Things to do in Ottawa over the Labour Day long weekend

Photo: September sunset over Parliament Hill (Photo by David Johnson via the OttawaStart Flickr Group)

Here’s a list of things to do in Ottawa this Labour Day long weekend:

Related: Open and closed in Ottawa for Labour Day.

• Labour Day parade starts at noon at city hall
• Sept. 3 is the last day of swimming at NCC beaches
• Sunday is the last day for NOKIA Sunday Bikedays
• Check out the Northern Lights show on Parliament Hill
• Mackenzie King Estate summer-end celebration
• Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival
• Go Apple picking!
  

Other things you should try before summer is over (astronomically, summer ends on Sept. 22, 2018 with the autumn equinox!)

(Originally published September 2016.)