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Thursday, December 18, 2025, 5:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.
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Free Thursday Nights Presented by BMO

Thursday, December 18, 2025
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST
National Gallery of Canada Scotiabank Great Hall
380 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, ON K1N 9N4
Canada

From 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday nights, enjoy seasonal refreshments and snacks while taking in music and the ambiance of art. You'll also have an opportunity to participate in free art-making activities. Take a look below to see what’s happening this evening!

Admission is FREE.

Learn more about activities happening at the Gallery this season.

Free ticket required. Book your tickets online to visit the Gallery on Thursday nights from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. or pick up a ticket at the box office upon arrival.

 

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What's on tonight

Art-making activity

Ugly Sweater Art Activity.

Ugly Sweater
It’s time to embrace the wild, the wacky, and the wonderfully hideous in our Ugly Sweater Art Activity! What makes a sweater truly ugly? Think eye-popping colours, clashing patterns that defy fashion laws, and enough glitter, pom-poms, and tinsel to make a snowman sweat.

Join us this holiday season to design your very own masterpiece of festive chaos. Whether you're going for “holiday havoc” or “grandma’s craft drawer exploded,” we’ve got all the supplies you need to go gloriously overboard.

To get inspired to make your Ugly Sweater, join one of our 3 to See tours.


American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is available for NGC events and programs when requested a minimum of 10 business days in advance of the event. Email [email protected] with the event name, date and time.