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🚨 Your Final Chance to WIN a Prize Pack! 🚨
The Giveaway Ends TONIGHT!
Don't miss out! The clock is ticking on our incredible FOUR (4) general admission tickets giveaway, which we’ve been running to celebrate the upcoming Ottawa Pet Expo! If you haven’t entered yet - or if you want to submit your final entries - you have until 9PM TONIGHT, Friday, October 31st, to win.
It's quick and easy to get your family in the running:
❤️ Like this Instagram post.
📧 Sign Up: Be Ottawa Parents' weekly email subscriber.
📲 Follow Us: Follow the @ottawaparents Instagram profile.
🐕 Follow the Expo: Follow the amazing @ottpetexpo on Instagram.
💬 Tag a friend who needs a fun family weekend, and tell us what pet you are bringing (if any)!
Friday, October 31
Hallo-BEE-n at St. Laurent 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM 📍St. Laurent Shopping Centre
Rideau HALLoween "Terrifying Tea Party" 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., rain or shine, Thomas Gate📍Rideau Hall
Day of the Dead Festival 3:30 pm to 8:30 pm📍ByWard Market
Richmond Haunted House - Halloween Night from 6:30pm to 10:30pm 📍Runnel Court
LEGO Party - Fête en blocs at 3:45pm 📍OPL - Vanier
Overbrook Halloween 5pm to 9pm 📍 Overbrook Community Centre
Halloween Event 6pm to 8pm 📍 Sandy Hill Community Centre
🎄 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!