We had so much fun with linocut posters for our 14th Birthday along the #14 bus route. And then someone said – hey, it’s Bytown’s 200th birthday. So let’s double the fun! We still kept it old-school with hand-printed posters made with a hand-carved linocut stamp! We made 200 posters for 200 randomly… Read more »
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ParLUGment Day at The Merry Dairy!
ParLUGment Day at The Merry Dairy Sunday, May 31 | Noon – 4:00 PM | 102 Fairmont Ave Build Your Masterpiece! Mark Sunday, May 31 on your calendars from noon-4pm at The Merry Dairy, when members of ParLUGment (Ottawa’s own LEGO® Users Group) will be at 102 Fairmont for “ParLUGment Day at The Merry Dairy”…. Read more »
The Literary Feast 2026!
The Literary Feast 2026 12 Authors • Food, Wine & Words • Ottawa’s 200th Celebration GET TICKETS ENTER GIVEAWAY What a great scoop this is! As part of Ottawa’s bicentennial, The Literary Feast 2026 is bringing together 12 feast-worthy authors from across Ottawa and across Canada for a night of storytelling and gourmet bites. Enter… Read more »
🎵I said Brrr! It’s cold in here, there must be some breakfast in the atmosphere!🎶
1 – The Ice Cream 4 Breakfast on a Saturday time! Come on down to 102 Fairmont starting at 8am on Sat Feb 7 and get freshly made waffles (and yes gluten/free vegan option too) and top it with your choice of ice cream for breakfast flavours and our custom store-made toppings. Wear… Read more »
An Additional Name Day for Four Very Special Reasons
Merry Dairy Name Days are the most exciting time of year for us! With over 2,000 names submitted by our wonderful customers, we randomly select four names to celebrate during our Name Day events, whether in the last two weeks of July or our December Name Days. Watching people come together to celebrate their special… Read more »
The Story Rhubarb Tells
The Rhubarb Exchange A tariff ruling, a Great War, and a poetry project. What does a tariff ruling in 1947, the First World War, and a poetry project have to do with rhubarb? It’s poetic, in fact. Every year for the past three years, The Merry Dairy has started the rhubarb exchange with a bunch… Read more »
National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day! (The first Saturday in February!)
Sat Feb 1 8am-noon at 102 Fairmont Three ways to enjoy! (easy, peasy and breezy) 1 – The Easy Way! Come on down to 102 Fairmont starting at 8am and get freshly made waffles (and yes gluten/free vegan option too) and top it with your choice of ice cream for breakfast flavours and our… Read more »
Our new friend and a cookie sandwich celebration
Remember being a kid and making a new friend? Remember going to their house or them heading over to yours, and both of you being so excited just to hang out? Well … our new friend is Dolly … no, not that Dolly, though she is an amazing friend to so many! We’re talking about… Read more »
NAS (No Added Sugar)
A few years ago, Ottawa-based musician Allie Goodyear reached out to us with a jingle she wrote for The Merry Dairy. Titled, Ice Cream for All, it’s a catchy, fun way to describe the kinds of ice creams we make – all year round – nut-free, with dairy and vegan options. We loved the jingle… Read more »
Labelling Dad, Swirling Dad or Trucking Dad – It’s “Dad” time of year …
Fathers, Dads, Father-figures and Dad-bods – it takes all kinds to be a Dad, and what is most important of all is that all Dads are kind. And whether it’s the kindness of Fathers, or the goofiness of Dads, or just that day when you recognize someone in your life who has been there when… Read more »