Eleven things to do with mom on Mother’s Day weekend

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What’s Happening Ottawa provides the latest on theatre, music and outings for the entire family. Some shows sell out quickly, so be sure to look ahead at what’s happening in the coming weeks and your tickets early.

There is always a variety of local art talent on display at Ottawa’s community galleries.

Seek, Hide, photograph by Nikita Cheng

Young At Art 2017 at Trinity Art Gallery, until May 14

Ottawa International Children’s Festival
Lebreton Flats
May 10 to 14

Come see the Lansdowne Park Adventure Zone exhibit at the festival’s Lebreton Flats site, right across from the Canadian War Museum. The festival has plenty of activities that are fun, creative and educational that the entire family will love.

Fork in the Road
PushPULL Dance
Centrepointe StudioTheatre
May 12 to 13

This family-friendly show promises to deliver a high-energy and entertaining evening filled with fun. Kicking off each show will be a 30-minute performance by Ottawa band The PepTides.

Les Petits Ballets' Beauty and the Beast
Centrepointe Theatre
Saturday, May 13

Les Petits Ballets, together with professional guest dancers, bring their unique interpretation of the popular and much loved children’s fairy tale to the stage.

Pointe Of Grace - Recital 2017
Centrepointe Theatre
Monday, May 15 to Thursday, May 18

Join us for our annual year-end performance, showcasing the progress and hard work all of our amazing dancers have put in throughout the year.

Aurora
Shenkman Arts Centre
May 12 to 13

This is the magical tale of Sleeping Beauty featuring guest actors from Le Jazz Hot Dance Co. and danced by the talented young artists of Vanessa Plettell Dance.

Canadian Tulip Festival
Various locations at Lansdowne
May 12 to 22

Floral exhibits and installations, international friendship activities and entertainment, tulip legacy plaza, tulip art celebrations, interactive family programming, 65th Anniversary Fireworks, Tulip Café

Ottawa Fury FC -v- Pittsburgh Riverhounds
TD Place, Lansdowne
Saturday, May 13

With an electric atmosphere created by the loudest and proudest supporters, the match day experience is a must for the Ottawa sports fan.

Mother’s Day Family Picnic
Fairfields Heritage House
3080 Richmond Road, Nepean
Sunday, May 14

Come together to celebrate the women in your life this Mother's Day weekend. Relax and enjoy some time with your friends and family as you sample tea, treats and traditional music on the lawn. Picnic blankets will be provided, and chairs can be borrowed for those with accessibility concerns.

Back to the Farm
Cumberland Heritage Village Museum
Sunday, May 14

Discover how farmers prepared their fields and help us decide what to plant in our garden. Come and see our heritage breed farm animals (weather permitting) who are back again for the summer thanks to our friends at the Heritage Livestock Club of Eastern Ontario.

Opening Day
Pinhey’s Point Historical Site
Sunday, May 14

Get a taste of the seasonal events to come. Elements of the highlights of the season will encourage repeat visitations - cooking demos, regular museum programming, orientation course, heritage crafts, and lawn games.

Coming up next week….

• Snatam Kaur Live in Concert Original Light Tour, Shenkman Arts Centre, Thursday, May 18
• La liste de mes envies, Shenkman Arts Centre, May 19 to 20
• The Doll's House, Shenkman Arts Centre, Sunday, May 21
• Ottawa Welcomes the World Guyana, Horticulture Building, Lansdowne, Sunday, May 21

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