🔮April 23rd - Discovery Café Lecture Series: Healing Crystals: Fact or Myth? Inside the World of Dynamic Materials with Dr Katherine Marczenko at 7 PM. Hosted by the Blackburn Community Association. 📍 190 Glen Park Drive.

🐈 April 23rd - Cat Spay / Neuter Event - Community Alley Trappers are hosting a low-cost spay / neuter event. Limited spots available. Email for more info and to reserve your spot: [email protected]

🎶 April 24th & 25th - Let’s Get Groovy! Coro Vivo Ottawa wants you to get your GROOVE on, feel that Disco Beat, and join for a concert of 60s and 70s music at 7:30 pm in Orléans United Church. Tickets are $30/each. Come dressed in your favourite outfit from these fantastic eras of music! Peace Out! 📍 1111 Orléans Blvd.

🍟 April 24th - 26th - Orléans Poutinefest & Street Food Frenzy - It’s the official kickoff to spring in Orléans featuring 75 kinds of poutine! - Fri & Sat: 11 AM - 9 PM, Sun: 11 AM - 6 PM. Get your curd on and join for an amazing weekend to celebrate “Made in Canada". Live music all weekend long. 📍Shenkman Arts Centre parking lot.

🌎 April 25th - Cleaning the Capital - Community Clean Up Event at Golden Fries, from 9 AM - 12 PM. Everyone is welcome, supplies will be provided. 📍6505 Jeanne-d’Arc Blvd.

🧹 April 25th - Blackburn Spring Clean Up - the Blackburn Hamlet Community association is hosting a community clean-up event on from 9:30 am - 11:30 am. Followed by a thank-you BBQ (vegetarian & halal options available). More info or to become a volunteer contact: [email protected] 📍 190 Glen Park Dr.

💚 April 26th - Cleaning the Capital at Chapel Hill Park at 10:30 AM. Kids encouraged. Pick up gloves and bags. No time commitment. Volunteer hours recognized. Light refreshments will be served. 📍 1556 Forest Valley Dr.

🏒April 26th - 3 on 3 Ball Hockey Tournament - 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Create your own team and join the fun in 📍 Sobey’s Trim & Innes Parking Lot - All ages welcome, snacks & hot chocolate, great prizes! Bring your friends, your hockey stick and your best moves! Register at Sobeys Trim and Innes.

⛸️ April 26th - Come Try Ringette - The Gloucester Cumberland Devils are hosting a FREE, beginner-friendly introduction to one of Canada’s fastest growing sports - Ringette. From 3:00-4:00 pm for ages 3-9 and 4:00 - 5:00 pm for ages 10-18. Make sure to bring skates, helmet (with face mask) and gloves - all other gear provided. Fun extras: Photo Booth, face paint and glitter hair extensions, colouring and activity stations, and mini-ringette skills station. Register here. 📍 Ray Friel Centre - Rink #1

💗 April 28th - Are you retired or semi-retired and looking to stay connected, foster new interests, meet new friends and have fun? PROBUS is a volunteer-based organization, non-profit, non-political, non-secterian and will be opening a club in Orléans! Join for an Informational Meeting at 10 AM at the 📍 Grace Presbyterian Church to learn more.

🎉☕️April 28th - Café Amore is celebrating their 3-year anniversary from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM with a day full of specials - $3.00 off paninis, $3.00 12oz specialty coffee, $3.00 medium cannoli. Come celebrate with them! 📍 2409 St Joseph Blvd.

🌆April 28th - Lunch Meetup - Urbanism Club - The Eastern Ottawa Urbanism Club are having their first in-person meetup at the Bad Alibi at ¸12:00 PM. 📍5935 Jeanne D’Arc Blvd S.

🎸 Stray Dog Brewing Company features a great line-up every week of local musicians. Check out this week’s schedule.

🎵 The Barley Mow on Tenth Line has a live music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 PM. Check out their line up for April.

🎤 Broadhead Brewery has live music on Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons. Explore the upcoming schedule.

📚 Zunzun Little Free Library is hosting their Re-Opening Party! On Sat, May 2nd from 11 AM - 2 PM. Free books, reading biddies, activities for kids such as Sparkle tattoos and face sparkles provided by Blissful Kids and teens Spa Parties. Check out their incredible assortment of books, for readers of all ages! 1895 Markwell Cres.

🎾 Adult Red Ball Tennis - The Orléans Tennis & Pickleball Club are hosting a free event for those thinking of jumping back into tennis on Sat, May 2nd - 12 PM - 2 PM. Friendly coaches, fun games, zero pressure. Meet new friends and enjoy the tennis!

🫖 Mother’s Day Tea Party with the Rotary Club of Orléans, hosted at Paroisse St-Joseph' d’Orléans on Sat, May 2nd, from 12 PM - 2 PM. $50/person, $20/child.

🧠 Orléans Lions Club is hosting Trivia Night on Sat, May 2nd - doors open at 5 PM (party food and silent auction), and the trivia starts at 7 PM. $20/person. Proceeds support the Orléans-Cumberland Community Resource Centre.

🧶 Hello Spring Makers Market at Broadhead Brewery on Sun, May 3rd - 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM. 40+ vendors inside and out for all your browsing needs. Live music, 12+ beer varieties while you browse and full lunch menu from Meatings BBQ! - Bring donations and non-perishable food items for the Orléans Cumberland Community Resource Centre.

🎶 Cumberland Community Singers Songs of Singing Concert on Sun, May 3, 3:00 pm emphasizing the joy of singing with and the beauty of song, with a guest choir Ottawa Carleton Male Choir, and the Capital City Trombone Quartet Tickets are $25.00 pre-concert, $30.00 at the door. 📍 Orleans United Church.

🪴 The Gloucester Horticulture Society is hosting their annual Plant Sale on Sat, May 9th from 9 AM - 12 PM at the Orléans Fruit Farm. Rain or shine!

🌱 Seedling Saturday - Sat, May 9th from 10 AM - 2 PM - Just Food Community Farm is hosting an event with local seedling vendors, information booths, gardening workshops, seed & seedling exchange tables, music, food vendors and more! 📍 2391 Pepin Court

💛 Slay Society presents Plantopia, a botanical block party on Mother’s Day, Sun, May 10th from 10 AM - 3 PM at Broadhead Brewery. All proceeds support families battling a glioblastoma or DIPG diagnosis.

🧩 Puzzle Sale - presented by the Orleans Area Puzzle Group - Sat, May 23rd - 10 AM - 2 PM - Navan Curling Club. New, Gently Used Puzzles + More.