What to do on

Saturday, August 23 2025

• 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Road Trip The North Lanark Highland Games’ 40th session brings the Sheaf Toss and Hammer Throw, bands, Highland Games for kids, Highland Dancing, and vendors (including Scottish concessions) to Almonte Fairgrounds Saturday. General admission $20 per person, with kids 11 and under getting in for free.

• 🚗 Road Trip: Lost and Sound Festival continues at Lost Villages Brewery in Long Sault.  

• 🆓 The Queenswood Heights Community Association presents the third annual Music Festival and Family Fun Day. With activities and a bouncy castle for the kids, live music, and a Beer Garden presented by Orléans Brewing Co. It's free with a donation to the Orléans Food Bank. Thank you to our friends at Orléans Connect Newsletter for the heads-up about this event.

• Get ready for a giant-sized day of fun at the Monster Trucks All Out Carp event. 

• You don’t need to stray further than Westboro Village for Tomato Fest, with vendors, sampling, food trucks, and LIVE 88.5 will be broadcasting live. 

• Have lunch at Stittsville’s Sweet Corn Festival. 

• Blues is on the bill at the 4th Annual Capital Fair Blues Revue.

• Sip, snack, and laugh at Comedy Night in the Country at Jabulani Winery. 

• Lavendermay will bring the House music to Metcalfe Plaza from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. 

• The food and music of Ottawa Greek Fest continue from 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm today. 

• 🌙 Road Trip: Experience a live music, street performers, and food vendors at Arnprior Cultural Night Market  The after party will bring DJ Kine Wone to Mallard’s Milk Bar.  

• 🪗 Road Trip: Ottawa Valley Buskerfest continues.   

• Navatara’s Indian Food Festival runs 11:00 am to 10:00 pm today.

• Bring someone a surprise bouquet that you picked yourself, with a visit to GreenCorners. 

• ByTowne Cinema: 2025 Cat Video Fest, Restoration: Ikiru, Sorry, Baby, Detour: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 

• Mayfair Theatre: Souleymane’s Story, F1, There  Will Be Blood 

  Gigs

• Browman Electryc Trio. Night Oat

• Motorists. LIVE on Elgin

• Walk Off the Earth. Hard Rock Ottawa

• Girth Control (Ska Fest). Dominion Tavern

• The New Hires. Rainbow Bistro

🏳️‍🌈 Today at Capital Pride: 

• Bank Street welcomes the Capital Pride Street Festival. Lilyisthatyou reigns over the TD Main Stage before the Drag Extravaganza at 9:00 pm 

• City at Night hosts the Official Pride Festival After Party