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OttawaRoadTrips.com website is run by Laura Byrne Paquet, freelance writer (also cat staff, keen walker, urbanism nerd) in #Ottawa, Canada. If you like road tripping in Eastern Ontario/Outaouais, check it out! Member, SATW and TMAC.
Planning your week? Don't miss my guide to everything from standup comedy and a new art exhibition to Christmas parades, illuminated villages and train rides with Santa. Heck, I even have the scoop on where you can learn to cook over an open hearth, 1860s style.
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45+ things to do in and around Ottawa, November 24 to 30 - Ottawa Road Trips
Festive fun abounds this week, from Santa parades to Christmas festivals. But you can also enjoy comedy, a National Gallery show, film fests and more.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Planning your week? Don't miss my guide to everything from standup comedy and a new art exhibition to Christmas parades, illuminated villages and train rides with Santa. Heck, I even have the scoop on where you can learn to cook over an open hearth, 1860s style.
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This is THE week, folks! If you like the CPKC Holiday Train, here are four spots within an hour of #Ottawa where you can see it on Friday, November 28. (Ignore the "2024" in the link preview below. The post DOES have the 2025 info!) ottawaroadtrips.com/2017/11/19/c...
CPKC Holiday Train coming to Finch, Merrickville, Smiths Falls and Perth! - Ottawa Road Trips
Here's the schedule for the CPKC Holiday Train's 2024 stops near Ottawa, including Montreal, Finch, Merrickville, Smiths Falls and Perth!
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November 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This is THE week, folks! If you like the CPKC Holiday Train, here are four spots within an hour of #Ottawa where you can see it on Friday, November 28. (Ignore the "2024" in the link preview below. The post DOES have the 2025 info!) ottawaroadtrips.com/2017/11/19/c...
Happy Saturday! Craft fairs and holiday bazaars abound this weekend, in Cantley, Renfrew, Pembroke, Manotick, Renfrew, Vernon, Winchester, Kemptville, Cornwall, Merrickville, Fitzroy Harbour, Carleton Place, all over downtown #Ottawa and elsewhere! ottawaroadtrips.com/2022/11/01/o...
2025 Ottawa Christmas markets and nearby craft shows - Ottawa Road Trips
Ottawa Christmas markets, Eastern Ontario craft sales, Outaouais craft shows and other artisan markets are great places to buy gifts in 2025!
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November 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Happy Saturday! Craft fairs and holiday bazaars abound this weekend, in Cantley, Renfrew, Pembroke, Manotick, Renfrew, Vernon, Winchester, Kemptville, Cornwall, Merrickville, Fitzroy Harbour, Carleton Place, all over downtown #Ottawa and elsewhere! ottawaroadtrips.com/2022/11/01/o...
Heads up to anyone planning to attend Ottawa's Help Santa Toy Parade tomorrow: It's not going down Bank Street this year! Instead, it will wind along the Queen Elizabeth Driveway from Somerset Street West to Lansdowne Park. See info here: toyparade.ca
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November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Heads up to anyone planning to attend Ottawa's Help Santa Toy Parade tomorrow: It's not going down Bank Street this year! Instead, it will wind along the Queen Elizabeth Driveway from Somerset Street West to Lansdowne Park. See info here: toyparade.ca
This post about places to buy international ingredients—from spices and sauces to produce and meat—was LONG overdue for an update. I've just overhauled it from top to bottom. If your favourite international grocery shop isn't here, do let me know. #ottawa ottawaroadtrips.com/2021/02/04/b...
Where to buy international groceries in Ottawa, Eastern Ontario and the Outaouais - Ottawa Road Trips
Where to buy hard-to-find Asian, Middle Eastern and other ingredients for international dishes Ottawa, Gatineau, Kingston and beyond.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This post about places to buy international ingredients—from spices and sauces to produce and meat—was LONG overdue for an update. I've just overhauled it from top to bottom. If your favourite international grocery shop isn't here, do let me know. #ottawa ottawaroadtrips.com/2021/02/04/b...
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Ignored and forgotten for decades, the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and Black Wall Street are explained at Greenwood Rising, part of a resurgent Tulsa district:
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Black Wall Street Comes Alive at Greenwood Rising in Tulsa OK
Ignored and forgotten for decades, the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and Tulsa's Black Wall Street are explained at Greenwood Rising, part of a resurgent district.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Ignored and forgotten for decades, the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and Black Wall Street are explained at Greenwood Rising, part of a resurgent Tulsa district:
perceptivetravel.com/blog/2025/02...
#TravelTuesday #TravelSky #HistorySky
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#TravelTuesday #TravelSky #HistorySky
My story about #Prague is out in the new issue of Dreamscapes! See pp. 46-47 in this PDF: dreamscapesmagazine.com/DS/DS-Winter...
DreamScapes Magazine | Winter 2025/2026
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November 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
My story about #Prague is out in the new issue of Dreamscapes! See pp. 46-47 in this PDF: dreamscapesmagazine.com/DS/DS-Winter...
In the mood for a Christmas market or craft sale? There are so many to choose from today, including events in Orléans, Barrhaven, Chelsea, Carleton Place, Kemptville, Perth, Calabogie, Chesterville, Williamstown and so many more! ottawaroadtrips.com/2022/11/01/o...
2025 Ottawa Christmas markets and nearby craft shows - Ottawa Road Trips
Ottawa Christmas markets, Eastern Ontario craft sales, Outaouais craft shows and other artisan markets are great places to buy gifts in 2025!
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November 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
In the mood for a Christmas market or craft sale? There are so many to choose from today, including events in Orléans, Barrhaven, Chelsea, Carleton Place, Kemptville, Perth, Calabogie, Chesterville, Williamstown and so many more! ottawaroadtrips.com/2022/11/01/o...
Sometimes my travels take me far from Ottawa. I just returned from #France, where I visited the beautiful town of #Clisson. perceptivetravel.com/blog/2025/11...
Clisson: An Italianate Village Near Nantes, France
War almost destroyed the small French town of Clisson in the late 1700s—and that, paradoxically, is why the community is a delightful place to visit today. Clisson lies a half-hour train ride southeas...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Sometimes my travels take me far from Ottawa. I just returned from #France, where I visited the beautiful town of #Clisson. perceptivetravel.com/blog/2025/11...
Can't wait to get out tubing? Domaine des Pays d'en Haut, a sliding attraction in the Laurentians, is offering opening-week tickets for two hours of sliding for $7.77 per person this week. domainedespaysdenhaut.com/en/concours-...
Promotion : Start of the Season
Enjoy the season’s early deals! Get your 2-hour sliding ticket for only $7.77 from November 11 to 16, 2025.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Can't wait to get out tubing? Domaine des Pays d'en Haut, a sliding attraction in the Laurentians, is offering opening-week tickets for two hours of sliding for $7.77 per person this week. domainedespaysdenhaut.com/en/concours-...
This week's newsletter is filled to the brim with local road trip ideas, from a weaving workshop and an #Ottawa food-and-wine event to Tom Green and a European movie fest. If you'd like tips like these in your in-box each week, why not subscribe? It's free!
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November 11 news: Homes tour, food festival, holiday rom-coms
Also, wreath-making workshop, European movies and Tom Green
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November 11, 2025 at 9:18 AM
This week's newsletter is filled to the brim with local road trip ideas, from a weaving workshop and an #Ottawa food-and-wine event to Tom Green and a European movie fest. If you'd like tips like these in your in-box each week, why not subscribe? It's free!
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Looking for something fun to do in and around #Ottawa this week? How about a theatre festival in Merrickville, a concert by Hawksley Workman, a food and wine fest, the Homes for the Holidays tour, five Santa Claus parades, two Tom Green shows, and much more! ottawaroadtrips.com/2025/11/10/3...
35+ fun events in and around Ottawa, November 10 to 16 - Ottawa Road Trips
A wine and food festival, five Santa Claus parades, Merrickville theatre festival, Homes for the Holidays tour, Ottawa Indigenous festival and more.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Looking for something fun to do in and around #Ottawa this week? How about a theatre festival in Merrickville, a concert by Hawksley Workman, a food and wine fest, the Homes for the Holidays tour, five Santa Claus parades, two Tom Green shows, and much more! ottawaroadtrips.com/2025/11/10/3...
Yes, it's that time of year, when you can play "spot the Eastern Ontario town" in the annual crop of holiday TV rom-com movies! 🎥 🎄❄️⛄️ ottawaroadtrips.com/2024/12/10/c...
Check out these Christmas movies shot in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario! - Ottawa Road Trips
Christmas movies shot in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario are packed with local landmarks masquerading as "Anytown, U.S.A."
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November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Yes, it's that time of year, when you can play "spot the Eastern Ontario town" in the annual crop of holiday TV rom-com movies! 🎥 🎄❄️⛄️ ottawaroadtrips.com/2024/12/10/c...
The website is back online and this week's newsletter is out! It has the scoop on Halloween fun, Santa Claus parades, a big restaurant promotion in the Outaouais and more. To get tips like these in your in-box once a week, subscribe—it's free! ottawaroadtrips.substack.com/p/october-30...
October 30 news: Restaurant deals, sound baths, pet expo
Also, TWO contests, pumpkin promenade, Santa Claus parades
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October 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The website is back online and this week's newsletter is out! It has the scoop on Halloween fun, Santa Claus parades, a big restaurant promotion in the Outaouais and more. To get tips like these in your in-box once a week, subscribe—it's free! ottawaroadtrips.substack.com/p/october-30...
The Ottawa Road Trips website is temporarily down. I'm trying to figure out the issue. Thanks for your patience!
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October 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The Ottawa Road Trips website is temporarily down. I'm trying to figure out the issue. Thanks for your patience!
Looking for something to do this week (other than crossing your fingers for the Jays)? Check this week's calendar of events for the scoop on Halloween fun, concerts and craft shows all over, restaurant deals in the Outaouais, a pet expo at the EY Centre, and more. ottawaroadtrips.com/2025/10/29/3...
33+ fun things to do in and around Ottawa, October 27 to November 2 - Ottawa Road Trips
Deals on Outaouais meals, an art exhibition in Alexandra, wedding and pet shows (both at the EY Centre), and holiday craft sales galore.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Looking for something to do this week (other than crossing your fingers for the Jays)? Check this week's calendar of events for the scoop on Halloween fun, concerts and craft shows all over, restaurant deals in the Outaouais, a pet expo at the EY Centre, and more. ottawaroadtrips.com/2025/10/29/3...
Theatre lovers, the slate of shows in and around Ottawa is PACKED! This week alone, you can catch competing productions of The Rocky Horror Show in Ottawa, a one-act play in Winchester, and opening nights at the GCTC and OLT. ottawaroadtrips.com/2024/11/03/p...
Plays in Ottawa, Eastern Ontario and beyond—Theatre for every taste! - Ottawa Road Trips
If seeing live theatre is one of your favourite outings, check out this regularly updated list of upcoming plays in Ottawa, Eastern Ontario and beyond.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Theatre lovers, the slate of shows in and around Ottawa is PACKED! This week alone, you can catch competing productions of The Rocky Horror Show in Ottawa, a one-act play in Winchester, and opening nights at the GCTC and OLT. ottawaroadtrips.com/2024/11/03/p...
Keen to shop Canadian? Check this huge guide to local makers and retailers in Ottawa, Eastern Ontario and the Outaouais. You'll find everything from flour and dog treats to toothpaste, gardening tools and jewellery. Elbows up! ottawaroadtrips.com/2025/02/03/b...
Buy local in Ottawa, Eastern Ontario and the Outaouais! - Ottawa Road Trips
Buy local in Ottawa, Eastern Ontario and the Outaouais—and avoid tariffs!—at local companies making food, beverages, clothes, soap and much more.
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October 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Keen to shop Canadian? Check this huge guide to local makers and retailers in Ottawa, Eastern Ontario and the Outaouais. You'll find everything from flour and dog treats to toothpaste, gardening tools and jewellery. Elbows up! ottawaroadtrips.com/2025/02/03/b...
This new Canadian social media network is headquartered right here in Ottawa!
Join our Early Access Program to participate in co-design sessions, be the first to see feature previews, and get first dibs on beta invites by opting in to help us test the platform.
Closed Beta Intake form coming soon!
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Closed Beta Intake form coming soon!
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Gander: The Social Media You Want, Built for Canada
Fun, private, and ethical. We're changing the way social media is done around here, all without your personal data taking an unexpected trip down south.
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October 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This new Canadian social media network is headquartered right here in Ottawa!
Tuning into the first game of the #WorldSeries tonight? You can learn a bit about the Jays' hometown in my latest piece for Perceptive Travel, about multicultural #Toronto. perceptivetravel.com/blog/2025/10...
Multicultural Toronto: The World in One City
Is multicultural Toronto the world's most diverse city? Residents hailing from 250 countries are cooking up delicious answers to that question.
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October 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Tuning into the first game of the #WorldSeries tonight? You can learn a bit about the Jays' hometown in my latest piece for Perceptive Travel, about multicultural #Toronto. perceptivetravel.com/blog/2025/10...
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October 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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This week's newsletter is out, and it's full of useful tips for road trips from #Ottawa: everything from Halloween haunted houses and Christmas craft sales to improved trail access in Smiths Falls and a discount pass for Quebec ski hills. If you don't subscribe already, why not sign up? It's free!
October 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This week's newsletter is out, and it's full of useful tips for road trips from #Ottawa: everything from Halloween haunted houses and Christmas craft sales to improved trail access in Smiths Falls and a discount pass for Quebec ski hills. If you don't subscribe already, why not sign up? It's free!
Whether you want to save on Quebec skiing or Parks Canada admissions, fly to Toronto or the UK, hike a trail in Smiths Falls, sample wines in Little Italy, or check out a nice Perth restaurant, this week's Heads Up post has lots of news you can use. #Ottawa ottawaroadtrips.com/2025/10/23/h...
Heads Up: Quebec ski pass, new flights, new Smiths Falls trailhead - Ottawa Road Trips
Learn about an upcoming wine-tasting event, step inside a great Perth restaurant and get the scoop on the 2026 Canada Strong Pass.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Whether you want to save on Quebec skiing or Parks Canada admissions, fly to Toronto or the UK, hike a trail in Smiths Falls, sample wines in Little Italy, or check out a nice Perth restaurant, this week's Heads Up post has lots of news you can use. #Ottawa ottawaroadtrips.com/2025/10/23/h...
It's FINALLY done! After updating this for the better part of a week, I give you this year's list of almost ***250*** Christmas craft sales, retail promotions, artisan fairs and more. (Six are happening this weekend!) #Ottawa ottawaroadtrips.com/2022/11/01/o...
2025 Ottawa Christmas markets and nearby craft shows - Ottawa Road Trips
Ottawa Christmas markets, Eastern Ontario craft sales, Outaouais craft shows and other artisan markets are great places to buy gifts in 2025!
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October 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
It's FINALLY done! After updating this for the better part of a week, I give you this year's list of almost ***250*** Christmas craft sales, retail promotions, artisan fairs and more. (Six are happening this weekend!) #Ottawa ottawaroadtrips.com/2022/11/01/o...
So I'm updating my big, big, BIG list of Christmas craft sales. I've been working on it since last week. There are now 220+ sales listed, and I'm STILL finding new ones! But I'll have to stop for now. I think I have ornament overload. :-) Stay tuned for the post later this week!
October 22, 2025 at 2:15 AM
So I'm updating my big, big, BIG list of Christmas craft sales. I've been working on it since last week. There are now 220+ sales listed, and I'm STILL finding new ones! But I'll have to stop for now. I think I have ornament overload. :-) Stay tuned for the post later this week!