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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4 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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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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3 events,
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An exciting introduction to cinema by the trans creators who are innovating filmmaking to imagine a more inclusive world.
Free
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2 events,
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Let's build community together: This is a space to celebrate, connect, and find your people.
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Arts & crafts night, facilitated by Kiana Simmons (good boy). Get praised/degraded by Maggie May Harder (dommy mommy).
$15 – $30
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4 events,
Land, Love, Liberation
Land, Love, Liberation is a CELEBRATION of the land, our ancestors, and freedom! Join us for a day of deep CONNECTIONS in community
$22 – $55
A new ascension, a fresh mimosa, and a well prepared brunch await you! 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. brunch time slots with a drag spectacle.
$15
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
A new ascension, a fresh mimosa, and a well prepared brunch await you! 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. brunch time slots with a drag spectacle.
$15
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1 event,
Land, Love, Liberation
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3 events,Free gender affirming gear program organized by The Ten Oaks Project
Free
A free, weekly art and discussion drop-in group with gender diverse facilitators for trans, non-binary and questioning youth ages 11-17.
Free
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1 event,In Harmony Choir rehearses weekly. Learn more about the group and how you can join. |
3 events,Peer support group for trans people from the USA who are currently living in Canada.
Free
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Drag Me To Live! is back this October with a fabulous guest host and an unforgettable lineup of local Mr & Mx Drag performers!
$17
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7 events,
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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Join Latines Ottawa to watch the film "Llueve sobre Babel" (2025) at Kind Space
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Pipes & Projections brings together pipe organ, piano, harpsichord, live looping and projection in the historic CDCC domed theatre.
$17.07 – $32.44
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From Disney movies, to Broadway, to Off-Broadway campy goodness — come enjoy the classics and new favourites from the world of musical storytelling!
$7
Part of the Youth Infringement Festival's OFF//SHOOTS program, this show follows a pigeon with a very human heart.
$15 – $45
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4 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.
$15
Part of the Youth Infringement Festival's OFF//SHOOTS program, this show follows a pigeon with a very human heart.
$15 – $45
You asked for it, and we always deliver; Sapphic Nights are back at The Lookout! Hosted by Wysteria Root.
$15
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4 events,
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Part of the Youth Infringement Festival's OFF//SHOOTS program, this show follows a pigeon with a very human heart.
$15 – $45
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2 events,
Bear Frolic 2026
Part of the Youth Infringement Festival's OFF//SHOOTS program, this show follows a pigeon with a very human heart.
$15 – $45
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4 events,Free gender affirming gear program organized by The Ten Oaks Project
Free
A free, weekly art and discussion drop-in group with gender diverse facilitators for trans, non-binary and questioning youth ages 11-17.
Free
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4 events,
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Interested in supporting MAX’s work? Join us for our next Volunteer Info Session to learn how you can get involved.
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Prideful Perspectives is a conversation series focused on mental health and wellbeing within the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Join a supportive writing group designed to help you find the words for the life stories you haven’t found a way to tell.
Free
In Harmony Choir rehearses weekly. Learn more about the group and how you can join. |
2 events,Peer support group for trans people from the USA who are currently living in Canada.
Free
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ICMLE is hosting its Next Movie Night. We will be viewing - Shock Treatment (Rocky Horror Picture Show Sequel)
Free
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6 events,
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A life drawing event by and for members of the trans community.
$9 – $25
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Join The Spaniel's Tale to celebrate the launch of The Range Rules by Darren Greer.
Free
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A sickening drag show with an all black cast to celebrate black artistry!
$10
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3 events,
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.
$15
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Join CORAS at Mādahòkì Farm for an evening of community, performance, and advocacy in support of our work. 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.
$15
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3 events,
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Légendes de l’Olympia, is making more room for classical music in Ottawa’s queer social life.
$35
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Dress in your best Halloween attire and come out for the ooky spooky edition of Basement Burlesque!
$17.31
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2 events,
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Be Gay Do Art & soft orb present a whimsical still life drawing event at McNabb Park
Free
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Come work on your halloween costumes, zines, knitting projects, or another DIY projects with Transmasc Ottawa
Free
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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
A free, weekly art and discussion drop-in group with gender diverse facilitators for trans, non-binary and questioning youth ages 11-17.
Free
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1 event,In Harmony Choir rehearses weekly. Learn more about the group and how you can join. |
4 events,
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Come meet Pride in Perth! Join us for a casual get together to meet new people, share ideas, and chat about what’s coming up.
Free
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2SLGBTQIA+ seniors, you’re invited to share a meal and a night of games with students from Carleton University’s GSRC. |
6 events,Drop-in youth group at the Ottawa Trans Library on the fourth Thursday of every month.
Free
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An intergenerational discussion to give trans youth an idea of the vast and varied ways a trans person can live their life.
Free
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Join Edith Puthie and special guests for a spooktacular Halloween edition of Puthie Cinema as they bring the iconic world of Monster High to life!
$7
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4 events,
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🌈 QUEERS & BEERS at Lowertown Brewery in the Byward Market! 🍻
$6
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Losers Club is back for Vol. 3! In collaboration with Arlington Five, join us for a night celebrating BIPOC and trans drag.
$7 – $10
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We are so excited to bring to you another night of building community and mingling with a twist.
$10 – $20
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6 events,
Angels vs Demons: Rollerskating Dance Party
Glimmering Dolls presents a girl-pop dance party including rollerskating at Skate N Play.
$20 – $27
Fierce Fusion
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Join author Lee Arden to launch their book, The Politics of Lonely, with Adrienne Row-Smith, and Alexis Shotwell.
Free
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A backyard variety show to celebrate the turn of the season, support local art, gather in community, and raise funds.
$20 – $40
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5 events,
Angels vs Demons: Rollerskating Dance Party
Fierce Fusion
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Capital Kingdom presents All Ages Drag King Brunch : Halloween Edition
$10 – $20
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3 events,Free gender affirming gear program organized by The Ten Oaks Project
Free
A free, weekly art and discussion drop-in group with gender diverse facilitators for trans, non-binary and questioning youth ages 11-17.
Free
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4 events,
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Queerspora, MAX Ottawa’s group for queer newcomers, is teaming up with Capital Rainbow Refuge and the ACO for a festive Halloween session.
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Join K1, MAX's monthly social group for queer African, Caribbean, and Black people, to celebrate Women's History Month. Join a supportive writing group designed to help you find the words for the life stories you haven’t found a way to tell.
Free
In Harmony Choir rehearses weekly. Learn more about the group and how you can join. |
2 events,
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Join fellow readers for the inaugural meeting of The Spaniel's Tale Book Club!
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A talk show about death, witches, grief, and ghosts. Hosted by Maggie May Harder, award-winning comedian, orphan, dyke.
$15 – $40
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5 events,
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Ottawa's one and only boylesque cabaret. Titillation and hilarity guaranteed. Since 2024.
$18 – $22
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Mark your calendars, The Lookout's most spine-chilling competition of the year returns on October 29th…
$15
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Ghouls, glitter & glamour collide! A horrific Halloween burlesque showcase! Come dressed up & join the hauntingly fun vibes!
$17.31
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5 events,
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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Sounds of the East brings together Hikaya Band and Illara for a celebration of Sayed Darwish, Abdel Halim Hafez and Mohammed Abdu.
$30 – $35
The antici…pation is over! Get ready to do the Time Warp once more at Ottawas home for drag!
$15
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4 events,
Nightmare on Queen Street
Join Lez Go, Ottawa’s lesbian+ events group, for our HUGE Halloween party at Queen St. Fare!
$22 – $40
Hex Appeal: A Sapphic Halloween
We’re bringing the hex appeal and summoning the sapphics for a night of queer horror, camp, costumes, and dangerously hot performances.
$20.50
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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.