upcoming ottawa events
Once Upon a Main Street - Enjoy the Trail
This year’s “Once Upon a Main Street” will feature Richard Paul Evans’ “The Christmas Candle.” Families can stroll through town and enjoy beautifully decorated trees, creative window displays, and large-scale art installations designed by our local elementary students in partnership with local fabricators. Our window art this year will also by led by a local, talented student from OG. Each stop along the trail showcases the creativity, collaboration, and craftsmanship that make Ottawa truly special.
Check out some of these pics from last year’s trail!
Yoga and Sips
Start off the new year with a bit of healthy fun! Join us every Saturday in January for yoga at Ottawa Brewing Company. For $15, you will get one hour of yoga + one pint! Sessions will be held in the Walnut Room of Ottawa Brewing Company at 11am, which you can access from the Walnut Street entrance.
Bring your own mat & positive energy. Sessions led by Megan Seitz Clinton. Please plan to pay with cash or Venmo.
Yoga and Sips
Start off the new year with a bit of healthy fun! Join us every Saturday in January for yoga at Ottawa Brewing Company. For $15, you will get one hour of yoga + one pint! Sessions will be held in the Walnut Room of Ottawa Brewing Company at 11am, which you can access from the Walnut Street entrance.
Bring your own mat & positive energy. Sessions led by Megan Seitz Clinton. Please plan to pay with cash or Venmo.
Yoga and Sips
Start off the new year with a bit of healthy fun! Join us every Saturday in January for yoga at Ottawa Brewing Company. For $15, you will get one hour of yoga + one pint! Sessions will be held in the Walnut Room of Ottawa Brewing Company at 11am, which you can access from the Walnut Street entrance.
Bring your own mat & positive energy. Sessions led by Megan Seitz Clinton. Please plan to pay with cash or Venmo.
Yoga and Sips
Start off the new year with a bit of healthy fun! Join us every Saturday in January for yoga at Ottawa Brewing Company. For $15, you will get one hour of yoga + one pint! Sessions will be held in the Walnut Room of Ottawa Brewing Company at 11am, which you can access from the Walnut Street entrance.
Bring your own mat & positive energy. Sessions led by Megan Seitz Clinton. Please plan to pay with cash or Venmo.
Yoga and Sips
Start off the new year with a bit of healthy fun! Join us every Saturday in January for yoga at Ottawa Brewing Company. For $15, you will get one hour of yoga + one pint! Sessions will be held in the Walnut Room of Ottawa Brewing Company at 11am, which you can access from the Walnut Street entrance.
Bring your own mat & positive energy. Sessions led by Megan Seitz Clinton. Please plan to pay with cash or Venmo.
Winter Maker's Market
Winter Maker’s Market on December 10th from 5pm-7pm at the Ottawa VFW Post 9142!
Once Upon a Main Street - Kick Off
Save the Date for our 2nd Annual Once Upon a Main Street. Event will directly follow the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce’s Welcome Santa Parade
Ottawa Light Up Contest
Online voting and map found here: https://www.go-ottawa.com/go-ottawa-blog/ottawa-light-up-contest-2024-l534z
Pep Sessions on Walnut
We are bringing back the Pep Sessions this year. Our first one will be September 12, 2025. The Inflatable Rental Co will be at all three with a bounce house, Jordan + Co will have a station for hair tinsel and spirit tattoos, Knueven Creamery will have the ice cream, and Phantasm Design will be there with Titans gear! We will also have a special guest each week!
Crumbl Cookies will be joining us this week!
The Go Ottawa Challenge
Bike, kayak and run through Ottawa's scenic routes.
This race will consist of three components: biking, kayaking, and trail running. Participants will bike from Arrowhead Park to the Reservoir to the back of the Putnam County Fairgrounds, then kayak back to Arrowhead Park, then run the trail at Arrowhead Park. The biking is approximately 2.75 miles, kayaking approximately 2.5 miles and trail running approximately 0.75 miles. We hope for this to be a fun and challenging event for for all ages. For some the challenge will be: can you complete it? While for others the challenge may be: how fast can you complete it? Either way, it should be a good time.
We have changed the route a bit from last year, to hopefully avoid the water being too low to race. However, if we do run into low river levels, we will use an alternative route kayaking on the Ottawa Reservoir.
Proceeds go to Go Ottawa and our efforts towards making Ottawa more walkable, bikeable and floatable! Race registration includes free t-shirt if registered before 9/20 and a free drink ticket for the end of the race!
Register Here: https://runsignup.com/Race/Info/OH/Ottawa/TheGoOttawaChallenge
This year’s shirt design. Register before 9/20 to receive!
Pep Sessions on Walnut
We are bringing back the Pep Sessions this year. Our first one will be September 12, 2025. The Inflatable Rental Co will be at all three with a bounce house, Jordan + Co will have a station for hair tinsel and spirit tattoos, Knueven Creamery will have the ice cream, and Phantasm Design will be there with Titans gear! We will also have a special guest each week!
On Sept 26, Center Stage Dance Academy will be performing at 6:15pm! We will also have Putnam Pet Pals joining us!
Pep Sessions on Walnut
We are bringing back the Pep Sessions this year. Our first one will be September 12, 2025. The Inflatable Rental Co will be at all three with a bounce house, Jordan + Co will have a station for hair tinsel and spirit tattoos, Knueven Creamery will have the ice cream, and Phantasm Design will be there with Titans gear! We will also have a special guest each week!
Chair-Ity Auction
Save the Date for Go Ottawa’s first ever Chair-ity Auction, where we will auction off unique, artistic chairs created by community members to help with Go Ottawa’s revitalization efforts!
Chairs are currently being transformed, and we will be collecting them on August 13, 2025. They will be on display at local establishments until 9/9/25. See list of display locations above. The fan favorite chairs will all be live auctioned on September 11 at the Schroeder Center for Arts. The rest of the chairs will be part of a silent auction!
Vote for your Favorite below! Voting begins August 15. Voting ends September 9.
Thursdays at the Rex
Thursdays at the Rex will continue this summer!
Come join us at the Rex in Ottawa as we listen to good music and enjoy good food and company in the heart of our downtown. Thursdays in June-Aug, 5pm-8:30pm. Fun for the whole family! Band starts at 6!
Ottawa Farmers Market
Ottawa Farmers Market in Downtown Ottawa every Wednesday June through August
Thursdays at the Rex
Thursdays at the Rex will continue this summer!
Come join us at the Rex in Ottawa as we listen to good music and enjoy good food and company in the heart of our downtown. Thursdays in June-Aug, 5pm-8:30pm. Fun for the whole family!
Ottawa Farmers Market
Ottawa Farmers Market in Downtown Ottawa every Wednesday June through August
Thursdays at the Rex
Thursdays at the Rex will continue this summer!
Come join us at the Rex in Ottawa as we listen to good music and enjoy good food and company in the heart of our downtown. Thursdays in June-Aug, 5pm-8:30pm. Fun for the whole family! Band starts at 6!
Ottawa Farmers Market
Ottawa Farmers Market in Downtown Ottawa every Wednesday June through August
Thursdays at the Rex
Thursdays at the Rex will continue this summer!
Come join us at the Rex in Ottawa as we listen to good music and enjoy good food and company in the heart of our downtown. Thursdays in June-Aug, 5pm-8:30pm. Fun for the whole family! Band starts at 6!
Ottawa Farmers Market
Ottawa Farmers Market in Downtown Ottawa every Wednesday June through August
Ottawa Police Department's National Night Out
National Night Out in Ottawa, Ohio, is an annual community-building event that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. It's organized by the Ottawa Police Department and takes place on Tuesday, August 5th, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. This year, they are partnering with Pathways Counseling Center for their Overdose Awareness and Recovery Celebration.
Free kids activities, including touch-a-truck, swimming, and food!
Cruising the Blanchard Poker Run & Fun - Hosted by Greenspace Development Committee and Ottawa K of C
The Greenspace Development Committee and Ottawa K of C are hosting the Cruising the Blanchard Poker Run & Fun on August 2, 2025.
Registration for the Poker Run starts at 9:30am at the Ottawa Reservoir Boat Launch. Registration is $20/person. This price includes all you can eat hamburgers/hotdogs, snacks and drinks for lunch at Arrowhead Park. Cash prizes for the Poker Run!
Participants will be on the water at 10am.
From 12pm-2pm lunch will be available at Arrowhead Park.
Non-Poker Run participants are invited to join us for lunch. Hamburgers will be $4 and everything else will be $1 each.
We are encouraging participants to find unique trash items again this year! Help make our river a little bit cleaner, while having a bit of fun at the same time.
Ottawa Farmers Market
Ottawa Farmers Market in Downtown Ottawa every Wednesday June through August
Thursdays at the Rex
Thursdays at the Rex will continue this summer!
Come join us at the Rex in Ottawa as we listen to good music and enjoy good food and company in the heart of our downtown. Thursdays in June-Aug, 5pm-8:30pm. Fun for the whole family!
Ottawa Farmers Market
Ottawa Farmers Market in Downtown Ottawa every Wednesday June through August
Thursdays at the Rex
Thursdays at the Rex will continue this summer!
Come join us at the Rex in Ottawa as we listen to good music and enjoy good food and company in the heart of our downtown. Thursdays in June-Aug, 5pm-8:30pm. Fun for the whole family!
Ottawa Farmers Market
Ottawa Farmers Market in Downtown Ottawa every Wednesday June through August
Thursdays at the Rex
Thursdays at the Rex will continue this summer!
Come join us at the Rex in Ottawa as we listen to good music and enjoy good food and company in the heart of our downtown. Thursdays in June-Aug, 5pm-8:30pm. Fun for the whole family!
Ottawa Farmers Market
Ottawa Farmers Market in Downtown Ottawa every Wednesday June through August
Thursdays at the Rex
Thursdays at the Rex will continue this summer!
Come join us at the Rex in Ottawa as we listen to good music and enjoy good food and company in the heart of our downtown. Thursdays in June-Aug, 5pm-8:30pm. Fun for the whole family!
Ottawa Farmers Market
Ottawa Farmers Market in Downtown Ottawa every Wednesday June through August