Akoustik
Akoustik is a free summer concert series presented by the Vanier BIA at St. Charles Market, featuring a different folk, soul, indie, or acoustic artist each week. Evenings run from 6 to 8 PM on Wednesdays through September, with a…
A Midsummer Night’s Dream 2026 Shakespeare in the Park Tour
A Company of Fools tours Ottawa parks with an outdoor staging of A Midsummer Night’s Dream set against a Greek island backdrop inspired by 70s disco. The comedy follows four young lovers, a feuding fairy king and queen, and a…
Urban Art Collective Summer Night Market
The Urban Art Collective Summer Night Market sets up at Head Street Square with local vendors, handmade goods, and seasonal treats. Admission is free and the market runs monthly through September 12, with the next date on July 25. It…
Ottawa Tamil Fest
Ottawa Tamil Fest, also called Tamil Fest Kondattam, brings live music, dance, sports, food, and cultural displays to Clarke Fields Park. The free festival celebrates Tamil culture and welcomes all communities to take part. It runs for the day on…
Miguel de Armas
Miguel de Armas performs live aboard a boat as part of the NAC’s Music on the Canal series, floating along the Rideau Canal from near the NAC to Lansdowne Park and back. The Cuban pianist blends Afro-Cuban rhythms with contemporary…
Night Waves
Night Waves turns Calypso Waterpark in Limoges into an evening destination with a drone light show lighting up the sky over the park. The event runs from July 24 through August 7 as a nighttime add on to the waterpark’s…
Afro-Caribbean Kinkolé Festival
Ottawa, are you ready for one spectacular Afro-Caribbean celebration? The Afro-Caribbean Kinkolé Festival returns to Britannia Beach for what organizers call the city’s biggest Afro-Caribbean celebration. The three day summer festival runs from July 24 through July 26 with a…
Kanata Night Market
The Kanata Night Market, presented by T&T Supermarket, sets up in the Hazeldean Mall parking lot with vendors, food, and entertainment inspired by traditional Asian night markets. The market runs from July 23 through July 26 with free admission. It…
Dance at Zibi – K-pop with Synaptik Dance Crew
Dance at Zibi brings a free outdoor K-pop dance workshop to Head Street Square, celebrating the best of BTS with instructors from Synaptik Dance Crew. Participants learn some of the group’s most iconic choreography in a high energy, community focused…
Evenings at Zibi
Evenings at Zibi is a curated outdoor series running approximately every two weeks on Saturdays from 5 to 10 PM between June and September 2026, set at Head Street Square (310 Miwate Private) in Zibi, one of Ottawa’s newest and…