European Union Cultural Fair
2025-06-15 10:00 - 16:00 UTC | 100 Laurier Street, Gatineau, K1A 0M8, 100 Laurier Street, Gatineau, K1A 0M8
The Delegation of the European Union to Canada and the Embassies of EU Member States invite you to a vibrant celebration of Europe’s cultural diversity. Enjoy live music, dance, hands-on workshops, and culinary tastings, while discovering travel inspiration and traditions at each country’s booth. This free event takes place at the scenic riverside grounds of the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau.

In Time - Father's Day Challenge
2025-06-15 10:00 - 17:00
The clock is ticking. Travel back to the era of the March Township Gentry and work together with family and friends to complete a series of challenges before time runs out or risk changing the course of history forever. All ages are welcome; best suited to visitors ages 12 and up.
Live History is a theatre company that specializes in bringing local history to life. This interactive challenge takes approximately 60 minutes to complete and combines elements of escape rooms and live theatre. You’ll work with your group and actors as you explore the museum, solve clues, and complete your assigned task.

Ottawa Titans
2025-06-15 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-06-17 18:30 - 21:30, 2025-06-18 18:30 - 21:30, 2025-06-19 18:30 - 21:30 | Ottawa Stadium, 300 Coventry Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1K 4P5, Canada
Join fellow sports fans and catch professional baseball games from May to September in Canada’s capital at Ottawa Stadium, just east of downtown.
The Ottawa Titans Baseball Club plays in the Eastern Conference of the Frontier League, which includes 15 teams from Ontario, Québec, and the U.S. northeast. The team’s mascot, Cappy, is a family favourite. During non-game days and the off-season, the 10,000-seat RCGT Park stadium is also used to host concerts, festivals and other events.
The venue is conveniently located along Ottawa’s main highway, and parking is available. The stadium is also easily accessible by public transportation via the light rail O-Train Confederation Line, which stops at the VIA Rail station just a short walk from the stadium.

Ottawa BlackJacks
2025-06-15 14:00 - 17:00 | TD Place, 1015 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 3W7, Canada
The Ottawa BlackJacks are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Ottawa. They compete in the Canadian Elite Basketball League.

Ottawa BlackJacks vs. Niagara River Lions
2025-06-15 14:00 - 23:59 | TD Place, 1015 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 3W7, Canada
Ottawa BlackJacks vs. Niagara River Lions
BlackJacks return for the 2025 CEBL Season, taking on Niagara River Lions

Atlético Ottawa
2025-06-15 19:00 - 22:00 | TD Place, 1015 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 3W7, Canada
Ottawa’s Canadian Premier League (CPL) soccer team takes on an opponent on the home pitch at TD Place Stadium.

Atlético Ottawa vs Valour FC
2025-06-15 19:00 - 23:59 | TD Place, 1015 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 3W7, Canada
Atlético Ottawa vs Valour FC
Atlético Ottawa takes on Valour FC in CPL action.

Welcoming Ottawa Week
2025-06-16 - 2025-06-30
Welcoming Ottawa Week (WOW) is a unique, annual series of events designed to showcase Ottawa’s genuine welcome and hospitality to newcomers. Through a wide range of activities WOW encourages dialogue, learning, and celebration.

Strathcona Summer Faerie Picnics
2025-06-17
Cirquonscient returns to Strathcona Park with free evening Faerie Pop-up picnics featuring circus arts and aerial acrobatics. Settle in with a blanket or stop by as whimsical performers enchant audiences in a riverside setting. Enjoy a playful summer evening with some of Ottawa’s top circus and aerial artists.

Queer History of Ottawa Tours
2025-06-17, 2025-06-19 | City Hall, Ottawa, K1P 1J1, City Hall, Ottawa, K1P 1J1
Explore Ottawa’s 2SLGBTQIA+ past on a lively walking tour led by local drag king and public historian Morgan Mercury. Discover stories of queer resilience, activism, and joy while visiting historic sites that have shaped the city’s vibrant community.

Ottawa Titans Baseball Club
2025-06-17 - 2025-06-19 | 300 Coventry Road, Ottawa, K1K 4P5, 300 Coventry Road, Ottawa, K1K 4P5

Songs from the Shed
2025-06-17 - 2025-10-21, 2025-06-19 - 2025-10-23 | Sparks Street, from Elgin Street to Lyon Street, Ottawa, K1P 5B7, Sparks Street, from Elgin Street to Lyon Street, Ottawa, K1P 5B7
A collaboration between the Downtown BIA and the Ottawa Music Industry Coalition (OMIC) is bringing local music to The Shed on Sparks Street all summer long! The lunchtime concert series, Songs from the Shed, will take place every Tuesday and Thursday from 12pm-1:30pm. Music lovers from the Ottawa region are invited to come enjoy lunch outdoors with a variety of captivating singer-songwriters in solo or duo formations. The project will be run by Ottawa’s own Jessy Lindsay, bilingual singer-songwriter and program coordinator.

Resistant Fibres
2025-06-17 - 2026-05-19
Discover Resistant Fibres, a new exhibition at Âjagemô showcasing textile art as a powerful form of protest, celebration, and healing. Curated by Julie Graff, this display features works from the Canada Council Art Bank collection from June 17, 2025, to May 19, 2026.

OrKidstra Centre Hub End-of-Year Concert
2025-06-17 18:30 - 20:00
Celebrate the joy of music at OrKidstra’s annual Centre Hub End-of-Year Concert. This free, family-friendly event features over 150 young musicians in a heartwarming showcase of talent and community spirit. No tickets required — donations welcome to support OrKidstra’s mission to empower kids through music.

Powwow Workout
2025-06-18 | 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, K1P 5W1, 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, K1P 5W1
A powwow is a gathering to celebrate First Nations culture through dance, songs, food and crafts, and is open to all. The Pow Wow Workout is 45-minute high-intensity exercise program that will incorporate powwow dance steps from different styles of powwow dance and the sounds of contemporary and traditional powwow music into a simple, follow-along workout. Amanda Fox will introduce Pow Wow’s history and cultural context throughout the program and respond to questions throughout the session.

Black history in Ottawa Streets
2025-06-18 | W.E.P., 111, Albert Street,, Ottawa, K1P 1A5, W.E.P., 111, Albert Street,, Ottawa, K1P 1A5
Hop on a historic bus tour through the streets of Ottawa and uncover the vibrant tapestry of Black history in the capital and across Canada. Each stop shares stories of resilience, culture, and community.

Private Fears in Public Places
2025-06-18 - 2025-06-28
This acclaimed play by Sir Alan Ayckbourn blends humour, insight, and heart in a contemporary story about six Londoners searching for love, connection, and a place to call home. A modern, film-like take on loneliness and desire from one of Britain’s most celebrated playwrights.

Shelley conducts The Rite of Spring
2025-06-18 20:00 - 2025-06-19 23:00 | National Arts Centre, 1 Elgin St, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5W1, Canada
This NACO Mentorship program is made possible in part through the generous support of the Friends of the NAC Orchestra.
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Experience an evening of music that celebrates the joyful eruptions of spring and the warm serenity of the desert.
Elemental, primordial, dissonant, pagan: words that describe Igor Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring making it a deliciously shocking and essential musical experience!
John Luther Adams’s ethereal Become Desert completes a musical trilogy he never intended to write.

This is a night for mysteries and magic, as Alexander Shelley leads the NAC Orchestra and participants of the NACO Mentorship Program through some of the classical world’s most otherworldly music from both traditional and contemporary composers.
Become Desert, by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Luther Adams, is a sensory experience that will conjure the sprawling, shimmering beauty of a vast sea of sand. The warm sun rises, its tone and intensity changes throughout the day, and desert life comes and goes. The music evokes the movement of a beautiful but unforgiving landscape.
For years, the narrative about the riot caused by the premiere of Igor Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring in 1913 Paris was that the whirling dervish of music and choreography drove audience members to lose their minds. It’s almost a shame it’s not true. But make no mistake: Rite of Spring creates a cathartic, unruly, and beautiful musical world that will viscerally pull you in and keep you spinning long after the final note.

Metcalfe Night Market
2025-06-19
Join the Metcalfe Night Market for an evening of shopping, live music, and delicious food! Explore 50+ local vendors, rain or shine, offering unique handmade products. Enjoy a meal, dessert, and great company in a lively atmosphere. Dogs welcome!

Dance at Zibi
2025-06-19 | 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, K1P 5W1, 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, K1P 5W1
Enjoy free outdoor dance lessons at Zibi, presented by the National Arts Centre. No experience required, just a desire to move and have fun.

High tea on the veranda
2025-06-19 - 2025-06-20 | 335 Laurier Avenue East, Ottawa, K1N 6R4, 335 Laurier Avenue East, Ottawa, K1N 6R4
Laurier House National Historic Site and Working Title Kitchen invite you to enjoy decadent pastries, delightful desserts, and high tea on the verandah of this historic home. After tea, explore the residence that was once home to two of Canada’s longest-serving prime ministers: Sir Wilfrid Laurier and William Lyon Mackenzie King.

Magic at the Manor
2025-06-19 20:00 - 21:30 | Manor Lounge, 292-A Elgin St, Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 1M3, Canada
Get ready to experience an intimate and interactive 90 minute magic and mentalism show with feats you never thought were possible; you don’t just watch the show – you become a part of it!

Pure Country 94 Cruise
2025-06-20 | 206-B Dallaire, Rockland, K4K 1K7, 206-B Dallaire, Rockland, K4K 1K7
Hop aboard the Ottawa River Queen for the Pure Country 94 Boat Cruise on June 20! Kick off your weekend with country hits, dancing, giveaways, and stunning river views. Must be 19+.

Adaawewigamig Presents: Summer Solstice Indigenous Market
2025-06-20
Celebrate the Summer Solstice in the ByWard Market with an Indigenous Market hosted by Adaawewigamig. Enjoy Indigenous food, live entertainment, a fashion show, and shop from over 60 vendors.

Escapade Music Festival
2025-06-20 - 2025-06-22 | 103 York St, Ottawa, K1N5T4, 103 York St, Ottawa, K1N5T4
Escapade Music Festival is the first festival of its kind in the NCR. It is an event dedicated to the development of the electronic music scene and demographic in the NCR. Escapade Music Festival’s goals are to produce a festival during the Canada Day time frame that is unrivalled in the country by combining the most sought after international talent, best and most accomplished local talent, over the top production, along with unparalleled service and ambiance. Escapade Music Festival made its debut in 2010 with over three thousand (3,000) people attending the inaugural event that featured sound and visual production never experienced with an event of this kind in the NCR. The event was headlined by Canadian born superstar, Grammy-award winning DJ and producer Deadmau5. In 2011, Escapade Music Festival came even stronger with an artist that had never performed in Ottawa and that is known as the biggest DJ in the world. In addition to having the pleasure to be entertained by TIËSTO, patrons had the chance to see two (2) additional international stars in Laidback Luke and Calvin Harris (also his first time in Ottawa) as well as six (6) local and national DJ’s. The event attendance almost doubled in size since its first year inception with a crowd of almost five thousand (5,000) people. With the increasing demand for this type of music and event in the NCR, DNA Presents moved to the Ottawa Stadium for its 2012 edition. With the likes of Avicii, Afrojack, Eric Prydz and more, 2012 saw the festival grow to 15,000 attendees. With no slowing down in sight, 2013 saw Escapade Music Festival grow to over 20,000 attendees over 2 days at the RA Centre. Our 5th anniversary in 2014 saw us hit a record attendance of 28,000 attendees at our newest home, The Rideau Carleton Raceway. Finally, in 2015, Escapade returned to Rideau Carleton Raceway for two amazing days of music event was headlined by Canadian born superstar, Grammy Award winning DJ and producer Deadmau5.
