Join the Bytown Museum and Capital Heritage Connexion in commemorating Col By and the construction of the Rideau Canal at Colonel By Day 2026
August 3rd, 2026
Bytown Museum
11am-4pm
1 Canal Ln, Ottawa
Featuring
- Costumed Interpreters to bring history to life
- Tables by the Historical Society of Ottawa, Khayrhaye Somali Cultural Centre, Black History Ottawa, Worker’s History Museum, National Capital Commission, Ottawa Art Gallery, and the Ottawa Olde Forge Rug Hooking Club
- FREE admission to the Bytown Museum
- Screenings of Allison Margot Smith’s film “Two Wars, Three Watersheds, A Slew of Surveys & A Canal” brought to you by the Historical Society of Ottawa
- The National Capital Commission’s Archaeology Division will be displaying a selection of Artifacts from Major’s Hill Park (Colonel By’s Residence in Ottawa)
- FREE walking tours of Downtown Ottawa setting off from the Bytown Museum offered by Indigenous Walks and Ottawa Walking Tours
- Ottawa Walking Tours (approximatley 2 hours)
- 12:30 p.m.
- 4:00 p.m.
- Indigenous Walks (approximately 1.5 hours)
- 11:30 a.m.
- 1:00 p.m.
- 4:00 p.m.
- Ottawa Walking Tours (approximatley 2 hours)
More Details Coming soon!
