Live Events & Tickets in Ottawa

The Ottawa Senators are the city's NHL anchor, playing at the Canadian Tire Centre in Kanata — a roughly 18,500-seat arena at the corner of Palladium Drive and Huntmar, a 25-minute drive west of downtown via the 417 when traffic cooperates. The Senators play 41 regular-season home games from October through April, with most weeknight and weekend puck drops at 7 p.m. and playoff dates running into May or June when the team advances.

Demand and pricing swing hard by opponent: visits from Original Six rivals and the other Canadian teams — the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens above all — draw the loudest crowds and the steepest resale, while early-season and midweek dates against non-rivals are where value seats live. The lower bowl puts you close to the glass; the upper bowl and end-zone sections are the budget play and still give a clean view of the ice.

Tickets for Senators games typically open through the team's primary ticketing partner, with secondary inventory on the major resale platforms; midweek non-rival games are the easiest to land last-minute.

The Ottawa Redblacks play in the Canadian Football League at TD Place, the open-air stadium at Lansdowne Park in the Glebe. The CFL regular season runs roughly June through October, with the Redblacks playing nine home dates inside that stretch — most kickoffs land Friday night around 7:30 p.m. or Saturday afternoon, and the late-fall home games can turn into parka-and-toque weather.

The stadium's south-side stands sit close to the action and the Lansdowne setting puts the whole Bank Street strip within a short walk for pre-game and post-game patios. Rivalry weight falls on the rest of the East Division — Toronto, Hamilton, and Montreal — and the home crowd peaks for those dates and for any game with playoff seeding on the line.

The Eastern Semi-Final runs in early November and, when the Redblacks host, TD Place sells out for a single high-stakes Friday or Saturday before the Grey Cup is played two weeks later in a rotating host city. Redblacks single-game tickets generally stay affordable relative to the NHL, with secondary inventory on the major resale platforms.

The Ottawa 67's are the city's major-junior hockey team, playing in the Ontario Hockey League — the top tier of Canadian junior hockey and a primary feeder to the NHL draft. The 67's play their home games at the TD Place arena at Lansdowne, the indoor bowl beside the football stadium, with a regular season that runs from late September through March and playoffs that can carry into April or May.

Friday-night and Sunday-afternoon home dates are the staples, and tickets stay genuinely affordable — typically in the $20–$45 range — which makes 67's games one of the best-value live sports nights in the city and an easy family outing. The hockey is fast, physical, and full of NHL prospects you'll see drafted in June, and the intimate Lansdowne arena puts every seat close to the ice.

The 67's share the Lansdowne campus with the Redblacks, Atlético Ottawa, and PWHL Ottawa, so the Bank Street pre-game scene is the same on a winter junior-hockey night as it is on a summer football Friday. Tickets are sold through the team and the venue, with resale inventory available on the major secondary platforms.

Ottawa runs three professional franchises and a major-junior team plus a healthy varsity slate. The Ottawa Senators play the NHL season — 41 regular-season home games from October through April — at the Canadian Tire Centre in Kanata, with playoff dates running into May or June if the team advances.

Puck drop is usually 7 p.m. weekdays and 7 p.m. or earlier on weekends. The Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL play nine regular-season home dates at TD Place from June through October, with most kickoffs at 7:30 p.m.

Friday or in the afternoon Saturday. The Ottawa 67's of the OHL run their home schedule at TD Place arena from late September through March; Sunday afternoon and Friday night home games are the staples and tickets stay affordable in the $20–$45 range.

PWHL Ottawa plays professional women's hockey at TD Place arena through the winter, and Atlético Ottawa of the Canadian Premier League plays soccer in the TD Place stadium from spring through October. Carleton Ravens and uOttawa Gee-Gees varsity football, basketball, and hockey add a U Sports layer worth checking in season.

Atlético Ottawa is the city's professional soccer club, playing in the Canadian Premier League — the top flight of the Canadian men's game — out of the open-air TD Place stadium at Lansdowne. The CPL season runs roughly April through October, so Atlético matches own the warm-weather Saturday and evening dates that hockey leaves open, and the supporters' section behind the goal gives Lansdowne a genuine European-style matchday atmosphere.

The club shares the TD Place campus with the Redblacks, the 67's, and PWHL Ottawa, so the Bank Street pre-game patio scene works the same on a summer soccer night as on a fall football Friday. Tickets are among the most affordable pro sports in the city, which makes Atlético an easy first-time live-soccer outing for families and groups.

Beyond the men's side, Ottawa's winter sports calendar adds PWHL Ottawa's professional women's hockey at the same arena and the varsity programs at Carleton and uOttawa. Atlético tickets are sold through the club and the venue, with resale inventory on the major secondary platforms; midweek and early-season matches are the easiest to walk up for.

Ottawa's U Sports scene is anchored by two schools — Carleton University's Ravens and the University of Ottawa's Gee-Gees — and their games are some of the most affordable live sports in the city, sometimes free for students and low-cost for the general public. Carleton's men's basketball program is one of the most decorated in Canadian university history, and Ravens home games at the campus's Raven's Nest gym are a reliable winter draw.

The Gee-Gees field football, basketball, and hockey programs, with uOttawa football playing at Gee-Gees Field. The crosstown Panda Game between Carleton and uOttawa football is the marquee varsity event of the fall — historically one of the biggest U Sports football crowds in the country, played at TD Place — and it turns the rivalry into a full campus-versus-campus weekend.

Beyond varsity, the Lansdowne and Kanata venues occasionally host one-off events like outdoor hockey games, tournaments, and exhibition dates. Check the listings above for varsity hockey, basketball, and football dates through the school year, plus any tournaments routing through the city's arenas and fields.

PWHL Ottawa is the city's entry in the Professional Women's Hockey League, the top professional women's hockey circuit in the world, and it plays its home games at the TD Place arena at Lansdowne. The PWHL season runs through the winter, overlapping with the 67's at the same Lansdowne building, and Ottawa has been one of the league's strongest markets at the gate — early PWHL games in the city drew some of the biggest crowds in the league's debut season.

The hockey is fast and high-skill, featuring national-team players from Canada, the United States, and Europe, and the Lansdowne arena keeps every seat close to the ice. Tickets are priced well below NHL levels, which makes a PWHL Ottawa night one of the best-value pro hockey tickets in the country and a natural family outing.

Game days share the Bank Street pre-game scene with every other Lansdowne event, so the patio strip from Holmwood to Glebe Avenue fills up the same way it does on a Redblacks Friday. Tickets are sold through the team and the venue, with secondary inventory on the major resale platforms.

Ottawa's two main sports venues sit on opposite ends of the city and reward different game-day plans. TD Place at Lansdowne is the urban one — Redblacks, 67's, Atlético Ottawa, and PWHL Ottawa all play there, and the Bank Street strip through the Glebe (from Holmwood down to Glebe Avenue) becomes a pre-game and post-game patio crawl on every game day, with restaurants and brewpubs along the corridor packed for hours either side of the action.

The Canadian Tire Centre in Kanata is the suburban one — the Senators' home a 25-minute drive west via the 417 — where on-site food is limited to the chain restaurants in the Tanger Outlets and the Marshes plaza on Hazeldean Road, so most fans eat downtown first or grab food inside the arena. Getting there matters: OC Transpo runs express bus service to the Canadian Tire Centre on Senators game nights, which beats the post-game parking jam, while TD Place is best reached by the Confederation Line LRT plus a short connection or walk.

Last call across Ontario is 2 a.m., so the ByWard Market bars stay open well past the final whistle for fans heading downtown to keep the night going.

ByWard Market

ByWard Market is the historic core of downtown Ottawa and the natural post-game basecamp for fans who don't want the night to end at the final whistle. Bounded roughly by Sussex Drive, Rideau Street, King Edward Avenue, and St.

Patrick Street, the Market is named for the still-operating outdoor produce and craft market on George Street that's been running since 1826. Its sports-bar and brewpub density — the rooms strung along Clarence, Murray, and Dalhousie — make it the go-to spot to watch a Senators road game on TV or to keep celebrating after a TD Place win, and the Rideau LRT station puts the whole district one stop from the rest of downtown.

Hotel density is highest here too — Andaz Ottawa ByWard Market, Novotel, and the Fairmont Château Laurier all sit within or beside the Market — which makes it the natural base for a weekend built around a Senators or Redblacks game. Tourism Ottawa, the National Gallery of Canada, the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica, and the Royal Canadian Mint all sit within the footprint for the daytime hours between games.

The Glebe

The Glebe runs along Bank Street from Pretoria Bridge south to the Rideau Canal at Lansdowne Park, and it's the beating heart of Ottawa's urban sports scene. TD Place stadium and arena at Lansdowne anchor the south end — Redblacks CFL football, 67's OHL hockey, Atlético Ottawa CPL soccer, and PWHL Ottawa women's hockey all play here, which means there's a home game on the Lansdowne campus across almost every season of the year.

The Bank Street commercial strip from Pretoria to Holmwood is patios and restaurants pre-game and post-game on every TD Place night, with spots like the Whalesbone, Local Public Eatery, and Joey Lansdowne running well past midnight on game nights. The walk from the strip into the gates is short, which is why the Glebe out-draws the Kanata arena for fans who want to make a full evening of it.

The Glebe's residential leafy character — Edwardian century homes, the Rideau Canal pathway along Queen Elizabeth Driveway — makes it a daytime walking neighbourhood as much as a game-night destination.

Centretown

Centretown is the dense downtown grid south of Wellington Street and north of the Queensway, bounded roughly by Bronson and the Rideau Canal. It isn't a venue neighbourhood itself, but it's the transit and lodging hub that connects fans to both of Ottawa's main sports addresses.

The Confederation Line LRT runs east-west underneath Centretown, making it the easiest staging point for getting out to the Lansdowne side or transferring toward Kanata-bound express buses on Senators game nights. Elgin Street's lower stretch (Wellington to Catherine) is the main commercial axis with bars and patios — the Manx Pub at Elgin and Frank is a long-standing after-work room — giving downtown-staying fans somewhere to eat before heading to a game or to watch a Senators road date on TV.

Hotel and condo density is high here, so a Centretown base keeps you a short LRT ride from TD Place at Lansdowne and within reach of express service to the Canadian Tire Centre. Public transit is densest in this stretch of the city.

Westboro

Westboro stretches west of Tunney's Pasture along Richmond Road from Island Park Drive out to Churchill Avenue, and it sits roughly halfway between downtown and the Canadian Tire Centre out in Kanata. The neighbourhood has reinvented itself over the past fifteen years as one of Ottawa's strongest gastropub and brewery districts, with rooms like the Royal Oak Westboro, Tooth and Nail Brewing, Beyond the Pale, and Whalebone Oyster House anchoring an after-work and weekend scene — which makes it a convenient spot for west-end fans to eat and watch a game on TV before or after a Senators night without driving all the way downtown.

The Mountain Equipment Co-op flagship, Lululemon, and other outdoor-retail chains have made Westboro a daytime destination as well, and it's a natural stop for stocking up on cold-weather gear before late-fall outdoor games. Westboro Beach on the Ottawa River — a 10-minute walk north of the main strip — runs a beachside restaurant and a recreational waterfront scene through the warmer months.

Kanata

Kanata is the western suburb where the Canadian Tire Centre lives and where every Senators home game in Ottawa happens. The building sits at the corner of Palladium Drive and Huntmar Drive, a 25-minute drive west of downtown via the 417 in non-traffic conditions and significantly longer on game nights.

On-site parking runs about $25–$35 with separate VIP lots, and the lots can take 30–45 minutes to clear after the final horn, so leaving a little early or staying for a post-game beer makes a real difference. OC Transpo runs express bus service from stations like Hurdman and Tunney's Pasture to the arena on Senators game and event nights at a fraction of the parking cost, which is the move for fans who want to skip the lot jam.

Pre-game and post-game food around the arena is limited to the chain restaurants in the Tanger Outlets and the Marshes plaza on Hazeldean Road, so many fans eat downtown or in Westboro first. The Brookstreet Hotel a few kilometres away is the closest full-service hotel for an overnight built around a game.

Hintonburg

Hintonburg, just east of Westboro along the Wellington West strip from Holland to Parkdale, has become one of Ottawa's strongest food-and-drink neighbourhoods over the past decade — which makes it a popular pre-game and watch-party district for fans heading west toward Kanata or settling in to follow a Senators road game. The Wellington West restaurant scene — Supply and Demand, Petit Bill's Bistro, the Hintonburger, and the craft taprooms along the strip — fills the dinner-before-the-game and post-game roles, and the neighbourhood's central west-end position keeps it within easy reach of both the Canadian Tire Centre and downtown's Lansdowne-bound transit.

The Wellington West LRT corridor and frequent bus service make it simple to get to and from games without driving, and the patios run late enough on weekends to catch the end of a West Coast Senators start. It's a calmer alternative to the ByWard Market crowds for fans who want a good meal and a screen rather than a packed sports bar.

January

January is deep-winter hockey season in Ottawa. The Canadian Tire Centre runs a heavy Senators home schedule — typically six or seven home dates in the month — as the NHL grind hits its midpoint, and the Lansdowne arena stays busy with 67's OHL games and PWHL Ottawa women's hockey on alternating winter nights.

Carleton and uOttawa basketball are well into their U Sports seasons, with weeknight and weekend gym dates and the first crosstown matchups of the calendar year. It's also a strong stretch for value: midweek Senators games against non-rival opponents are the easiest tickets to land and the cheapest of the year, and 67's and PWHL nights are an affordable family alternative when the NHL building is across town.

Dress for real cold — January is the heart of Ottawa winter and outdoor walks from parking or transit are short but bracing.

February

February is peak indoor sports in Ottawa. The Senators run a full home schedule as the NHL season turns toward the trade deadline and the playoff race, the 67's are deep into their OHL stretch run at TD Place, and PWHL Ottawa is in the thick of its winter season at the same Lansdowne arena.

Ottawa Family Day (third Monday of February) drives family-friendly matinee and afternoon game dates — an affordable 67's or PWHL puck drop is a popular Family Day outing. Carleton and uOttawa basketball head toward their U Sports conference playoffs, with the regular season closing out through the month.

It's a great window to plan around: there's pro or major-junior hockey on most nights of the week somewhere in the city, and midweek dates remain the value play before the spring schedule heats up.

March

March is the playoff-positioning month. The 67's OHL regular season wraps and the playoff race intensifies, with first-round home games at TD Place typically running into the first weekend of April.

The Senators' NHL home schedule stays primetime as the league's playoff picture tightens, so March dates carry more weight and more demand than the midwinter slate. PWHL Ottawa heads toward the business end of its season at the Lansdowne arena.

Carleton and uOttawa close out their U Sports basketball and hockey campaigns, with national-championship qualifiers in play. March Break (mid-month) makes weekday and matinee game dates a popular family outing, and the first warm weekends start to open the Bank Street patios around Lansdowne ahead of the spring sports calendar.

April

April is NHL playoff month if the Senators are in — the Canadian Tire Centre runs marquee Stanley Cup Playoff home dates with elevated ticket prices and a citywide watch-party scene, and these are the loudest and hardest-to-get tickets of the entire Ottawa sports year. The 67's are deep into their OHL playoff run at TD Place, and PWHL Ottawa's season reaches its climax at the same arena.

The Canadian Premier League season kicks off, so Atlético Ottawa's first home matches land at the open-air TD Place stadium as the weather turns. Outdoor patios open citywide as temperatures consistently climb above zero, reviving the pre-game scene along Bank Street.

It's a transition month — winter hockey at its highest stakes overlapping with the first soccer of the year — so there's something live almost every weekend across the two main venues.

May

May is the handoff from the winter game to the summer one. Atlético Ottawa's Canadian Premier League home schedule is in full swing at the open-air TD Place stadium, giving the city its main live-sports draw on warm-weather evenings and weekends.

The Redblacks' CFL pre-season begins late in the month at the same Lansdowne stadium, the first football of the year before the regular season opens in June. If the Senators have made a deep playoff run, the Canadian Tire Centre may still be hosting Stanley Cup Playoff hockey into early May, overlapping with the start of soccer season.

Outdoor terrace dining is fully open across the city, so the Bank Street pre-game patios around Lansdowne are back to full strength for soccer nights and the first football dates of the season.

June

June is the start of football season. The Redblacks open their CFL home schedule at TD Place with the first home Friday-night kickoffs of the year, and the Lansdowne stadium swings into its summer rhythm — outdoor football under the lights with the Bank Street strip packed for hours either side of the game.

Atlético Ottawa's Canadian Premier League season continues through the month at the same stadium, so soccer Saturdays and football Fridays start sharing the Lansdowne calendar. The warm weather brings outdoor terrace dining to full strength across the Glebe and ByWard, making June the easiest month of the year to build a full game-day evening around either venue.

With the NHL and OHL seasons over, the focus shifts fully to the open-air sports — Redblacks football and Atlético soccer carry the summer slate.

July

July is the heart of Ottawa's outdoor sports season. The Redblacks' CFL home schedule fills weekend dates through the month at TD Place, with Friday-night and Saturday kickoffs drawing the summer's biggest sports crowds to Lansdowne.

Atlético Ottawa runs Canadian Premier League matches at the same stadium, so there's often soccer and football on the Lansdowne calendar within the same week. Warm evenings make this the ideal stretch for an open-air game — the Bank Street pre-game patios run at full capacity, and the short walk from the strip into the stadium gates makes a Redblacks or Atlético night an easy full-evening outing.

With the hockey buildings dark for the summer, the city's live-sports attention is concentrated on the two warm-weather franchises, and July is when both are in full swing.

August

August keeps the open-air sports calendar full. Redblacks home games continue on Friday nights and weekends at TD Place as the CFL season pushes toward its second half, with playoff seeding starting to take shape and the home crowds growing for divisional matchups.

Atlético Ottawa's Canadian Premier League season runs through the month at the same stadium, so soccer and football continue to share the Lansdowne calendar. Late-August weather typically holds, keeping the Bank Street patios and the pre-game scene at full strength through Labour Day.

It's also the last full month before the winter game returns — the Senators' NHL pre-season and the 67's OHL opener are just weeks away — making August a natural window to lock in fall hockey tickets before demand climbs. For now, though, the focus stays on Redblacks football and Atlético soccer under the late-summer sky.

September

September is the great crossover month on Ottawa's sports calendar. The Senators' NHL pre-season opens at the Canadian Tire Centre late in the month, the 67's begin their OHL season at TD Place arena, and PWHL Ottawa's training and pre-season activity gets underway — so winter hockey returns just as the summer game peaks.

The Redblacks' CFL season heads into its final stretch with playoff implications on every home Friday night at the Lansdowne stadium, and Atlético Ottawa's Canadian Premier League season nears its close. Varsity sport ramps up too: Carleton Ravens and uOttawa Gee-Gees football opens, including the buildup to the crosstown Panda Game played at TD Place.

With four or five franchises overlapping, September has the busiest and most varied live-sports schedule of the year — football, soccer, hockey, and varsity all on the board.

October

October opens the Senators' NHL regular season at the Canadian Tire Centre — the home opener typically runs the first or second week of the month with premium ticket pricing and a charged building. The 67's are into their OHL season at TD Place arena and PWHL Ottawa's winter schedule gets going at the same Lansdowne building, so the city's hockey calendar is fully back.

The Redblacks' CFL regular season wraps through October with playoff implications on the final home Fridays, the last open-air football before the playoffs. Carleton and uOttawa varsity sports run heavy through the month, headlined by the crosstown Panda Game at TD Place — historically one of the largest U Sports football crowds in the country and the marquee varsity date of the fall.

October is the month every sport is live at once, with the football season ending just as winter hockey begins.

November

The Eastern Semi-Final runs the first weekend of November between the second and third East Division seeds — if the Redblacks make the playoffs, TD Place hosts a home playoff game with elevated pricing and a sellout crowd, the last football of the year in the city. The Grey Cup follows two weeks later in a rotating host city.

With the CFL season winding down, the winter game takes over: the Senators' NHL home schedule fills the calendar through November with primetime weeknight and weekend dates at the Canadian Tire Centre, the 67's are deep into OHL regular-season play with weekend home dates at TD Place arena, and PWHL Ottawa is well into its winter schedule at the same building. Carleton and uOttawa basketball seasons open, adding varsity hoops to the indoor slate.

By late November the city is back to a hockey-first rhythm with games on most nights of the week.

December

December is a holiday hockey month in Ottawa. The Senators run a heavy home schedule through the back half of the month, with marquee dates around the holidays traditionally on the books at the Canadian Tire Centre — exactly the kind of high-demand games to plan ahead for.

The 67's continue their OHL season at TD Place arena, though the league pauses some of its junior schedule around the late-December World Junior Championship window, which sends Canadian hockey attention to the national team. PWHL Ottawa plays through the winter at the Lansdowne building, and Carleton and uOttawa basketball break for the holidays before resuming in the new year.

With outdoor sports done for the season, the city's live calendar is fully indoor — pro and major-junior hockey carry December, and gifting tickets to a Senators or 67's game is a holiday staple for local fans.