We’re starting up the final week of July, which seems to be a bit of a break from the major festivals, but the smaller events are taking centre stage this week. Algonquin Commons Theatre is boasting two really interesting shows this week with David Cross on Thursday, and Trixie Mattel on Saturday. Also, there are still some music festivals this week: The Greely Legion is hosting their annual Country Music Festival from Thursday – Saturday, and Soul City Music Festival runs Saturday at Laroche Park.

A highlight of every summer, that I forgot to mention last week, is the annual “Northern Lights” or Sound and Light show at Parliament Hill. That is now running each night until September 3rd with the show starting at 10pm for the month of July (9:30 for August, 9:00 for September). If there are cancellations due to weather, they’ll be announced through their social media feeds.

My top three events of the week:

• Doc and Woody’s BaconFest (Friday morning, CHEZ 106 Parking Lot)
• Beckta x Dominion City (Friday, Dominion City Brewing Company)
• Carnival en Blanc (Saturday, Petrie Island)

Announcements:

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The following information is a brief summary only, and you can get full details by clicking the event link taking you to the event calendar. My event calendar gets updated almost daily so stay up to date with the most current information on the site.

Monday July 23^rd, 2018

• 28^th Annual Ottawa Lebanese Festival
• Elias Cathedral
• 10:00am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/28th-annual-ottawa-lebanese-festival/2018-07-23/

 

• Happiness on the Hill Meditation Mondays
• Parliament Hill
• 12:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/happiness-on-the-hill-meditation-mondays-2018-07-23/

 

• MAC Rally of Hope Ottawa Lobster Event
• Vincent Massey Park
• 4:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/mac-rally-of-hope-ottawa-lobster-event/

 

• Monday Night Salsa at the Mill
• Mill Street Brew Pub
• 6:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/monday-night-salsa-at-the-mill-38/

 

• Prove You’re a Comic Competition
• Absolute Comedy
• 8:30pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/prove-youre-a-comic-competition/2018-07-23/

 

• Sound and Light Show
• Parliament Hill
• 10:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/sound-and-light-show/2018-07-23/

Tuesday July 24^th, 2018

• Prove You’re a Comic Competition
• Absolute Comedy
• 8:30pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/prove-youre-a-comic-competition/2018-07-24/

 

• Tuesday Night Karaoke
• Moose Mcguire’s
• 9:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/karaoke-tuesdays/2018-07-24/

 

• Sound and Light Show
• Parliament Hill
• 10:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/sound-and-light-show/2018-07-24/

Wednesday July 25^th, 2018

• Yoga on Parliament Hill
• Parliament Hill
• 12:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/yoga-on-parliament-hill/2018-07-25/

 

• Salsa at City Hall – Week 4
• City Hall
• 6:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/salsa-at-city-hall-week-4/

 

• Trivia in the Taproom
• Vimy Brewing Company
• 7:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/trivia-in-the-taproom/2018-07-25/

 

• Gathering of Souls
• RA Centre
• 7:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/gathering-of-souls-ottawa-edition/2018-07-25/

 

• Pub Night in Barrhaven
• Barley Mow Barrhaven
• 7:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/pub-night-barrhaven/

 

• The Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie
• Ottawa Little Theatre
• 7:30pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/the-unexpected-guest-by-agatha-christie/2018-07-25/

 

• Hump Day Dance Summer Session
• Studio X Ottawa
• 8:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/hump-day-dance-summer-session/2018-07-25/

 

• Prove You’re a Comic Competition
• Absolute Comedy
• 8:30pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/prove-youre-a-comic-competition/2018-07-25/

 

• Sound and Light Show
• Parliament Hill
• 10:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/sound-and-light-show/2018-07-25/

Thursday July 26^th, 2018

• Thursday Concert Cravings
• National Arts Centre
• 12:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/thursday-concert-cravings/2018-07-26/

 

• Parliament Hill Movecamp
• Parliament Hill
• 12:15pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/parliament-hill-movecamp/2018-07-26/

 

• The Party at Westboro Beach
• Westboro Beach
• 4:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/the-party-at-westboro-beach/2018-07-26/

 

• Greely Legion’s 11^th Annual Country Music Festival
• Greely Legion
• 7:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/greely-legions-11th-annual-country-music-festival/2018-07-26/

 

• The Unexpected Guest, by Agatha Christie
• Ottawa Little Theatre
• 7:30pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/the-unexpected-guest-by-agatha-christie/2018-07-26/

 

• David Cross “Oh Come On 2018 World Tour”
• Algonquin Commons Theatre
• 8:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/david-cross-oh-come-on-2018-world-tour/

 

• Centretown Comedy
• Beerocracy
• 8:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/centretown-comedy/2018-07-26/

 

• Rock ‘n’ Roll Bingo
• Prime Burger Bar Entertainment
• 8:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/rock-n-roll-bingo/2018-07-26/

 

• The Speak Up: Improvised Stand Up, Storytelling, Indie Improv
• Shanghai Restaurant
• 8:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/the-speak-up-improvised-stand-up-storytelling-indie-improv/2018-07-26/

 

• A Knight’s Tale – A Capital Pop-Up Cinema Production
• Canadian War Museum
• 8:30pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/a-knights-tale-a-capital-pop-up-cinema-production/

 

• Sound and Light Show
• Parliament Hill
• 10:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/sound-and-light-show/2018-07-26/

Friday July 27^th, 2018

• Doc and Woody’s BaconFest
• Chez 106
• 6:00am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/doc-woodys-baconfest/

 

• Greely Legion’s 11^th Annual Country Music Festival
• Greely Legion
• 8:30am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/greely-legions-11th-annual-country-music-festival/2018-07-27/

 

• BMX Canada Capital City Nationals
• Nepean BMX, 93 Houlahan Street Barrhaven
• 11:00am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/bmx-canada-capital-city-nationals/2018-07-27/

 

• Brew Donkey Presents – Y-East End Express Tour
• Brew Donkey, 987 Wellington Street West
• 4:15pm
• http://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/brew-donkey-presents-y-east-end-express-tour-28/

 

• Beckta x Dominion City
• Dominion City Brewing
• 5:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/beckta-x-dominion-city/

 

• Ottawa Asian Night Market
• Chinatown
• 6:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/ottawa-asian-night-market-2018/2018-07-27/

 

• The Unexpected Guest, by Agatha Christie
• Ottawa Little Theatre
• 7:30pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/the-unexpected-guest-by-agatha-christie/2018-07-27/

 

• Free Comedy Night in Hintonburg
• Wellington Eatery
• 9:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/free-comedy-night-in-hintonburg-3/2018-07-27/

 

• Friday Night Lights: Acoustic Evening on the Rooftop
• Sens House
• 9:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/friday-night-lights-acoustic-evening-on-the-rooftop/2018-07-27/

 

• Material Men
• Rideau Carleton Raceway
• 9:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/material-men/2018-07-27/

 

• Outdoor Movie Night
• Dundonald Park
• 9:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/outdoor-movie-night/2018-07-27/

 

• Sound and Light Show
• Parliament Hill
• 10:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/sound-and-light-show/2018-07-27/

 

• Hip Hop Karaoke
• Elmdale Oyster House and Tavern
• 10:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/hip-hop-karaoke-4/

Saturday July 28^th 2018

• The 5K Foam Fest (5K Run)
• Commando Paintball
• 8:00am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/5k-foam-fest/

 

• Greely Legion’s 11^th Annual Country Music Festival
• Greely Legion
• 8:30am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/greely-legions-11th-annual-country-music-festival/2018-07-28/

 

• Great Geek Garage Sale – Kanata Edition
• 16 Dundegan Drive
• 9:00am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/geek-garage-sale-kanata/

 

• Canadian Capital Classic Car Show
• Wesley Clover Park
• 10:00am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/canadian-capital-classic-car-show/

 

• Goat Yoga
• Maple Hill Urban Farm
• 10:00am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/goat-yoga-7/

 

• Indonesian Fashion Ottawa
• Horticulture Building
• 10:00am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/indonesian-fashion-in-ottawa/2018-07-28/

 

• BMX Canada Capital City Nationals
• Nepean BMX, 93 Houlahan Street Barrhaven
• 11:00am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/bmx-canada-capital-city-nationals/2018-07-28/

 

• Ottawa Asian Night Market
• Chinatown
• 12:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/ottawa-asian-night-market-2018/2018-07-28/

 

• 2^nd Annual Somali Cultural Festival 2018
• Ottawa City Hall
• 12:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/2nd-annual-somali-cultural-festival-2018/

 

• Soul City Music Fest
• Laroche Park
• 12:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/soul-city-music-fest/

 

• Brewdonkey Presents – City Beers Express Tour
• Brew Donkey, 987 Wellington Street West
• 12:45pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/brew-donkey-presents-sip-axe-and-relax-tour-15/

 

• Ottawa Fury FC vs. Louisville City FC
• TD Place
• 2:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/ottawa-fury-fc-v-louisville-city-fc-2/

 

• Brewdonkey Presents – Southern Bier Express Tour
• Brew Donkey, 987 Wellington Street West
• 2:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/brew-donkey-presents-southern-bier-express-tour-8/

 

• Jump! 106.9 Patio Party
• D’Arcy McGee’s
• 4:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/jump-106-9-patio-party/

 

• Carnival en Blanc
• Petrie Island
• 4:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/carnival-en-blanc/

 

• Majah Hype’s Are you Dumb? Tour
• Shenkman Arts Centre
• 6:30pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/are-you-dumb-tour-ottawa/

 

• Sens House Saturday Night Live with Dueling Pianos
• Sens House, 73 York Street
• 7:00pm
• http://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/sens-house-saturday-night-live-w-duelling-pianos/2018-07-28/

 

• The Unexpected Guest, by Agatha Christie
• Ottawa Little Theatre
• 7:30pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/the-unexpected-guest-by-agatha-christie/2018-07-28/

 

• Trixie Mattel – Now With Moving Parts Tour
• Algonquin Commons Theatre
• 8:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/trixie-mattel-now-with-moving-parts-tour/

 

• Material Men
• Rideau Carleton Raceway
• 9:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/material-men/2018-07-28/

 

• Sound and Light Show
• Parliament Hill
• 10:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/sound-and-light-show/2018-07-28/

Sunday July 29^th 2018

• 4^th Annual Cruising for CHEO
• Rideau Carleton Raceway
• 8:00am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/4th-annual-cruising-for-cheo/

 

• Fury Fun Day
• TD Place
• 9:00am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/fury-fun-day/

 

• Indonesian Fashion Ottawa
• Horticulture Building
• 10:00am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/indonesian-fashion-in-ottawa/2018-07-29/

 

• Princess Picnic with Ariel
• Canadian Golf and Country Club
• 10:15am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/princess-picnic-with-ariel/

 

• Rooftop Beats and Brunch
• Andaz Ottawa
• 11:00am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/rooftop-beats-brunch-8/2018-07-29/

 

• BMX Canada Capital City Nationals
• Nepean BMX, 93 Houlahan Street Barrhaven
• 11:00am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/bmx-canada-capital-city-nationals/2018-07-29/

 

• Brew Donkey Presents: Rideau Rally Tour
• Brew Donkey, 987 Wellington Street West
• 11:15am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/brew-donkey-presents-rideau-rally-tour-11/

 

• Ottawa Asian Night Market
• Chinatown
• 12:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/ottawa-asian-night-market-2018/2018-07-29/

 

• Puppy Yoga
• 444 Hazeldean Road
• 12:30pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/puppy-yoga/2018-07-29/

 

• Zumba on the Hill
• Parliament Hill
• 3:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/zumba-on-the-hill-2018/2018-07-29/

 

• Chamberfest: Chamber Pints: The Fretless
• Tavern on the Hill
• 4:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/chamber-pints-the-fretless/

 

• Art Night with Danielle Allard and Friends
• Stella Luna Gelato Cafe
• 7:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/art-night-with-danielle-allard-friends/2018-07-29/

 

• Sound and Light Show
• Parliament Hill
• 10:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/sound-and-light-show/2018-07-29/