Flag Raising Ceremony

Marion Dewar Plaza

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!

Free

Opening Weekend

Little Italy Preston Street, Ottawa, ON K1S 4N7, Ottawa, ON, CA

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!

Free

Kids Zone

Preston Street

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 […]

Lunchtime Series | Mal’occhio 101

Ottawa Public Library - Main 120 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa, ON K1P 5M2, Ottawa, ON, CA

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.

Free

Masterclass | Formaggi d’Italia

Sala San Marco Event & Conference Centre 215 Preston Street, Ottawa, ON K1R 7R1, Ottawa, ON, CA

Join us as we look at different cheeses from around Italy including a demonstration of making traditional mozzarella!

$52

Children’s Event | Italian Stamp Art

McNabb Recreation Centre 180 Percy St, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Do your kids enjoy arts and crafts? Then you won’t want to miss our Italian Stamp Art event for kids!

Free

Lunchtime Series | Art Exhibition

Orange Art Gallery 290 City Centre Ave, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Meet some of Ottawa's most talented artists in person at Orange Art Gallery!

Free

Masterclass | Wines of Piedmont

Sala San Marco Event & Conference Centre 215 Preston Street, Ottawa, ON K1R 7R1, Ottawa, ON, CA

Experience the Piedmont region through the eyes of renowned sommelier Veronique Rivest and increase your knowledge of Italian wines!

$92

Picnic all’Italiana

Ev Tremblay Park 108 Beech Street, Ottawa, ON K1S 3J8, Ottawa, ON, CA

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!

$15

Film Screening | Legacy

Virtual

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.

Free

Mercato di Preston Street

Preston Street & Louisa Street West Ottawa, ON, Canada

Featuring local Ottawa artisans, our Mercato di Preston St is inspired by the street markets of Rome or Florence!

Free

Fonte d’Amore Registration

St. Anthony of Padua 427 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1R 7K8, Ottawa, ON, CA

Fonte d’Amore is an Italian cultural dance group that proudly celebrates Italian heritage.Welcome to the world of traditional Italian Folk dance. Fonte d’Amore is an Italian cultural dance ensemble that […]