This week, we’re in for a real treat! The weather looks amazing, and we’ve got a lot of festivals on the go! Blusefest continues Tuesday through Sunday featuring acts such as: Foo Fighters, Machine Gun Kelly, Dave Matthews, Naughty by Nature, Blue Rodeo, Lighthouse, Beck, Zedd’s Dead, Rae Sremmurd, Le Meow, Colin James, Three Days Grace, Rise Against and The PepTides. WOW!!! Hope Beach volleyball is on Saturday and the Music and Beyond Festival continues all week. It’s not just music though, the Ice Cream Festival is on at the Canadian Agriculture and Food Museum.

For the sports lover, there are three Ottawa Champion games, a Redblacks game and a Fury game all in the same week. You will also find the 2018 Ottawa National Horse Show running Wednesday through Sunday!

Top three events of the week:

• eSAX (The Entrepreneur Social Advantage Experience), (Wednesday, Horticulture Building)
• Capital Beatles (Friday and Saturday, Rideau Carleton Raceway)
• Capital Pop-Up Cinema Friday – Footloose on Sparks street. Saturday – Neverending Story at Parkdale Park.

Announcements:

• Congratulations to my two contest winners for tickets to Bluesfest. I will continue to run occasional contests for free tickets to events in Ottawa so make sure to follow me on social media!
• Stay tuned for this week’s entry into my “Hidden Ottawa” section of the website, it’s a must experience lounge with amazing drinks and excellent late night food. For cheese lovers, it’s a do-not-miss. That will be posted this week.

If you’re hosting an event in the future, I offer advertising and promotion packages…please click on: Promote your Event on the main menu for details. I now also offer the ability to sell your event tickets through my site at an affordable price. Please contact me for more information. I’m also happy to come and review your event at the low cost of 2 complimentary tickets. ?

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 9^th, 2018

• Music and Beyond Festival
• Various Locations
• 10:00am – check website for full listing
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/music-and-beyond-festival/2018-07-09/

 

• Happiness on the Hill Meditation Mondays
• Parliament Hill
• 12:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/happiness-on-the-hill-meditation-mondays-2018-07-09/

 

• Colouring Nights at HPH
• Hintonburg Public House
• 5:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/colouring-nights-at-the-hph/

 

• Westie Summer Beach Party
• Westboro Beach
• 6:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/westie-summer-beach-parties-2018/2018-07-09/

 

• Monday Night Salsa at the Mill
• Mill Street Brew Pub
• 6:00pm

 

• Ottawa Champions vs. Sussex County Miners
• RCGT Park
• 7:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/ottawa-champions-vs-sussex-county-miners-4/2018-07-09/

 

• Prove You’re a Comic Competition
• Absolute Comedy
• 8:30pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/prove-youre-a-comic-competition/2018-07-09/

Tuesday July 10^th, 2018

• Music and Beyond Festival
• Various Locations
• 12:00pm – check website for full listing
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/music-and-beyond-festival/2018-07-10/

 

• BLUESFEST! (Headliner: Foo Fighters, Machine Gun Kelly)
• Lebreton Flats
• Gates Open at 5:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/bluesfest-feat-foo-fighters-machine-gun-kelly/

 

• Ottawa Champions vs. Sussex County Miners (BINGO Night)
• RCGT Park
• 7:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/ottawa-champions-vs-sussex-county-miners-bingo-night-2/

 

• Prove You’re a Comic Competition
• Absolute Comedy
• 8:30pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/prove-youre-a-comic-competition/2018-07-10/

 

• Tuesday Night Karaoke
• Moose Mcguire’s
• 9:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/karaoke-tuesdays/2018-07-10/

 

• An Evening of Sin: Metal, Myths, and Magik Edition
• Rainbow Bistro
• 9:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/an-evening-of-sin-metal-myths-and-magick-edition/

Wednesday July 11^th, 2018

• Ottawa National Horse Show 2018
• Wesley Clover Park
• 8:00am – See website for full event schedule
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/ottawa-national-horse-show-2018/2018-07-11/

 

• Children’s Music Concert
• Log Farm
• 10:00am – See website for full event schedule
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/childrens-music-concert/

 

• Yoga on Parliament Hill
• Parliament Hill
• 12:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/yoga-on-parliament-hill/2018-07-11/

 

• Music and Beyond Festival
• Various Locations
• 2:00pm – check website for full listing
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/music-and-beyond-festival/2018-07-11/

 

• BLUESFEST! (Headliner: Dave Matthews Band)
• Lebreton Flats
• Gates Open at 5:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/bluesfest-feat-dave-matthews-band/

 

• eSAX – The Entrepreneur Social Advantage Experience
• Horticulture Building
• 5:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/esax-the-entrepreneur-social-advantage-experience-3/

 

• Trivia in the Taproom
• Vimy Brewing Company
• 7:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/trivia-in-the-taproom/2018-07-11/

 

• Ottawa Champions vs. Sussex County Miners
• RCGT Park
• 7:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/ottawa-champions-vs-sussex-county-miners-4/2018-07-11/

 

• Time to Laugh at the Clocktower
• Clocktower Bank Street
• 7:30pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/time-to-laugh-at-the-clocktower/

 

• Hump Day Dance Summer Session
• Studio X Ottawa
• 8:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/hump-day-dance-summer-session/2018-07-11/

 

• Stand Up Comedy Night
• Kinki Lounge
• 8:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/stand-up-comedy-night/

 

• Prove You’re a Comic Competition
• Absolute Comedy
• 8:30pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/prove-youre-a-comic-competition/2018-07-11/

 

• The Unseen, Ottawa Movie Screenings
• Mayfair Theatre
• 9:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/the-unseen-ottawa-movie-screenings/2018-07-11/

Thursday July 12^th, 2018

• Ottawa National Horse Show 2018
• Wesley Clover Park
• 8:00am – See website for full event schedule
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/ottawa-national-horse-show-2018/2018-07-12/

 

• Music and Beyond Festival
• Various Locations
• 12:00pm – check website for full listing
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/music-and-beyond-festival/2018-07-12/

 

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

 

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

 

• BLUESFEST!!! (Headliners: Naughty By Nature, Blue Rodeo, Lighthouse)
• Lebreton Flats
• 5:00pm (Gates Open)
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/bluesfest-feat-naughty-by-nature-blue-rodeo-lighthouse/

 

• Beach Party with Fiesta Cubana
• Westboro Beach
• 7:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/beach-party-with-fiesta-cubana-2/2018-07-12/

 

• Calgary Stampeders vs. Ottawa Redblacks
• TD Place
• 7:30pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/calgary-stampeders-vs-ottawa-redblacks/

 

• The Unexpected Guest, by Agatha Christie
• Ottawa Little Theatre
• 7:30pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/the-unexpected-guest-by-agatha-christie/2018-07-12/

 

• Centretown Comedy
• Beerocracy
• 8:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/centretown-comedy/2018-07-12/

 

• Rock ‘n’ Roll Bingo
• Prime Burger Bar Entertainment
• 8:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/rock-n-roll-bingo/2018-07-12/

 

• 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/2018-07-12/

 

• The Unseen, Ottawa Movie Screenings
• Mayfair Theatre
• 9:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/the-unseen-ottawa-movie-screenings/2018-07-12/

Friday July 13^th, 2018

• Ottawa National Horse Show 2018
• Wesley Clover Park
• 8:00am – See website for full event schedule
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/ottawa-national-horse-show-2018/2018-07-13/

 

• Music and Beyond Festival
• Various Locations
• 10:00am – check website for full listing
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/music-and-beyond-festival/2018-07-13/

 

• 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-26/

 

• BLUESFEST!!! (Headliners: Beck, Zedd’s Dead)
• Lebreton Flats
• 5:00pm (Gates Open)
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/bluesfest-feat-beck-zeds-dead/

 

• An Evening of Laughter
• The Gladstone Theatre
• 6:30pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/an-evening-of-laughter/

 

• The Unexpected Guest, by Agatha Christie
• Ottawa Little Theatre
• 7:30pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/the-unexpected-guest-by-agatha-christie/2018-07-13/

 

• Blooming of Time
• Algonquin Commons Theatre
• 7:30pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/blooming-of-time/2018-07-13/

 

• Children of Indigo EP Release Concert
• Vimy Brewing Company
• 8:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/children-of-indigo-ep-release-concert/

 

• Footloose – A Capital Pop-Up Cinema Production
• Sparks Street
• 8:30pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/footloose-a-capital-pop-up-cinema-production/

 

• Free Comedy Night in Hintonburg
• Wellington Eatery
• 9:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/free-comedy-night-in-hintonburg-3/2018-07-13/

 

• 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/2018-07-13/

 

• Capital Beatles
• Rideau Carleton Raceway
• 9:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/capital-beatles/2018-07-13/

Saturday July 14^th 2018

• HOPE Beach Volleyball Tournament (feat: Cold War Kids, Yukon Blonde and more)
• Mooney’s Bay Beach
• 8:00am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/hope-beach-volleyball-tournament-feat-cold-war-kids-yukon-blonde-and-more/

 

• Ottawa National Horse Show 2018
• Wesley Clover Park
• 8:00am – See website for full event schedule
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/ottawa-national-horse-show-2018/2018-07-14/

 

• Ottawa Geek Garage Sale
• 317 Olmstead Street (Vanier)
• 9:00am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/ottawa-geek-garage-sale/

 

• Osgoode Medieval Festival
• 5669 Osgoode Main Street
• 9:30am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/osgoode-medieval-festival-2018/2018-07-14/

 

• Music and Beyond Festival
• Various Locations
• 10:00am – check website for full listing
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/music-and-beyond-festival/2018-07-14/

 

• Brewdonkey Presents – Sip, Axe and Relax Tour
• Brew Donkey, 987 Wellington Street West
• 12:45pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/brew-donkey-presents-sip-axe-and-relax-tour-14/

 

• Brewdonkey Presents – West Ferments Express Tour
• Brew Donkey, 987 Wellington Street West
• 12:45pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/brew-donkey-presents-west-ferments-express-tour-6/

 

• Ottawa Fury FC vs. Penn FC
• TD Place
• 2:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/ottawa-fury-fc-v-penn-fc/

 

• Blooming of Time
• Algonquin Commons Theatre
• 2:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/blooming-of-time/2018-07-14/

 

• BLUESFEST!!! (Headliners: Rae Sremmurd, Le Meow, Colin James)
• Lebreton Flats
• 3:00pm (Gates Open)
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/bluesfest-feat-rae-sremmurd-le-meow-colin-james/

 

• 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/2018-07-14/

 

• The Unexpected Guest, by Agatha Christie
• Ottawa Little Theatre
• 7:30pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/the-unexpected-guest-by-agatha-christie/2018-07-14/

 

• The Neverending Story – a Capital Pop-Up Cinema Production
• Parkdale Park
• 8:30pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/the-neverending-story-a-capital-pop-up-cinema-production/

 

• Capital Beatles
• Rideau Carleton Raceway
• 9:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/capital-beatles/2018-07-14/

Sunday July 15^th 2018

• Ottawa National Horse Show 2018
• Wesley Clover Park
• 8:00am – See website for full event schedule
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/ottawa-national-horse-show-2018/2018-07-15/

 

• 7^th Annual Wicked Garage Open House
• Wicked Garage
• 9:00am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/7th-annual-wicked-garage-open-house/

 

• Ice Cream Festival
• Canadian Agriculture and Food Museum
• 9:30am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/ice-cream-festival-2/

 

• Osgoode Medieval Festival
• 5669 Osgoode Main Street
• 9:30am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/osgoode-medieval-festival-2018/2018-07-15/

 

• Sports Card and Comic Show
• Jim Durrell Recreational Centre
• 10:00am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/sport-card-and-comic-show/2018-07-15/

 

• Cars and Coffee Ottawa
• TD Place
• 10:00am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/cars-coffee-ottawa/

 

• Brew Donkey Presents – Western Libations Tour
• Brew Donkey, 987 Wellington Street West
• 10:30am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/brew-donkey-presents-western-libations-tour-5/

 

• Rooftop Beats and Brunch
• Andaz Ottawa
• 11:00am
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/rooftop-beats-brunch-8/2018-07-15/

 

• Music and Beyond Festival
• Various Locations
• 12:00pm – check website for full listing
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/music-and-beyond-festival/2018-07-15/

 

• BLUESFEST!!! (Headliners: Rise Against, Three Days Grace, The PepTides)
• Lebreton Flats
• 3:00pm (Gates Open)
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/bluesfest-feat-rise-against-three-days-grace-the-peptides/

 

• The Unexpected Guest, by Agatha Christie
• Ottawa Little Theatre
• 2:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/the-unexpected-guest-by-agatha-christie/2018-07-15/

 

• Zumba on the Hill
• Parliament Hill
• 3:00pm
• https://www.covertottawaguy.com/event/zumba-on-the-hill-2018/2018-07-15/