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Glebe Halloween Village 2025 – Free Accessible Trick-or-Treating – October 18, 2025

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Come join us at the second annual Glebe Halloween Village for a fun and free daytime trick-or-treating event that everyone can enjoy!

If you or your loved one have ever missed out on Hallowe’en because of your access needs, we want to welcome you to the second annual Glebe Halloween Village!

Please feel free to reach out to us with any specific access concerns or questions (glebehalloweenvillage@gmail.com). We want this event to be fun and comfortable for as many people as possible.

An enthusiastic group of volunteer neighbours and community members are delighted to present the Glebe Halloween Village again this year!

This event is perfect for families looking for a fun and accessible Halloween experience.

Head over to Glebe Avenue (between Lyon Street and Bank Street) on Saturday, October18th, 2025 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. for a memorable experience filled with treats, costumes, and community spirit. (Rain Date Sunday, October 19th, 2025)

The block will be transformed into a free, accessible daytime trick-or-treating experience with so many things to see and do:

  • treat stations at the ends of driveways (with food and non-food treats)
  • visitors from The League of Superheroes
  • a make-and-take craft station
  • a Flow Recreation Therapy regulation station
  • so many kind and welcoming neighbours of all ages!

We look forward to welcoming children (and those young at heart) with mobility, sensory, or intellectual disabilities who may not typically get to participate in trick or treating!

We will be collecting donations at the event for anyone who is interested. You can donate to the Glebe Halloween Village and our future events because, from the interest in this event, we know we need to do more in the future! You can also donate to the Ottawa Food Bank because people in our community are facing hunger.

For more information:

https://tinyurl.com/glebe2025

https://www.instagram.com/glebehalloweenvillage

glebehalloweenvillage@gmail.com

 

Say Hello to These New Businesses

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From gourmet eats and holistic wellness to curated beauty and bespoke blooms, these new additions are already making their mark.

Please join us in giving a warm Glebe welcome to the newest members of our business community. Help us welcome these new Glebe businesses

New Businesses

Co Oi Kitchen 🍲
Co Oi Kitchen is now open at 103 Fourth Avenue with a menu full of authentic Vietnamese street food. Think authentic flavours, a warm welcome and food made with love (and maybe a little sass).
Website 

The Effect Healing Collective  💆🏻‍♀️
Wellness, redefined at 151-D Second Avenue. This Indigenous-led healing collective is a space for wholistic health practitioners offering services such as counselling, energy work and therapeutic care — all under one tranquil roof.
Website 

Eye Love Brows and Beauty 👁️
Brows, beauty, and beyond. Eye Love is located at 137 Second Avenue and delivers elevated beauty services with an expert touch. Whether it’s a brow shape, lash lift or full glam, you’re in skilled hands.
Website 

Luxe Blooms Flowers & Cafe 🌹
A boutique floral and cafe experience has arrived. Luxe Blooms Flowers & Cafe at 200 Marché Way offers handcrafted beverages and sweet treats all while browsing elegant blooms or building your own bouquet at the flower bar, helping make everyday moments just a bit more beautiful.
Website  

Mandy’s 🥗
Say hello to gourmet salads at 581 Bank Street. Mandy’s brings fresh, vibrant and flavour-packed bowls to the neighbourhood, perfect for a healthy lunch or a feel-good dinner on the go.
Website 

Provence en Couleur 🪻
This beautiful shop at 837 Bank Street brings the beauty of Provence to Canada with hand-crafted lavender products and aromatherapy essentials. The brand blends French tradition with Canadian craftsmanship to create calming, high-quality goods.
Website

Poulet Rouge 🍗
Full of flavours, this new eatery at 900 Bank Street draws inspiration from both the founders’ Mediterranean origins and North American upbring-ing. It perfectly embodies the fusion of these two worlds. The food can be described as ”Modern Fusion” cuisine.
Website

So Morocco 🧖🏻‍♀️
So Morocco is a wellness escape in the heart of the Glebe at 20 Pretoria Avenue, blending Moroccan tradition with modern care. From personalized Hammam rituals and Nordic hot and cold circuits to head spa treatments and natural, authentic beauty products, every experience is designed to refresh body and mind.
Website 

The Dosa Spot 🥘
Spicing things up in The Glebe, The Dosa Spot, located at 895 Bank Street brings the bold, delicious flavours of South India to the heart of Ottawa. From crispy dosas to comforting curries, it’s a feast for the senses.
Follow them on Instagram 

Walk-in Thrift & Spiritual Gifts 👗
Locally owned second-hand clothing store, located at 889 Bank Street, offering inclusive sizing up to 4X, with a curated selection of clothing, shoes, heels, and accessories for all. Beyond fashion, the shop also features a unique collection of spiritual items including crystals, tarot cards, Ouija boards, and paranormal tools.
Follow them on Instagram 

Yolks 🍳
Brunch lovers: rejoice! Located at 852 Bank Street, Yolks is serving up dishes with creative twists, fresh ingredients, and all-day breakfast vibes. A new must-try spot on your weekend food crawl.
Website 

As we welcome these new members to our business community, we’re reminded of what makes The Glebe such a special place to live, work, and play. We encourage you all to stop by these new establishments and show them the warm welcome our community is known for!

Welcome to the Glebe, and here’s to many successful years ahead!

Glebe Gets a Spring Refresh with Help from the Ottawa REDBLACKS

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Thank you to everyone who rolled up their sleeves and joined us on Friday, April 25 for this year’s Cleaning the Capital event.

In partnership with the Ottawa REDBLACKS and Campanale Homes, we were proud to bring together over 25 volunteers who helped pick up litter and freshen up streets throughout The Glebe. Their efforts made a visible impact, and we’re grateful for the time and energy everyone brought to the day.

As part of our Spring Clean the Glebe business initiative, The Glebe BIA provided complimentary window cleaning to 10 local businesses, helping them shine just in time for the busy spring season. We also supported a signage refresh project in collaboration with the talented team at Sunny Street Studio.

A special thank you goes out to Bloomfields Glebe and Capital Home Hardware, who launched custom spring promotions to support our business community during the event.

From beautification to local pride, this event was a great example of what we can accomplish together.

Stay tuned for more Glebe-provements coming soon.

Celebrating 40 Years of Wonder: Ottawa Children’s Festival Comes to the Glebe

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The Ottawa Children’s Festival has been delighting the region’s youngest arts lovers with enriched, creative programming for 40 years — and for the first time, the festival is coming to the Glebe. 

As Ottawa’s only festival dedicated to world-class theatre, music and dance for young audiences, the Ottawa Children’s Festival has built an outstanding reputation over the decades. Performers have travelled from across Canada and around the world to take part in this much-loved event. 

To mark its 40th anniversary, the festival is setting up in the Glebe on Lansdowne Park’s Great Lawn, inside the Horticulture Building and at Arts Court on Daly Avenue in downtown Ottawa. With its family-friendly atmosphere, excellent accessibility, top-tier facilities and proximity to elementary schools, the Glebe offers the perfect new home for the beloved event. 

“Since 1985, the Ottawa Children’s Festival has been dedicated to enriching the lives of children through world-class performing and visual arts experiences. This move to the Glebe marks an exciting new chapter — one that reflects our mission to spark imagination, celebrate creativity and ensure every child has access to the arts,” said Catherine O’Grady, executive director of the Ottawa Children’s Festival. 

This year’s six-day celebration features crowd favourites like Missy D, BullyBully and Polar Bear & Penguin. Organisers are transforming the Horticulture Building at Lansdowne Park into a black box theatre — an adaptable performance space that offers a blank canvas for artistic freedom and an intimate, immersive experience for audiences. 

“The Glebe offers everything we were looking for — a vibrant, family-focused neighbourhood, accessible facilities and strong community spirit. With its proximity to schools and easy access via public transit, the Glebe makes it possible for even more families and students to participate. We’re excited to become part of this dynamic community and to contribute to its cultural and economic vibrancy in a meaningful way,” said O’Grady. 

Also returning this year is the mesmerizing Architects of Air: Arborialis installation — an awe-inspiring, inflatable labyrinth that combines light and sound to create a multi-sensory experience. Inspired by the natural world, Arborialis evokes the feeling of wandering through an enchanted forest, with radiant canopies of leaves overhead and luminous, tree-like columns rising from beneath your feet. 

Whether you’re discovering the magic of the Ottawa Children’s Festival for the first time or returning for another year of wonder, this milestone edition promises unforgettable moments for the whole family. The festival runs from May 8 to 13. Don’t miss your chance to experience world-class performances, interactive installations and creative play — right here in the Glebe. Visit ottawachildrensfestival.ca to view the full schedule and get your tickets today. 

Photo credit: Curtis Perry

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