FRIDAYPopular TV show Murdoch Mysteries joins forces with the NAC Orchestra. 🆓 🏒 A new exhibition about Guy Lafleur opens at the Musée régional de l'Outaouais today. Learn not just about the hockey legend but his unwavering attachment to the Outaouais region. Guy Lafleur, from Dream to Legend runs until August 31 at Zibi's Panorama Space. This afternoon at 1:00 pm, Music & Beyond Festival explores English music under the last Stuarts: Works of Locke, Blow, and Purcell. The program is performed by Les Boréades. At 2:00 pm, Phaeton Piano Trio plays Mozart, Saint-Saëns, and Schubert. This evening, The Silk Road Returns features a collaboration of arts, dance, and opera studios, who perform Chinese Music and Dance. There’s a night of music and comedy ahead at Anina's Café. The 43rd annual HOPE Volleyball SummerFest pre-party heats up at 5:00 pm, all in preparation of tomorrow's game day and concert. You'll be on the edge of your lawn chair as Capital Pop-Up Cinema screens Speed on Sparks St. Bluesfest lineup: Hozier headlines the RBC Stage. On the River Stage: The Dead South. Sarah Harmer plays Lebreton Stage. Catch the Claudettes at the Barney Danson Theatre. Get the party started with DJs Karyen and DJMC. Felabration Shakara is Canada’s first officially licensed Felabration event, bringing a panel discussion, art, food vendors, and of course Afrobeat to SAW Centre. ⚾ Ottawa Titans take on Québec Capitales. Tickets start at $13 for the game, which will feature tunes by Taylor Swift, a free friendship bracelet to the first 500 fans through the gates, and post-game fireworks. If the weather holds, A Company of Fools presents The Comedy of Errors in Patterson Creek from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ByTowne Cinema: Materialists, Lumière, l'aventure continue, Dogtooth - 4K Restoration, Sinners Mayfair Theatre: The Phoenician Scheme, Materialists, Scanners Gigs Wedding, Tea 'n' Oranges. Art House Café Sussex. The Prescott Rexford Drive. Rainbow Bistro The Underground. House of TARG Drag Bingo, Beyond the Pale Byward
SATURDAY✳️ Anvil has postponed its show at the Bronson Centre to October 25. HOPE Volleyball Tournament is back. Even if you aren't playing, you can take in the post-competition concert. Tickets are available separately. Let’s grab lunch: Rude Pizza will be popping up at Stray Dog Brewing Co from noon. 🆓 Take a walking tour of Chinatown with artist Don Kwan 🆓 If classic British cars get your motor running, visit the All British Car Day at Clarke Fields Park. There are more heritage cars to ogle at Cars & Coffee Ottawa, at Lansdowne Park. We can only imagine the treasure you'll find at Ottawa Geek Garage Sales Rockland edition. 🆓 Spend the afternoon with Cattail Creek Band at Covered Bridge Brewing Co. Join one of the Heartbeet Farm Weeding Parties and take home some fresh veggies for your efforts. 🆓 The Korean Cultural Center presents a screening of the award-winning, non-verbal hand puppet show Dallae Story. (2018) Inspired by the Korean War, the play follows the struggles of an ordinary family during wartime. Today’s headliners at Bluesfest: Turnstile (RBC Stage), Men I Trust (River Stage), The Budos Band (Lebreton State), Sue Foley (Barney Danson Theatre). DJs Kareem and Kwame start the party in the late afternoon. DJs will spin the tunes at The Booth on Sparks St (between Elgin and Metcalfe). 🆓 The Paul Weber Band plays the second Summer Music Night at the Rockcliffe Airport. You must obtain a free ticket to enter the grounds. Vernissage: Claire Desjardins Linger exhibition at Wall Space Gallery July 10 through 26. 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm 1090 Bank St (artist talk at 3:45pm) 🚗 Road Trip: Check out the Vintage Market in the back yard at Mallard’s Milk Bar in Arnprior. 🚗 Road Trip: Visit 11 stunning gardens in the CFUW Perth and District Home & Garden Tour. Experience authentic Japanese flavours and performances in the Natsu Matsuri Summer Festival at Sandy Hill Community Centre and Annie Pootoogook Park. The EveryPerson Café will be serving up delicious coffee drinks and other non alcoholic beverages during the Step Zero Bass Swap 2.0 sober rave. ByTowne Cinema: Lumière, l'aventure continue, Materialists, Sinners, Drawn In: Millennium Actress Mayfair Theatre: The Phoenician Scheme, Materialists, Hotspring Sharkattack, Saturday Night Sinema Gigs Central Station. Irene's Pub HEBGBs. Atomic Rooster Ashs The Best. Rainbow Bistro ANVIL. Bronson Centre Studio 54 Night. House of TARG
SUNDAYShania Twain tops today’s Bluesfest programme on the RBC Stage, with Wild Rivers plays the River stage, Big Freedia takes to the Lebreton Stage, and the Barney Danson Theatre welcomes Darrell Nulisch and guests. 🍸 Road Trip: Vodkow’s Market on the Lawn returns in Almonte, Ontario. Play some lawn games, relax with a delicious cocktail, and listen to the live tunes from Mike Wattie. Learn about the ways you can support Ottawa Stray Cat Rescue at Elgin Street Market today. The Hintonburg 5K is now sold out but you can still show up and cheer on the walkers and runners. Hobby Hideaway says their Build, Eat & Race day will be a ‘deliciously fun day’, what with its pizza-making sesh with Fire Box Pizza, a Tamiya Mini 4WD car kid to build, and entry into the Mini 4WD race. Ogle the heritage vehicles at Cars & Coffee Ottawa, at Lansdowne Park. Dominion City’s Beer Camp & Garden at Dow’s Lake (near Commissioners Park) is open 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. Visit Andaz hotel's rooftop bar Copper Spirits and Sights for the Sunday Sunset Sessions, where you'll spend the golden hour gazing at the Ottawa skyline and sipping a cocktail. The Sunday sale on Kona fabric continues at Mad About Patchwork. Is it too early to start thinking about Christmas? If you don't think so, you need to get yourself to the Barn in Stittsville for the Christmas in July Market. Learn about the biodiversity among the sacred spaces of a cemetery in the Life Among the Stones. Wear comfy shoes for the walk through Billings Estate Cemetery. Capture the golden hour on canvas: Bring your own food to the Picnic & Paint session in Vincent Massey Park. The $35 fee covers all materials and one beverage. 🪗 Road Trip: Music and Beyond starts today’s programming with a concert by accordionist Michael Bridge and violinist Yolanda Bruno. 4:00 pm at Le Centre culturel Le Chenail, Hawkesbury, Ontario. Back in Ottawa, at 5:00 pm, Elvira Misbakhova (viola/alto) and Megan Milatz (piano) perform Ad Luem: Towards the Light. The Phaeton Piano Trio are back at 7:30 pm to perform works by Schumann and Johannes Brahms. Finally, Theatre of Early Music and Compagnie de la Citadelle present a program exploring the ‘intersection of sacred music and dance’ via works by Bach and Handel. ByTowne Cinema: Art House Classics: The Green Ray, Super Happy Forever, Lumière, l'aventure continue, Dogtooth - 4K Restoration Mayfair Theatre: Contempt, The Phoenician Scheme, Hotspring Sharkattack Gigs Jazz Night with Ottawa Pocket Jazz Band. Lavender Grill Sunday Night Revue. Irene’s Pub We Are Not A Cult, The Fomites, Brutal Play, The Disconnect. Avant-Garde Bar RIPVCTR. LIVE on Elgin Jamie Douglas. The Gilmour
MONDAYJUST ANNOUNCED / NOW BOOKINGA vital day on Ottawa Farm Fresh’s calendar is also tons of fun for those who come out to help. Carrot Weeding Bee & BBQ 2025offers your choice two shifts, a BBQ lunch, and a whole lot of fun. Saturday July 26. Aero Gatineau Ottawa flies back into our airspace September 12 to 14. Tickets are on sale now (there will be no tickets at the door). Orpheus Musical Theatre’s 2025-2026 season is already on sale. You save up to $45 on your ticket when you subscribe to the entire season: Annie (November 21-30), Jesus Christ Superstar (March 6-15, 2026), and Singin’ In the Rain (May 29-June 7, 2026)
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