MAX Ottawa

Ottawa's health and wellness connection for guys into guys

The List

“The List!” is MAX Ottawa’s weekly social calendar for GBT2Q guys to find a variety of events in the capital region. Check back every Wednesday for updates!

Are you a queer person? Interested in community gardening? Join Qu’ART’s Queer Community Gardening Club! Check out the Facebook event or email queerart2019@gmail.com for details. Taking place until September 2019.

Check out MAX Ottawa’s Pride page for a list of sponsored events including free tickets to our signature event Be UNIQ! on Wednesday, August 21st from 5-10 pm. A TELUS sponsored event. 

Wednesday, August 7th

  • Keeping it 100! Returns for its first August session. MAX Ottawa’s Black Queer male discussion will have guest participants with a discussion of Black masculinity and how those of various sexual identities can support each other. 6-8PM at 251 Bank Street. Free event and food. 
  • Walk-in Counselling for LGBTQ2S+ folks and support persons are offered at Centretown Community Health Centre. 12- 8 pm. Free and anonymous service. For more details: (613) 233-4443 ext. 2109
  • Queer Trans Youth Group is hosted every Wednesday at Kind Space from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. This peer-led discussion and support group for LGBTTQIA youth, ages 25 and under, in Ottawa is Canada’s longest-running group for LGBTTQIA youth.
  • HUMP – Wednesdays at Mercury Lounge is here for you every Wednesday night for local drag talent in a fun and welcoming space at Mercury Lounge! 
  • Every Wednesday, The Bourbon Room hosts Ottawa’s premiere weekly burlesque show. Produced by Rhapsody Blue, Doors at 7 pm, Show at 8 pm. Pay-what-you-can before 8pm $14 cover after 8pm

Thursday, August 8th

  • Cartoons & Cereal is being hosted by Algonquin Students’ Association – Pride Centre. 11 AM – 2 PM. Relive those childhood mornings, while hanging out watching cartoons and eating cereal! FREE EVENT
  • Kaleidoscope is a young adult group for ages 19-30 for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour held at Kind Space.  The intention of this group is to bring young adults who are people of colour together to be able to break individual silos and meet new people. Register Here ♥: http://bit.ly/POCBI. For more info, contact facilitator at Jade@kindspace.ca.
  • Gay Zone Gaie, Ottawa’s guy into guy friendly sexual health clinic returns. 5:30-8:00 pm at Centretown Health Center.
    • Weekly yoga’s location takes place Centretown Community Health Centre 5:15 pm to 6:45 pm
    • NA Meetings will be at the Centretown CHC, address 420 Cooper Street
    • For details, contact Bryan at bryan@aco-cso.ca, 613-238-5014 ext. 232

Friday, August 8th

Saturday, August 10th

  • Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival presents the worlds first-ever 2-Spirit Ball!  Starting at 8:30 PM – 1 AM at Galerie SAW Gallery. $20 advance tickets / $25 at the door  Includes admission to all Asinabka Fest Saturday Night programming at Club SAW all night, Sound/Tracks, Music Showcase, 2-Spirit Ball, & After-Party. Cash Bar.  Attend in full drag, leather, furry, or puppy gear, and your 1st drink is on the Festival!
  • T’s Pub presents: Ottawa Knights Pride Kick-off! 9 PM – 2 AM at T’s Pub. Lets Kick off Pride a little early with our Ottawa Knights Pride Kick-Off Fundraiser with wonderful performances from of my Haus of T’s sisters
  • Summer Gala Dance and Show, hosted by Johnny Roll at the Montgomery Centretown Legion. Join them and local Ottawa talents Bella Straight, Vaccination, Erika Steel & Aimee Yonce Shennel for an enchanting evening of dancing and a show!  7 PM – 2 AM. Showtimes 8pm, 10pm and 12am.
  • THAT’S HOT is a 2000’s & WHATEVS DANCE PARTY takes over The 27 Club Ottawa. They’ve got DJ MACE from Ebony & Ivory Lifestyle playing all your fave 2000’s jams all night!! 19+/See door for cover.
  • Join The Bourbon Room for Ottawa’s NEWEST LGBTQ Dance Party with all of your fav Drag People happening every SATURDAY! 🏳️‍🌈 $5 COVER all night all of July 🏳️‍🌈 Drinks by Fritz Gerald Ulysse x Guest Queens 🏳️‍🌈 Music by Dj Zabber x Dj iLon x Skittles 🏳️‍🌈 Safe Space :: Zero Tolerance on Hate. 19+ ID req’d
  • DRAG BRUNCH @ The Vanitea Room, A Tea Salon & Eatery! Performances By: Devona & Featured Queens. Book your reservation before this popular event sells out! 12 pm to 4 pm. 
  • Karaoke with the one and only Fabulous China Doll (9 pm to 2 am) every Saturday night at the Shanghai Restaurant!!
  • The Lookout Bar & Nightclub will be having their world-class drag shows! Showtimes at 11:30 pm and 1230 am! #SaturdayNightDrag

Sunday, August 11th

  • Pride Patio Party at Dominion City Brewing Co. takes place 12 PM – 8 PM. Join them for the fourth edition of ‘1971’! There’ll be great food and music with a portion of the proceeds of every can being donated to Ten Oaks Project. 
  • Project Unicorn, hosted by John “Coach” Yetman, is an LGBTQ+ youth (12-19) project. Folx can come to NEXUS Performance Centre for a FREE, safe, positive and supportive environment to workout with Certified Personal Trainers. Every Sunday at 1 PM – 3 PM at A Foot Above Fitness
  • Join Swizzle’s Bar every Sunday night starting at 7:30 pm for Yard Sale Bingo! The first card is free! Additional cards are $5 for 3, or $2 for 1!
  • T’s Pub hosts Sunday brunch from 11 am-2pm, Bear Coffee from 3-5 pm, then karaoke from 8 pm to midnight!

Monday, August 12th

Tuesday, August 13th

  • MAXpress Yourself: Pride 2019 Edition takes place 7-9 PM. MAX Ottawa’s arts-based social program will continue working on our Capital Pride Festival decorations.  For more information, e-mail: mikey@maxottawa.ca
  • Spectrum is an LGBTQ+ community youth group (ages 12-25) held each Tuesday night from 6-8pm at Youth Services Bureau. A by-youth for-youth space offering a variety of programming including educational workshops, group discussions, art collaborations, counselling, and peer mentoring. Every week they have a new topic or activity! Contact them for details and upcoming events.

Wednesday, August 14th

  • MAX Ottawa is hosting its 2nd annual Pride Condom Stuffing Party! Come join us 6 PM – 7:30 PM for free food and laughs as we prepare safer sex and partying kits we’ll share with our community this Pride Season. Help everyone have fun AND be safe! Free event, all welcome! 
  • Shaping Parenthood, Ten Oaks & Kind Space’s series on queer parenting, returns with LEAN ON ME: EXPLORING AND NAVIGATING SURROGACY SUPPORTS. On the path to parenthood, some parents-to-be will need an egg donor and gestational carrier. This workshop will focus on how to access surrogacy supports in Ottawa and internationally. 251 Bank Street, 2nd floor. 6:30-8:30 PM. Free event. All welcome
  • Walk-in Counselling for LGBTQ2S+ folks and support persons are offered at Centretown Community Health Centre. 12- 8 pm. Free and anonymous service. For more details: (613) 233-4443 ext. 2109
  • Queer Trans Youth Group is hosted every Wednesday at Kind Space from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. This peer-led discussion and support group for LGBTTQIA youth, ages 25 and under, in Ottawa is Canada’s longest-running group for LGBTTQIA youth.
  • HUMP – Wednesdays at Mercury Lounge is here for you every Wednesday night for local drag talent in a fun and welcoming space at Mercury Lounge!
  • Every Wednesday, The Bourbon Room hosts Ottawa’s premiere weekly burlesque show. Produced by Rhapsody Blue, Doors at 7 pm, Show at 8 pm. Pay-what-you-can before 8pm $14 cover after 8pm

Thursday, August 15th

  • Now What!? is a peer discussion group for 40+ guys into guys. The group meets every 3rd Thursday of the month at 251 Bank Street from 7-9 PM. Free event with new members always welcome! A MAX Ottawa and Ottawa Senior Pride Network event.
  • Laugh Out Proud 14, hosted by Yuk Yuk’s Ottawa, is a 3 day, 4 show event featuring LGBTQ+ comedians. Get your tickets now for this Pride Season tradition! 
  • Ottawas Drag Race Grande Finale with Roxxxy Andrews, Hosted by Haus of Torres Productions. This summer event has featured local queens competing for a $2000 cash prize all summer at The Lookout Bar!! Meet and Greet with the RPDR star, then see who snatches the crown! 7PM – 10 PM
  • Gay Zone Gaie, Ottawa’s guy into guy-friendly sexual health clinic returns. 5:30-8:00 pm at Centretown Health Center.
    • Weekly yoga will be cancelled until May 9th
    • NA Meetings will be at the Centretown CHC, address 420 Cooper Street
    • For details, contact Bryan at bryan@aco-cso.ca, 613-238-5014 ext. 232


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MAX Ottawa would like to acknowledge that our organization operates on unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin Territory.

Something we missed or want to add? Email r.alsberry@maxottawa.ca to make sure your GBT2Q+ guy-friendly event is added.

For more information and events, visit MAX’s event or Facebook page.

This post is for informative purposes only. For details about events hosted by organizations other than MAX Ottawa, please refer to their event page