📍 Bayshore Shopping Centre, top level of the parkade

📅 July 3 - September 7, 206

Bayshore just turned Ottawa into a giant board game. 🎲

Roll the dice, tackle Ottawa-themed challenges, discover surprises, then grab some food and hang out on the rooftop patio.

 

Plus, enjoy live entertainment, trivia and Sunset Parties all summer long.

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📍 Under the Big Top, St. Laurent Shopping Centre, 500 Coventry Rd

📅  September 10-18th, 2026

Step into the vibrant, dreamlike world of LUZIA. Experience a reimagined Mexico packed with jaw-dropping acrobatic acts, stunning visual surprises, and rich cultural sounds. You'll travel from vintage movie sets and sultry dance halls straight to sun-drenched beaches and golden deserts, blending classic Mexican heritage with modern flair.

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📍 National Arts Centre, 1 Elgin Street

📅 September 8-13th, 2026

Come watch the Roaring Twenties come alive as Broadway performs The Great Gatsby at the NAC. Based on the classic American novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the new musical is a journey of love, wealth and tragedy.

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📍RA Centre, 2451 Riverside Dr.

📅 September 16-20th

Alabama Shakes, Third Eye Blind, Alice Cooper and Sex Pistols headline five nights of alt-rock, punk and folk at Ottawa's longest-running music festival, relocated this year to the RA Centre while Lansdowne Park is under construction. Block off September 16th to 20th, even CityFolk regulars will notice a very different view of the stage this time around.

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📍Parkdale Public Market, 366 Parkdale Ave

📅 Friday, Sept 25, 5–9pm

Seventy-plus small businesses, live DJs, and every plant-based snack you can think of take over Parkdale Public Market for one free night. Circle September 25th and head to Hintonburg for the night.

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