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Things to do for kids and families in Ottawa There are all kinds of things to do for kids and the whole family in ottawa such as visiting our local museums or having fun at some of the locations we have listed below... Summer Camps for Kids Visit our guide to summer camps for kids in Ottawa this year. Also find some tips and ideas about what you should ask and know about before registering your child for summer camp. Read more...

New attractions in Ottawa Gatineau
A new family oriented attraction has opened in Hull-Gatineau featuring the latest trends in kids entertainment for kids under the age of 12. There are gigantic play structures made of plastic, balls arenas, toddler parks, climbing walls and a variety of games for kids. TIP: Go early because the place get very busy because it just opened recently.
You can reach them at 170 Deveault Street, Room 200
Telephone (819) 773-1212
website: www.tubesjujubes.com

Indoor and Outdoor Family Fun parks

Midway Family fun park
Midway fun park has indoor and outdoor attractions for the whole family including Jungle Gym structures, an indoor 9 hole mini golf course, bumper cars for kids 2 years or older, bumper boats for outdoor fun, giant inflatable slides, kiddie cars, video games and go carts. This fun location for kids and families includes an outdoor patio an indoor restaurant and packages for kids having birthday parties or private parties.
Location: 2370 Lancaster road at St Laurent Boulevard
Prices: Mini golf $4.50, Go Karts $6.50, Bumper Cars $5.25, Jungle Gym $8.25
Tel: 613-526-0343
website: www.midwayfunpark.com

Cosmic Adventures
Ottawa's indoor adventures begin at cosmic adventures with all kinds of fun things for kids to play on for kids up to 12 years of age. There is the indoor multilevel soft play structures featuring ball pits, tunnels, mazes, obstable courses and more. Also there are indoor slides for kids, a video games area, and a restaurant offering snacks, nachos, breakfast, salads, chicken and a kids menu.
Location: 1373 Ogilvie Road near St Laurent
Prices: Kids 0-11 months free, 12 to 23 months $7.00, 2-3 years $10.00, 4-12 years $13.00, Adults $3.00
Tel: 613:742-8989
website: www.cosmicadventures.ca

More summer fun things to do & entertainment for kids and the whole family

Canada Agricultural Museum
The agricultural museum in ottawa is a great place to spend the day with kids and the whole family on the grounds of the NCC agricultural farm just minutes from downtown south along the scenic prince of wales drive. Find all kinds of animals seen on farms in Canada including Cows, Sheep, Chickens, Pigs, horses, goats and rabbits. Take a ride on a horse drawn wagon, or have your kids play in the playground outside the farm buildings.
Location: Prince of Wales drive near baseline road the the rideau canal
Prices: Adults $6.00, Seniors & Students $5.00 and Kids (3-14) $3.00 & Kids under 3 years of age get in Free.
Tel: 613-991-3044 or 1-866-442-4416
website: www.agriculture.technomuses.ca

Little Ray's Reptile Zoo
Located about 30 minutes drive from downtown ottawa south on Bank street which turns into highway #31 is little ray's reptiles. Find an incredible array of creatures and that include snakes, alligators, spiders, lizards, iguanas, tropical frogs and more.
Location: 5305 Bank Street
Prices: General Admission $10.00, Seniors $8.00 and Kids under 2 years of age free.
Tel: 613-822-8924 or 1-877-522-8440
website: www.raysreptiles.com

Papanack Zoo
About a 30 minute drive east of Orleans or about one hours drive from downtown Ottawa on highway 174 to Wendover you will find papanack zoo. This family owned zoo offers all kinds of exotic animals such as african lions, siberian tigers, black bears, alaskan wolves, canadian lynx, llamas, donkeys, snow leopards, striped hyenas, and more.
Location: 150 county road 19, wendover, ontario
Prices: Adults $16.00, Seniors $10.00, Kids 6-18 $9.00, Kids 2-5 years $7.00 and kids under 2 years of age Free.
Tel: 613-673-7275
website: www.papanack.com

Parc Omega
Located on the quebec side of the border about an hours drive from downtown ottawa going east just minutes from the famous Chateau Montebello you will find parc omega. Parc omega's unique concept is a 1500 acre park that you drive through with your car while getting visits from all kinds of friendly animals that come up to your vehicle for food. You can bring some carrots and feed them through your open windows of your car. Kids will love this unique concept. Animals found include Buffalo, black bears, red dear, wolves, alpine albexs, wild boars ana many other animals. A great way to spend an afternoon with the whole family.
Location: 323 North road, Montebello, Quebec
Prices: Adults $17.00, Kids 6-15 years $12.00 kids 2 to 5 years $6.00
Tel: 819-423-5487
website: www.parcomega.com

Victoria Day Stores - Hours and openings
This Victoria day Monday stores will be closed in Ottawa except for the Rideau Center (10:00am to 6:00pm) and the byward market (designated tourist shopping) all LCBO stores are closed in Ontario. Gatineau Stores will be open for business, if you are looking to buy beer or wine you can purchase them at places like Costco, corner stores and SAQ official liquor stores.

The Canadian Tulip Festival - May 2 - 19 2008
Come visit a spectacular display of close to a million tulips in more than 50 varieties throught the city and take the scenic drive along the ridea canal to dows lake for a beautiful view of all the spendor of the tulip beds that bloom each spring in Ottawa. This years event features a merry go round for kids at Majors Hill Park.
Location: Majors Hill Park, Scenic Rideau Canal and Dows Lake
Entertainment: AbbaMania
Tel: 613-567-5757 or 1-800-66-TULIP
website: www.tulipfestival.ca

Ottawa Flotilla is May 19th and 20th
Bring the whole family and park your kiester along the rideau canal and watch the boat parade on water. Boats are decorated with lights and all kinds of creative colors and decorations for the annual flotilla on the historic rideau canal.
Location: Rideau Canal

Victoria Day Festival Ottawa - May 16-19th 2008
The victoria day festival (870 Carling avenue at Preston street) just across the street from dows lake pavilion starts on friday may 16th and ends on victoria day. Find fun for kids with midway rides face painting, a petting zoo with all kinds of small animals, a band shell with dj entertainment, the venuzuelan folk dace group, chinese dancers, and cultural events throught the Victoria day weekend.
Location: 870 Carling at Preston across from dows lake
Prices:
website: www.victoriadayfestival.com

National Capital Race Weekend May 23-25 2008
Ottawa's race festival features competition and fundraising in the nations capital all weekend. The whole family can support local charities by running, walking or inline skating.
Location: Downtown ottawa
Tel: 613-234-2221
website: www.ncm.ca

International Children's Festival May 28 - June 1st 2008
The international children's festival offers theater, dance, arts and music from international and local artists. The festival focuses on arts, culture and entertainment for kids 4 years of age to 15, promoting arts and culture in a child's development.
Location: Lebreton Flats Park
Tel: 613-241-0999
Prices: Tickets are $10.00 and ticket packages are also available
website: www.ottawachildrensfestival.ca

Gloucester Fair - May 29-June 1st 2008
This years gloucester fair has lots of fun and entertainment for kids, teens and adults including bigfoot monster madness, kids corner with doo doo the clown, monster truck rides, demolition derby, bbq competition, free bandstand shows, a beer tent, a petting zoo and a western horse show.
Location: 4837 Albion Road
Prices: Pay $20 includes admission and a ride all day bracelet, kids under 42 inches $10.00
Tel: 613-744-2671
website: www.gloucesterfair.ca

June 2008

Canada Dance Festival - June 7 - 15 - 2008
Location: NAC and at other locations throughout the Ottawa and Gatineau region.
website: www.canadadance.ca


The International Chicken and Rib Cookoff - June 18 - 22 - 2008
If you like chicken and ribs, then the international chicken and rib cookoff on the sparks street mall is a must do in June. There are teams from Canada and the Us who compete for best rib sauce, best ribs and best chicken. Enjoy a full rack of ribs or a combination of chicken and ribs complete with salad and bread.
Location: Sparks street mall
website: www.sparksstreetmall.com

Ottawa Dragon Boat Race Festival - June 20 - 22, 2008
The ottawa dragon boat race festival is part of a larger chinese tradition that goes back over 2,400 years. The festival is now the largest of it's kind in canada with over 190 teams participating. What started out as a race has now become a festival at mooney's bay beach and has become a crowd favorite in ottawa providing entertainment, a food court and many local vendors as well as activities for kids.
Location: Mooney's Bay Beach Riverside Drive
Tel: 613-741-4390
Parking: No parking on site, free busses are available with OC Transpo at various locations including a large parking lot at Carlton University which is also free.
website: www.dragonboat.net

July 2008

Ottawa International Jazz Festival - June 20-July 1, 2008
If you like jazz music, the ottawa international jazz festival offers a long list of jazz favorites including Winton Marsalis on opening night on the main stage in convederation park at 8:30pm or Gladys Night on June 30th at 9:00pm. Other artists include Herbie Hancock Quartet, Madeleine Peyroux, Oliver Jones Trio and more.
Location: Confederation Park and other Ottawa locations
Prices: Prices vary, see website for details>
website: www.ottawajazzfestival.com

Ottawa Fringe Festival - June 19 - 29 - 2008
website: www.ottawafringe.com

July Events and Attractions

Canada Day - July 1st 2008
Canada day in the nation's capital has an unending list of things to do including entertainment all day on parliament hill with some of canada's biggest artists. Ceremonies kick off at noon with a note from the prime minister followed by an armed forces flypast and ongoing events all day long finishing off the day with a spectular display of fireworks. For more information about canada day events throughout the city, click here for more information on things to do in ottawa on canada day...
Location: Parliament hill, majors hill park, sparks street mall and other various locations
Prices: Free
Parking: Parking is available on city streets or take the bus dowtown, some city streets will be closed for the day.
website: www.pch.gc.ca

Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest July 3 to July 13, 2008
Ottawa's multi-stage music festival features over 2,000 rythm and blues bands, R&B, soul, gospel, pop, world and rock musicians
Location: LeBreton Flats Park and the Canadian War Museum
Main Headliners: Fergie(July 8), Brian Wilson, Boz Scaggs, Steely Dan's Don Fagen, Joan Armatrading, James Taylor, The Tragically Hip (opening night), Clarence Fountain, Lucinda Williams, Johnny Winter, Widespread Panic, Shelby Lynne.
Location: Canadian War Museum front lawn
Tickets: www.capitaltickets.ca
Tel: 613-599-3267 or 1-877-788-3267
website: www.ottawabluesfest.ca

HOPE Volleyball Tourament - Saturday July 12, 2008
Hope's annual volleyball tournament for local charities is a recreational volleyball tournament with more than 25,000 players that includes a rock concert at the same time later in the day until 6:00 pm when both the concert and tournament come to a close.
Location: Mooney's Bay Beach, Riverside Drive
Prices: Concert is $15 in advance and $20 at the gate.
Tel: 613-742-4673
website: www.hopehelps.com

Ottawa Chamber Music Festival - July 25 to August 9
Location: Various lcotions downtown
Headliners: Louis Lortie, Isabel Bayrakdarian.
website: chamberfest.com

August Events and Attractions

Ottawa Busker Festival - August 1 - 4
Location: Sparks Street Mall

Ottawa Folk Festival - August 14 - 17
Location: Brittania Park
website: www.ottawafolk.org
Headliners: Carolina Chocolate Drops, the Sadies and James Hill.

September Events and Attractions

Ottawa Raggae Festival August 23
Headliners: Maxi Priest
website: www.ottawareggaefestival.com

Ottawa Community Announcement - Refrigerator Pickup

Do you have an fridge that is 10 years old or older and you would like to get rid of? A local ottawa service offers free pickup and disposal of your old refrigerator and other appliances such as window air conditioners, mini fridges and small freezers. To find out if you qualify you can call 1-877-797-9473 or visit the organizations website at www.everykilowattcounts.com

New attractions for Ottawa Coming in 2009
Calypso Park at Limoges Ontario expected to open in early June to Labour day weekend 2009 and Alottawata; Moodie Drive and Proslide Technologies highway 416 between Manotick and Richmond is scheduled to open at the same time as Calypso Park in early June of 2009 should be a great fun activity for kids and the whole family.