Thank you all for participating in our giveaway!
We have a little gift for you — enjoy $3 off of General Admission when you buy your tickets online using the discount code OTTAWAPARENTS at the checkout.
To use this discount click this link
Saturday, November 1st
Family Storytime and Stay & Play 0-5yo at 10:30am 📍Multiple OPL Locations - OPL Carp, OPL Greenboro, OPL Elmvale Acres, OPL Emerald Plaza
STEM Storytime at 10:30am 📍OPL Nepean Centrepointe
Scene at the Library: Coco at 10:30am 📍OPL Rosemount
Day of the Dead Festival 11am to 8:30pm📍ByWard Market
Kids and Youth Halloween Parties from 11:30am 📍Blackburn Community Hall
Second Annual OTM Pumpkin Smash from 12pm to 4pm 📍Osgoode Township Museum
Hallowe'en with Horses from 1pm 📍6362 Bank St
Teen Pumpkin Smashing at 2pm 📍OPL Centennial
Sunday, November 2nd
Kids Halloween after party 10am to 12pm 📍Alta Vista Park
Family Storytime at 10:30am 📍Multiple OPL Locations - OPL Hazeldean, OPL Nepean Centrepointe
Day of the Dead Festival 11am to 6pm📍ByWard Market
Free public skate from 5pm to 7pm 📍Ray Friel Recreation Complex
3rd Annual Pumpkin SPEKTACULAR at 7pm-8pm 📍Lansdowne Fairgrounds
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🎄 GIVEAWAY ALERT: FINAL WEEK! 📚
📚 by our local author Basilia Vasileios
Ottawa Parents, get ready for the grand finale! This is Week #4 - our last giveaway of the Books Series Giveaway! Every week has been a blast, and this final prize from our amazing local author, Basilia Vasileios, is the perfect way to finish!
✨ How to Enter:
To win this week's book, you need to complete these four simple steps:
Like this Instagram post.
Sign Up: Make sure you're signed up for the Ottawa Parents weekly email.
Follow Us: Follow the @ottawaparents Instagram profile.
Follow the Author: Follow local kids' author @vasilia on Instagram.
💖 Extra Entries:
Tag your fellow Ottawa parents in the comments! Each unique parent you tag in a separate comment counts as one extra entry into the draw.
Good luck, Ottawa Parents! 🎉
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🎁 Bonus Gift Just for You!
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.
👉 Click here to download and let the coloring fun begin!