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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Queen & Queer
After launching the very first Intersection edition in Montreal last May, we're thrilled to bring it to Ottawa during this amazing Pride season!
$20 – $30
Pitbull Capital Pride
The Bronson is transforming into the ultimate Pride party destination for a night of incredible music, amazing energy, and unforgettable vibes.
$42
Discover local vendors, community organizations, artisans, food, live entertainment, and interactive activities throughout the weekend.
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Join over 200 groups, 11,000 participants, and over 150,000 attendees at Ottawa’s largest parade. A crafternoon and social for nonbinary people at the Ottawa Trans Library
Free
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Back by popular demand, STOMP! Ottawa presents our second queer line dance night!
$5 – $15
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2 events,Free gender affirming gear program organized by The Ten Oaks Project
Free
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2 events,Bi-weekly social for older 2SLGBTQIA+ people to connect, learn, and share skills.
Free
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It’s that time of year again—The Ottawa Date Squares are opening their doors and inviting you to give Social Square Dancing a try… for free!
Free
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1 event,Free gender affirming gear program organized by The Ten Oaks Project
Free
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2 events,
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The fall semester of Social Square Dance classes is beginning. Come join in the fun and learn a new skill while making new friends.
$10
Open rehearsals for the Ottawa Gay Men's Chorus' 40th season!
Free
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3 events,
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Holli Cow presents the WOR$T GIRL IN OTTAWA: Slayyyter themed drag show!
$7
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3 events,
SAPPHIC NIGHT: Hosted By Wysteria
You asked for it, and we always deliver; Sapphic Nights are back at The Lookout! Hosted by Wysteria Root.
$17.31
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Join the UO Pride Centre outdoors for a star-studded drag spectacle featuring all kinds of queer performance art!
Free
You asked for it, and we always deliver; Sapphic Nights are back at The Lookout! Hosted by Wysteria Root.
$17.31
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3 events,A safe space for 2SLGBTQI+ families and families with gender creative children ages 0-6 to meet in a child friendly space for art & play activities.
Free
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A book talk by Sarah Lamble to launch their new book, Unsafe: The Carceral Roots of the Anti-Trans Backlash.
Free
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1 event,
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Come and bask in the pride afterglow ~ paint and sketch botanical still lifes with the Ottawa Gay Gardening Society in Major Hill's Park!
$5 – $10
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2 events,Free gender affirming gear program organized by The Ten Oaks Project
Free
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3 events,
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MAX Ottawa's monthly group for queer newcomers. Join us this September to discuss mental health resources and building your community.
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Join In Harmony Choir for their first rehearsal of the season - open to new and returning members.
Free
Part of Asinabka's film festival, "Fistful" is a collection of narrative short films.
$5
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5 events,Bi-weekly social for older 2SLGBTQIA+ people to connect, learn, and share skills.
Free
Part of Asinabka's film festival, "Rising Through The Fray" follows Indigenous Rising, a barrier-breaking roller derby team.
$5
Open rehearsals for the Ottawa Gay Men's Chorus' 40th season!
Free
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Join the Imperial Court of the Maple Leaf Empire for its first monthly Reign-bow Queer Cinema event.
Free
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Join the Ten Oaks Project for an artsy evening of exploration at the National Gallery of Canada as a part of its Trans About Town program.
Free
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We’re celebrating the life, career, and music of Dolly Parton with a drag tribute and fundraiser for The Dollywood Foundation!
$7
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10 events,
F3RAL: SORORITY
Savage Smudge – Late Night Shorts
Part of Asinabka's film festival, "Savage Smudge" is a collection of short films screening late Friday night.
$5
Part of Asinabka's film festival, "Ancestral Threads" is a collection of short films.
$5
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Gwen Aube, Rebecca Lawrence Lynch, and Mona Gendron, all in Ottawa to read you poetry!
$10
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Queer Desi Games Night hosted by the Queer South Asian Women's Network at Studio Staja.
Free
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Celebrate Bi+ Visibility Day with Capital Bi's and Homo Phono! Dance party and social for old and new pals at the Ottawa Bike Cafe.
$5 – $30
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Head to Wicked Wanda's for a lively evening of socializing, K!nky Bingo, and fabulous prizes!
$20
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Join Good Golly Zines at Cre:8 to fold zines and chat about the election.
Free
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Get ready to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Basement Burlesque!
$17.31
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2 events,
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A final park meet-up in the nice weather with Polyamorous Ottawa: TNG
$4
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Step into the world of Boylesque, a fierce fusion of charisma, confidence, creativity, and unapologetic self-expression!
$35
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4 events,A monthly drop-in discussion group for older 2SLBTQIA+ women (50+), sponsored by Ottawa Senior Pride Network (OSPN). Free gender affirming gear program organized by The Ten Oaks Project
Free
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They get naked. They read. A different theme every month from Ottawa's queer-produced trailblazing literary salon — since July 2017.
$24
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1 event,In Harmony Choir rehearses weekly. Learn more about the group and how you can join. |
3 events,
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Keeping It 100 (K1) is MAX Ottawa's monthly group for queer African, Caribbean, and Black people. This month, we're talking all things Ballroom! Peer support group for trans people from the USA who are currently living in Canada.
Free
Open rehearsals for the Ottawa Gay Men's Chorus' 40th season!
Free
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5 events,Drop-in youth group at the Ottawa Trans Library on the fourth Thursday of every month.
Free
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The Strip Spelling Bee is an event to kick off the school year that'll get you buzzing.
$10
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Sia Shadow and HabibTea are bringing your wet dreams to life with BIPOC Sapphic Night: Leather and Latex.
$7
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2 events,
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Losers Club is back for Vol. 2! In collaboration with Arlington Five, join us for a night celebrating BIPOC and trans drag.
$7 – $10
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3 events,
Pique #21
On September 26, Pique returns with its most ambitious edition yet—and for the first time ever, admission is free.
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An afternoon of art, joy, connection & civic imagination.
Free
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Get together with folks under the Bi+ umbrella for an evening of socializing, crafting, and forming new connections in the community.
$10
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4 events,
Pique #21
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Get ready to feast and sashay at DRAG LUNCH! – where glam meets grub in person!
$17 – $25
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Join Out At Camp for an afternoon cleaning up Strathcona Park - one of the first outdoor spaces claimed by Ottawa's 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
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Out at Camp’s Sausage & Patty Fest is taking over T’s side patio for one last evening of smoky goodness for the season. |
2 events,Free gender affirming gear program organized by The Ten Oaks Project
Free
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2 events,
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Join Pride at Work Canada for an evening of meaningful conversation, networking, and community building.
$20 – $150
In Harmony Choir rehearses weekly. Learn more about the group and how you can join. |
1 event,Peer support group for trans people from the USA who are currently living in Canada.
Free
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2 events, |
1 event,
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Let's build community together: This is a space to celebrate, connect, and find your people. |
1 event,A safe space for 2SLGBTQI+ families and families with gender creative children ages 0-6 to meet in a child friendly space for art & play activities.
Free
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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.