What to do on
Thursday, May 15 2025
🆓 Experience the results of the DARC's CrossCulture Jam for Ontario and Francophone musicians, which happened back on April 27.
The Hintonburg Night Market by Urban Art Collective is back with the coolest vendors, food from Out of the Burbs, drinks by the Booj, and the Vernissage of a new show in the Gallery. It all runs 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
After receiving wide acclaim at the Shaw Festival and London's Barbican Theatre, Why Not Theatre's production of the epic Mahabharata: Karma (Part 1) and (Part 2) will play short runs at the NAC.
Among other things, Writers' Festival celebrates the rom-com novel.
🆓 Take a dance lesson outside the NAC each month this summer. Tonight: learn K-Pop dance moves care of the Synaptik Dance Crew. 7:00 pm.
Better bring your A game to the Bridge Public House at RSC's Sitcom Showdown: Trivia Night.
The Canadian Museum of History presents a biweekly screening of Canadian films. The line-up begins tonight with Rustic Oracle.
If you want to raise your grilling to the next level this summer, take the Meatings X BBQwithDrew workshop about All Things Brisket.
🆓 Vancouver Film School drops by The Westin Ottawa for an info session.
🆓 Be among the first to experience new theatre with GCTC's rehearsed reading of Ron Davie's new play Last Known Well. Although it's free to attend you must book your ticket in advance.
There's another Art Battle on the horizon at Overflow Brewing.
The NAC Orchestra will be departing soon on a tour of Korea and Japan, but before they go you can grab a ticket to the preview concerts here in Ottawa. Korean pianist Yeol Eum performs Ravel, Strauss, and Kelly-Marie Murphy.
ByTowne Cinema: Bonjour Tristesse, An Unfinished Film, Possession
Mayfair Theatre: Bob Trevino Likes It, The Ballad of Wallis Island, The Shrouds
Gigs
Wine Lips, Chinese Medicine, Alley Beers. The 27 Club
Teens in Trouble, Batboy, DealBreaker, Sugar Bomb. House of TARG
Comedy Night. Pour Boy
The 20th Century Boys. Rainbow Bistro
Rory Taillon with Malia Rogers. Art House