In the last 36 years, Running on Empties has raised over $442,000 and has helped provide thousands of individuals and families in need with much-needed support at Christmas time.

Money raised by Running on Empties goes directly towards providing food and hope for those in a time of need during holiday season.  

OC Transpo is holding its 40th annual OC Transpo/Loblaw Holiday Food Drive on Saturday, December 14, from 10 am to 5 pm at participating locations, including Loblaws Barrhaven (3201 Greenbank Rd) and McDonough’s Your Independent Grocer (3777 Strandherd Dr)

Celebrate the holidays with retro 1970s, 80s and 90s flair at Nepean Museum. A Very Retro Christmas is the perfect way for kids and their families to connect across generations through vintage toys and games, throwback-inspired crafts, storytelling and a themed scavenger hunt. Activities are best suited for children ages 6 to 12. This is a drop-in style program; admission is paid at the door. Cost: $20.12 per family (two adults and accompanying children).

Women's Initiatives for Safer Environments (WISE) invites you to their upcoming GBV Art Challenge commemorating the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender Based Violence.

Come celebrate the holiday season at City Hall! Admission to this sponsored event is a donation to the Ottawa Food Bank with other opportunities to further contribute (like proceeds from $2 BeaverTails!!).

This year, JA Company Sales Day is thrilled to be joining forces with the Nepean Day Market, so you can explore offerings from talented youth entrepreneurs alongside a range of local professional vendors.

There are also students from Barrhaven’s John McCrae who will be participating. 

Celebrate the holidays with retro 1970s, 80s and 90s flair at Nepean Museum. A Very Retro Christmas is the perfect way for kids and their families to connect across generations through vintage toys and games, throwback-inspired crafts, storytelling and a themed scavenger hunt. Activities are best suited for children ages 6 to 12. This is a drop-in style program; admission is paid at the door. Cost: $20.12 per family (two adults and accompanying children).

You are cordially invited to celebrate the 2024 United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities with a flag raising at the City of Ottawa. 

Join the Barrhaven community for a fun family skating day! Donations for the Barrhaven Food Cupboard will also be accepted on site.

Get holiday ready with goodies you’ll find at the Barrhaven Legion Branch 641’s holiday craft market. There’s something for everyone.

The next and final sponsored Repair Café event of the year encourages residents to learn new skills, and save money all while saving items from the landfill.

Head to Farley Mowat Public School for a day of celebrating local makers and bakers while raising funds to support the students at the school. We have a full house, with over 50 vendors selling a variety of products.

Join Santa at Masters ‘n Dogs all while helping support a local pet food bank: The Ottawa Paw Pantry.

No donation required to get FREE seeds!  The seed catalogue and instructions are available on our website. We also have tutorials on how to harvest and wintersow seeds on our YouTube channel. Each seed packet has enough seeds for a minimum of 3-5 plants.

The Barrhaven Lions Club is hosting the ever-so-popular Paint and Sip night! An outing not to be missed

The Barrhaven Garden Club is hosting their holiday florals evening with all the net proceeds going to the Barrhaven Food Cupboard. 

Last year, through the generosity of those present, they were were able to donate $2,100, their best donation to date.  

Join councillors Brown, Desroches, Hill, and me on Tuesday November 19, 2024, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm for a public virtual consultation and information session to learn more about the budget process and what’s planned for 2025.

Hosted by Easter Seals Ontario Naughty or Nice Trivia Night event is a FUN way to kick-off the holiday season. The event will include five rounds of trivia, including one Christmas category, complimentary access to pool and ping-pong tables, as well as an Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest!

The event is a book fair called Crime for Christmas at the Barrhaven Legion, featuring nine Ottawa mystery authors.

Holidays and mystery? Yes, please!

Let’s welcome Santa Claus and usher in the Christmas spirit to Barrhaven! More details soon.

Winter craft season is upon us! Kick off the season with this market which gives back to CHEO.

The Salvation Army in Barrhaven invites you to take part in our Christmas Craft Market!

Are you a newcomer to Canada? This resource will feature several organizations that can help you discover the information and resources available to you through community partners.

Come together with your community to remember the Canadian sacrifices to safeguard our way of life.

The Catholic Women’s League is hosting a Christmas bazaar at St. Patrick’s Fallowfield Parish in the Church Hall.  Stop in and find crafts, Christmas items, and speciality vendors!

The session will be an opportunity to provide a concise account of what the proposal is, what has happened so far, what we have done and will continue to do to oppose it, and what to expect next.

Spooky season is upon us! Come Trick or Treat with the Mayor and a cast of costumed characters in the “Weird and Wonderful” Heritage Building, where you will be welcomed by the Enchanted Witches and Goblins of Elgin Street! 

The Governor General’s Foot Guards is hosting a community engagement event at Foot Guards Park with a free BBQ, kids facepainting, Tug of War, weapons display, and music by the Regimental Band.

Celebrate the individual Ottawans, organisations, and businesses that make a difference in our community through volunteerism!

Residents from Ottawa's Black, Indigenous and racialized communities are invited to join Councillor Rawlson King, Council Liaison for Anti-Racism and Enthocultural Relations Initiatives, for an Equity Budget Consultation on the City's Draft 2025 Budget.