FREE. ALL DAY. UNMISSABLE. Alberta Day at Heritage Park — Sunday, Aug. 31 | 10 a.m.–10 p.m. No ticket. No admission fee. Just show up and celebrate! 12 hours of live music — capped off with Canadian country star Jake Mathews at 8 p.m. Delicious eats and a local beer garden from Trolley Five & […]
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Celebrate local heritage with a morning of yoga at one of Ottawa’s most historic locations – all in support of the Bytown Museum. Join Ellen Bertrand for a one-hour, all-levels yoga class in a truly unforgettable setting. After the class, enjoy light refreshments and early access to the museum before public hours. Tickets are $45 per person (includes […]
Celebrate Ottawa’s rich history and the legacy of Lieutenant-Colonel John By with a day full of engaging activities, live performances, and family-friendly fun at the Bytown Museum! Programming includes: Musical Performance by Paul Weber Band Artist Showcase by Capital Artist Collective Leatherwork and Beadwork Demonstration by Pauline Ducharme and Will Mason Celtic Cross Ceremony Costumed […]
Come cheer on participants in the 2025 Ottawa Ironman Triathlon from Ottawa’s oldest stone building! Our beautiful site at the Ottawa Locks is the perfect location to watch race participants show their stuff. We will have outdoor seating, a sign-making station, and 2-for-1 admission for athletes and their families. Located just 700 metres from the […]
The Governor’s Garden – Musée Château Ramezay
Montréal, Québec
The Governor’s Garden at Musée Château Ramezay – a Garden in the Style of New France
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Enjoy FREE admission to the Bytown Museum with the purchase of an ice cream!
Make a square for the Bytown Museum’s paper quilt! Decorate a small cardboard square to show off your favourite thing, the place you call home, or a cool pattern. Then join the museum’s mosaic of squares in our giant paper quilt!
You are invited to celebrate the rich cultures, histories, and traditions of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples at the Bytown Museum Pop-up market featuring local Indigenous vendors and makers Touch tables with traditional sacred medicines and Métis sashes Learn about the 3 Sisters with family-friendly crafts Dance performances by the Lyons Sisters and more!
Health care and nursing, both formal and informal, have a long and colourful past in Bytown (later Ottawa). Individuals and organizations affected and saved countless lives. Wives of canal workers nursed their injured husbands. Early doctors cared for patients, including an ailing Lieutenant-Colonel John By. Nuns risked deadly diseases to assist new immigrants. Trained nurses […]
This guided tour takes visitors through the evolution of Ottawa and the people who call it home while they explore the Commissariat, Ottawa’s oldest stone building. Historical accounts of this region—from the time of its first inhabitants, to its early days as Bytown, to present-day Ottawa—reveal the major changes it has experienced and what has […]