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29 upcoming events Aug 2026
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What All Pride 48 Community 45 Drag 36 Club Night 15 Live Show 15 Party 9
+ 7 more
Festival 9 Women / Sapphic 5 Comedy 2 Pool Party 2 Film Screening 2 Free Entry 2 Cabaret 1

29 community / meetup events · this month ✕ clear

This weekend

Fri Capital Pride Fri Out and About Saturdays Sat · 8:00 AM Clothing Swap Sat · 9:00 AM Ballroom on the Big Screen

Friday, Aug 21 Friday night

2 events
21 AUG
Date TBA

Capital Pride

Pride Festival
21 AUG
Date TBA

Out and About Saturdays

The Good Companions
Community

Saturday, Aug 22 Saturday

4 events
22 AUG
8:00 AM

Clothing Swap

Thrive SelectThrift
Pride Community
22 AUG
9:00 AM

Ballroom on the Big Screen

Saintlo Ottawa Jail Hostel
Community
Free entry
22 AUG
9:00 AM

2026 Movie Screening

Saintlo Ottawa Jail Hostel
Community Film Screening
22 AUG
2:30 PM

Queer Youth Choir Performance

Parkdale Public Market
Live Show Community

Sunday, Aug 23

6 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
9:30 AM

Hands Performance - Capital Pride

Saintlo Ottawa Jail Hostel
Live Show Pride
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
23 AUG
2:00 PM

Queer Mayoral Townhall - Ottawa

Mayoral townhall for 2SLGBTQIA+ residents and allies

Community

Monday, Aug 24

3 events
24 AUG
6:00 AM

Flag Raising

City Hall
Pride Community
24 AUG
9:30 AM

ElderQueers (2SLGBTQIA+) Storytelling Workshop

National Arts Centre
Community
Free entry
24 AUG
6:30 PM

Drag and Bowl 4 Fundraiser for OSPN

West Park Bowling
Drag Community
CA$25

Tuesday, Aug 25

2 events
25 AUG
8:00 AM

Songs from the Shed

Sparks Street
Live Show Community
25 AUG
4:00 PM

Politics with a Drag Queen

Drag Comedy

Wednesday, Aug 26

1 event
26 AUG
7:00 PM

GenderQuest [Program]

Kind Space
Community
Free entry

Thursday, Aug 27

1 event
27 AUG
4:00 AM

Community Breakfast

Dundonald Park
Pride Community

Friday, Aug 28 Friday night

3 events
28 AUG
1:30 PM

Soup Night

Kind Space
Community
28 AUG
Date TBA

Bliss - Pride Edition '26

Live music with a 6-piece band, two female leads, followed by a DJ

Club Night Live Show
CA$20
28 AUG
Date TBA

Pride Street Festival

Pride Festival

Saturday, Aug 29 Saturday

4 events
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
4:00 PM

Live from the Booth

Sparks Street
Club Night Live Show
29 AUG
Date TBA

Pride Festival in Ottawa

Capital Pride
Pride Festival
29 AUG
Date TBA

2026 Pride Breakfast

Pride Community

Sunday, Aug 30

3 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
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

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