OFR Tuesday Run + beverage
2025-02-18 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | City Hall (Lisgar St Entrance), 111 Lisgar, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Run or walk with Frontrunners and join us for a beverage or supper after (place to be determined).

Ottawa Frontrunners (OFR) is a running and walking club for members of the Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (2SLGBTQ) community and friends. Located in Ottawa, it is Canada’s national capital chapter of International Frontrunners. We have runners of various ages and skill levels and typically have groups going between 5 and 9 km (3 and 5.59 miles) at various paces. Walkers are also members of the club, consisting usually of runners on the injury list and partners or friends of runners.

Swim Workout
2025-02-18 18:45 - 19:45 | YMCA – Argyle, 181 Argyle Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, K2P1B7, Canada
Meet fellow Queer swimmers & get a workout in. Open to members or drop-in registrations.

Youth Mental Health & Art Workshop: Navigating Our Current 2SLGBTQIA+ Landscape
2025-02-19 16:00 - 18:30 | Centre33, 33 Leacock Drive, Kanata, ON, K2K 2B9, Canada
We’re delighted to officially launch ‘Colourful Connections’, A Peer-to-Peer Group for youth in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
On February 19th from 4pm-6:30pm, join us as we come together to discuss feelings, brainstorm ways to care for our mental health, lean on one another, and share ideas on how to move forward as a community. You’ll meet our Peer Leaders, and they’ll introduce you to our special guest, Eliot Newton.
RSVP with the website link below!
In the coming months, stay tuned for more youth-led mental health events. We are incredibly grateful to Ottawa Public Health for providing us with the tools to create Colourful Connections. Thank you OPH for your trust, guidance, and leadership as we walk alongside young people in the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.

OSPN: Pizza Night at Colonnade
2025-02-19 17:30 - 20:00 | Colonnade Pizza, 280 Metcalfe St., Ottawa, K2P 1R7
Dinner the third Wednesday of every month at Colonnade Pizza (Metcalfe & Gilmour) 5:30PM. Remember keep our group growing – tell your friends!

So that we can save you a place, please RSVP to Claude at claude@claudejobin.com or by phone at 613.804.7979.

Swim Workout
2025-02-19 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-02-20 19:30 - 20:30, 2025-02-21 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-02-23 11:30 - 12:30 | Montpetit Hall – uOttawa, 125 University Private, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Life Drawing
2025-02-19 19:00 - 21:30 | Art House, 555 Somerset St. West, Ottawa, Ontario, K1R5K1, Canada
Art House presents a life drawing session from 7 to 9:30PM. Models vary week to week. Hosted by Shawn.

Participants of all skill levels are welcome and loved! Bring your own supplies (small and Medium formats work well within our space). Some tables available.

Tickets guarantee a seat and are available at the door or online.

IMPORTANT ACCESSIBILITY INFOAt the moment, we are unfortunately not wheelchair accessible beyond our driveway patio. If you require accommodations that fall outside these needs, please email us at least 48hrs in advance of the event at events@thearthousecafe.ca, and we will do our best to accommodate you.We provide gender-neutral washrooms.We are licensed to provide alcohol, but serve a variety of non-alcoholic options.

NSFW Games Night
2025-02-19 20:00 - 22:00 | Afterlight, 129 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5N7, Canada
Come out to Afterlight, an intimate speakeasy bar in downtown Ottawa for an adults-only games night (19+)! We will be corrupting classic games, like bingo, trivia and MORE, to test and expand your sex knowledge. There will be sensual beats playing between rounds to encourage the flow of erotic energy, specialty aphrodisiac-inspired cocktails, and a pop-up Wicked Wanda’s sex shop on site for you to peruse. Did we mention there are incredible SEXY prizes to be won, including sex toys?!?! It’s the best way to spend hump day (second to humping of course)…

OGRC Weekly Run
2025-02-20 19:00 - 20:00 | T’s Pub, 323 Somerset St W, Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 0J8, Canada
Join us every Thursday evening for our weekly 5 km run, starting and ending at T’s Pub. We welcome runners of all levels, with multiple pace groups to ensure everyone feels comfortable and supported. Whether you’re looking to push your limits or just enjoy a leisurely jog, there’s a spot for you in our community.
After the run, stick around at T’s Pub to unwind with a cold beer and some great company. It’s the perfect way to cap off a run and connect with fellow gay men. No pressure, just good vibes and good times!
See you at 7:00 PM—let’s hit the pavement together!

Karaoke Night
2025-02-20 20:00 - 23:00, 2025-02-23 20:00 - 23:00 | T’s, 323 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, ON, 2P 0J8, Canada
Karaoke with fellow Queers hosted by Jolene.

OFR Women’s* 5 km walk or run
2025-02-21 17:15 - 18:45 | City Hall (Lisgar St Entrance), 111 Lisgar, Ottawa, ON, Canada
We invite you to join Ottawa Frontrunners for a Trans-inclusive, family-friendly Women’s 5 km walk or run. All levels are welcome! (*This event is open to all who identify as women, female-identifying, non-binary, and Two-Spirit individuals.)

The Friday night activity will be led by the Women’s Co-chair or member of Ottawa Frontrunners, and is in addition to the Tuesday night (6:30 pm) and Saturday morning (9:00 am (spring, summer, fall); 9:30 am from the first Saturday of December to the last Saturday of March inclusive) regularly scheduled times with the club.

We will be meeting at Ottawa City Hall, Lisgar Street entrance, at 5:10 pm and departing from there at 5:15 pm.

For details send an email to wmns@ottawafrontrunners.org.

Queer Lifting Club
2025-02-21 18:00 - 20:30 | St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 400 Sparks St., Ottawa, Ontario, K1R5A2, Canada
Join us every week to lift weights with queer people!! All ages, levels of experience, and forms of exercise are welcome 💪 Drop-in at any time and stay for however long you’d like! Our meetups are free and there’s no registration required. Just come hangout!!

We’ll provide snacks, water, masks, and weight lifting equipment! See the link in our bio for a full list of our equipment.

Our meetups are not instructional, but we’re happy to provide guidance and check your form.

WAIVERS:Everyone is required to sign a waiver for liability reasons due to the heavy weight lifting equipment involved. The waiver can be viewed ahead of time through the link in our bio. We’ll have blank waivers available to be signed as people arrive. No deadnames on the waiver please!

If you’re under 18, please make sure a legal guardian can sign the waiver. There’s no mention of “queer” on the under 18 waiver.

ENTRANCES:The church’s back entrance will be unlocked. If you need the door opened for you, ring the doorbell. See the link in our bio for instructions about the wheelchair accessible front entrance (facing Sparks St.). There will be instructions posted on the door at both entrances.

MASKS:Masks are strongly encouraged. We provide kn94 masks.

QUIET AREA:There is a quiet area with seating and low-lighting in the church itself. There is also a park across the street where you can take a break if needed.

RESTROOMS:The church has two private, gender neutral restrooms. One is wheelchair accessible. We always have pads and tampons available in the restrooms for anyone who needs them. Feel free to take them 🙂

TRANSPORTATION:There are spots for free parking in the church’s driveway beside the parking lot. There’s also paid parking in the parking lot and street parking on nearby streets. The church is close to Lyon Station by train/bus. Bikes can be locked on the railings outside or kept inside the church hall.

Queers & Beers: Winter Edition Lowertown
2025-02-21 18:30 - 23:00 | Lowertown Brewery, 73 York St., Ottawa, K1N 5T2
QUEERS & BEERS at Lowertown Brewery in the Byward Market!

Queers & Beers will be heading back to Lowertown for this Indoor event.

We would like to acknowledge and honour that all of the work we do is currently being done on unceded Algonquin Territory that was never given up and never surrendered.

Do you love craft beer? Do you like getting together with your community & meeting new friends? Want to have interesting conversation & try new things? Yes, yes and yes! So let’s get together and explore the craft brew scene here in Ottcity & create a safer space for queer & trans pub lovers!

Come with friends, come alone, come with a date, end up on a date, make new pals, talk to those you know, talk to those you don’t know but have always wanted to, or hey even keep to yourself, because it’s all good & do what makes you feel most comfortable!

[This is an open-event so feel free to invite your pals!]

o All genders & sexualities are welcome!o The goal is to provide a fun & safer environment for enjoying craft beers & chatting with pals!o We will try to prioritize visiting spaces that are accessible!o Feedback, thoughts, suggestions are welcome! You can shoot us a message anytime!queering613@gmail.com

Lowertown Brewery73 York Street

Physical Accessibility Note:

Lowertown is a physically accessible venue, with a ramp at the entrance and accessible bathroom on the main level.

OSPN: Over the Rainbow Meet and Greet
2025-02-21 19:00 - 21:00 | The Good Companions, 670 Albert Street
Meet up with other friends and members of the Ottawa Senior Pride Network for this fun meet and greet social event, with a cash bar. This is a great, relaxing way to meet new friends over drinks and good conversation. We hope you can join us!

LCxMPP: Hiphop & Culture
2025-02-21 20:00 - 22:00 | SAW, 67 Nicholas St, Ottawa, ON, K1N 7B9, Canada
Luscious Creatures & Miss Patience Plush Presents :
HipHop & Culture !
A variety show celebrating Hiphop, Culture and the Black creatives who paved the way. Join us as we dive into live music, Burlesque and Drag all inspired by the talented artists of any era who allowed us to explore hiphop & embrace our culture.

OFR Winter Saturday Run + Breakfast (Winter)
2025-02-22 09:30 - 12:00 | City Hall (Lisgar St Entrance), 111 Lisgar, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Run 5 , 7, or 9 km with the Frontrunners and have breakfast afterwards at Cooper’s Gastropub.

Ottawa Frontrunners (OFR) is a running and walking club for members of the Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (2SLGBTQ) community and friends. Located in Ottawa, it is Canada’s national capital chapter of International Frontrunners. We have runners of various ages and skill levels and typically have groups going between 5 and 9 km (3 and 5.59 miles) at various paces. Walkers are also members of the club, consisting usually of runners on the injury list and partners or friends of runners.

ElderQueers (2SLGBTQIA+) Storytelling Workshop
2025-02-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Ruddy Lounge, NAC, 1 Elgin St., Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 8X5, Canada
A six-week in-person workshop

Want to tell your story? Or a story? What story have you always wanted to tell?

As Elders in the queer community, your stories are important to be shared, to be heard, and to be remembered.

This Winter/Spring session is open to folks who have never written a story and to those who have. If you have attended one of Mary Ellen’s workshops before, you are welcome to come back and develop your storytelling skills. Mary Ellen has over thirty years of experience creating work for the stage and collaborating with people of all ages.

During this six-week workshop, participants will meet once a week for two hours to learn basic skills to create and tell their story. Stories can be serious or comic or a blend of both. Participants may use movement, puppets, music – however you want to tell your story – are all welcome!

This workshop offers an opportunity to gather, deepen your community connections, and create stories with the support of each other. The focus is on having FUN, learning some new skills, and connecting with each other.

Family and friends are invited to the final session to hear the participant’s stories.

This workshop is held in English. The registration fee gives you access to all 6 workshop sessions from February 22 to March 29, 2025.

OSPN: Out and About Saturday
2025-02-22 10:00 - 14:30 | The Good Companions, 670 Albert Street
OSPN in partnership with The Good Companions is delighted to offer in person programing to our 55+ LGBTQ2+ community.

Out and About Saturdays is specialty programing for the 55+ LGBTQ2+ community. Ideas for offerings can be forwarded to the program coordinator, Stephane Gauthier at sgauthier@thegoodcompanions.ca or by telephone at (613) 236-0428 ext. 2353.

Once a month Stephane and the Saturday programing committee meet to discuss potential offerings and brainstorm new ideas and opportunities for programing. If you are interested in joining the committee, please email your request to sgauthier@thegoodcompanions.ca.

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You are welcome to participate on a trial basis for 3 Saturdays before deciding to become a Good Companions member. The membership gives you access to all of The Good Companions amenities and offerings, not just Out and About Saturdays. For more information on becoming a member please click here [https://thegoodcompanions.ca/membership/new-members/].

Parking is available at the center for $2.50 a day or $30.00 annually.

*PLEASE NOTE: INDIVIDUAL FINANCIAL RESTRICTIONS WILL NEVER BE A BARRIER TO ACCESSING OUT AND ABOUT SATURDAYS OR BECOMING A MEMBER OF THE GOOD COMPANIONS. SUBSIDIES ARE AVAILABLE ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. Contact Stephane Gauthier at sgauthier@thegoodcompanions.ca for details.

Capital Bi's Zine Making
2025-02-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Kind Space, 400 Cooper St. suite 9001, Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 2N1, Canada
Next event coming in HOT on this cold AF day. Join us on February 22 from 2-4PM at Kind Space for an afternoon of zine-making and connection with other bi* folks.

Event is PWYC (suggested $10-20 to help us cover the venue), any remaining funds will be donated.

This is a masked event (KN95 or equivalent required). Please bring your own mask, a few will be provided at the door.

For more event and accessibility information, check out the event highlight on our Instagram stories: https://www.instagram.com/capital.bis/

Bottomless Dine & Drag Dinner
2025-02-22 19:00 - 22:00 | The Vanitea Room, 551 Somerset St West, Ottawa, ON, K1R 5J9, Canada
Every week, on Saturday night, Vanitea is the destination for the no. 1 voted drag dinner, presented by beloved house host Devona Coe and a rotating calendar of featured local and visiting drag queens.Delivering their struts, gag-worthy performances & all-over sass for your Saturday night pleasure, + a fabulous 3 course tower (with meal included) and bottomless drinks!

Frisque Femme Productions 10 Year Anniversary Show
2025-02-22 20:00 - 23:00 | Arts Court, 2 Daly Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6E2, Canada
Join us for a night like no other in the nations capital!

Frisque Femme Productions is celebrating 10 years of burlesque shows and entertaining the masses in Ottawa!

We’re celebrating in the best way we know how with two of the most incredibly talented international award winning headliners!

Let us take you back in time with this oppulent show!

From Los Angeles we have Jessabelle Thunder and from Montreal we have Foxy Lexxi Brown!

With our MC the one and only Alister Sharp!

Local performers include:

BB Abundance

Belle Epoque

Fenix Caprice

Kay Kalish

Kitty Kin-Evil

Sonya Lex… and more

19+ Event

Doors Open 7pm

Show 8pm

Wheelchair accessible venue please advise if needed

NO REFUNDS

Frisque Femme Productions Presents our 10 Year Anniversary Show
2025-02-22 20:00 - 23:00 | Arts Court, 2 Daly Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6E2, Canada

Disco Dewane Party
2025-02-22 20:00 - 23:59 | AIDS Committee of Ottawa, 19 Main St., Ottawa, Ontario, K1S1A9, Canada
The AIDS Committee of Ottawa is thrilled to host a Disco Dewane Party during Winter Pride!

Come together with the **2SLGBTQIA+BIPOC** community for a night of celebration, fun, and dancing! Enjoy delicious food, refreshing drinks, and amazing beats from our DJ. Let’s make this a night to remember!

Don’t forget to register for the event to secure your spot. See you there!

Drag Brunch
2025-02-23 11:30 - 14:00 | The Vanitea Room, 551 Somerset St West, Ottawa, ON, K1R 5J9, Canada
Every last Sunday of the month (with the exception of pride week in the summer) is drag brunch. Check our calendar for details.If it’s the last Sunday of the month – its drag brunch. Seatings available at 11:30am and 2pm.Please note: that the drag brunch preset menu does NOT include bottomless mimosas – it includes one single mimosa with cuisine as indicated on the menu.Bottomless mimosas are an extra charge to your drag brunch package.

Non-binary Social/Crafternoon
2025-02-23 14:00 - 17:00 | Ottawa Trans Library, 1104 Somerset St. West, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y3C8, Canada
What to expect: Non-binary people and friends hanging out and crafting. We have supplies for making bracelets, folding origami, colored beads, embroidery floss, and plastic lace. Volunteer coordinators will be wearing name tags and can help answer any questions you might have.What to bring: You don’t need to bring anything. You are welcome to bring your own crafting materials. Food and drink is welcome, also.

Drop-In Volleyball
2025-02-23 18:00 - 20:00 | École Secondaire Franco-Cité, 623 Smyth Rd., Ottawa, Ontario, K1G1N7, Canada
Drop-in is more about having fun and getting exciting rallies going, rather than what is on the scoreboard. The Drop-in Coordinator explains the basic format at the beginning of the night. If you have any questions, you’ll also have a Court Leader to explain the basics. If you are new to volleyball or have not played in a long time, don’t worry, the atmosphere is casual! Everyone is there for fun, so enjoy yourself!Play description: Ideal for beginners or for those looking to build on their base skills. Open to all levels. Rotational play (setter position 2 or 3), promote 3 touches, and encourage your peers. Higher level players are expected to play at the corresponding level to promote play and help foster a conducive learning environment.

Sunday Night Tennis
2025-02-23 20:00 - 22:00 | Tennis Centre West Ottawa, 120 Greenview Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, K2B8J8, Canada
Meet members of Gay Lesbian Tennis Ottawa at novice/advanced doubles tennis every Sunday.
