What to do on
Friday, July 25 2025
Creative Mornings Ottawa will wake you up with an inspiring chat with dancer, registered nurse, and Moov Ottawa founder and artistic director Alea de Castro. Enjoy invigorating beats as you mingle and sample the coffee and treats, then settle in for the talk and Q&A with Alea, and maybe learn some new dance moves. It will all over by 10:00am, when you head out to work with a big grin on your face.
Shrug off the stresses of the week at Rahim Salsa. You'll start with a Bachata lesson and then dance the night away.
Music Bingo is back at Calabogie Brewing’s Kanata taproom.
🆓 Capital Pop-Up Cinema screens Spice World at Beechwood Cemetery.
Road Trip: Visit some of your favourite local breweries at Almonte Craft Beer Fest outside the Old Town Hall. 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm.
Today at Chamberfest: At noon: A Brahms Expedition, Vol. I: Beginnings with pianist Carson Becke, NAC Orchestra violinist Jeremy Mastrangelo, and cellist Julia MacLaine. Jenna Richardsplays again at Record Centre at 5:00 pm. Montréal Guitare Triocelebrates the release of their brand-new album at 7:00 pm and the day closes with Comedy Night with Sarah Hagen: Perk up, Pianist!
Side by Side Weekend art and music festival opens at Club SAW. Flexible ticket options including a completely FREE show on Sunday July 27.
Art House’s monthly 1920s speakeasy returns for an evening of Jazz, ragtime, and blues.
Drunken Cinema screens True Lies, a 1994 film about a spy who keeps his wife the dark about his job. TBH, Martha found the film depressingly sexist back in 1994, and she doubts it has aged well.
ByTowne Cinema: Cloud, Eddington, Sorry, Baby, Drunken Cinema: True Lies
Mayfair Theatre: Bad Shabbos, Life of Chuck, The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Gigs
Adrian Sutherland. Red Bird
QI de Abelha. Rainbow Bistro
Beervana: tribute to Nirvana. Kaffé 1870 (Wakefield)
Tribe 3. City at Night
The Keystrings. Ridge Rock Brewing
Mama Mush, Dantes Paradise, I Love You Dearly. Avant-Garde Bar
80s Dance Party. House of TARG
Cowboys From Hell: A Tribute to Pantera. Brass Monkey