Fête Frissons 2026

Presented by Shenkman Arts Centre Presents with the Heart of Orléans BIA
Free event
Ticket price: FREE|
Venue: Upper Lobby|
Genre: Special Event|
Language: Bilingual|
Age: All ages

This free event is open to all with performances, artmaking, workshops and storytelling! This event is generously sponsored by the Heart of Orléans BIA and Articipate.

Event Schedule: Fête Frissons 2026

Upper Lobby
  • 11 am to noon
    • Indigenous pow wow dance with Amanda Fox (MASC)
  • 1 pm to 3 pm
    • Fun with Bubbles (Bubble Birthdays)
  • Ongoing until 3 pm
    • Whimsical Winter Birds in Watercolour & Ink with OSA-Orleans Campus Artist/Instructor Maryse Fillion - CANCELLED
    • Origami and colouring activity with MIFO
Lower Lobby
  • 12 pm and 1:30 pm
    • Storytelling performance with Ottawa School of Theatre (OST)
  • 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
    • Face painting with Lynne Art
  • Ongoing until 3 pm
    • Rapids FC Games
    • Leather Key Chain activity with Cumberland Village Museum
    • Mobile book library with Ottawa Public Library (OPL)
Music Studio
  • 11:30 am, 12:45 pm, and 2 pm
    • Rhythm workshops with Junkyard Symphony (MASC)
Dance Studio
  • 1 pm to 3 pm
    • Capoeira dance workshop with Chrys Courchene
Agora (Outdoor Space)
  • Ongoing until 3 pm
    • Ice carving display and demo (Canadian Ice Carvers Society)
Main Floor
  • Noon, 1:15 pm, and 2:15 pm
    • Backstage Tours with Shenkman Arts Centre (SAC) Staff
Food Vendors
  • Available throughout the event
    • Queensview Cafe, Juice Dudez, Mavericks, and Chris’s Ice Cream
Dates:
Free event