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Aug 27 - Aug 29

Val-des-Bois in Music

Fri, Aug 28

Capital Pride

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Sat, Aug 29

HOTT DECK : Ottawa Pride Boat Party

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Sat, Aug 29

Intersection - Queen & Queer

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Sat, Aug 29

Taste of Ottawa

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Wed, Sep 2

Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival: Émile Bilodeau

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Riverside Festival

Wed, Sep 16

CityFolk Festival: Alabama Shakes

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This week's events in Ottawa-Gatineau

Public Archaeological Digs — Aug 4, National Capital Commission
Guided tour of Mackenzie King Estate — Jun 20, National Capital Commission
Conte en mouvement - 3 à 6 ans — Aug 13, Parc du Plateau
Tea on the Veranda: Capital Pride Tea — Aug 27, Laurier House National Historic Site
Recycl'Art 2026 — Jul 4, Ruisseau de la Brasserie
Rien n'est figé, une exposition du collectif d'artistes Arts visuels de Gatineau — Aug 26, Centre culturel du Vieux-Aylmer, Espace Pierre-Debain
SOLD OUT - August 27 - The Chef's Table / Chef à l’affiche — Aug 27, National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts
Zumba Kids — Aug 27, Parc Laflèche
Luke Bryan: Word On The Street Tour — Aug 27, Canadian Tire Centre
Initiation à la pétanque — Aug 27, Parc Belmont
Yoga — Aug 27, Parc Laurent-Groulx
Politics and Protests of Ottawa / Movements et Manifestations d'Ottawa — Aug 27, Dundonald Park
Lancement de saison 26-27 — Aug 27, La Nouvelle Scène
Ottawa Miniature Gallery — Aug 1, National Arts Centre
Elderqueers - Storytelling Workshop — Aug 24, National Arts Centre
Aviva Chernick and La Serena Quartet - Wood Terrace — Aug 25, National Arts Centre
SoundScape August 2026 — Aug 27, National Arts Centre
Cinéma en plein air — Aug 27, Parc Maclaren
Mindflip + première partie : Chung - Place Laval — Aug 27, Place Laval
Festival la Croix — Aug 27, Cégep de l'Outaouais (Campus Louis-Reboul)
Noel Dimar, Ottawa's Pianoman — Aug 27, The Robo Lounge
43 fest vol. 1 — Aug 27, Club SAW
Powerhouse Trefoh! — Aug 27, Night Oat
Sam Krüger + Guest @ Avant-Garde Bar — Aug 27, Avant-Garde Bar
Open Stage with Christine Graves! — Aug 27, Motel Chelsea
Switched-On Synths/PDA: Corpusse (Mtl Avant-Garde/Synth + Reaching Needles (Ottawa Harsh Noise) + BANANANANANANA (Hamilton SynthPunk) — Aug 27, House of Targ
Switched-On Synths/PDA: Corpusse (Mtl Avant-Garde/Synth + BANANANANANANA (Hamilton SynthPunk) + Saille — Aug 27, House of Targ
Ash Ravens Band + Almyr Jules — Aug 27, Rainbow Bistro
Switched-On Synths/PDA: Corpusse (Mtl Avant-Garde/Synth + BANANANANANANA (Hamilton SynthPunk) + Douce Angoisse + Reeching Needles — Aug 27, House of Targ
Switched-On Synths/PDA: Corpusse (Mtl Avant-Garde/Synth) + BANANANANANANA (Hamilton SynthPunk) + Douce Angoisse + Reaching Needles — Aug 27, House of Targ
Jude Zappala 'Federal Man' Release Show w/ Orchids & Dom Doyon — Aug 27, Fono
Vinyl Listening Session: MGMT - Congratulations — Aug 27, Fono
NCC Weekend Bikedays — Jul 9, National Capital Commission
Oniro — Aug 25, Parc Omega
Gatineau Park shuttle — Aug 26
Now on View: The River of Dreams — Aug 26
Now on View: Napoleon — Aug 26
Free Thursday Nights presented by BMO at the National Gallery of Canada — Aug 27, National Gallery of Canada
Orléans Farmers' Market — Aug 27, Ray Friel Recreation Complex
Nature after 5 — Aug 27, Canadian Museum of Nature
The Chef’s Table — Aug 27
Songs from the Shed — Aug 27, The Shed on Sparks Street
Sunset Party Cruises — Aug 27, Starting Location: Hull Marina
Lansdowne Park Movie Nights — Aug 27, Lansdowne Park - Great Lawn
Val-des-Bois in Music — Aug 27
Thursdays with Le Cordon Bleu — Aug 27, Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa
Latin Thursdays — Aug 27, Casino du Lac-Leamy
Cheese and Chocolate Pairing Experience By Hummingbird Chocolate Maker — Aug 27, Hummingbird Chocolate Maker
Ottawa Gaming Convention 2026 — Aug 28, Cohere Centre
2026 Ottawa Summer Celebrations — Aug 28, Lansdowne Park
2026 Ottawa Summer Craft And Market Festival — Aug 28, Wesley Clover Parks Campground
Cardio-poussette — Aug 28, Parc Moussette
Les Rendez-vous probables — Aug 28, Autre emplacement
Tea on the Veranda: Capital Pride Tea — Aug 28, Laurier House National Historic Site
Les jeux d'eau s'animent — Aug 28, Parc Émile-Zola
Ottawa African Festival 17th Edition — Aug 28, Britannia Beach
Ottawa All Ages Britannia Beach Party — Aug 28, Britannia Beach
Ottawa Valley Land Rovers Birthday Party — Aug 28, Paul's Creek Camping Ltd.
SOLD OUT - August 28 - The Chef's Table / Chef à l’affiche — Aug 28, National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts
Atlético Ottawa vs. Inter Toronto FC — Aug 28, The Stadium at TD Place
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo — Aug 28, Supplémentaire Salle Odyssée - Maison de la culture de Gatineau - Salle Odyssée
Ciné-Park ton bike — Aug 28, Parc Gilbert-Garneau
Salsa Street Seats - Ottawa's Calle del Sabor - Curated by SalsaRehab — Aug 28, Somerset and Cambridge Parking Lot- Precise ParkLink
Illusions The Drag Queen Show Ottawa - Drag Queen Show - Ottawa, ON — Aug 28
Meet in Real Life - Ladies Night Ottawa — Aug 28
Cryptopsy, Sentiment Dissolve, Eaten By Sharks, Bornbroken — Aug 28, Rum Runners
Spectacle de Papi Jay - Place Notre-Dame — Aug 28, Place Notre-Dame
DND Ottawa — Aug 28, 256 Rideau St
Live Music The Start 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM at Heart & Crown Barrhaven — Aug 28, Heart & Crown (Barrhaven)
Kpop Club Night in Ottawa — Aug 28, Sky Lounge
I LOVE FRIDAYS @ THE SHOW NIGHTCLUB | OTTAWA'S BIGGEST FRIDAY NIGHT PARTY! — Aug 28, The Show Ottawa
SINGLE & DANGEROUS — Ottawa Singles Night | HuBar — Aug 28, 101 Clarence St.
Atlético Ottawa — Aug 28
Full Moon Yoga — Aug 28, Lansdowne Park - Great Lawn
Sunset and Champagne on the Canal — Aug 28, Ottawa Boat Cruise : Rideau Canal Cruise Departure
Orléans Unplugged — Aug 28, Orléans Town Centre
Queers & Beers — Aug 28, Various locations
Ottawa Gaming Convention — Aug 28, EY Centre
2026 UNIFOR Canadian Council Meeting — Aug 28, Rogers Centre Ottawa
Salsa Street Seats — Aug 28
Rythmik Nights — Aug 28, Casino du Lac-Leamy
Ottawa African Festival — Aug 28, Britannia Beach
Lez Go Presents Pool Party! Billiards & Mixer — Aug 28, Dooly's
Broncs and 'Tonks — Aug 28, Ottawa Stadium
Capital Pride — Aug 28, Various locations
Éveil musical (5 à 8 ans) — Aug 29, Parc des Cèdres
Atelier libre du samedi — Aug 29, Centre communautaire Apollo
full moon hike at Relais plein air — Aug 29, Gatineau Park
Lecture de contes — Aug 29, Bibliothèque Lucy-Faris
Journée portes ouvertes — Aug 29, Autre emplacement
Journée porte ouvertes - Centre Alimentaires Aylmer — Aug 29, Centre Aydelu
Intro à la Grande Galerie — Aug 29, Canadian Museum of History
Le marché artisanal, artistique et littéraire de la rue Laval — Aug 29, Secteur piétonnier des rues Laval, Aubry et Kent
Taste of Ottawa — Aug 29, Cohere Centre
Adikavi - The First Poet — Aug 29, Shenkman Arts Centre
On joue avec L'As des jeux — Aug 29, Parc du Lac-Beauchamp
Portage dans le temps des allumettières — Aug 29, Autre emplacement
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo — Aug 29, Supplémentaire Salle Odyssée - Maison de la culture de Gatineau - Salle Odyssée
Meet in Real Life - Mixed Summer Soiree in Ottawa — Aug 29
Zumba — Aug 29, Decathlon

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Val-des-Bois in Music

Capital Pride

HOTT DECK : Ottawa Pride Boat Party

Intersection - Queen & Queer

Taste of Ottawa

Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival: Émile Bilodeau

Riverside Festival

CityFolk Festival: Alabama Shakes

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