Winner of six Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the 2018 Grammy Award, this is the deeply personal and profoundly contemporary musical about…
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Maha Bharatotsav
The Great India Festival returns with amazing live performances, mouth-watering authentic Indian delicacies, and more.
Amai Kuda et Les Bois
Wooden Terrace Series Whether on the street, the stage or in the studio, for Amai Kuda et Les Bois, music is about healing – the healing of the earth…
Nidal Ibourk I Female Voices of the Middle East
Come enjoy classical Arabic music with this artist of caliber who's commited to preserve her cultural heritage. Throughout the show, Nidal Ibourk…
Honeymoon Suite
The band that made a splash in the 80’s and sold more than a million albums worldwide during their 25-year career comes to Gatineau! The original band…
Les Grands Feux du Casino Lac-Leamy
Each summer, be dazzled by spectacular fireworks displays exploding in shimmering waterfalls and blooms of colour high above the Ottawa River, all set to thrilling musical scores.
Afrobeat Music Festival
Listen to a blend of dancehall, soca, reggae, zouk, and more, Featuring a host of performers from DJs to artists, including a dance competition on…
St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival
Lively, music-filled productions against the backdrop of the St. Lawrence River make for a unique summer theatre experience.
House of PainT
House of PainT is back this summer with its 19th Festival! Join House of PainT for the REUNION for a weekend of art and music. House of PainT is a…
Vankleek Hill Fair
The Vankleek Hill Agricultural Society presents the 178th Vankleek Hill Fair – “Blue Jeans & Country Scenes”.
Lessons in Temperament
$8 Play Series *Mature Themes* Lessons in Temperament is the story of four neurodiverse brothers, told through a theatrical escape into the art and…
Aviva Chernick
Wooden Terrace Series As an award-winning singer, teacher of voice, and meditation, Aviva Chernick brings movement, song, and story to every offering…
Pride Pageant
There will be talent, looks, walks, struts... It's the drag event of the summer you don't want to miss! So come as you are, cheers with your chosen…
Summer Series
Join The Shenkman Arts Centre and the Heart of Orléans BIA for a little summer fun as they present the Summer Series every Thursday during the months…
Drag Cabaret : Pride Edition
Hosted by Ottawa Drag Queen Fifi Hoo-Kers with very special guest Ruby Foxglove: expect live singing accompanied by a pianist and so much more! Come…
Véronic DiCaire
As a singer with extraordinary vocal control, DiCaire is able to incarnate herself as Édith Piaf, Adele, Céline Dion, Madonna, and many more…
Classic Theatre Festival
Enjoy professional productions of classic hits from Broadway and the London stage at the historic Arts Court Theatre in downtown Ottawa.
Zach (she/her)
$8 Play Series In Zach (she/her), Tommi, a displaced, adopted trans girl with a chip on one shoulder and a guitar on the other, hops a greyhound bus…
