Hello ORLÉANS!
Welcome to the 83rd edition of Orléans Connect. As always, welcome new subscribers! 👋
We honestly can’t remember such a stretch of ☀️ great weather that we’re having in mid to late October, now if it can only hold up for 🎃 Halloween, that would be the cherry on top.
The municipal 🗳️ election is only 4 days away, and with advance voting complete, we’re wondering…
Have you voted in the municipal election yet?
Our 🐶 Cutest Pets of Orléans Contest is almost wrapped up. We’re down to the final 12 dogs 🐕 and the final 6 cats 🐈. Today begins a new round of voting, and you can vote ⬇️ at the bottom of the newsletter for the new batch of contestants!
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Here’s the events happening in Orléans over the next 7 days and beyond ⬇️
Pumpkins galore are Proulx Farm
Here’s our roundup of upcoming events:
👢October 23rd - It’s Line Dancing Night at the Orléans Legion. Kick up your heels and hit the dance floor for a fun night! On from 7-11 PM.
📍800 Taylor Creek Dr
🚲 October 24th - Family Halloween Bike Ride on from 10 AM - 12 PM, starting from François Dupuis Rec. Centre. 4 KM route. Decorate your bike, put on your Halloween costume and celebrate active transportation in the Avalon community! Hosted by the Greater Avalon Community Association.
📍2263 Portobello Blvd
🧲 October 24th - The Orléans Branch of the Ottawa Public Library is hosting a drop-in STEAM Workshop for kids ages 7-14 from 10:30-11:30 AM, every Saturday until November 21st.
📍1705 Orléans Blvd
🛍️ October 24th - Local Social at Condor Lounge on from 12 PM - 8 PM. This non-profit market is for local businesses to showcase their services and/or products, followed by a late-night DJ!
📍470 Charlemagne Blvd
🎶 October 24th - The Kalagriha School of Performing Arts presents Pravāha, a Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam showcase featuring students of all levels alongside Ottawa’s classical arts community and guest artists from Edmonton’s Sivamanohari Dance Ensemble. Show starts at 4 PM.
📍245 Centrum Blvd
👻 October 24th - SoapLadz is hosting their last Community BBQ, Market and Halloween Fun Day of the year at Bob Monette Community Centre from 11 AM to 3 PM. Get your costumes ready! We're bringing together a fantastic lineup of local vendors, a community BBQ, and a whole afternoon of FREE Halloween fun for the kids!
📍1485 Duford Drive
🐕🦺 October 25th - Bring your hound and spend some quality with the Ottawa sighthound community at Howl-o-ween Sighthound Drop-In Social, from 12-2 PM at Stray Dog Brewing Co.
📍501 Lacolle Way
🎃 October 25th - Dominion City will be hosting a Monster Bash: an all ages fun Halloween event, from 12-6 PM. There will be free pumpkins with carving tools and patterns, kids costume costume, Halloween movies on the big screen, and LOTS of candy (and beer for the grown-ups)!
📍5510 Canotek Rd
🗳️ October 26th - It’s Election Day for the Municipal Election, on from 10 AM - 8 PM. Learn more about your local candidates here.
📍Multiple locations. Find out where and how to vote here.
🪷 October 28th - Meditation and the art of feeling connected with Buddhist nun Kelsang Suma - every Wednesday from 6:30-7:45 PM until Nov 4th, at the Orléans Branch of the Ottawa Public Library. Cost $15/class, or $60 for 5-class series.
📍1705 Orléans Blvd
🧘🏽♀️ October 28th - Hatha Yoga and Meditation weekly free sessions hosted by the Greater Avalon Community Association, from 7-8 PM at Alain-Fortin Catholic Elementary School, in the gym. Beginners and children 10+ welcome.
📍676 Lakeridge Dr
🎃 CELEBRATE THE FALL SEASON! 🍂
🎃 Saturdays and Sundays until Oct 31st - PumpkinFest 2026 - Proulx Farm is transformed into a giant Halloween playground! Outdoor activities, wagon rides, petting zoo, corn maze, play structures, tree houses, slides and so much more! Pick your own pumpkin(s) and take gorgeous fall photos. Open Sat and Sun (until October 31st) from 10 AM-5 PM.
📍1865 O’Toole Rd, Cumberland
👻 Wednesdays - Sundays, until October 31st - The Albert Halloween House for CHEO is on from 6:30-9 PM. Great for young children! Jump scares happen only on Saturdays, starting at 7:30 PM. Donate online to support the fundraiser for CHEO.
📍268 Pintail Terrace
🧟♀️ Fridays and Saturdays until 31st - sKreamers is a volunteer-run Halloween attraction, hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Eastern Ottawa, takes place at Proulx Farm. Open from 7-9 PM (last wagon leaves at 9:15 PM, doors close at 10 PM). With 2 haunted houses, a scary wagon ride, live actors, and plenty of Halloween thrills, sKreamers brings the community together for a fun, spooky night out. All proceeds support local children, families and community initiatives! Get an idea of what to expect by exploring their Instagram 🎥
📍1865 O’Toole Rd, Cumberland
🗓️ SAVE THE DATES 🗓️
💃 🎃 The Cumberland Lions Club is hosting a Halloween Dinner & Dance on Oct 30th from 5:30 pm - 10:00 PM with the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 554 Rockland & District. Put on your favourite costume and join us for a spooky evening of delicious food, music, and dancing with friends and neighbours. 🎟️ Only 100 dinner tickets are available book early!
🧙 Join for a Halloween Bike Parade on Sat, Oct 31st from 1 - 3 PM (meet at 1 PM, leave at 1:30 PM), starting at Father Richard Ward Park. Costumes encouraged, and all ages and skill levels are welcome! Registration is encouraged to receive event updates (i.e., weather). Hosted by the Convent Glen Orléans Wood Community Association.
👻 Head over to Stray Dog Brewing Co for a Halloween Ghost-themed Goth and Industrial Dance Party on Sat, Oct 31st from 9 PM - 1 AM.
🎄 The Heart of Orléans Holiday Market is on Sun, Nov 1st from 9:30 AM - 2 PM. Get a head start on your shopping with 130+ local vendors offering unique and thoughtful gifts.
🎶 A Concert for Community: Songs and Stories of Remembrance at the Navan-Vars United Church on Sun, Nov 1st from 2 - 3:30 PM. This special Remembrance Day community event features Gertrude Létourneau (singer, pianist and flautist), who worked as a therapeutic musician at Perley Health. Working with Canadian war veterans, she shares her musical gifts and their favourite songs and stories in a concert filled with special moments and heartwarming stories. Admission by donation - $20 suggested.
🎃 Pumpkin Walks - two locations - Sun, Nov 1st:
🎃 Bring your carved pumpkins to light the path for Convent Glen Pumpkin Alley, from 6-8 PM at Voyageur Park. Wear your costumes and enjoy free coffee and hot chocolate. There will be kids’ games and prizes.
🎃 Bring your intact or carved pumpkin(s) with a battery powered tea light to light the path for the Pumpkin Walk at Marsha Park (near the tennis courts), on from 6-8 PM. Join neighbours and friends for games, a photo booth and carved pumpkin contest! Costumes welcome and encouraged. Whole pumpkins will be donated to the food bank, carved pumpkins will be donated to a local farm. Hosted by
🧠 Learn about the Psychology of Cults at Shenkman Arts Centre on Sun, Nov 1st at 7 PM. Hosted by renowned cult investigator Mike King, this gripping live show dives deep inside the world of cults - how they form, why people join, and what it takes to break free.
🍂 Cleaning the Capital Fall Edition at Big Bird Park on Sat, Nov 7th from 10 AM-12 PM.
👠 Drag Brunch is back at Broadhead Brewery on Sun, Nov 8th from 1-4 PM (doors open at 12:30 PM). Hosted by Glittershaker Events. Get your tickets now, before they sell out! 🎟️
Do you have an event you want to see featured here? Let us know!
🗞️ NEWS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT: 🗞️
👻 Great news for Orléans residents and CHEO - The Albert Halloween House will return in 2027, in a slightly scaled down form. (Faces Mag)
🗳️ New survey shows Sutcliffe with single-digit lead over Leiper in the race for Ottawa Mayor. (CBC News). And speaking of the race for Mayor, if you missed it, here’s last night’s 2026 mayoral debate.
🗳️ 7 wards to to watch this municipal election. (CBC News)
🚗 These are the hot spots for vehicle thefts in Ottawa this year. (CTV News)
👷 Repair work is closing the pedestrian bridge between Place d’Orléans mall and the transit station until late November. (CBC News)
🗳️ In crowded Ward 1 race, everyone is gunning for Matt Luloff. (CBC News)
🤧 You can get the flu shot and COVID-19 vaccine starting on Oct. 26th. (CTV News)
👩⚕️ New Orléans-based doctor, Dr.Ijang Yunga is now accepting walk-in patients.
🚝 Proposed high-speed rail crown corporation Alto, is now surveying properties in Ottawa ahead of its planned station and route reveal. (Ottawa Citizen)
This week’s Orléans business spotlight is… 🥁 …Délice Royal, located at 1600 Forest Valley Drive.
Délice Royal has been around as a family-owned business since 1995 and has dazzled the Forest Valley community with an exquisite array of fresh French pastries, artisan breads, and show-stopping custom cakes for any celebration. Guided by Executive Pastry Chef Kieng Gov, who brings over 25 years of masterful culinary artistry to the kitchen, the bakery crafts every decadent treat entirely from scratch using only the absolute finest, all-natural ingredients.
Stay tuned for a full Food Spot Review of Délice Royal coming next week.
If you wind up visiting them, make sure to tell them that Orléans Connect sent you.
Located in the highly desirable Notting Hill neighbourhood of Orléans, this thoroughly renovated five-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom residence boasts incredible hidden structural enhancements alongside its stunning visual appeal. The centrepiece is a spectacular chef's kitchen showcasing a massive 12-foot Ethereal Glow quartz island, premium soft-close cabinetry, a built-in coffee bar, and a custom mudroom-pantry hybrid. Designed for serious cooking, the space even features reinforced floor joists to comfortably support a massive 48-inch commercial six-burner gas range equipped with a griddle and dual ovens.
Image source: ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY, Brokerage via Realtor.ca
CUTEST PETS OF ORLÉANS VOTING - Round 3B
Okay Orléans - it’s time to VOTE! It’s another round of super cute pets, and we want to hear from you. Pick the cutest pets among the pairings below!
