Ottawa– It’s Summer in the City and there’s a lot to do in and around Ottawa.
Book your tickets for comedy, music and theatre shows at Centrepointe Theatres and Shenkman Arts Centre. Tickets are on sale now for the 2016-17 season. Hurry, some performances can sell out quickly.
Beat the heat with fabulous programming at City museums, the Ottawa Archives and Ottawa’s many galleries including Karsh-Masson Gallery. Don’t forget to visit the Barbara Ann Scott Gallery and the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame at City Hall.
Kids can learn skateboarding basics at Skateboard Adventure & Swim camp! Register now to keep your kids active this summer.
Programs are also offered at Ottawa Public Library branches citywide.
Visit Summer in the City regularly for updates on what’s happening this week and in the season to come.
Summer in the City 10-day look ahead (July 27 to August 5):
Ottawa City Hall
- Hatha Yoga Marion Dewar Plaza, Tuesdays, until August 30
- Circus Jam, Marion Dewar Plaza, Tuesdays until August 31
- Taoist Tai Chi, Marion Dewar Plaza, Wednesdays, until August 24
- Salsa Babies, Jean Pigott Place, Wednesdays, until August 31
- Salsa @ City Hall, Marion Dewar Plaza, Wednesdays, until August 31
- Zumba with Jorge, Thursdays, Marion Dewar Plaza, until August 25
- Lunchtime Volleyball, Lisgar Field, Thursdays, until August 18
- Salsa Bellies, Jean Pigott Place, Saturdays, until August 27
- Festival of India, Marion Dewar Plaza, August 5 to 7
- Capital Ribfest, Marion Dewar Plaza, July 28 to 31
Lansdowne
- Ottawa Farmers' Market, Aberdeen Square, July 31
- Ottawa Fury FC vs Carolina RailHawks, TD Place Stadium, July 27
- Ottawa RedBlacks vs Toronto Argonauts, TD Place Stadium, July 31
- Ottawa RedBlacks vs Edmonton Eskimos, TD Place Stadium, August 6
- Ottawa Salsa Convention, Horticulture Building, July 29 to 31
- Momentum Saturdays, Piloxing with Gina Adams, Great Lawn, July 30
Sports and recreation
- Free yoga on Parliament Hill Wednesdays until September 28
- Ottawa Champions vs Québec Capitales, RCGT Park, July 25 to 27
- Ottawa Champions vs New Jersey Jackals, RCGT Park, August 4 to 7
Music and theatre
- Chamberfest, Various Locations, July 21 to August 3
- B in the Park, Major’s Hill Park, July 28
- Ottawa Busker Festival, Sparks Street, July 28 to August 1
- Torchlight Shakespeare: Pericles, Various Parks, July 4 to August 20
- Bear and Company, Macbeth, Various Parks, July 2 to 30
- An Evening with Phil Kesler, Shenkman Arts Centre, August 4
- Sound and Light Show on Parliament Hill – Northern Lights, July 9 to September 10
Festivals and events
- Changing of the Guard, Elgin Street and Parliament Hill, daily until August 20
- Potato Fest, ByWard Market, August 5
Museums and galleries
- Can you dig it?, Billings Estate National Historic Site, Thursdays in July
- Little Critters, Billings Estate National Historic Site, Fridays in July
- Bytown Days, Bytown Museum, July 30 to August 1
- Campfire Storytelling, Pinhey's Point Historic Site, August 5
- History Detectives, Billings Estate National Historic Site, Wednesdays in August
- Step into the Kitchen, Billings Estate National Historic Site, Thursdays in August
- Marie Léger: Landscapes: Real and Imagined, Trinity Art Gallery Salon A, July 21 to August 23
- World of GLASS – Isabelle Regout, Studio 112, City of Ottawa Archives, June 21 to September 10
- Bandaneira, Ottawa School of Art - Orléans Cam'pus, June 24 to August 7
- Shannon Whittle,:Fix What's Underneath - Trinity Art Gallery Salon B, July 21 to August 23
Plan your route before heading out to your next event. The City of Ottawa has a number of online tools at ottawa.ca to help motorists, cyclists and transit users get to their destination as easily as possible.
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