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where culture lives!

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Located just a block east of Parliament Hill along Rideau Street, Ottawa's Arts, Fashion & Theatre District offers an abundance of cultural activity and the biggest names in fashion retailing spanning 53-blocks.

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Theatre Nov. 19 7: 00 pm by National Arts Centre

A Charlie Brown Christmas

This brand new touring production of A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage by Charles M. Schulz features everyone’s favorite Peanuts gang – Linus, Lucy,…

Art Battle Ottawa

Arts Nov. 21 7: 00 pm - 11: 00 pm by Arts Court Theatre

Art Battle Ottawa

Join us for a fun-filled night at Arts Court. Watch as 12 amazing painters have 20 minutes to turn their canvases from blank to beautiful,…

Curator Tour with Rebecca Basciano | Visite avec la commissaire

Arts Nov. 21 10: 00 am - 11: 30 am by Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG)

Curator Tour with Rebecca Basciano | Visite avec la commissaire

Take a closer look at Eclectic Geometric: Permanent Collection Highlights with OAG Assistant Curator Rebecca Basciano. Join the tour at the Visitor Experience desk. Eclectic…

Zukerman, Mozart, Elgar

Music & Concerts Nov. 21 to Nov. 22 8: 00 pm by National Arts Centre Orchestra

Zukerman, Mozart, Elgar

The NAC Orchestra welcomes beloved Conductor Emeritus Pinchas Zukerman back to the podium to play and conduct in an evening of music that celebrates strings…

A Tribe Called Red

Music & Concerts Nov. 22 7: 30 pm by National Arts Centre

A Tribe Called Red

Emerging from Ottawa’s underground club scene in 2008, A Tribe Called Red has transformed the contemporary electronic music landscape. ATCR combine dubstep, modern hip-hop, and…

Tanika Charles, Fridays at the Fourth

Downtown Rideau Presents, Music & Concerts Nov. 23 8: 30 pm by National Arts Centre

Tanika Charles, Fridays at the Fourth

In a few short years, Polaris Prize-nominated Tanika Charles has transformed from a promising emerging artist to a commanding performer, and staple of the Canadian…

John Butler Trio+ The HOME Tour

Music & Concerts Nov. 24 7: 30 pm by National Arts Centre

John Butler Trio+ The HOME Tour

Cannabis and Hemp Expo

Conversations & Presentations Nov. 24 to Nov. 25 10: 00 am - 6: 00 pm by Shaw Centre

Cannabis and Hemp Expo

With the advancement of legalization, the Cannabis & Hemp Expo is an important step in showing the world the professionalism and maturity of the expanding…

It’s a Wonderful Life

Theatre Nov. 28 to Dec. 15 7: 30 am by Ottawa Little Theatre

It’s a Wonderful Life

Based on the most beloved holiday classic of all time, this is the story of George Bailey who on Christmas Eve, convinced that his life…

Elisapie

Music & Concerts Nov. 29 8: 30 pm by National Arts Centre

Elisapie

Director, composer, singer-songwriter and activist, Elisapie Isaac comes from the Arctic. Through myriad projects, Elisapie has established herself as a true Inuit icon. She was…

MICHÈLE PROVOST Everything must go / Liquidation totale

Arts Oct. 11 to Jan. 13 7: 30 pm by Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG)

MICHÈLE PROVOST Everything must go / Liquidation totale

Gift cards. Umbrellas. Notebooks. Scarves. Sensual allure. In a society in which personality is commerce, and revenue-generating endeavours are favoured, how do artists and the…

Strategy Sundays @ The Loft

Every week until Dec. 30, 2018 Sports & Recreation Nov. 18 by The Loft Board Game Lounge

Strategy Sundays @ The Loft

You’re invited to Strategy Sunday, a weekly drop-in gaming event for people of all experience levels! Are you an experienced gamer looking for people to…

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The role of the Downtown Rideau B.I.A.

The Downtown Rideau Business Improvement Area (Downtown Rideau B.I.A.) represents the 600+ member businesses and organizations surrounding Rideau Street and is the leading voice guiding the transformation of Downtown Rideau into a world-class shopping and cultural destination.