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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Ottawa
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3 events,
Ottawa International Writers Festival
Queer authors and events at this fall's Ottawa International Writers Festival
$25 – $60
A crafternoon and social for nonbinary people at the Ottawa Trans Library
Free
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Join us for a night of mystery and elegance at our Masquerade Soirée with CORAS - it's going to be a night to remember!
$35
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1 event,Biweekly creative writing workshop organized by the Ottawa Senior Pride Network.
Free
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1 event,
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Join MAX for a Halloween party! Compete in our kit-packing relay race, work on some crafts or your halloween costume, and enjoy our screening of The Craft. |
3 events,
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It's the most wonderful time of the year- the Lookout’s annual Queer of Halloween competition! Produced by Vera and Ruby Foxglove.
$15
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Halloween boylesque and cabaret show brought to you by Moose Knuckle
$24
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3 events,
Pitbull! Halloween Horrors
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Costume party for 2SLGBTQIA+ folks and pals! A covid-safer & alcohol free party.
Free – $25
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3 events,
Nightmare on Queen St.
Join Lez Go, Ottawa's lesbian+ events group, for our HUGE Halloween party, Nightmare on Queen Street!
$32 – $42
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1 event,
Nightmare on Queen St.
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A workshop led by Carleton masters student Mar Pauls on language used to talk about butch and femme queerness
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A comedy show at Night Oat Gladstone featuring a fresh batch of homegrown talent on the first Wednesday of every month.
$5
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0 events,
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2 events,
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A discussion group about non-binary and trans identities organized by the Ottawa Senior Pride Network
Free
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2 events,Biweekly creative writing workshop organized by the Ottawa Senior Pride Network.
Free
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1 event,
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MAX Ottawa's monthly peer discussion group for gay men over 50.
Free
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5 events,
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A Christmas craft show organized by the Ottawa Senior Pride Network and Good Companions
Free
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Come join us at the National Capital Bootblack Competition 2025 for a fun day of leather swapping and showcasing your bootblack skills!
Free
Monthly evening of Magic: The Gathering Commander at the Ottawa Trans Library
Free
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Prepare for a wild departure from the ordinary with Hush, a captivating show from Cabaret Nova.
$32.95
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Celebrate Pride Week with uOttawa! Come by their service market to meet queer organizations in the city.
Free
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Ottawa's trailblazing literary salon since 2017. They get naked. They read. A different theme each month. Presented by Tricky Ricky Productions.
$24
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4 events,
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Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil at the Human Rights Monument
Free
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“Wicked Night” returns to the Lookout with 2 shows! Relive “Wicked” before “Wicked: For Good” hits the theater!
$15
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Viewing party for the premiere of Canada's Drag Race with Carleton's GSRC
Free
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5 events,
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MAX Ottawa's monthly discussion group for queer newcomers.
Free
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A showing of one of the first ever trans male movies at the Ottawa Trans Library
Free
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Come join us at Alphabet Sports Collective as we celebrate the Pink Light, one shift at a time!
Free
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4 events,
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Join MAX Ottawa on their monthly field trip to the Lansdowne Christmas Market!
Free
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An intergenerational felt doll decorating workshop led by the Ottawa Senior Pride Network
$3
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Help shape the future of the Ottawa Senior Pride Network at their community meeting
Free
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1 event,
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A live storytelling showcase in Ottawa–Gatineau, by and for queer SWANA artists.
$25
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2 events,Biweekly creative writing workshop organized by the Ottawa Senior Pride Network.
Free
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RuPaul Drag Race queens Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme are bringing an over-the-top camp holiday spectacle to Ottawa
$49.50 – $199.00
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1 event,
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MAX Ottawa's monthly peer discussion group for Black queer people.
Free
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3 events,Drop-in youth group at the Ottawa Trans Library on the fourth Thursday of every month.
Free
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Campy, comedy themed show that pays homage to the 2005 movie feat.
$7
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5 events,
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Une groupe de pairs pour les personnes noirs et queers, créer par MAX Ottawa.
Free
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Capital Rainbow Refuge is excited to welcome guests for an evening of art, food, dance and fundraising!
$115
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Live comedy set with Toronto-based lesbian comedian, Laura McLean
$10
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Live comedy set with Toronto-based lesbian comedian, Laura McLean
$10
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2 events,Health forum for service providers to learn about advances in treatment options for HIV |
5 events,Health forum for service providers to learn about advances in treatment options for HIV
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A sapphic BINGO, mix and mingling event at LIVE on Elgin
$10
A crafternoon and social for nonbinary people at the Ottawa Trans Library
Free
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2 events,A day of mourning and action that uses art to respond to the ongoing HIV and AIDS crisis
Free
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Day With(out) Art
A day of mourning and action that uses art to respond to the ongoing HIV and AIDS crisis
Free
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2 events,
Night of Lights: HOHOHO Competition
Holiday-themed drag competition organized by Night of Lights
$15
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MAX: A Halloween CRAFTernoon
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.