2026 Tour schedule
Regular Schedule for 2026: Saturday, April 30th to Sunday, October 23rd.
Note: All tours are available any day (morning or afternoon start times) upon request, with booking via this website. (Please specify preferred day and time when booking).
To facilitate scheduling, we urge people to specify whether they want a morning tour (starting at 9:30 AM) or an afternoon tour (starting at 1:30 PM).
- Indigenous Peoples and Colonialism in Canada’s Capital
- Starts from the outdoor Amphitheatre at the corner of Mackenzie and Rideau/ Wellington, next to Milestone’s restaurant (across the street from the Chateau Laurier)
- Building the Rideau Canal and the Making of the Ottawa Working Class
- Starts from the Giant Spider statue (Maman) in front of the National Gallery on Sussex
- Protest, Strike and Rebellion in the History of Canada’s Capital
- Starts from the Giant Spider statue (Maman) in front of the National Gallery on Sussex
- An Unauthorized History of Parliament Hill: From Indigenous Land to Headquarters of Canada’s Elite
- Starts from the outdoorAmphitheatre at the corner of Mackenzie and Rideau/ Wellington, next to Milestone’s restaurant (across the street from the Chateau Laurier)
- From Indigenous Sacred Site to Industrial Wasteland: Colonialism and Class Struggle in the Chaudiere District
- Starts from steps of Library and Archives Canada at 395 Wellinton Street.
- More than Taverns and Brothels: French Canadian, Irish and Jewish Struggles Against oppression in Lowertown
- Starts from the top of the outdoor staircase located at the south end of the American Embassy.
Special Activities planned for 2026:
May 2 –> Special Mayday walking tour for the Ottawa Tempest Collective: Fleeting Glimpses of Revolutionary Possibility: Popular Rebellions throughout Ottawa’s history
Note: Other special tours and events may be scheduled. Please watch this website for further details.
Custom Tours:
Got a special need or interest not covered by one of our existing tours? Do you want a radical take on the exhibits in the Canadian History Hall of the Museum of History? How about a radical take on the history of the military, Ottawa labour history, or some other topic? Contact us about your special interests and we will try to accommodate you.