Hello ORLÉANS!

Welcome to the 21st edition of Orléans Connect.

Well, this is it. The unofficial half-way point of the summer. With July all but behind us, August is shaping up to be another month full of hot weather and sunshine. ☀️

And if you’re looking forward to even further out, the City of Ottawa’s Fall recreation guide 🍁 is now available. Browse the broad range of activities offered at recreation centres across the city.

🩳🩱 Swimming lesson registration (Ottawa’s version of the Hunger Games), opens August 12th at 9:00pm. All other program registrations open August 14th.

Let’s get to this week’s Orléans events and happenings: ⬇️

Are you looking for things to do in Orléans? Here’s our roundup of events happening in the next week:

• 🎨 July 31st - Opening Reception: the Ottawa Plein Air Painters. Showcasing art created outside on location. Come out and support your local artists! Opening reception from 6 PM - 8:30 PM.

  📍Shenkman’s Promenade Gallery, 245 Centrum Blvd

• 🍿 August 1st - Tim Tierney (City Councillor for Ward 11) is hosting Movie Night in the Park: Moana 2. Arrive anytime after 7:30 PM, movie starts at 8:30 PM. Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, family and friends to enjoy a summer evening under the stars! Popcorn will be served, will supplies last.

  📍Eastvale Park, 2130 Radford Ct

• 🧠 August 1st - Outside the Box Trivia is hosting their famous Secret Theme Trivia! Bring your friends and enjoy some pints and bites! 8 PM - 10 PM

  📍TapRoom260, 260 Centrum Blvd

• 🪷 August 2nd - Modo Yoga is hosting Free Outdoor Yoga Class in the park from 9 AM - 10 AM. Just bring a mat, water bottle and a friend or two! No experience necessary.

  📍Fallingbrook Park, 681 Deancourt Cres

• 👨‍🌾 August 3rd - The Heart of Orléans Market 9:30 AM - 2 PM. Come check out some incredible local vendors and makers - so many of our favourites will be there! Free parking onsite, dog-friendly.

  📍290 Centrum (Gravel pad and courtyard)

• 💦 August 3rd - Join Blackburn Community Association for the Splish Splash Summer Bash, from 11 AM - 3 PM. Come cool down and get soaked! There’ll be music, games and snacks. For kids ages 3 - 10 - kids under 9 must be accompanied by an adult.

  📍 190 Glen Park Splash Pad

• 🎡 August 7th - 10th - The Navan Fair is a fantastic four-day summer event celebrating its rural roots with agricultural exhibits, live entertainment and a midway. There are livestock shows, demolition derbies, truck and tractor pulls, a parade and more! Don’t miss it! Shuttle bus info.

  📍 1279 Colonial Rd, Navan

🗓️SAVE THE DATES! 🗓️

Upcoming dates worth getting into your calendar:

• ☪️ MuslimFest is on August 9th, from 1 PM - 8 PM at the Cumberland Heritage Museum. Live shows, comedy performances, kids activities, delicious Halal food, art exhibit, Nasheeds, bazaar, free access to the Museum and more! The event is free, but attendees must register in advance.

• 🔋 Hazardous Waste Drop Off is happening on August 9th at 2035 Trim Road, from 8 AM to 4 PM. Get rid of that hazardous waste that’s in your garage and basement!

• 💫 Stargazing: Perseid Meteor Shower on August 9th from 7:45 PM - 10 PM at Bountiful Beaver, 2391 Pepin Court.

• 💗 Self-Care for Busy Parents: A Free Virtual Workshop on August 12th, from 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Sign-up here.

• 🎈The Greater Avalon Community Association is hosting Summer Fun Fest on August 16th from 1 PM - 4 PM at 318 Aquaview Dr (rain date August 17th)

• 🎶 Musical Bingo - 1980s and 90s themed at Taproom260 on August 16th, starting at 7:30 PM.

• 👠Drag Brunch is happening at Broadhead Brewery on August 17th. Doors open at 12:30 PM, show from 1 PM - 4 PM. 🎟️ Tickets are $25. Ages 19+.

• 👢The Navan Boot Scootin’ Line Dancers are hosting a Fundraiser: EO Stars Barn Dance on August 22nd at 7 PM and the Navan Fairgrounds, 1279 Colonial Rd, Navan. 🎟️ Tickets are $20.

• 🎵 Queenswood Heights Community Association is hosting the third annual Music Festival and Family Fun Day, on Saturday, August 23rd from 10 AM - 4 PM at Queenswood Ridge Park.

🧑‍🌾 WEEKLY EVENTS 🥬 Summertime has so many great weekly events happening!

• Every Tuesday -

  • 🧠 Trivia at Broadhead Brewery. Free to play, no registration required. 630 PM - 830 PM 📍1680 Vimont Ct, Unit 106

  • ☀️ City Councillor for Ward 19, Catherine Kitts is hosting Pop Up Freezie Parties on Tuesdays from 2 PM - 4 PM (subject to change due to weather). August dates/locations:

    • August 5th - Ouellette Park, 530 Strasbourg St

    • August 12th - Provence Park, 2095 Provence Ave

    • August 19th - Vista Park, 720 Vistapark Dr

    • August 26th - Sweetvally Park, 180 Sweetvalley Dr

•  Every Wednesday: Get Outside -

  • 🛶 Try-In Out Evenings with Petrie Island Canoe Club - try canoes, kayaks and paddle boards. From 6:30 PM - 8 PM 📍Petrie Island

  • 🧘🏾‍♀️Yoga in the Park from 7 PM - 8 PM. No registration required.📍Décarie Park (7883 Décarie Dr)

  • 🧘 Outdoor Yoga Classes from 630 PM - 730 PM. Register here.📍Alain Fortin (676 Lakeridge Dr)

• Every Thursday -

  • 🫛 The Orléans Farmers Market from 11 AM - 4 PM. 📍Parking lot of the Ray Friel Community Centre

  • 🟢 Bingo Night at Broadhead Brewery - starts at 6:30 PM. Free to play, prizes to be won! First come, first served.

  • 🎤 Open Mic Night at Stray Dog Brewing Company, from 7 PM - 10 PM.

• 🧑‍🌾 Every Saturday - The Cumberland Farmers Market from 9 AM - 1 PM📍1115 Dunning Road, Cumberland

• 🚲☕ Every Sunday - Community Café from 930 AM - 12 PM. Coffee bike cart serving freshly brewed coffee and treats - proceeds to the Convent Glen Orléans Wood Community Association to help fund and grow more community events!📍Voyageur Park, 6137 Voyageur Dr.

Do you have an event you want to see featured here? Let us know!

📰 News you should know about…

🎒The Orléans Cumberland Community Resource Centre has launched its annual school supply programs and is looking for support! (Orléans Star)

🏃🏼 This Sunday, August 3rd, Ottawa is hosting IRONMAN, and the streets will transform into an IRONMAN race course! Check out the details about traffic impacts (City of Ottawa)

🛝 There are some exciting park projects underway in Orléans Ward 19! Check out the details shared recently by Councillor Catherine Kitts.

⚾ Congratulations to the Orléans Little League Baseball Major Girls Red Sox! The wrapped up a fantastic season as runner-up in the A-Side Playoff Championship. The team also had an oustanding regular season, finishing first place, with a 9-1-1 record!

💗 Heart of Orléans Market looking for Volunteers! 💗

The Heart of Orléans Market is looking for volunteers for the rest of the season to stand at the barricaded entrances of a blocked road. Remaining dates are: August 3rd, September 7th, October 5th and November 2nd. If you are interested, please email [email protected]. High school student community volunteer hours can be signed off on!

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT 🔦

This week’s Orléans business spotlight is… 🥁 … FIRE BOX PIZZA - located at 1455 Youville Drive.

Fire Box Pizza is a wood fired pizza catering company that operates in and around Orléans and Ottawa. They focus on pizza and other foods made from scratch with high-quality ingredients. They specialize in Neapolitan style pizzas made in wood fired ovens and their pizzas are often cited as some of the best in the city.

So if you’re looking to having your party or event catered with some seriously awesome pizza, look no further than Fire Box.

As always, if you hire them, make sure to tell them that Orléans Connect sent you.