There is so much on the go this weekend so let’s not waste any time!
All Weekend
Side by Side Weekend is back for a fourth year and will take place in Club SAW’s courtyard and indoor venues from July 26 to 28. Check out our preview here for all the info you need about the weekend of music.
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Mysteries at the Keyhole House combines the restoration effort undergone by the Ted and Marion Outerbridge on the Keyhole House and their journey documenting the process with their years of experience as illusionists. The show plays at Carleton Place Town Hall Auditorium from July 19–28. Learn more here.
The National Arts Centre has a full summer schedule, including many for free! Learn more about their Together under the sun programming here. With programming running from July 2 to August 30, there is an opportunity to see over 70 shows in both indoor and outdoor venues.
Looking to beat the heat with a movie indoors? Check out what’s playing at Ottawa’s independent cinemas in the second half of July. If you prefer your movie outdoors, don’t miss Capital Pop-Up Cinema’s Home Alone on Sparks Street this Friday or Scott Pilgrim vs. The World on Saturday at Zibi on Albert Island.
Celebrate the social value of dance at the Social Tango Project, founded and based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and presented at the National Arts Centre Wednesday and Thursday evening.
On Thursday and Friday afternoons from 1-3pm, enjoy family-friendly story time at Rideau Hall.
There are just a few seats remaining for this weekend’s Chef’s Table at the National Art Centre’s restaurant along the canal, 1 Elgin. Learn more about the series in an interview with NAC executive chef Kenton Leier here and get a peek at the line up of chefs and musicians here. Reserve your spot online.
It’s the second (and final) weekend of the Gatineau Beerfest. Enjoy more than 150 different beers from local and international breweries. New this year: the festival is being held at the Hôtel-Casino du Lac-Leamy.
The Ottawa Titans are home this weekend against the Tri-City ValleyCats. Be sure to buy your ticket ahead of time to save and don’t miss the fireworks after the game this Friday! Sunday is family fun day with a bouncy castle and opportunity for kids under 12 to run the bases after the game.
Ottawa Chamberfest turns 30 and has a full line up of events to celebrate. Check out the schedule here.
A Company of Fools is bringing Macbeth to a park near you this summer.
PUB ROYAL est la comédie musicale des COWBOYS FRIGNANTS, créée à partir de plusieurs de leurs grands succès et de nouvelles chansons, avec 20 artistes sur scène. Les billets sont disponible en ligne à partir de 63 $.
Thursday
Amateur dancers and music lovers are invited to visit Zibi this summer for Dance at Zibi, presented by the National Arts Centre. Every Thursday starting July 18 and until August 15, dance groups from across the region will be showing off their moves and inviting the public to join them on the dance floor in a series of dance nights ranging from K-pop and street dance to Latin folk, house and tango. This week, check out hip hop street dance group Bboyizm.
Enjoy a 5 course meal featuring fresh produce from Outaouais farms at La Grande Tablée des Collines at the Square Old Chelsea. Tickets are available online and seats are very limited!
The Ottawa BlackJacks take on the Saskatchewan Rattlers this Thursday at 7pm.
Get your fix of local art every Thursday from 5-10pm at the Urban Art Collective Hintonburg Night Market.
Friday
The Ottawa REDBLACKS take to the field at Lansdowne in a battle against the Calgary Stampeders this Friday.
Fans of Anne of Green Gables and L. M. Montgomery won’t want to miss a coin exchange at the Royal Canadian Mint where you can exchange your regular (boring) coins for a 2024 $1 Commemorative Circulation Coin celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of L. M. Montgomery.
Saturday
Secondhand Stories is a registered non-profit chicken sanctuary and online used-book shop in Rideau Lakes, just outside Ottawa. They have 17 chickens: meet them online here and in person this weekend at their first-ever open house. Tickets are available online for $10.
Celebrate two years of Bytown Sea Shanty Collective this Saturday at Beyond the Pale. All are welcome, no previous shanty experience required!
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Support local queer and trans small businesses at the 2SLGBTQIA+ Community Farm Day at Just Food Community Farm.
Can’t wait til Sunday to get your market fix? Check out the Beechwood Market at New Edinburgh Park from 9am-1pm, the Alta Vista Market at St. Thomas Church from 9am-1pm, the Main Street Market at Grand Allée Park from 9am-2pm, the Westboro Farmers’ Market at Byron Linear Park from 9am-3pm, or the Carp Farmers’ Market at the Carp Fairgrounds from 8am-1pm.
Sunday
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Visit Ottawa’s Chinatown this Sunday from 11am-5pm for the Chinatown Bazaar.
Looking for a new market to visit? Don’t miss the Marché du Square in Old Chelsea from 10am-1pm. Stick around and enjoy lunch on the newly-opened Terrasse du Square patio.
There’s just something special about Sunday brunch. Get inspiration for this weekend’s brunch in Capital Brunches vol. 1 or vol. 2 (and let us know in the comments what we missed!).
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