Events

Here are some of the larger events and conferences coming to Ottawa in early 2026

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Harrison Staffing CEO Danny Murrell (fifth from left) is bringing his Toronto-based event staffing firm to Ottawa. Photo supplied.

Toronto’s Harrison Staffing expands into Ottawa, with clients including Shopify and KPMG

When the folks at Shopify suggested he expand his business into Ottawa, Toronto-based entrepreneur Danny Murrell listened. Murrell is the CEO of Harrison Staffing, a

Ottawa Business Journal is hosting the Alliance of Area Business Publishers' 2025 annual summer conference this week. Photo by Mia Jensen

OBJ hosts international business journals for annual summer conference

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Business journals from across the U.S. gathered in Canada’s capital this week as the Ottawa Business Journal hosted the annual summer conference of the Alliance

Beyond the Pale's ByWard Market location is doing its best to accommodate events and market itself as an event venue. Photo from Beyond the Pale's website.

Beyond the Pale owner plans to bring events back to the space once occupied by the Courtyard

Ottawa, Retail, Top Stories, Tourism

The owner of Beyond the Pale Brewing Co., which took over the space in the ByWard Market previously occupied by the Courtyard Restaurant, says his

David Gourlay unveils details of Taste for Hope 2025 at the Brookstreet Hotel Thursday. (Photo by Mia Jensen)

Shepherds of Good Hope launches annual — but slightly different — Taste for Hope fundraiser

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It’s been a tough few months for local charities such as Shepherds of Good Hope, but optimism reigns for 2025 as the organization prepares to

Santa and one of his elves help emcee Patricia Boal draw raffle winners at the Christmas Cheer Breakfast. (Photo by Mia Jensen)

A cheery morning: Annual Christmas Cheer breakfast raises $150K for local charities

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It was a full house at the annual Christmas Cheer Breakfast Friday morning, as local charities and business leaders gathered to kick off the holiday

People on the Move: Tara Shannon takes over at Ottawa Festival Network as city’s arts landscape shifts

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Some 170 community and business leaders attended the Cancer Care Champions Breakfast in support of The Ottawa Cancer Foundation, held at The Westin’s TwentyTwo venue on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Photo by Caroline Phillips

Ottawa Cancer Foundation CEO speaks to power of partnerships at breakfast

Some 170 community and business leaders gathered in support of The Ottawa Cancer Foundation, a non-profit organization working to ensure individuals living with cancer have

‘We’re tired, but we’re proud’: Tulip festival organizers look ahead to new funding for 2025

Ottawa

Despite dwindling financial support and budget anxieties, this year’s Canadian Tulip Festival ended on a high note, according to executive director Jo Riding.