What they do
Hall rental
Weddings, bridal and baby showers, birthdays, graduations, retirement and Christmas parties, conferences, training sessions, social gatherings, small concerts and theatrical plays. 120 seated, 140 people in total.
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Ottawa Hungarian Community Centre
Ottawai Magyar Ház · OHCC
Hungarian community centre in Ottawa
The Hungarian house on Capital Drive — a hall, a library and a kitchen, kept open by volunteers.
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About
The Ottawa Hungarian Community Centre — Ottawai Magyar Ház — is an officially registered not-for-profit corporation at 43 Capital Drive in Ottawa. In its own words it is "the main venue in the capital region to offer cultural, educational, and entertainment opportunities to Hungarians and all interested parties living in the region".
The corporation states its purpose in five lines: provide community space for Hungarians of the National Capital Region; preserve and foster Hungarian ethnic identity, culture, history, language and customs and promote them within Canada; co-operate with Canadian Hungarian organizations and keep connections with Hungarians all over the world; help new Hungarian landed immigrants settle in the National Capital Region; and actively participate in Canada's multicultural scene and uphold Canadian values.
Its programmes include performances by visiting folk dance, theatre and musical artists and ensembles from Hungary and the Hungarian diaspora, brought under the roof by the Centre's Board of Directors. The library holds nearly 4,000 titles and doubles as the room for Hungarian language classes, classical literature circles, art and craft activities and smaller presentations. On Fridays the house cooks: a heritage Hungarian meal published week by week, takeout collected between 4 and 6 p.m. and dinner served in the hall from 6 to 7, with reservations closing at noon on the Thursday before.
The hall seats 120 people and holds no more than 140. Behind it is a kitchen with a gas stove of eight burners and two independent ovens, a microwave, two fridges and two industrial coffee makers; there is a licensed bar, computer-controlled stage lighting, a 16-channel digital mixer, a 4K projector and free parking for about 25 cars. The hall is rented out for weddings, showers, birthdays, graduations, conferences, training sessions and small concerts, on a modular price scheme the Centre says it keeps deliberately favourable to communities. Everyone who runs the place is a volunteer.
The Centre is governed by Articles of Continuance and By-Laws approved by the membership on 3 March 2013 and registered four days later; the current version, By-Law No. 11, was validated on 21 March 2021. Almost 200 members carry the annual fees that keep the house open. Ottawai Magyar Ház is listed among the sponsors and partners printed on the UAFest 2026 poster.
“Having Hungarian roots or speaking our, allegedly difficult, tongue is not a prerequisite of joining our ranks. We address a warm welcome to all nationalities.”
Registered not-for-profit
43 Capital Drive, Ottawa
Run entirely by volunteers
Organization
What they do
What they do
Friday dinners
A heritage Hungarian meal cooked in the house: takeout pickup 4–6 p.m., dine-in 6–7 p.m., reservations by noon on the Thursday before.
What they do
Library
Nearly 4,000 titles, and the room for Hungarian language classes, classical literature circles, art and craft activities and small presentations.
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Guest ensembles and concerts
Visiting folk dance, theatre and musical artists and ensembles from Hungary and the Hungarian diaspora, brought in by the Board of Directors.
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Membership
$110 a year for a family and $70 for an adult; members elect the Board and get 20% off the Centre's own events.
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Hall rentalsMembership — Hungarian roots not requiredFriday dinner reservationsCommunity partnerships
Ottawa Hungarian Community Centre
What is inside the house
The Centre publishes the hall's equipment down to the number of burners, because the people who rent it need to know before they book. This is their own list.
120 seated, 140 in all
Hall capacity depends on the setup; the Centre publishes three example layouts and the technical drawings.
The kitchen
A gas stove with eight burners and two independent ovens, a microwave oven, two fridges and two industrial coffee makers.
Sound, light and screen
A 16-channel digital mixer, a 2×1000 W amplifier, seven microphones, computer-controlled RGB stage lighting with a follow-spot, a wall-mounted 60″ TV, a 4K projector and a 116″ screen.
A licensed bar and free parking
A narrow selection of mostly traditional Hungarian drinks, poured by SMART SERVE trained volunteers; the lot holds about 25 cars, and Capital Drive is free on both sides.
Ottawa Hungarian Community Centre
Where to find them
43 Capital Drive, Ottawa, ON K2G 0E7 — in Nepean, in the west end of the city. The Centre is open at the time of its own community programmes and on Fridays; the hall is rarely staffed during regular business hours, so e-mail is the surest way to reach it. To see the hall before booking, they ask you to propose a time.
UAFest 2026, the festival their mark appears on, runs on Sunday, 13 September 2026 from 12 to 6 PM in Riverside Park, Carleton Place — about 45 minutes west of downtown Ottawa — with free general admission.
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Journey with UAFest
13
2013
3 March — the membership approves the Articles of Continuance and the By-Laws; both are registered on 7 March
21
2021
21 March — the membership validates By-Law No. 11, the version in force
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2026
Among the sponsors and partners printed on the UAFest 2026 poster
Ottawa Hungarian Community Centre
Questions about the Ottawa Hungarian Community Centre
Where is the Hungarian house?
At 43 Capital Drive, Ottawa, ON K2G 0E7. Telephone (+1) 613-225-8754, e-mail info@omh-ohcc.ca.
When is it open?
In their own words, at the time of their community programmes. They are also open on Fridays, when dinner is served.
Can the hall be rented?
Yes — weddings, bridal and baby showers, birthday, graduation, retirement and Christmas parties, conferences, training sessions, social gatherings, small concerts and theatrical plays. Seated capacity is 120, and no more than 140 people in total. Pricing is modular and, they say, negotiable to a degree.
What is in the kitchen?
A gas stove with eight burners and two independent ovens, a microwave oven, two fridges and two industrial coffee makers. Renters may bring their own food, in which case most of the health and safety responsibility falls to them.
Do you have to be Hungarian to join?
No. In their own words: “Having Hungarian roots or speaking our, allegedly difficult, tongue is not a prerequisite of joining our ranks. We address a warm welcome to all nationalities.”
What does membership cost?
$110 a year for a family — two adults and their minor children — and $70 for an adult. Membership renews by 31 January and runs to 31 December; a first-ever membership started after 31 March is pro-rated.
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