LGBTQ+ Events in Ottawa
Upcoming gay events, parties and nights out
113 upcoming events
Aug 2026 – Apr 2027
This weekend
Wednesday, Aug 19 Today
3 events
19
AUG
12:00 PM
Pride BBQ
Annual Pride BBQ with food, company, and celebration of community
Good Companions Seniors’ Centre
Pride
Community
Free entry
19
AUG
1:00 PM
Parkdale Night Market
Parkdale Night Market with vendors and online order pickup
Parkdale Public Market
19
AUG
Date TBA
Ottawa | Lesbian Speed Dating | Ages 27-43 | August 20
The Alembic Stillhouse
Women / Sapphic
CA$47.21
Thursday, Aug 20 Tomorrow
2 events
Friday, Aug 21 Friday night
7 events
21
AUG
4:00 PM
Drag Open Stage with Yeti
Drag open stage with drink specials and no cover
Lookout Bar
Drag
Pride
21
AUG
7:00 PM
Drag Show - Pride
Drag
Club Night
21
AUG
Date TBA
Venus Envy Pride Sale
Venus Envy
Pride
21
AUG
Date TBA
National Capital Pride Run/Walk
Pride
21
AUG
Date TBA
Pride Week
Venus Envy
Pride
21
AUG
Date TBA
Out and About Saturdays
The Good Companions
Community
21
AUG
Date TBA
Sip 'n Sparkle Pride Edition! Drag Night at Beyond the Pale City Centre!
Beyond the Pale Brewing Company
Drag
Pride
CA$27.96
Saturday, Aug 22 Saturday
13 events
5:00
swimEAUthon
Rideau Speedeaus
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5:30
OFR Gatineau, Quebec, Saturday Run + Breakfast
In front of Théâtre d'Île, Gatineau, Quebec
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8:00
Clothing Swap
Thrive SelectThrift
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9:00
Ballroom on the Big Screen
Saintlo Ottawa Jail Hostel
Free entry
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9:00
2026 Movie Screening
↳ Saintlo Ottawa Jail Hostel
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12:00
Film Screening Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions
NAC Fourth Stage
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13:00
DJ Del Pilar Performance
Parkdale Public Market
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14:00
Ok Naledi Performance
↳ Parkdale Public Market
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14:30
Queer Youth Choir Performance
↳ Parkdale Public Market
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15:30
ChristJay Performance
↳ Parkdale Public Market
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16:00
Pride Pageant
Lord Elgin Hotel
CA$35
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TBA
Queer Movement Townhall: Building Queer Power - Ottawa
TBD
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TBA
Wine & Food Pairing
Charwell Rockcliffe
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Sunday, Aug 23
10 events
23
AUG
8:00 AM
Family picnic
Hintonburg Park
Pride
Community
23
AUG
8:00 AM
Ballroom Workshop 1 - Face: Atelier 1, Visage
Saintlo Ottawa Jail Hostel
Drag
Community
23
AUG
8:00 AM
Category is… Face
Blackbox Theatre, Arts Court
23
AUG
9:30 AM
Category is… Hands Performance
Saintlo Ottawa Jail Hostel
Live Show
Free Entry
23
AUG
11:00 AM
Vogue Femme Workshop
Saintlo Ottawa Jail Hostel
Community
23
AUG
12:00 PM
L.I.G.H.T.
Support group for transgender and gender-diverse community
Ottawa Area Center for Pride
Community
O
23
AUG
1:00 PM
Online
Ottawa Quick Sparks Virtual Gay Mixer
ottawa 293492
Free entry
23
AUG
2:00 PM
Queer Mayoral Town Hall
Good Companion's Seniors Centre
23
AUG
Date TBA
ElderQueers Storytelling
Lord Elgin Hotel
23
AUG
Date TBA
Drag & Bowl 4 Fundraiser
West Park Lanes
Drag
Monday, Aug 24
2 events
Tuesday, Aug 25
3 events
Wednesday, Aug 26
6 events
26
AUG
2:00 PM
Queered: A Minifest
Saintlo Ottawa Jail Hostel
Festival
26
AUG
2:00 PM
Disarranged Marriage
Saintlo Ottawa Jail Hostel
Live Show
Festival
26
AUG
2:00 PM
EU Human Rights Panel
NAC Fourth Stage
26
AUG
2:00 PM
Board Game Night at The Good Companions Seniors’ Centre
The Good Companions
26
AUG
7:00 PM
GenderQuest [Program]
Kind Space
Community
Free entry
26
AUG
Date TBA
Leaf Links: August 27th
Ten Oaks Project
Thursday, Aug 27
5 events
27
AUG
4:00 AM
Community Breakfast
Dundonald Park
Pride
Community
27
AUG
2:00 PM
Youth Group
Kind Space
27
AUG
4:30 PM
Kiki Coe's Birthday Extravaganza
Drag Race superstars perform for Kiki Coe's birthday and Pride
Lookout Bar
Drag
Pride
27
AUG
Date TBA
SPACECAMP: Taste The Rainbow
City At Night
CA$15
27
AUG
Date TBA
Chus & Ceballos
Friday, Aug 28 Friday night
12 events
5:00
Drag & Balls 2026
Riverain Park
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13:00
A Kiss From the Middle East
Metcalfe Plaza Stage
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13:30
Soup Night
Kind Space
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15:00
Pool Party! Billiards & Mixer - Pride Edition '26
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15:00
Friday Evening at TD Main Stage
TD Main Stage
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18:30
Silver Souls [Program]
Kind Space
Free entry
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TBA
Bliss - Pride Edition '26
CA$20
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TBA
National Capital Pride Run 2026
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TBA
Happy 200th Birthday, Ottawa! A Drag Talent Showcase
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TBA
Pride Street Festival
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TBA
Pitbull Ottawa Pride
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TBA
It Girls: Pop Icons Drag Show + Dance Party
1077 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Ontario K1S 3W9
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Saturday, Aug 29 Saturday
10 events
29
AUG
7:00 AM
A Hardcore Punk Flea Market
whatthefrickelse
29
AUG
8:00 AM
Drag & Balls 2026: 80s Diva Dynasty
80s-themed drag and softball event with music, food, and raffle
Riverain Park
Drag
Club Night
29
AUG
11:00 AM
Drag Extravaganza
TD Main Stage
Drag
Club Night
29
AUG
1:00 PM
Joyeux 200e Ottawa : spectacle de drag
Drag show celebrating Ottawa's 200th anniversary with Canada's Drag Race queens
TD Main Stage
Drag
Pride
29
AUG
3:00 PM
Peaches 'N Cream
BIPOC Drag King production with performances, food, mingling
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden
Drag
Pride
$15
29
AUG
4:00 PM
Live from the Booth
Sparks Street
Club Night
Live Show
29
AUG
5:00 PM
Queerlesque in the Capital
TD Main Stage
Club Night
Cabaret
29
AUG
Date TBA
Pride Festival in Ottawa
Capital Pride
Pride
Festival
29
AUG
Date TBA
August Monthly Drag Brunch
Drag
29
AUG
Date TBA
2026 Pride Breakfast
Pride
Community
Sunday, Aug 30
5 events
30
AUG
9:00 AM
Capital Pride Parade
Capital Pride Parade with 225+ groups celebrating in Ottawa streets
Centretown Community Health Centre
Pride
Community
30
AUG
10:00 AM
Nonbinary Social Crafternoon
Kind Space
Community
30
AUG
12:00 PM
Post-Parade Drag-A-Palooza
TD Main Stage
Drag
Club Night
30
AUG
1:00 PM
Drag Karaoke
Metcalfe Plaza Stage
Drag
30
AUG
1:15 PM
Trans About Town: Swim Night - August 30, 2026
Monthly swim night for trans and gender-diverse youth and families
Jack Purcell Community Centre Pool
Community
Monday, Aug 31
1 event
Tuesday, Sep 1
1 eventWednesday, Sep 2
3 events
R
2
SEP
10:00 AM
Rainbow Coffee Club
Good Companions Seniors’ Centre
Community
2
SEP
2:30 PM
Free Open House LGBTQ+ Social Square Dancing
Free LGBTQ+ social square dancing, no experience or partner needed
Jack Purcell Community Centre
Community
G
2
SEP
6:00 PM
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