Formerly Lakeside Gardens, the Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre is situated in west Ottawa's historic Britannia Park, which provides a beautiful backdrop for your picture-perfect event. Located on 62 acres of picturesque parkland, the Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre has a 300-person capacity banquet hall, liquor-licensable patios, and small meeting rooms.
Enjoy the sounds of Ottawa’s best big bands at the Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre, in Britannia Park. No dance experience necessary; singles and couples welcome! Dress is casual, but if you are celebrating a special event, black tie is optional! We have lots of room for dancing plus we are wheel chair accessible.
Doors open at 6:30 pm with the band playing from 7 to 10:30 pm.
Reasonably priced alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages by the Newport Restaurant, cash only please. Keep up your energy for dancing with a light dessert, tea and coffee halfway through the evening.
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Want to learn or brush up on your ballroom dancing skills? Browse our classes(link is external).
Baja Burger Shack, Newport Restaurant, Main and Abbott Dance Band.
Enquire about availability and/or reserve a space with this facility.
To request a facility tour, e-mail rklc@ottawa.ca(link opens email application).
The City of Ottawa has hundreds of indoor and outdoor spaces suitable for special events, meetings, sports, and gatherings of all kinds. Find out more.