Strega Nona returns by popular demand and in collaboration with the Dante Alighieri Society. Join actress, art director, and producer Marinella Montanari for an exciting new adventure with Strega Nona: Her Story (read in English).
Strega Nona is a beloved children’s series featuring elements of Italian culture. Appropriate for all ages.
Join Emma Terrell, The Urban Botanist, for a one-hour interactive virtual lesson where you can learn how to grow your green thumb. We will be talking all things tomatoes, herbs, soil, fertilizers, and more!
Learn how to plant, prune, stake, and fertilize your tomatoes. Up your garden game this summer with lots of helpful tips and tricks from Ottawa’s own Urban Botanist.
Strega Nona returns by popular demand and in collaboration with the Dante Alighieri Society. Join Canadian actor, playwright, and director Eleanor Crowder for an exciting new adventure with Big Anthony: His Story (read in English).
Strega Nona is a beloved children’s series featuring elements of Italian culture. Appropriate for all ages.
Dante's Perspective is a multidisciplinary event to appreciate Dante's poetry from three different perspectives: politics, nature, and love.
Princeton Professor and author Simone Marchesi will guide the audience in new approaches to Dante, and the artists from Jobel Art for Earth will bring to life some of the most famous and beautiful of Dante's verses. Woven throughout will be a storyline tracing some of the more mysterious aspects of Dante’s life.
Think you know Little Italy and Italian culture? Prove it!
Join our very first Italian Week Scavenger Hunt, powered by Escape Manor. Solve riddles, answer trivia, find hidden items, and perform fun and humourous tasks on social media (if you want to), all from the comfort of your own home.
Amazing prizes!
Think you know Little Italy and Italian culture? Prove it!
Join the Italian Puzzle Quest, powered by Lockdown Ottawa. Solve riddles, answer trivia, find hidden items, and perform fun and humourous tasks on social media (if you want to).
Amazing prizes to be won, valued at over $4000!
Enjoy the fresh air and bring the whole family for a special outdoor screening of the 2019 version of Pinocchio co-written, starring, and directed by Roberto Benigni!
Join this annual event to celebrate the Feast of St. Anthony which includes an outdoor mass on the steps of St. Anthony’s Church, followed by a procession.
Join us for this literary event featuring prose and poetry read by local authors.
Join award-winning Chef Pino Posteraro as he leads you through the unique Italian tradition of creating beautiful charcuterie.
Kids love the Strega Nona stories! Join for an exciting new travel adventure with Strega Nona (read in English).
Strega Nona is a beloved children’s series featuring elements of Italian culture. Appropriate for all ages.
Make focaccia art using vegetables to create idyllic scenes! Host Rebecca Drent will take you through this fun activity!
Kids love the Strega Nona stories! Learn about gardening with Strega Nona and Big Anthony (read in English).
Strega Nona is a beloved children’s series featuring elements of Italian culture. Appropriate for all ages.
Experience Italy through the eyes of world-renowned sommelier Veronique Rivest and increase your knowledge of Italian wines!
Italian Week Ottawa's Grand Finale Weekend includes comedy, music, performances, and more. Sponsored by the Preston Street BIA.
Join us as at our AGM as we look back at the 2022 Festival, review our financials, elect new board members, and take a sneak peek at the 2023 Festival […]
June is Italian Heritage Month in Canada, and we’ll be celebrating with a flag-raising ceremony at City Hall. Mayor Mark Sutcliffe will make a proclamation, and we’ll raise the Italian Week Ottawa Flag!
We're back, Ottawa! Join us in celebrating Italian culture as we kick off this year's festivities on the streets of Ottawa's Little Italy!
Kids Zone June 9 | 18:00 – 21:00 | Preston Street & Adeline June 10 | 12:00 – 21:00 | Preston Street & Adeline June 11 | 12:00 – 21:00 | Preston Street […]
Come learn from Italian-Canadian author Agata De Santis as she shares the origins of the belief in the evil eye, how it happens, how to prevent it, and should one succumb to mal'occhio, how to cure it.
Join us as we look at different cheeses from around Italy including a demonstration of making traditional mozzarella!
Do your kids enjoy arts and crafts? Then you won’t want to miss our Italian Stamp Art event for kids!
Meet some of Ottawa's most talented artists in person at Orange Art Gallery!
Learn about different types of Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar, and the traditions and history behind these staples of Italian cuisine!
Experience the Piedmont region through the eyes of renowned sommelier Veronique Rivest and increase your knowledge of Italian wines!
Don't miss this stunning free instrumental Jazz concert by violinist Marlene Cruz and guitarist Izzy Martinez.
Join us to experience a true Picnic all’Italiana – picnic Italian style. Bring your blankets, and your appetites for this al fresco dining experience. Plus we'll have a mask-making workshop for the kids!
We are thrilled to bring you back into the world of the Testa family in Vittorio Rossi's newest film, Legacy. Look in on the family again in this intense sequel as they deal with betrayal.
Get ready for a heart-pumping day of cycling action at Bike Race Ottawa!
Featuring local Ottawa artisans, our Mercato di Preston St is inspired by the street markets of Rome or Florence!