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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10 events,
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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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,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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2 events, |
0 events,
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1 event,
Virtual Event
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Virtual Event
Queer Death Salon is a virtual community space for all 2SLGBTQIA+ people to come together to discuss death, dying and grief. |
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.
$10
Open rehearsals for the Ottawa Gay Men's Chorus' 40th season!
Free
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6 events,
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Holli Cow presents the WOR$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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5 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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Join Queer Connection Lanark for treats, connection, and community-building.
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
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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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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3 events,
Featured
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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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THE HIRS COLLECTIVE (Philadelphia Queer Punk) + CRISIS PARTY (Melodic Queercore) + KOFFIN BYRTH (D-Beat Punk)
$15 – $20
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5 events, |
7 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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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
Part of Asinabka's Film Festival, "Our Body Is An Expanding Star" moves across scales of body and territory, reimagining identity beyond Mexico’s colonial narratives.
$5
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4 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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Get ready to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Basement Burlesque!
$17.31
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3 events,
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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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3 events,A monthly drop-in discussion group for older 2SLBTQIA+ women (50+), sponsored by Ottawa Senior Pride Network (OSPN).
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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. |
4 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
A virtual discussion group for transmasculine and masculine-of-center Black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC).
Free
Open rehearsals for the Ottawa Gay Men's Chorus' 40th season!
Free
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7 events,Drop-in youth group at the Ottawa Trans Library on the fourth Thursday of every month.
Free
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A group for parents, friends, and relatives in Almonte who come together to listen, learn and share, ultimately hoping to be the best allies to our loved ones.
Free
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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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2 events,
Pique #21
On September 26, Pique returns with its most ambitious edition yet—and for the first time ever, admission is 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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4 events,
Pique #21
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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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5 events, |
1 event,
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Let's build community together: This is a space to celebrate, connect, and find your people. |
2 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
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.