The Manotick Directory
Local Events
| Jun. 25, 2022 1 - 3 pm |
Teddy Bear Picnic - Dickinson Square. Bring a teddy and picnic, buy ice cream sundaes $5. Free live music by The SwampWater Jazzband. (email, website) |
| July 1 |
Canada Day |
| July 2, 2022 Sat 10:30-11:30 am |
Family Storytime is Bubble Time with Stay & Play - Manotick Library. Drop-in Storytime, outdoors, weather permitting - fairytales & movement. Free(email,
website) |
| Jul. 2 - 10 Sat. - Sun. |
Free Family Fishing - Ontario. Normally residents between 18 & 64 must buy a fishing license. (website) |
| Jul. 5, 2022 Tue. 2 - 3 pm |
Build a Castle - Manotick Library. Registration required: design & build your cardboard castle - horse or dragon optional. Ages 5 - 12. Free (email,
website) |
| Jul. 7, 2022 Thu. 2 - 3 pm |
Kids Camping Adventure: Learn to Camp - Manotick Library. Join Parks Canada and learn how to camp! Ages 5-10. Free. Register online. (email,
website) |
| Jul. 9, 2022 Sat. 8am - Noon |
Kids Fishing Day - W.A. Taylor Conservation Area. Free fishing gear for first 100 kids 4 to 12 years. Hot dogs, drinks for kids. Must be with an adult. (email Counc. George Darouze, 613-580-2490, website) |
| Jul. 12, 2022 Tue. 2 - 3 pm |
Pigs vs Wolf: sticks, straw and bricks (Science) - Manotick Library. Registration required - see website. Big Bad Wolf science and a craft. Ages 5-12. Free (email,
website) |
| Jul. 16, 2022 Saturday |
Kars 200th Anniversary Celebration - Pancake breakfast, canoe/kayak poker run, beer garden, BBQ, boat rides, softball, old-fashioned kids games, car show, village walks, church tours, historic & military displays, horse-drawn farm machinery. (email, 613-489-2524 , website) |
| July 16, 2022 Sat 10:30-11:30 am |
Ali & the magic carpet - Family Storytime/stay & play - Manotick Library. Tall Tales & Fairytales/yoga mat or blanket, prepare to stretch & stretch a story! Outdoors. (email,
website) |
| Jul. 19, 2022 Tue. 2 - 3 pm |
Year of the Garden: Crafting in Nature - Manotick Library. Registration required - see website. Make & learn about ecosystems & make a craft. Ages 6-12. Free (email,
website) |
| Jul. 21, 2022 Thu. 7:30 pm |
5525 Music Series: Ros 'n Rob concert - Watson's Mill. $40. (email, 613-692-6455,
Manotick Concerts) |
| Jul. 23, 2022 Sat. 1 - 3:30 pm Sun. Rain date |
Fiddle Flotillas on the Rideau - 1 - 1:40 pm Mahogany Harbour dock; 2:15 - 2:30 pm Manotick Boat Launch; 3:15 - 4:00 pm Long Island Locks. Fiddlers play on pontoon boats on the Rideau River.
(website) |
| Jul. 26, 2022 Tue. 2 - 3 pm |
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, who are you after all? - Manotick Library. Dual image self-portrait, artwork. Free Registration required, Ages 7-12. (email,
website) |
| July 30, 2022 Sat 10:30-11:30 am |
Family Storytime - Catch the beat - Manotick Library. Tall tales: The Pied Piper of Hamelin! Follow the beat, move with the story, songs and outdoor fun. (email,
website) |
| Aug. 4, 2022 Thu. 6:30-7:30 pm |
Family Storytime: Wild Thing! Furry Fairytales! - Manotick Library. Where are the wild things? Make a costume, listen to stories, sing and dance it out. (email,
website) |
| Aug. 9, 2022 Tue. 2 - 3 pm |
Into the woods. Do you believe in fairies? - Manotick Library. Fairy crafty afternoon (with knight craft options too). Free. Registration required (email,
website) |
| Online |
Manotick 'MACAW' - free concerts, sing-alongs, yoga, Tai Chi, & stories by Manotick & Area Centre for Arts & Wellness. (email, website) |
| Aug. 11, 2022 Thu. 2 - 3 pm |
Ready, Set, GROOVE! - Manotick Library. Come out and groove with Ottawa's best (45 minutes). Kids. Free. Registration required. (email,
website) |
| Aug. 13, 2022 Sat 10:30-11:30 am |
Family Storytime - Stretch time - Manotick Library. Stories, rhymes. songs. Stretch like ancient Egyptian! Costumes welcome. Family fun outdoors. (email,
website) |
| Aug. 18, 2022 Thu. 7:30 pm |
5525 Music Series: Suzie Vinnick - Watson's Mill. $40. (email, 613-692-6455, Manotick Concerts) |
| Aug. 23, 2022 Tue. 2 - 3 pm |
Fables, Myths & Folklore: Mask Workshop - Manotick Library. Explore Celtic folklore with a Green Nature mask workshop. Free, Registration required (email,
website) |
| Aug. 27, 2022 Sat 10:30-11:30 am |
End of Summer Reading Club: Let's Salsa! - Manotick Library. Harvest the library garden, make salsa & learn to salsa! Free. Register online. (email,
website) |
| Aug. 27, 2022 Sat. 1 - 3:30 pm Sun. Rain date |
Fiddle Flotillas on the Rideau - 1 - 1:40 pm Mahogany Harbour dock; 2:15 - 2:30 pm Manotick Boat Launch; 3:15 - 4:00 pm Long Island Locks. Fiddlers play on pontoon boats on the Rideau River.
(website) |
| Aug. TBA 2022 |
Manotick Round-the-Islands Paddling Race - Manotick Boat launch
5495 South River Dr. Fun, family-friendly race around Long & Nicolls Islands. OMCKRA sanctioned. (email, website) |
| Sep. 10, 2022 Sat. |
Kars Community Garage Sale - Facebook: Kars Community Recreation Association. (email, 613-489-2524, website) |
| Sep. 15, 2022 Thu. 7:30 pm |
5525 Music Series: Miguel de Armas - Watson's Mill. $40. (email, 613-692-6455,
Manotick Concerts) |
| Oct. 24, 2022 Mon. 10am-8pm |
City of Ottawa Election -
Candidates in Ward 21:
Leigh-Andrea Brunet website,
Patty Searl
email
Current: Mayor, local Councillors and School Board trustees. (3-1-1, website) |
| Mar. 25, 2023 Sat. 8:30 pm |
Earth Hour - Turn off lights for one hour to raise awareness of energy issues. (website) |
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