debates

    Queen St Fare 170 Queen St, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    We're celebrating the 90th anniversary of the University of Ottawa Press (PUO-UOP), North America’s leading bilingual university press and one of the leading publishers in Canada’s capital (located on Albert Street, in the 99 Bank building). For nearly a century, the PUO-UOP has been a beacon of knowledge. Today, from our Publishing Studio, we publish […]

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Eggs benedict with roasted potatoes, milk being poured into an iced latte, and a cauliflower and sourdough dish.

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