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Publication Date: February 13, 2026 - 13:04
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Family Day Skating Party at City Hall’s Rink of Dreams
February 13, 2026
Celebrate one last day of Winterlude with a free Family Day Skating Party at City Hall’s refrigerated Rink of Dreams on Monday, February 16, from 10 am to 2 pm.
Grab your helmet and skates and enjoy:
- Music from our live DJ
- A free family fitness class
- Hot chocolate – compliments of the Salvation Army
If you do not have skates, we have skate rentals onsite.
It's the perfect way to spend time together on Family Day and enjoy a winter day in Ottawa.
Remember, it’s Ottawa’s 200th anniversary – a bicentennial celebrating our city’s history from our early Bytown days to today’s world-class capital city of a million people. Be sure to get out and enjoy a year’s worth of innovative programming to celebrate this milestone. Visit ottawa200.ca to learn more about how we are celebrating our big year.
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March 12, 2026 - 06:30 | Ari David Blaff | National Post
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