Project WARP is back for a fourth and final cohort, and applications are now open until Sept. 7 at 11:59pm.

The inaugural YOWFEST, full of Ottawa’s biggest hip-hop and rap artists, is taking place at Lansdowne Park right at the end of summer, featuring over a dozen artists on each day of the festival.

On bustling Bank Street in the Glebe, The St. Rita offers something rare in Ottawa’s food scene: a restaurant that feels less like an outing and more like an invitation to a family dinner.

The third annual Outaouais Herb Gathering festival is happening this weekend, Aug. 9-10 at the Old Findlay Farm in Gatineau.

Every first Monday of the month, Apartment613 publishes the coolest #ottarts #ottjobs we hear about. All the best arts and culture gigs in our local network.

It’s not too late to check out the Kemptville Street Piano Summer Concert Series. The series runs until Aug. 23, with free local and out-of-town blues, jazz, and folk talent every Saturday at 1pm, rain or shine.

Iranian-Canadian comedian Neema Naz came by the Algonquin Commons Theatre on July 19 as the latest stop on his My Estupid Life Comedy Tour around the world. Before an audience of hundreds, Naz shared jokes about what it was like to be raised in Scarborough and Markham by two immigrant parents, gave impersonations of his friend group, and revealed how “the talk” went for him as a teenager.

Bluesfest 2025 may have ended for the summer, but it lives on in photos! Relive the final night of the festival through these photos.

“Nothing has killed live music and nothing will kill it,” says Bluesfest founder Mark Monahan.“There’s no end to the growth of people who want to go out and see live music.” Read Sopha Lall’s article about live music thriving in Ottawa.