Ottawa Events Calendar

Desi Comedy Show
2025-10-03 22:00 - 23:30 UTC | Desi Comedy Show, 220 Elgin St #2, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L7
🔥 Ottawa, are you ready? 🔥
Two of Toronto’s funniest Desi Boyz, Jwalit Bharwani & Harv Khatow are bringing an all-Hinglish standup comedy show straight to your city!
This isn’t just comedy—it’s every WhatsApp family group, every dramatic Bollywood scene, every cricket heartbreak, and every shaadi ka rishta awkward moment rolled into one night of non-stop laughter.
From Ammi’s taunts to Papa’s politics, from Bollywood dialogues you’ve heard a thousand times to that one cousin who thinks he’s Virat Kohli but plays like Inzamam-ul-Haq, no topic is safe.
👀 Expect:🎬 Bollywood-level drama (minus the item songs… maybe).🏏 Cricket references only true desis will get.🍛 Spicy masala takes on family, relationships, and growing up brown.😂 The kind of desi nostalgia that’ll make you laugh so hard, you’ll WhatsApp your relatives in India about it.
These comics have been seen at Just For Laughs, Yuk Yuk’s, Roast Battle Toronto, and Absolute Comedy—but this time, they’re keeping it 100% HINDLISH for the culture.
🎟 Tickets are selling faster than hot jalebis at Diwali—don’t wait. Get yours now and be part of the funniest desi night Ottawa has ever seen!

Alberta Number One
2025-11-15 14:45 - 16:15 | Alberta Number One, Bytowne Cinema, 325 Rideau Street, Ottawa, ON K1N 5Y4
Join us for a special screening featuring a Q&A with director Alexander Carson!
An eccentric documentary crew treks across the vast roadways of Alberta, Canada, to document monuments, museums, and other roadside curios. Armed with only a loose idea of the project’s final form, the wayward director struggles to manage a slew of messy personal entanglements and rivalries embroiling her collaborators. They look for meaning in the landscape, but their search turns inward as they’re inspired to reckon with their own lives.
Directed with a light touch, this charming cross-country odyssey is part revisionist Western and part road movie. Punctuated by moments of extraordinary tenderness and unexpected violence, it invokes poetry, magic, and prayer to imagine a radical, caring form of wildness on the Canadian frontier.
Directed by
Alexander Carson
Starring
Liz Peterson, Bebe Buckskin, Kris Demeanor, Benjamin Carson

Jurassic Quest x Brick Fest Live
2025-11-28 12:00 - 2025-11-30 17:00 | Jurassic Quest x Brick Fest Live, EY Centre Hall 2 & 3 4899 Uplands Drive Ottawa, ON
🦖 Jurassic Quest is ROARING into Ottawa!
Step into a world where dinosaurs come alive! From towering giants to adorable baby dinos, your family will walk beside incredible creatures, hear them roar, and see them move just as they did millions of years ago.
The adventure doesn’t stop there — kids can become junior paleontologists as they dig for fossils, ride life-sized dinosaurs, train raptors, and explore our new LEGO®-themed play zones, where prehistoric fun meets creative building!
🎟️ What You’ll Experience:
🦕 Meet and interact with adorable baby dinosaurs
🔦 Dig and discover ancient fossils
🦖 Ride life-sized, walking dinosaurs
💫 Explore LEGO®-themed play zones, inflatables, crafts, and Glow Zone fun
🏎️ Race at the 35-foot Dino Derby Track
🦴 Discover real fossils, including T. rex teeth and a Triceratops horn
🎭 Enjoy the interactive Baby Dinosaur Show and Raptor Training Experience
💡 Helpful Tips:
1️⃣ Strollers and wagons are welcome.
2️⃣ Bring socks for the inflatables.
3️⃣ Bring your camera 📷 — there are tons of amazing photo moments!
4️⃣ Jurassic Quest is a go-at-your-own-pace, self-guided experience — most families stay 1–2 hours.
5️⃣ Sensory-friendly hours are offered Saturday mornings, 8–9 AM, with lower sound and crowd levels for our guests who prefer a gentler experience.
Get ready for North America’s #1 dinosaur adventure — perfect for families, kids, and anyone who loves prehistoric fun! 🌈🦖
Explore show times, tickets, and sensory options here →
👉 https://www.jurassicquest.com/events/PKCZ14

Oriental Legend Dance Drama
2025-12-18 19:30 - 2025-12-20 21:30 | Oriental Legend Dance Drama, 100 Rue Laurier, Gatineau, QC K1A 0M8
From December 18–20, 2025, the acclaimed dance drama Oriental Legend makes its Canadian debut at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, minutes from downtown Ottawa. Presented by the China Arts and Entertainment Group and performed by the renowned Beijing Dance Drama & Opera Theatre, this limited three-day run brings a dazzling blend of dance, storytelling, and cultural artistry to the National Capital Region.
Set along the ancient Silk Road, Oriental Legend follows an epic tale of courage, unity, and friendship brought to life through breathtaking choreography, stunning costumes, and immersive music. After over 110 sold-out performances in China and more than 600 million online views, this holiday production arrives as a must-see experience for audiences of all ages.

Hansel and Gretel GO West
2025-12-20 14:00 - 2026-01-04 16:00 | Hansel and Gretel GO West, 1233 Wellington St W
OttawaMusicals is back at the Great Canadian Theatre Company with their 9th annual panto—a rollicking family musical adventure inspired by the classic story of Hansel and Gretel, now with a wild west twist! Hidden Valley Ranch is home to a colourful cast of characters: a tough-as-nails sheriff, a whip-smart outlaw called The Kid, a suspiciously charming new farmhand, and a pair of clever kids always ready for mischief.
When a pint-sized bounty hunter with a sweet tooth and a faulty map stumbles onto the ranch, chaos ensues. The kids’ woodland escapades—complete with beavers, bear dung, and plenty of laughs—are just the beginning. Meanwhile, flashbacks reveal a shadowy deal between a mysterious new arrival and a certain gingerbread-loving local, whose house might just be the sweetest trap in the valley.
With slapstick humour, toe-tapping songs, and plenty of audience participation, this musical is perfect for the whole family. Join OttawaMusicals at the GCTC for a wild, heartwarming ride through the west—where surprises, silliness, and fun await at every turn!
Visit www.OttawaMusicals.com for a complete list of performance dates and showtimes.

bol, brown boy, bol
2026-03-26 19:00 - 2026-03-27 20:30 | bol, brown boy, bol, 101 Centrepointe Dr, Nepean, ON K2G 5K7
bol, brown boy, bol is a cheeky, heartfelt solo show about Nawaaz’s journey of reclaiming his voice and cultural inheritance through learning tabla, a northern Indian percussion instrument.
Twenty years of being a “coconut” has caught up to Nawaaz, who’s crashed into a dual crisis of identity and faith. Divine intervention sends him a musical Guru, who guides him on a journey towards self-acceptance and love. Directed by Tiffany Wu, bol, brown boy, bol offers a rich musical landscape merging Indian classical music with 90s Bollywood nostalgia, grunge, rap, and hip hop. Weaving storytelling with the rhythms of tabla, creator and performer Nawaaz speaks up about the impact of Canadian racism on his identity and shares his story of finding his way back to himself.

Jimmy Carr 2026 Laughs Funny Tour
2026-10-22 19:30 - 21:30 | Jimmy Carr 2026 Laughs Funny Tour, The Arena at TD Place - 1015 Bank St, Ottawa, ON K1S 3W7
Outback Presents and Chambers Touring are proud to announce that global comedy superstar Jimmy Carr is returning to Canada with his biggest national tour ever. The brand-new show, Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny, will hit an unprecedented 31 cities across the country, a first for an international comedian. The tour will play coast to coast kicking off in Victoria on September 16, 2026 with 5 additional British-Columbia stops including Abbotsford for the first time on September 17, Vancouver on September 18, Kelowna on September 19, for the first time in Kamloops on September 20 and Prince George on September 21. Tickets go on-sale Friday, December 5 at 10 AM at jimmycarr.com.
Known worldwide for his lightning-quick wit, dark one-liners and unmistakable laugh, Jimmy Carr remains one of the most successful and best-selling comedians on the planet. A master of razor-sharp humour, he has toured to over 40 countries, sold millions of tickets, and continues to be one of the most streamed stand-ups of the last decade. His most recent tour, Terribly Funny 2.0, surpassed one million tickets worldwide and saw him perform 293 shows across 145 cities in a single year—cementing his reputation as one of the hardest-working acts in comedy.
Following his sold-out 2023 tour, Jimmy Carr returns to Canada with his fifth and most ambitious Canadian tour yet, Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny. Alongside time-honoured cities such as Toronto, Vancouver, Montréal, Calgary, Ottawa, Halifax and Winnipeg, this tour will bring Jimmy to new markets he has never performed in before, expanding his Canadian footprint further than ever.
“A comedy hero for our times.”
The Guardian
“Jimmy Carr is a world-class comedian.”
The Independent
A dominant force in UK television, Jimmy has fronted some of the country’s biggest comedy institutions, including Channel 4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, as well as Comedy Central’s Roast Battle UK and Your Face or Mine. He is a staple on QI and A League of Their Own, has performed at The Royal Variety Performance three times, and was a judge on all series of BBC1 entertainment series I Can See Your Voice. Most recently, Jimmy hosted the first UK series of Last One Laughing, which has been a viral hit for Amazon and is in production on series 2. His latest series, Jimmy Carr’s Am I The A**hole?, is currently airing weekly on Comedy Central and Paramount+.
In North America, Jimmy is one of the most recognizable UK comedy voices. He became the first British comedian to sign a Netflix stand-up deal, releasing four hit specials—Funny Business, Best Of Ultimate Gold Greatest Hits, His Dark Material on HBO, and Natural Born Killer. The latter debuted in 2024, reaching the Top 10 in 29 countries and earning 2.3 million viewing hours in its first week. He also created the Netflix panel show The Fix and has appeared on The Tonight Show, The Late Late Show, and Late Night with Conan O’Brien.
Jimmy is also a bestselling author whose memoir Before & Laughter was praised for its honesty, insight, and humour, following his earlier book The Naked Jape.
