Explore the full day of programming, from daytime activities to a high-energy evening lineup. The schedule is being updated regularly and is subject to change.
10 am to noon
Opening ceremony, family-friendly programming, and community activities.
Morning
Event begins (doors open at 10:00 am)
Performance zone (commences at 10:45 am)
• Pow wow drumming & singing: Awema Tendesi (10:45 am)
• Territorial welcome and speeches (11:00 am)
• Hoop dancing performance: Makhena Rankin-Guerin and DJ MKWA (11:15 am)
• Musical performance: Ottawa 200 anthem
“Heart of This Place | Adàwe c’est ma ville.” (11:35 am)
• Jingle dancing performance: Amanda Fox (11:50 am)
Family zone (commences at 10:00 am)
• OC Transpo: Explore Ottawa's transit history
• WaterAid Canada: Interactive games
• Cavanagh Construction: Touch-a-truck
• Ottawa Art Gallery: Landscape artwork station
• Ottawa Horticultural Society: Educational activities
• Ben Animalia: Clay sculpting demonstration
• Abby Cooper: Listening station
• City of Ottawa Archives: Colouring station
• Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Associations:
Business Improvement Area (BIA) Hub
• St. John Ambulance: First aid awareness
• Muséoparc Vanier: Showcase
Interactive art zone (commences at 10 am)
• Ricardo Rodriguez: Arbre des Arrivées interactive mural
• Ryan Smeeton: Live mural
• Cody McCallum: Letterpress vending machine
• Nish Nabe: Wood carving demonstration
• Chalk art station
Foodie zone (commences at 10 am)
• All on-site vendors open
Beer garden (alcoholic beverage service commences at 12 pm)
• All on-site vendors open
Midday
Live performances, family-friendly programming, and interactive experiences.
Noon to 5 pm
Performance zone
• Musical performance: Izzy Rose (12:15 pm)
• Musical performance: The Blind & The Beautiful (1:00 pm)
• “Mixed-bag” Ottawa trivia & prize giveaway (ft. Jonathan Dion and Morgan Mercury) (1:45 pm)
• Musical performance: Jessy Lindsay (2:30 pm)
•Traditional Métis jigging performance: Brad Lafortune (3:15 pm)
• Musical performance: Mehdi Cayenne (3:30 pm)
• Ottawa 200 “historical oddities” and historical Ottawa sports trivia & prize giveaway (ft. Jonathan Dion and Andrew King) (4:00 pm)
• Dance performance: Propeller Dance (4:25 pm)
• Dance performance: Baran Dance (4:45 pm)
Family zone
• OC Transpo: Explore Ottawa's transit history
• WaterAid Canada: Interactive games
• Cavanagh Construction: Touch-a-truck
• Ottawa Art Gallery: Landscape artwork station
• Ottawa Horticultural Society: Educational activities
• Ben Animalia: Clay sculpting demonstration
• Abby Cooper: Listening station
• City of Ottawa Archives: Colouring station
• Ottawa Coalition of Business Improvement Associations:
Business Improvement Area (BIA) Hub
• St. John Ambulance: First aid awareness
• Muséoparc Vanier: Showcase
Interactive art zone
• Ricardo Rodriguez: Arbre des Arrivées interactive mural
• Ryan Smeeton: Live mural
• Cody McCallum: Letterpress vending machine
• Nish Nabe: Wood carving demonstration
• Chalk art station
Foodie zone
• All on-site vendors open
Beer garden
• All on-site vendors open
Evening
High-energy performances, headline acts, and unveiling of interactive artwork.
5 pm to 10 pm
Performance zone
• Evening kick-off and artwork unveiling (5:00 pm)
• Drag extravaganza: Sunshine Glitterchild, Saltina Shaker, Kiki Coe & Manny Dingo (5:30 pm)
• Musical performance: Duava (6:45 pm)
• Musical performance: Cody Coyote (7:45 pm)
• Headline musical: Special surprise headliner (to be announced September 26th) (8:15 pm)
• Evening finale: NO DEF Collective Block Party & guests (9:00 pm)
• Closing remarks
Family zone
• OC Transpo: Explore Ottawa's transit history
• WaterAid Canada: Interactive games
• St. John Ambulance: First aid awareness
Interactive art zone
• Ricardo Rodriguez: Arbre des Arrivées interactive mural unveiling
• Ryan Smeeton: Live mural unveiling
Foodie zone
• All on-site vendors open (while quantities last)
Beer garden (alcoholic beverage service ends at 9:30 pm)
• All on-site vendors open
Event ends