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.
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Cabar-oke
Part of Ottawa Fringe, Cabar-oke is a free, late-night mashup of karaoke, drag, and burlesque.
Free
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Celebrate 10 years of community and belonging with Orleans Pride at The Royal Oak.
Free
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Join Shea D. Ladie, Sia Shadow, Miss Patience Plush, and Shea Muah for a night that celebrates Indigenous art and heritage!
$11.98
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Introducing "KINGZ N’ THINGZ OF CULTURE", an all BIPOC drag kings and things show! Astem, HabibTea, Mx. Tique, Edith Puthie and Joe Zaddy.
$8.79
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BAMK Productions Presents: SPF: Sultry Performing Features!Turn up the heat and slather on the protection things are about to get scorching!
$30 – $35
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Come hang out, enjoy some tasty non-alcoholic bevvies, dance with your local dykes, and support the Ottawa Dyke March! Enjoy a fabulous 3 course meal and bottomless drinks while watching a gag-worthy drag lineup hosted by Devona Coe.
$30
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Kopy Cat and Luscious Creatures bring you an unforgettable variety show featuring an all Two-Spirit and Queer Indigenous cast!
$22.63 – $43.93
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Join Elle is this fierce drag completion for local up and coming performers. The audience decides the winner!!!
$7
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Drag Me To Live! presents "Ex-Wives! A Drag Tribute Show To SIX The Musical"!
$22 – $30
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It’s time to bring back the all stars! Join us on for a viewing party of the premier episode of Canada’s Drag Race All Stars!
Free
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2 events,
Sapphic Night
Wysteria and special guests serve you amazing live drag performances at Ottawa's Home for Drag - 41 York St, 2nd Floor!
$17.31
Wysteria and special guests serve you amazing live drag performances at Ottawa's Home for Drag - 41 York St, 2nd Floor!
$17.31
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2 events,Enjoy a fabulous 3 course meal and bottomless drinks while watching a gag-worthy drag lineup hosted by Devona Coe.
$30
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It's the year of the whorse and Francis Coe is turning the big 20...4! We take a stroll down memory lane with some iconic performances.
$7
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6 events,
Dancing Queen: Rollerskate Dance Party
Glimmering Dolls and Skate & Play present a disco dance party in Ottawa.
$20.60 – $27.00
F3RAL: Summer Jobs! With Bae Root, Yeti, and DJ Slushy
It seems like nobody wants to get up and work these days… Well Ottawa, it’s time to CLOCK IN because we have the perfect job for you! ️✨
$17.31
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Queers & Beers is heading back to Lowertown for this Indoor + outdoor (weather depending) event!
$6
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Join us on the Dance Floor at Uncommon Spaces / Rejoignez-nous sur la piste de danse à Uncommon Spaces
Free
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Drag Night is back by popular demand at Zak's Diner Elgin this July!
$17 – $25
It seems like nobody wants to get up and work these days… Well Ottawa, it’s time to CLOCK IN because we have the perfect job for you! ️✨
$17.31
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5 events,Enjoy a fabulous 3 course meal and bottomless drinks while watching a gag-worthy drag lineup hosted by Devona Coe.
$30
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A casual gathering for new, seasoned & burlesque curious artists before 613 basement burlesque
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Get ready to spice up your night with some sultry moves and cheeky fun at the July Basement Burlesque!
$17.31
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Come drink, dance, drag with us as we celebrate the birthday of Mr. Capital Pride 2024 and Ottawa’s Next Drag Superstar, BJ STROKER!
$7
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2 events,
Hott Stuff
HOTT STUFF returns to The 27 Club on July 24 for another unforgettable night of house music, community, and connection in the heart of Ottawa’s ByWard Market!
$33
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Queers & Beers for queer women, trans women, and non-binary folks to connect, unwind, flirt, dance, and drink together.
$6
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5 events,
Feel My Texture Kiki Ball
On the second day of Chez Nous / Our Place: African and Newcomer Pride 2026, Touch Grass presents the Feel My Texture Kiki Ball.
$17.31
Enjoy a fabulous 3 course meal and bottomless drinks while watching a gag-worthy drag lineup hosted by Devona Coe.
$30
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Feel My Texture Kiki Ball
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Calling all material girls! Join Opal, Karen, Nutella, Abysskiss and Lady for a drag show celebrating each of their pop music goddesses.
$7
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We're spicing up your life as we celebrate 30 years of the Spice Girls! Join us for a night of zig-a-zig-ah and girl power.
$7
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Club Mustang: DEBAUCHERY
club mustang returns to ANNX (upstairs at gridworks) for a night of booty bounce, debauchery and anything and everything in between
$17.05 – $22.75
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2 events,Enjoy a fabulous 3 course meal and bottomless drinks while watching a gag-worthy drag lineup hosted by Devona Coe.
$30
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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.