# Poetry events in Ottawa, Today and Upcoming Poetry events in Ottawa

- **Subtitle**: All Poetry events in Ottawa, Ontario. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Ottawa like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance
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All Poetry events in Ottawa, Ontario. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Ottawa like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance

## Events in Ottawa

- **Event Name**: Ottawa Kitab Book Fair 2026
  - **Description**: Discover Arabic books, culture, and art at Ottawa Kitab Book Fair 2026, May 16–17 at Nepean Sportsplex.About this EventOttawa Kitab Book Fair 2026 returns for its third edition on
  - **Date**: Sat May 16 2026 at 11:00 am – Sun May 17 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/ottawa-kitab-book-fair-2026/100001987801091575
  - **Venue**: Nepean Sportsplex
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Event Name**: ART+ Spring Showcase
  - **Description**: An event to discover Ottawa's amazing performing arts scene. Come experience an evening of community and cultural expression!About this EventJoin us on Saturday, June 6th, from 4–7 pm at Arts Court Studio for the live per
  - **Date**: Sat Jun 06 2026 at 04:00 pm – Sat Jun 06 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/art-spring-showcase/100001986571196927
  - **Venue**: Arts Court - Studio
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  - **Price**: CAD 12 to 20
  - **Categories**: art, literary-art, music, entertainment, performances
- **Event Name**: Archiving Emotions Through Curated Stories
  - **Description**: Engaging, thought provoking lectures by experts, professors, creatives in Ottawa barsAbout this Event📚Lecture: "Archiving Emotions Through Curated Stories"🎤Speaker: Danayit Zeru (Photographer, Curator and Poet)
  - **Date**: Wed Apr 29 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed Apr 29 2026 at 09:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/archiving-emotions-through-curated-stories/100001985856675775
  - **Venue**: Art House
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  - **Price**: CAD 16 to 19
  - **Categories**: art, literary-art, fine-arts, storytelling
- **Event Name**: Ingeborg Bachmann - Reise in die Wüste
  - **Description**: Entre l’amour, les mots et l’Europe. Partie de la série CinéAllemand.About this EventUne série de films allemands sous-titrés en français, sélectionnés autour d'une thématique définie depuis le printemps 2025, présentée p
  - **Date**: Thu Jun 04 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu Jun 04 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/ingeborg-bachmann-reise-in-die-wüste/100001981450511820
  - **Venue**: Goethe-Institut Ottawa
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: art, literary-art, entertainment, nonprofit
- **Event Name**: From Suspense to Soul: A Double Book Launch with Mike Martin
  - **Description**: An intimate evening of mystery, poetry & live music—celebrating Mike Martin’s latest releases in a warm, coastal-inspired setting.About this EventAn intimate literary evening in Ottawa — open to longti
  - **Date**: Wed May 06 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed May 06 2026 at 08:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/from-suspense-to-soul-a-double-book-launch-with-mike-martin/100001987286228606
  - **Venue**: Perfect Books
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: Art, literary-art, Music, Entertainment
- **Event Name**: Under the Leaves: Poetry at Beechwood - Inaugural Event: Bytown to Ottawa: A Bicentennial Poetry
  - **Description**: August 12 2026 6:45 PM | Beechwood Cemetery – Section 34 (opposite the tank)

Beechwood Cemetery is proud to launch Under the Leaves: Poetry at Beechwood, a new annual poetry series celebrating the voices, histories, and creative spirit that shape our nat
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Wed Aug 12 2026 at 06:45 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/under-the-leaves-poetry-at-beechwood-inaugural-event-bytown-to-ottawa-a-bicentennial-poetry/200029815688652
  - **Venue**: 280 Beechwood Avenue, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Ontario K1L 8A6
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  - **Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Event Name**: Unspoken – A Cacao Circle for Discussions About Life, Loss, Death, & Dying
  - **Description**: An intimate, heart-centered gathering weaving the ritual of ceremonial cacao with conversations about life, loss, death, and dying.About this EventUnspoken is a gentle, intimate
  - **Date**: Fri Jun 12 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri Jun 12 2026 at 09:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/unspoken-a-cacao-circle-for-discussions-about-life-loss-death-and-dying/100001982895713457
  - **Venue**: Private Treatment Space
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: workshops, health-wellness, nonprofit
- **Event Name**: 11th Annual Mushaira
  - **Description**: Free poetry night
  - **Date**: Sat May 09 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat May 09 2026 at 11:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/11th-annual-mushaira/100001987285542554
  - **Venue**: Greely Community Centre
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: art, literary-art

## Trending Events in Ottawa

- **Event Name**: Indian Food Festival of Ottawa 2026
  - **Description**: Vendors, Sponsors, and Performers, pre-registrations now open at indianfoodfestival.ca

🌟🍴 Navatara's Indian Food Festival of Ottawa 2026! 🍴🌟
Get ready, Ottawa — the BIGGEST celebration of Indian cuisine is returning to its home ground, and it’s going to
  - **Venue**: Clarke Fields Park
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- **Event Name**: Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend - Sunday
  - **Description**: Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend welcomes participants in 6 races:

• Ottawa Kids Marathon
May 23, 2026 / 1:00 pm

• Ottawa 2K
May 23, 2026 / 3:00 pm

• Ottawa 5K
May 23, 2026 / 4:00 pm

• Ottawa 10K featuring the Canadian 10 Championships
presented by Otto's
  - **Venue**: Ottawa City Hall
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- **Event Name**: Ottawa Bluesfest: The Lumineers  Bbno$  Leif Vollebekk & Hazlett
  - **Description**: ✨ Discover the extraordinary at Ottawa Bluesfest: The Lumineers  Bbno$  Leif Vollebekk & Hazlett, where magic meets reality in ways you've never imagined! 🏛️ Set in Lebreton Flats nestled in bustling Ottawa
  - **Venue**: Lebreton Flats
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- **Event Name**: Canadian Tulip Festival 2026
  - **Description**: Experience the world's largest FREE tulip festival with over 300,000 blooms and 100+ unique varieties right in Canada's capital! The Canadian Tulip Festival returns to Commissioners Park at Dow's Lake, Ottawa, from May 8–18, 2026 — celebrating a 74-year t
  - **Venue**: Commissioners Park (Dow's Lake)
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- **Event Name**: 2026 Ottawa Bluesfest - Multiday Pass at LeBreton Flats Park
  - **Description**: ✨ Embark on an extraordinary journey at 2026 Ottawa Bluesfest - Multiday Pass at LeBreton Flats Park, where every moment promises to be unforgettable! 🌟 Imagine of transforming LeBreton Flats Park in the heart of
  - **Venue**: LeBreton Flats Park
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- **Event Name**: SOLD OUT - Dwayne Gretzky - Ottawa
  - **Description**: SOLD OUT


an evening with
Dwayne Gretzky
dwaynegretzky.com

licensed 19+ - 7pm doors

no support act, Dwayne Gretzky will perform two sets

general admission standing floor / general admission seated balcony

tickets at https://www.ticketweb.ca/event/dwa
  - **Venue**: Bronson Centre Music Theatre
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- **Event Name**: Cinco de Mayo Fiesta at The ByWard Market
  - **Description**: Celebrate Mexican Heritage & History — A Fiesta Like No Other! 🇲🇽🎉

Join us on Sunday, May 3, from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the ByWard Market for a vibrant, family-friendly cultural celebration as the Mexican community proudly honors Ottawa’s 200th anni
  - **Venue**: 55 By Ward Market, Ottawa, ON K1N 9C3, Canada
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- **Event Name**: Ottawa Comiccon 2026 (Official)
  - **Description**: *Version française, défiler vers le bas*

Ottawa Comiccon is back from September 11 to 13, 2026 at EY Centre! 

Tickets are on sale NOW: https://ottawacomiccon.com/tickets/.

Keep it locked on our socials or subscribe to our newsletter: https://app.cyberi
  - **Venue**: 4899 Uplands Drive, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Ontario K1V 2N6
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- **Event Name**: Cirque du Soleil Luzia at St. Laurent Shopping Centre
  - **Description**: ✨ Experience the magic of Cirque du Soleil Luzia at St. Laurent Shopping Centre, where moments become memories that last a lifetime! 🏛️ The iconic St. Laurent Shopping Centre in Ottawa, ON
  - **Venue**: St. Laurent Shopping Centre
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Ottawa?
  - **A:** Ottawa Kitab Book Fair 2026 (Sat May 16 2026 at 11:00 am at Nepean Sportsplex), ART+ Spring Showcase (Sat Jun 06 2026 at 04:00 pm at Arts Court - Studio), Archiving Emotions Through Curated Stories (Wed Apr 29 2026 at 07:00 pm at Art House), Ingeborg Bachmann - Reise in die Wüste (Thu Jun 04 2026 at 06:00 pm at Goethe-Institut Ottawa), From Suspense to Soul: A Double Book Launch with Mike Martin (Wed May 06 2026 at 06:30 pm at Perfect Books).
- **Q**: What are the top free events in Ottawa?
  - **A:** Ottawa Kitab Book Fair 2026 (Sat May 16 2026 at 11:00 am at Nepean Sportsplex), Ingeborg Bachmann - Reise in die Wüste (Thu Jun 04 2026 at 06:00 pm at Goethe-Institut Ottawa), From Suspense to Soul: A Double Book Launch with Mike Martin (Wed May 06 2026 at 06:30 pm at Perfect Books), Unspoken – A Cacao Circle for Discussions About Life, Loss, Death, & Dying (Fri Jun 12 2026 at 07:00 pm at Private Treatment Space), 11th Annual Mushaira (Sat May 09 2026 at 06:00 pm at Greely Community Centre).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Ottawa in April 2026?
  - **A:** Archiving Emotions Through Curated Stories (Wed Apr 29 2026 at 07:00 pm at Art House).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Ottawa?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Ottawa on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Ottawa?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for events in Ottawa?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Ottawa include Nepean Sportsplex, Arts Court - Studio, Art House.
- **Q**: What is the price range for events in Ottawa?
  - **A:** Prices for events in Ottawa range from CAD 12 to CAD 20. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Ottawa?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Ottawa include Masaa Culture, MAC CAM, TipsyScholars.
- **Q**: Are there any online events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new events in Ottawa?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Ottawa.

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