👓 "You'll shoot your eye out!" (Just kidding, you'll just win big!) - We have THREE of these amazing A Christmas Story Advent Calendars up for grabs today! It’s the perfect way to count down to the big day with a little bit of movie magic every morning.
Hurry! Entries for Day 1 close tonight at 9pm. Open to all Ottawa residents.
To enter the draw: Head over to our Instagram right now! Since you're already an email subscriber (thank you! ❤️), you're halfway there. Just make sure you're following us, and tag a parent friend in the comments of today's post so they don't miss out.
Want better odds? Share the post to your stories for extra entries! Good luck!
Today’s Free Events in Ottawa
Family Storytime (Series) at 9:30am 📍OPL Rockcliffe
Les lundis des tout-petits - French story time with Luana (Series) at 10 am 📍1 Elgin Street Ottawa
Toi, Moi et la Mère l'Oie - Weekly Series at 10 am 📍30 Rosemount Avenue
Toddlertime (Series) 19-35 months at 10:00am 📍OPL Cumberland
Family Storytime (Series) at 10:15am 📍OPL Sunnyside
Family Storytime (Series) Multiple times 📍Multiple OPL Locations - OPL St-Laurent, OPL Greenboro, OPL Gower
Toddlertime (Series) 19-35 months at 10:30am 📍OPL Ruth E. Dickinson
Babytime | Bébés à la biblio (Series) 0-18months at 10:30am 📍OPL Main
Babytime (Series) newborn to 18months at 11:30am 📍OPL Greenboro
World AIDS Day 2025 at 12pm 📍1 Elgin Street Ottawa
EarlyON Baby Playgroup (Series) 0-12 months at 1:30pm 📍OPL Ruth E. Dickinson
Teen Study Group | Groupe d'étude pour ados (Series) at 3:00pm 📍OPL Beaverbrook
Cercle de Lecture (en français seulement) (Series) at 4:00pm 📍OPL Alta Vista
Chess Club / Club d'échecs (Series) at 6:00pm 📍OPL Greenboro
Starry Night Storytime (Series) at 6:30pm 📍Multiple OPL Locations - OPL Nepean Centrepointe
Collage Club (Teens & Adults Series) at 6:00pm 📍OPL Rideau
Homework Help / Club de devoirs (Series) at 6:30pm 📍OPL Ruth E. Dickinson
❄️Daily Winter Activities❄️
Rideau Hall Rink - Public Skating November 23, 2025 to March 29, 2026 (weather depending)
Weekdays: 5:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Weekends: 1:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Christmas on Taffy Lane 📍Taffy Lane
4-7pm📍Sparks Street
5-10pm📍Lansdowne Park
Santa in Carlingwood! until December 24th 10:30am 📍Carlingwood Shopping Centre
Daily Light Show at 5:30pm & 7:30pm📍George Street Plaza
“Your children don't need a perfect holiday. They just need a happy you. It doesn't have to be perfect to be magical.”