Zones Théâtrales is a biennial event whose mandate is to provide a showcase and meeting point for professional theatre from Francophone communities across Canada and the Quebec Regions. It’s an opportunity to discover fully staged theatre productions, new plays and works in progress, and to meet the artists behind these works. 

Akoustik at St. Charles is a free outdoor live music event in Vanier. Enjoy performances by local artists in a relaxed open-air setting at the St. Charles Market. A celebration of community and culture, open to all.

Ottawa’s iconic summer lunchtime activity returns. Every Wednesday at 12 pm, join local yoga instructors for a one-hour outdoor reset on the lawn of Parliament Hill. Expect movement, breath, and community — all under the open sky. Free.

Semi-staged production presented in Italian with English subtitles.Set in early 19th-century Rome, Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca intertwines art, politics, and dangerous romance, captivating audiences for over 125 years.At the heart of the opera is Floria Tosca, Rome’s prima donna, who risks everything to save her rebellious lover, Mario Cavaradossi, from the corrupt chief of police, Baron  … Read more

Sidney Bruhl, a successful writer of Broadway thrillers, is struggling to overcome a string of failures and a shortage of funds. A possible break in his fortunes occurs when he receives a script from a student—a thriller that he recognizes as a potential Broadway smash. His plan is to offer collaboration to the student for  … Read more

Nigamon/Tunai is a powerful poetic manifesto by Émilie Monnet (Anishinaabe/French) and Waira Nina (Inga Nation, Colombian Amazon). This immersive performance places the audience on stage alongside the artists, surrounded by living trees, pools of water, and copper instruments that resonate with flowing water.The work confronts the environmental destruction of water and land in the Colombian  … Read more