The List - Ottawa's Queerest Calendar
Find queer events, sports and recreation activities, and social happenings across the region all under one tab.
MAX will occasionally scour social media and event forums to post but our hope is that you, the community, will add things we might have missed.
Check out our guide here for everything you need to know about submitting an event. If you have any questions or need to update a posted event, please email us at thelist@maxottawa.ca. To submit an event, scroll to the bottom of the page, or click here.
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Bear Frolic 2026
This year's Bear Frolic is our biggest ever, with more events than we've ever packed into one weekend! |
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SAPPHIC NIGHT: Hosted By Wysteria
You asked for it, and we always deliver; Sapphic Nights are back at The Lookout! Hosted by Wysteria Root.
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F3RAL: BLOOD BATH AND BEYOND
Bae Root, Yeti, and DJ Slushy are back for another wild edition of F3RAL FRIDAY! And this time... the dancefloor is getting freakishly DEADLY this Halloween.
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Angels vs Demons: Rollerskating Dance Party
Glimmering Dolls presents a girl-pop dance party including rollerskating at Skate N Play.
$20 – $27
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House of Kink: Dark Desires
This Halloween, House of Kink is taking over the entire upstairs church of the historic Saint Brigid’s Centre for the Arts.
$50 – $60
Lady Justice’s The Rocky Horror Drag Show
The antici…pation is over! Get ready to do the Time Warp once more at Ottawas home for drag!
$15
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Nightmare on Queen Street
Join Lez Go, Ottawa’s lesbian+ events group, for our HUGE Halloween party at Queen St. Fare!
$22 – $40
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A NOTE ON LANGUAGE: We recognize that language is ever-changing and imperfect. The language MAX uses is flexible and tailored to our audience which includes people with specific lived experiences and needs. We use a variety of terms and acronyms as convenient, though imperfect shorthand, including the word queer as an umbrella term for all who identify as members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Language and values change from person to person, and so you may find a range of terms being used in the community events.