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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Events
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9 events,
Cabar-oke
Part of Ottawa Fringe, Cabar-oke is a free, late-night mashup of karaoke, drag, and burlesque.
Free
A crafternoon and social for nonbinary people at the Ottawa Trans Library
Free
Part of the Ottawa Fringe Festival, Gander Euphoria tells the history of queer resistance like never before.
$16.29
Part of the Ottawa Fringe Festival, CRACKS depicts how growing up in the Catholic Church and military school affects a trans identity.
$16.29
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3 events,Free gender affirming gear program organized by The Ten Oaks Project
Free
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Un groupe mensuel de MAX Ottawa pour les personnes noires queer. Ce mois, nous nous explorerons des stratégies financières avec le Centre d’éducation financière EBO. |
3 events,
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Celebrate 10 years of community and belonging with Orleans Pride at The Royal Oak.
Free
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1 event,
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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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6 events,
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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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2 events,
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Come by the Ottawa Trans Library this July to check out Oreon’s exploration of his transness across different art mediums.
Free
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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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5 events,
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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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2 events,
Virtual Event
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Virtual Event
Tea for Tara - Episode 7: 2Spirit Art & Healing with special guests Kole Peplinskie & Tai Reign. Livestreamed on YouTube and Facebook. |
3 events,Free gender affirming gear program organized by The Ten Oaks Project
Free
Free drop-in, queer weightlifting club for all levels, Mondays at St. Peter's Lutheran Church.
Free
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4 events,
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A 90-minute yoga class focused on a holistic practice including movement, meditation, and breath work. Rainbow Flow is run as part of GayZone. Get race-ready with the Frontrunners. Come run or walk as they prep for the National Capital Pride Run this August.
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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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1 event,
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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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8 events,
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Rejoignez Jeunesse Idem au Musée canadien de l'histoire pour une soirée d'apprentissage conviviale. A life drawing event by and for members of the trans community.
$9 – $25
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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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6 events,Get race-ready with the Frontrunners. Come run or walk as they prep for the National Capital Pride Run this August.
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Join Good Golly Zines for a zine market, documentary film screening, and community panel on the future of transit in Ottawa.
$6 – $18
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Spend your morning working away on a zine with the Ottawa Senior Pride Network and the Ottawa Trans Library's crafting crew.
Free
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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3 events,
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Session 1 of the Ottawa Trans Mutual Aid Democratic Assembly at the Ottawa Trans Library.
Free
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Join the Ottawa Wolves RFC for an exciting Heated Rivalry-themed trivia night fundraiser
$5 – $20
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4 events,Free gender affirming gear program organized by The Ten Oaks Project
Free
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Come make the tiniest little fruit basket you’ve ever seen at Patagonia Ottawa!
$40
Free drop-in, queer weightlifting club for all levels, Mondays at St. Peter's Lutheran Church.
Free
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5 events,
Featured
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Featured
We’re kicking GayZone Week 2 off with a movie night. This week, we’re screening "The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson."
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Le groupe de discussion pour ados de Jeunesse Idem se transforme cette semaine en activité de jeux de société! Get race-ready with the Frontrunners. Come run or walk as they prep for the National Capital Pride Run this August.
Virtual Event
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Virtual Event
Queer Death Salon is a drop-in community discussion space to build skill, connection, and resource sharing networks for 2SLGBTQIA+ people.
$30
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3 events,Bi-weekly social for older 2SLGBTQIA+ people to connect, learn, and share skills.
Free
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A fun, instructional workshop where you can learn erotic communication styles and build confidence with using your voice in the bedroom.
$17.31
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7 events,
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Nous allons regarder la comédie adolescente des années '90 « L'incroyable histoire vraie de deux filles amoureuses ». |
7 events,
BibliFest
A weekend of swims, hangs, live music, dancing, workshops, hikes, LARPing, beautiful sunsets, and fireflies.
$10 – $120
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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7 events,Get race-ready with the Frontrunners. Come run or walk as they prep for the National Capital Pride Run this August. 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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3 events,
BibliFest
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The penultimate official Capital Bi's event. Join bi+ babes for an afternoon at Westboro Beach.
Free
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5 events,Free gender affirming gear program organized by The Ten Oaks Project
Free
Free drop-in, queer weightlifting club for all levels, Mondays at St. Peter's Lutheran Church.
Free
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Is there a seggs story you’ve always wanted to tell? Want to hear true saucy tales and vote on a winner? That is what smut slams are all about!
$25
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They get naked. They read. A different theme every month from Ottawa's trailblazing literary salon — since July 2017.
$24
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2 events,Get race-ready with the Frontrunners. Come run or walk as they prep for the National Capital Pride Run this August. |
3 events,
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A virtual discussion group for transmasculine and masculine-of-center Black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC).
Free
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Come make an adorable one-of-a-kind miniature fruit charm bracelet or keychain!
$30
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9 events,Drop-in youth group at the Ottawa Trans Library on the fourth Thursday of every month.
Free
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Learn about local queer zine history and make a few yourself with the Queer Youth Action Committee
Free
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An arousing evening of sex-positive expression in an intimate, sensual setting—presented by CLIMAX Conference.
$15 – $20
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3 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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14 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
Fierce Fusion
Fierce Fusion is taking over Swizzles for a Saturday night of fabulous drag and burlesque performances.
$10
Get race-ready with the Frontrunners. Come run or walk as they prep for the National Capital Pride Run this August.
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West Side Pride is a daytime, alcohol free family event for the West end LGBTQ+ communities.
Free
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Create puppets, share stories, and connect across generations.
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8 events,
Feel My Texture Kiki Ball
Fierce Fusion
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This month, MAX's Queerspora session for queer newcomers is teaming up with the Chez Nous - African and Newcomer Pride festival.
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School's over, sun's out and our cast of drag kings are ready to sizzle on the dance floor.
$10 – $15
A crafternoon and social for nonbinary people at the Ottawa Trans Library
Free
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3 events,Free gender affirming gear program organized by The Ten Oaks Project
Free
Free drop-in, queer weightlifting club for all levels, Mondays at St. Peter's Lutheran Church.
Free
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3 events,Get race-ready with the Frontrunners. Come run or walk as they prep for the National Capital Pride Run this August.
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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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2 events,
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Join the Ottawa Senior Pride Network and Ottawa Trans Library for a fun evening of board games.
Free
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7 events, |
3 events,
VINTAGE N VINYL: Drag Show + Vintage Shop + Afterparty at FONO
Party at FONO with an early seated drag show, or dance it out later at the all-vinyl after-party + shop local vintage all night!
$15 – $30
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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6 events,
Skank
Aug. 1st – 2 Parties / 2 Floors / 1 Ticket. 2 ROOM BOOM BOOM is back! With Skank and Starlight Disco at Gridwrks / Annx.
$9.99 – $19.00
Get race-ready with the Frontrunners. Come run or walk as they prep for the National Capital Pride Run this August.
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Passez un moment dans la nature en communauté avec nous au Parc de la Gatineau. 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.