Community Events
Community Events Listing
Ottawa Greek Festival
Aug14-24, Greek Community Centre, 1315 Prince of Wales Dr
Sample succulent Greek cuisine while you soak up the culture and atmosphere. Admission is free - you just gotta pay for the food!
Sidewalk Sale for Cancer Research
Aug20-24, Bank at Cooper Street
Avon's Crusade For Breast Cancer Research will be holding a sidewalk sale.In the fight against cancer, there's no such thing as small change. Buy a 5-cent raffle ticket for your chance to win a gift basket valued at $150. Also breast cancer products for $5. All proceeds to breast cancer research.
Dancing In The Streets
Aug23, in the Glebe
A fun fundraiser for the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation. Live music and dancing in the streets all day long! Your chance to celebrate life, celebrate survival and be part of the answer. Meet Massari at the main stage at 3:15.
www.dancinginthestreetsottawa.ca
City of Ottawa-United Way 4th Annual Garage Sale
Aug23, 9a-2p
100 Constellation, Parking lots G+H, City of Ottawa building, Baseline and Woodroffe
The sale will be held outdoors only. In case of rain, two rain dates have been set. Aug24 will be first choice, but if the weather is still not cooperating, the sale will be held on Aug30. Parking is available on-street (on the east side of the street only, 3 hour parking) or in the many surrounding parking lots at that location.
Carnivale Lune Bleue
now-Sep6, Tues-Sat, 6pm-midnight
5626 First Line Road, Kars – 20 mins from Ottawa, near Manotick
A revival of the old-tyme 1930s carnival (like the hit HBO show, "Carnivale"), featuring a shocking Ten-In-One freak show with Carnival Diablo, vintage restored Ferris wheels and wooden carousels, 1930s midway games and concessions, a breathtaking acrobatics show, a terrifying giant snakes of the world show, and much more! If you're a fan of carnivals and sideshows, this is a unique event you won't want to miss!
Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival
Aug29-Sep1, La Baie Park on Jacques-Cartier St
Lotsa Labour Day weekend fun featuring live music, magic acts, strong man competitions, and of course breath-taking balloons in the forms of Darth Vader, a court jester, dragon, turtle, panda and new ladybug!
Aug29:Finger 11... Aug31:Dennis DeYoung, Pascale Picard
Savoy Society Open House
Sep8, 7:30p, Kingsway United Church, 630 Island Park DriveFind out about auditions for the Mar/April 2009 performance of Gilbert & Sullivan's comic opera, The Gondoliers.www.savoysociety.org To post your Community Event, email details to
