260 Fingers Exhibition all weekend 10am - 5:00pm 📍The Glebe Community Centre

German Cultural Celebration all weekend📍One World Bazaar

PD Day: Lego Block Party at 3:30pm📍OPL Hazeldean

Crafternoon / Un après-midi de bricolage at 4pm📍OPL Alta Vista

The Art of Transmission from 7pm to 9:30pm📍Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre

City of Ottawa Play Free Saturdays 📍Multiple Locations

Indigenous Women's Arts Festival 11am to 4pm📍St.Laurent Shopping Centre

Santa’s Arrival 5:00pm 📍Cabela’s

Carleton Memorial United Church Fall Bazaar 9am - 1:30pm 📍740 Melfa Crescent

Metcalfe Farmers’ Christmas Market 9am – 2pm📍Greely Community Center

St. Helen’s Old Fashioned Christmas Bazaar 9am - 2pm 📍St.Helen's Anglican Church

Queenswood Villa Christmas Bazaar 9am - 2pm 📍Queenswood Villa Retirement Community

Eastern Ontario Craft & Gift Christmas Market 10am - 3:00pm 📍100 Malvern Dr

Blackburn Christmas Market 10am - 3:30pm 📍Blackburn Community Hall

Itty Bitty Art and Artisan Art Show 10am to 4:30pm 📍75 Neelin St, Carleton Place

Indigenous Women's Arts Festival 11am to 4pm📍St.Laurent Shopping Centre

CPL FanFest 2pm to 4:30pm📍Great Lawn @ TD Place

Stittsville Market at The Barn 10am - 3pm 📍6154 Abbott St E

The Original Navan Market 9:30am – 2pm📍Navan Centennial Park

Canterbury Community Association Christmas Show 10am - 3pm 📍2185 Arch St

Queenswood Villa Christmas Bazaar 9am - 2pm 📍Queenswood Villa Retirement Community

Eastern Ontario Craft & Gift Christmas Market 10am - 3:00pm 📍100 Malvern Dr

Blackburn Christmas Market 10am - 3:30pm 📍Blackburn Community Hall

Itty Bitty Art and Artisan Art Show 10am to 4:30pm 📍75 Neelin St, Carleton Place

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Between all the fun festivals, splash pad stops, and park playdates... why not wind down with something creative at home? 🖍️

We’re giving you FREE printable coloring pages - designed by local author Basilia - perfect for rainy days, road trips, or quiet time between summer adventures, all coloring levels.

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