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Long weekend plans SORTED! 🥂💃 Canadian Tulip Festival, Book Fairs, Ribfest, Polish Fest, Markets and many other events will take place in Ottawa 🎉🎶🌷 Share this post with your friends and let us know in the comments if we missed any other events ☺️ Have a great one! 🥳

The Canadian Tulip Festival is finally here! 🥹🌷 Enjoy thousands of Tulips that are blooming around Ottawa! Opening Ceremony is this Saturday, May 9 from 11am - 12pm, swipe left for more details ✈️💐 (⚠️There are no drone show or fireworks this year) Canadian Tulip Festival 📍Commissioners Park 📆 Daily May 8-18 🕐 All day Update: Green Corners Tulip field is at 640 North Russell road 💐 More info at @cdntulipfest #ottawa #ottawafun #ottawafestivals

🌸 SPRING IS LOADING… OTTAWA, ARE YOU READY? ⬇️ We made you a loaded guide! 🥹 📍 Markets, Flower farms, Waterfalls, Blossoms, Tulips, Day trips… 🌷 💐Save this for when the sun comes out and share it with your friends for a spring adventure! 🌞 Which spot are you visiting first?

GIVEAWAY ⬇️ Monster Spectacular returns to Ottawa on May 23rd at Canadian Tire Centre! It’s Canada’s BIGGEST monster truck spectacle!🔥🏁 Expect jaw-dropping stunts, intense, side-by-side racing, high-flying freestyle competitions, lawn mower races, motocross backflips and more! 🎉Join for a chance to win 2 tickets for Monster Spectacular on Saturday, May 23 at 2pm 🎉 How to participate: ▪️COMMENT who you’d like to take with you? (Your Partner? Kid? Friend?) No need to tag! 😁 ▪️Like and save this post, follow @ottawalist and @monster.spectacular ▪️Extra entries when you share this post to your stories! ▪️The contest closes on Sunday (May 17, 2026) at 11:59PM Good luck! 🍀 #monsterspectacular @monster.spectacular #monsterspectacularpartner

The Artemis II Crew was at National Arts Centre in Ottawa this afternoon for a conversation about their 10-day mission around the moon! 🌕🚀 CSA astronauts Jeremy Hansen and Jenni Gibbons, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch shared stories about their journey, personal experiences and advice for the future generations! 🧑‍🚀 Swipe for highlights 📽️ 📍National Arts Centre @nac.cna | May 13, 2026

Details ⬇️ 💐 A must-visit spring activity in Ottawa! 🌹Tulipfest at @saundersfarmfun is featuring nearly half a million blooming tulips, immersive photo opportunities, farm-fresh food and drinks, Dutch inspired treats, fresh-cut bouquets and more! 🌷 Treats we had: 🍟Dutch Inspired Poutine 🧆Bitterballen (Dutch Meatballs) 🥞Proffertjes (Miniature Dutch Pancake) 🍟Dutch Fries 🌭Dutch Sausage Roll 🍹Ciders: Candy Apple, Flying Canoe, Sawtooth and Rosy Cheeks More information at @saundersfarmfun 🌷 📍Saunders Farm - 7893 BLEEKS RD 💲From $16 🕐 Daily - 10AM to 8PM #ottawa #ottawaevents #tulipfestival

Loaded weekend alert! 🔥💃🌷 Tulip Festival, outdoor markets, book fairs, concerts and much more is happening around Ottawa 🤩🛍️ Share this with your friends and let us know in the comments if you know about other events 😊 Have a great one! 🥳

Details ⬇️ The Canadian Tulip Festival starts this Friday in Ottawa, featuring over 300,000 tulips at Commissioners Park alone! 🌷 🎉Opening Ceremony: 📆Saturday - MAY 9 🕐11AM Honour Veterans from the Second World War to Today, with a Remembrance Ceremony including Cannon Salute and CF18 Fly Over 📆The festival takes place at Commissioners Park, from May 8-18, 2026 💲FREE admission More info at @cdntulipfest

Details ⬇️ @fetchlocalmarkets is back starting this Saturday, May 9th 🐾🛍️ A FREE pet friendly market featuring 30+ local vendors, offering handcrafted products, food, drinks, pet accessories, crafts and much more 🥹 Upcoming Markets: 📆May 9 🕐 10AM-3PM 📍Place D’Orleans Park and Ride 📆June 13 🕐 10AM-3PM 📍Ray Friel Recreation Complex 📆July 11 🕐 4PM-9PM 📍Ray Friel Recreation Complex Vendors featured: @lavender.and.lemon Scrunchies @mudnaturals Soap bar @chezlouiedesigns Stickers @brixlie613 Earrings @easycrepeinc Pancake mix @nurturewithbotanics Honey Blossom Grey tea @lemonbee.ottawa Lemonade @cutiepai.bakehouse Cookies @eatnoodza Pizza #ottawa #ottawaevents #ottawalife

May is here and it is LOADED with events 🔥⬇️ Here’s a list with 17 events happening in Ottawa 💃 🍟Ottawa PoutineFest 📍RA Centre 📆May 1-3 🥧Ontario Buttertart Festival 📍RA Centre 📆May 2-3 💃Cinco de Maio Fiesta 📍Byward Market 📆May 3 🛍️Outdoor Markets 📍Parkdale Market 📆Daily from May 1 📍Ottawa Farmers Market 📆Thu, Sat and Sundays from May 5 📍Fetch Local Markets 📆 May 9 📍Carp Market 📆May 9,16,23 📍Metcalfe Market 📆May 23 📚Kanata / Stittsville Book Fair Kanata United Church, 33 Leacock Drive 📆 May 7-9 Royal Canadian Legion, 1481 Stittsville Main Street 📆 May 16 🌷Canadian Tulip Festival 📍Commissioners Park 📆May 8-18 ⚾️Ottawa Titans Home Opener 📍Ottawa Stadium 📆May 8 🍔Best Fest Ottawa 📍Lansdowne 📆May 8-9 🏀Ottawa Blackjacks Home Opener 📍TD Place 📆May 12 🥩Barrhaven Ribfest and Poutine Clarke Fields Park, 93 Houlahan Street 📆May 15-18 💃Ottawa Polish Fest 📍ByWard Market 📆May 16 🍟Kanata Ribfest and Poutine 📍Community Hub, 400 March Road, Kanata 📆May 22-24 🛍️The Great Glebe Garage Sale 📍The Glebe 📆May 23 🪶Annual Traditional Pow Wow 📍Odawa Native Friendship Centre 📆May 23-24 🥩Sparks Street Ribfest 📍Sparks St 📆May 27-31 🍜Ottawa Chinatown Night Market 📍Ottawa Chinatown 📆May 29-31 🏮Ottawa Asian Fest Night Market 📆May 29-31

Your weekend plans are covered, Ottawa/Gatineau! 🎉 ⚠️Update: Ottawa PoutineFest / Butter Tart Festival is now charging $5 entrance fee Ottawa PoutineFest, Cinco de Mayo celebrations, markets, concerts, art shows, drag bingo, film screenings, family events, Jane’s Walks and Ottawa Rapid FC’s home opener, there’s something for everyone this weekend! 🍟🎶🎨🌮⚽ Save this post and send it to your weekend crew! Feel free to let us know in the comments if we missed any other events ⬇️ #Ottawa #OttawaEvents #OttawaLife

Details ⬇️ 🛍️ Official season launch on May 9: Shop local farmers, vendors & artisans. Hear from Parkdale Food Centre + Master Gardeners of Ottawa-Carleton and reveal of a brand-new mural! ✨ 🫜Open 7 days a week, from May to October 🌯Night Market every Wednesday starting June 3rd until Thanksgiving with local vendors, live music and more ⚔️ Unique events throughout the season like the Wench Faire Renaissance Market, Vegans who Snack Food and Art Festival, Sunday Yoga and more 🧘‍♀️ 🛍️ Parkdale Public Market is the second oldest market in Ottawa 📱For more information check @parkdalepublicmarket page or website (also on our bio!) 🍓🥐🌱