kc conference. guest guide.

Your guide to Friday night.

Friday, October 30, 2026

Canadian Museum of History, 100 Rue Laurier, Gatineau, QC

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  • 6:00PMDoors open
  • 6:45PMAuditorium opens
  • 7:00PMWe begin
  • 10:30PMAbout when we wrap up
One Night Kingdom Culture Conference, Friday October 30 2026, doors open 6 PM, Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau. Guest speaker Sammy Robinson with Shawn Gabie and KC Music.
step by step.

Your night, step by step

From the parking garage to the drive home. Short version: arrive a little early, give your name at the desk, and ask any of our team if you need anything.

  1. Before you arrive

    • Check your registration. Your name is your ticket. You don’t need to print anything or present a QR code.
    • Plan for parking. Parking is available in the museum’s underground garage. The rate is $18 for the evening, and the garage stays open until everyone has left. See the parking map.
    • Bring the kids. Everyone under 18 attends free. Please include your children’s names and ages during registration. Kids stay with their parents in the kids section, close to an exit, so you can step out to the lobby if they need a break.
    • Arrive early. Give yourself enough time to park, check in and settle in before the auditorium opens at 6:45 PM. We begin at 7:00 PM.
    Canadian Museum of History site map: the Laurier Street entrances, the underground parking entrance and the theatre
    The museum, from Laurier Street. The underground parking entrance is on Laurier, and the theatre is at the Victoria entrance.
  2. Arriving and check in

    • Follow the signs. KC flags and A frames will guide you to the conference entrance.
    • Find registration. The Registration Desk is at the conference entrance, by the auditorium. Walking in from the street? Use the doors right beside the auditorium. Coming from the garage or dropped off at the main entrance? Follow the KC signs through the main foyer.
    • Check in by name. Give your name to the Registration Team, and you’re all set.
  3. Inside

    • Explore the lobby. The lobby opens at 6:00 PM. Take your time to connect with others and explore what’s available.
    • Find information. Visit KC Connect / Ask Me Anything for questions, directions or more information about Kingdom Culture.
    • Visit the booths. You’ll find new KC merch, the photo backdrop, SLA, KC Women, We Heart Ottawa, YouthCulture, our finance kiosk and our sponsors.
    • Find your seat. The auditorium opens at 6:45 PM and we begin at 7:00 PM. Some sections are reserved, while the remaining seats are available on a first come, first served basis. Our ushers will help you find a seat.
    • Enjoy your food in the lobby. You’re welcome to bring your own food to eat in the lobby, but only water is permitted in the auditorium.
  4. Prayer and ministry

    • Make room for prayer. Prayer and ministry are an important part of the evening, with dedicated time set aside for both.
    • Receive prayer. Our Ministry Team will be available to pray with you. If you’re unsure where to go, ask any KC team member, and they’ll connect you with the team.
    • Give during the offering. If you’d like to give, you can do so using the QR code or e transfer details displayed on screen during the offering.
  5. End of the night

    • Plan your departure. We’ll wrap up around 10:30 PM.
    • Ask for help. Our team will be available to help with directions and any questions as you make your way out and back to the parking garage.
    • Getting back to the garage. Leave the way you came in. Follow the KC signs back through the main foyer to the garage elevators and escalators.
  6. Join us on Sunday

    The gathering continues on Sunday! Join us on Sunday, November 1, at 9:30 AM at Scotiabank Theatre, 2385 City Park Drive, Gloucester. Sammy Robinson will be joining us again to speak at KC. Bring a friend, and we look forward to gathering with you!

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Questions, answered

The steps above cover most of the night. These answer the rest. Search, or tap a topic.

Tickets and registration

Yes. Registration is required for the KC Conference. Online registration closes Thursday, October 29, the day before.

No. Your name is your ticket. You don’t need to print anything or present a QR code. Our Registration Team will check you in by the name on the registration.

No problem at all. Come when you can. Our Registration Team checks each person in by name.

Stay with the Registration Team and tell them what happened. Our Registration Lead will sort it out so the line keeps moving.

Yes, a ticket can be passed to someone else. Email the new guest’s name to [email protected] by Thursday, October 29, so our Registration Team can check them in by name.

Unfortunately, tickets are non refundable. You can pass your ticket to someone else instead.

Yes, as long as they register online before registration closes on Thursday, October 29.

Before you arrive

Just yourself. Your name is your ticket. Bring a Bible, a notebook or something to take notes with if you like.

No. Come as you are.

Arrival and parking

Doors open at 6:00 PM, the auditorium opens at 6:45 PM, and we begin at 7:00 PM. Leave enough time to park, check in and get settled.

Parking is available in the museum’s underground garage. The rate is $18 for the evening, and the garage stays open until everyone has left. Follow the KC signs to the conference entrance. See the parking map.

Yes. Drop offs and rideshares can use the museum’s main entrance. From there, follow the KC signs through the main foyer to us. See the site map.

Follow the signs. KC flags and A frames will guide you to the conference entrance, and the Registration Desk is right there. See the site map.

Walking in from the street, use the doors right beside the auditorium. From the garage or a drop off at the main entrance, follow the KC signs through the main foyer.

There is no cut off. We would love to have you there from the start, but you can come in at any point. Our ushers will help you find a seat.

Yes. Just know that parking is not a day pass. If you drive out of the garage, you pay again when you come back.

Seating

No. Apart from a few designated sections, seating is first come, first served. Our ushers will help you find a seat.

Yes. Outside the designated sections, sit wherever you like, together.

Please do not reserve seats in the designated sections. If you’re unsure where seat saving is permitted, ask an usher.

A few sections are held for our SLA graduates, the Ministry Team, pastors and leaders of the city, and a kids section for families. Not sure if a section is open? Ask an usher.

Kids and families

Yes. All ages are welcome. There is a kids section, and parents stay with their kids and look after them for the whole night.

The kids section is close to an exit door. If your little one gets restless or loud, please take them out to the lobby for a moment and come back in whenever you’re ready. It helps everyone in the room stay focused on what God is doing.

One museum rule: every child under 12 has to be with someone 16 or older.

No. Everyone under 18 attends free, no ticket needed. When you register, add their names and ages in the attendee box at checkout so we can save seats for your family.

No. There is no childcare or KidCulture that night. Kids stay with their parents in the kids section.

Yes. There will be a stroller parking spot in the lobby. A few strollers can also come into the auditorium on the ramps beside each entrance. Ask an usher.

Accessibility

Per the museum’s policy, the building is wheelchair accessible, with elevators to every level, ramps where needed, automatic doors at the main entrance, accessible washrooms on every level and 8 accessible parking spaces on P1. The museum lends a small number of wheelchairs, walkers and ear defenders for free. The accessible route from the garage is open all evening.

Yes. Ask an usher when you arrive and they will take you there.

Yes. A companion can sit with you.

Yes. Service animals are welcome. Pets are not allowed.

Yes. The auditorium has an induction loop for hearing aids, at no cost, and the museum lends ear defenders.

Food and drinks

No food, coffee or tea will be served at the event.

Yes. You’re welcome to bring your own food and eat it in the lobby. Food is not permitted in the auditorium.

Only water is permitted in the auditorium. You’re welcome to bring a water bottle.

Bags, coats and personal belongings

No limits on bags or umbrellas. Keep your bag, umbrella and coat with you in the auditorium. There is no coat check or storage, so pack light.

No. Keep your coat with you in the auditorium.

No. There is no storage before or after the event, so bring only what you need for the night.

The museum’s policy does not allow bicycles, scooters, skateboards, skates, weapons, drugs, or alcohol from outside. In the auditorium, the only food or drink allowed is water.

On the night, ask at KC Connect / Ask Me Anything in the lobby. Museum staff bring anything they find there. Noticed it after the night? Contact us:

[email protected]

During the conference

The evening will include worship and the Word with guest speaker Sammy Robinson, Ps. Shawn Gabie and KC Music. We’ll also celebrate the first SLA Year One graduating class, with dedicated time for prayer and ministry.

Ask an usher, a Welcome Team member or any KC team member, or visit KC Connect / Ask Me Anything in the lobby. They’ll connect you with the Ministry Team.

An usher will point you to the nearest exit and help you back in at a good moment.

Yes. If you’d like to give, you can use the QR code or e transfer details displayed on screen during the offering.

Photos and video

Our team will be taking photos and video during the night.

Yes, go ahead. The museum does not allow tripods or monopods.

Other help

The two main washrooms are in the lobby, on the same level. Signs and our team will point the way.

Yes. New KC merch is at the merch table in the lobby, beside the finance kiosk. We take card, cash and e transfer.

Speak to the nearest KC team member straight away and we will get you the right help.

On the night, visit KC Connect / Ask Me Anything in the lobby or ask any KC team member. Before the night:

[email protected]

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On the night, KC Connect / Ask Me Anything in the lobby can help with anything.
see you friday.You do not need to have everything figured out before you arrive.

Come expectant. We’ll help you from there.