What to do on

Saturday, July 19 2025

• Electro music creates the languid backdrop to Parasol Festival’s final day of the opening weekend. Book either the noon to 4:00 pm slot or stay from 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm.

• 🆓 The Royal Thai Embassy welcomes everyone to a one-day Thai Festival at the Horticultural Building (Lansdowne). Food and drink, cultural demos and performances, and shopping at a Marketplace are all on the menu. 

• Today’s Bluesfest Lineup includes Papa Roach (RBC Stage), Christone "Kingfish" Ingram (River Stage), Lucius (Lebreton Stage), and Bob Log III) 

• Chamberfest starts the day with a restorative stretch and strength class set to the cello music of Raphael Weinroth-Browne.(9:00 am). At 10:30, dancer Sarah Hopkin and pianist Jenna Richards lead a family-oriented morning of music and movement. The Gryphon Trio plays Brahms, Silvestrov, and Ravel at noon. Jenna Richards is back, playing Music That Made The Movies at 3:00 pm. Chamberfest Artistic Director Carissa Klopoushak hosts a sit down with three Ottawa composers in Chamber Chat: New Music Now (5:30pm). At 7:00 pm mezzo-soprano June Nesrallah sings Torch Songs & Deco Dreams. Bytown Sea Shanty Collective closes the day with a program of original and traditional sea shanties.

• Ottawa Roller Derby’s Bytown Blackhearts take on Nipissing Roller Derby’s Bombshell Bombers.

• Pints in the Park brings local craft beer, food, and music to Manor Park Community Centre.  

• 🦇 Of all the items you should bring to the Goth Beach Day at Britannia Beach, even more important than food and drink, chair, towel, or picnic blanket, is probably a beach umbrella.

• Comedian Kyle Lucey plays Yuk Yuks Ottawa West

• 🆓 Get your Saturday night going with the free DJ sets at The Shed on Sparks St. (Between Elgin and Metcalfe).

• 🆓 Bring your canoe or kayak to the watery flash mob that is Lock &  Paddle 2025. It’s free, but you'll pay for parking.  

  
  Best of the Saturday markets: 

  Go treasure hunting at 613Flea, source decor and gifts at Metcalfe Farmers’ Market Christmas in July and bring the dog to The Summer Spark Market at Shenkman Arts Centre.

• ByTowne Cinema: Art House Classics: Bicycle Thieves, Eddington, Sorry, Baby

• Mayfair Theatre: To A Land Unknown, The Phoenician Scheme, Videodrome  

  Gigs

• Emo Night Divorced Dad Rock Night. The 27 Club

• Misyrion. House of TARG

• Ness Nöst. Irene's Pub

• Boots n’ Bling. LIVE on Elgin

• Duff Thompson. Rainbow Bistro