OPEN Holiday Party

Come join us for a fun, cozy evening of community and connection!

DATE: Sunday December 7, 2025
TIME: 5:30pm to 8:30pm
LOCATION: Rosemount Hall (41 Rosemount Avenue, Westboro)

As always, we’re bringing together a relaxed, welcoming space filled with good food, great company, and creative energy. Here’s what’s in store:

• A Potluck! Bring along a favorite homemade dish or store-bought snack to share. Please label your contribution with ingredients and any common allergens so everyone can enjoy safely.
• A Silent Auction! Browse a collection of wonderful gifts from psychedelic-friendly local businesses around Ottawa! If you’d like to contribute an item, please reach out via direct message — we’d love to include your offering.
• Community! Meet like-minded folks interested in non-ordinary states of consciousness. You can mingle freely or take part in a few optional group activities designed to spark conversation and connection.
• Please bring warm socks or slippers, as the hall asks us to remove winter shoes at the door.
• To help maintain a scent-free space, we also ask that you skip perfume or cologne — thank you for keeping the environment comfortable for everyone.

IMPORTANT: This is a substance-free gathering — please come as you are, without alcohol, cannabis, or other substances (legal or otherwise). We appreciate your respect for this shared, safe community space.

The event is free, and donations are welcome!

We look forward to sharing this cozy evening with you — come as you are, bring your warmth, curiosity, and community spirit!

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About OPEN: The Ottawa Psychedelic Education Network (OPEN) is a safe and supportive community for those interested in psychedelics, entheogens, plant medicines, plant teachers and non-ordinary states of consciousness. Through community engagement and education on the nature of psychedelic experiences as well as the rapidly advancing research into their potential for healing and personal transformation, we hope to break the stigma surrounding psychedelics and those who use them. We take a strong harm-reduction approach, and support the legalization and sensible regulation of psychedelic medicines.

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OPEN does NOT encourage or condone any illegal activities, the purchase, sale, transfer, or use of any illegal substances, or partaking in any unlawful activities related to illegal substances. Please do not come to the holiday event, or any OPEN event on any illegal substance, nor with the aim to share or procure information about sourcing illegal substances. Our events are also not for marketing commercial activities or promoting your business as a coach, guide, etc...