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. Register now for fall and winter recreation classes.
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 (August 17 to 26):
Ottawa City Hall
- Hatha Yoga Marion Dewar Plaza, Tuesdays, until August 30
- Circus Jam, Marion Dewar Plaza, Tuesdays until August 30
- Taoist Tai Chi, Marion Dewar Plaza, Wednesdays, until August 24
- Salsa Babies, Jean Pigott Place, Wednesdays, until August 24
- Salsa @ City Hall, Marion Dewar Plaza, Wednesdays, until August 31
- Lunchtime Volleyball, Lisgar Field, Thursdays, until August 18
- Salsa Bellies, Jean Pigott Place, Saturdays, until August 27
- Elle Chae & Heidi Conrod, University of Ottawa MFA candidate, Thesis exhibition, Karsh Masson Gallery, August 4 to 28
- Iran at City Hall, Marion Dewar Plaza, August 18
- Pop Up Swing, Marion Dewar Plaza, August 19
- Indigenous Walks, Marion Dewar Plaza, August 19
- Nordic Walking, Marion Dewar Plaza, August 22
- Iran at City Hall, Lisgar Field, August 25
- Ottawa Palestinian Festival, Marion Dewar Plaza, August 26 to 28
Lansdowne
- Full Moon Yoga, Great Lawn, August 18
- Ottawa RedBlacks vs Montreal Alouettes, TD Place Stadium, August 19 (ticketed event)
- Momentum Saturdays, Hooping with Sophie Latreille, Great Lawn, August 20
- Monster Energy Professional Bull Riders Canada Tour, TD Arena, August 20 (ticketed event)
- Summer Art Series, Hillbilly Hepcats, Aberdeen East Court, August 21
- Ottawa Farmers’ Market, Aberdeen Pavilion, August 21
- Lansdowne Movie Nights - Zootopia, Great Lawn, August 22
- Ottawa Fury FC vs Miami FC, TD Place Stadium, August 24 (ticketed event)
- Ottawa RedBlacks vs B.C. Lions, TD Place Stadium, August 26 (ticketed event)
- Ottawa Craft Beer Festival, Aberdeen Pavilion, August 26 to 28
Sports and recreation
- Free yoga on Parliament Hill Wednesdays until September 28
- Ottawa Champions vs Trois Rivières Aigles, RCGT Park, August 19 to 21 (ticketed event)
- Ottawa Champions vs Rockland Boulders, RCGT Park, August 22 to 24 (ticketed event)
Music and theatre
- Torchlight Shakespeare: Pericles, Various Parks, July 4 to August 20
- The Fifty five twenty five Music Festival, Watson’s Mill, Manotick, August 16 to 18 (ticketed event)
- Movies in the Market, Princess Bride, ByWard Market, August 19
- Sound and Light Show on Parliament Hill – Northern Lights, July 9 to September 10
- Casino Lac Leamy Sound of Light– Canadian Museum of History, August 20 (ticketed event)
- Tragically Hip Final Concert Viewing Party, Parkdale Park and Dovercourt Recreation Centre, August 20
- Sunday Stories, ByWard Market (Clarendon Courtyard), August 21
Festivals and events
- Changing of the Guard, Elgin Street and Parliament Hill, daily until August 20
- Greek Fest, 1315 Hellenic Community Centre, August 11 to 21
- Capital Pride, Various locations, Aug. 15 to 21
- Arboretum Festival, Lisgar Field and various locations, August 17 to 20 (ticketed event)
- Capital Fair, Rideau-Carleton Entertainment Center, August 18 to 28
- Lumière Festival, Stanley Park, August 20
- Stittsville Pig Roast and Corn Boil, Stittsville Legion, August 20
- Canadian Plowing Championships, Anderson Links Golf Club, August 26 to 28
- House of PainT Festival, Various Locations, August 25 to 28
Museums and galleries
- Movies on the Lawn, Pinhey’s Point Historic Site, August 19 (ticketed event)
- Tools of the Trade, Fairfields Heritage House, August 15 to 19
- Home and Away, Fairfields Heritage House, August 22 to 26
- Vintage Motorcycle Show, Billings Estate National Historic Site, August 21
- Preschool Picnics, Billings Estate National Historic Site, Fridays in August (pre-registration required)
- History Detectives, Billings Estate National Historic Site, Wednesdays in August
- Step into the Kitchen, Billings Estate National Historic Site, Thursdays in August (pre-registration required)
- 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
- Shannon Whittle: Fix What's Underneath - Trinity Art Gallery Salon B, July 21 to August 23
- Orléans Instructors’ Exhibition 2016, Ottawa School of Art - Orléans Campus, August 12 to September 18
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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