What’s going on in Ottawa this week

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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 (August 3 to 12):


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
• Elle Chae & Heidi Conrod, University of Ottawa MFA candidate, Thesis exhibition, Karsh Masson Gallery, August 4 to 28
• TD SouthAsianFest, Jean Pigott Place, August 11 to 13

Lansdowne

• Ottawa Farmers' Market, Aberdeen Square, August 7
• 613flea, Aberdeen Square, August 6
• Ottawa RedBlacks vs Edmonton Eskimos, TD Place Stadium, August 6
• Ottawa Salsa Convention, Horticulture Building, July 29 to 31
• Momentum Saturdays, Family Bodygym with Jules Sherlock, Great Lawn, August 6
• Lansdowne Movie Nights, Inside Out, Great Lawn, August 8

Sports and recreation

• Free yoga on Parliament Hill Wednesdays until September 28
• Ottawa Champions vs New Jersey Jackals, RCGT Park, August 4 to 7
• Ottawa Champions vs Sussex County Miners, RCGT Park, August 8 to 11

Music and theatre

• Chamberfest, Various Locations, until August 3
• Torchlight Shakespeare: Pericles, Various Parks, July 4 to August 20
• 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
• Chapel Hill South Summer Sizzler, Blue Willow Park, August 5
• JAMDAY (Jamaican festival), Mooney's Bay Park, August 6
• Greek Fest, 1315 Hellenic Community Centre, August 11 to 21
• Navan Fair, August 11 to 14

Museums and galleries

• From Farm to Food, Fairfields Heritage House, August 2 to 5
• By Land and Sea, Fairfields Heritage House, August 8 to 12
• 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
• Preschool Picnics, Billings Estate National Historic Site, Fridays 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 Campus, June 24 to August 7
• Sanjay Sudram: Flight, Atrium Art Gallery, July 22 to August 17
• Shannon Whittle: Fix What's Underneath - Trinity Art Gallery Salon B, July 21 to August 23
• Vintage Stock Theatre-Murder Mystery, Cumberland Heritage Village Museum, August 6, 14
• Summertime Explorers: Creepy Crawlies, Cumberland Heritage Village Museum, August 7

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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