Don’t miss these upcoming concerts in Ottawa-Gatineau and beyond!

Concerts in Ottawa, Eastern Ontario, the Outaouais and beyond are the subject of this continually updated post. Whether your taste runs to pop, country, hip-hop, jazz, classical or anything in between, keep checking this post regularly to find out which acts are coming to town soon!

If a show is part of a bigger festival or series, I’ll try to note that. If the show is sold out, I’ll do my best to remove it from this post. Sometimes, shows change dates or locations. I’ll update this post frequently, but if you see a discrepancy between this post and the concert promoter’s website, the promoter’s site is always right!

Perhaps you see a listing for a show you’d like to see, but it’s too far away or on a night you can’t go. Try searching the act’s name in the rest of the post. Often, if a singer or group is doing one show in the region, they’re doing several while they’re in the area.

If you’re looking for other upcoming events in and around Ottawa, check my main events post.

P.S.: If you know of an event that’s not listed here, or if you learn that an event has been cancelled or is sold out, please email me and I’ll update the post.

Cover photo by Ahmed Rizkhaan on Unsplash.

September 2024 concerts in Ottawa and beyond

People may be heading back to school and back to work, but September is still a busy month for concerts in Ottawa, Gatineau, Eastern Ontario and the Outaouais.

September 17: Open stage, Red Bird, Ottawa
September 17: Ball & Chain and The Wreckers, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
September 17: Henry Norwood, The Cove Inn, Westport
September 17: Christine Beaulieu: The Salmon of the Mitis River, National Arts Centre, Ottawa (Sphere festival)
September 18: Durham County Poets, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans (Matinée Café series)
September 18: Edra Silva, Bar Robo, Ottawa
September 18: Shawn McCullough and friends, The Cove Inn, Westport
September 19: Everything Redfox, Live! on Elgin, Ottawa
September 19: Kameron Marlowe, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
September 19: Samantha Christ Francois with The Toasted Westerns, Red Bird, Ottawa
September 19: Zeelle with special guests Abby M Boquet and Dom Doyon, Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa
September 19: Durham County Poets, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean (Matinée Café series)
September 19: Whiskey Jack: Stories and Songs of Stompin’ Tom, Brockville Arts Centre
September 20: Switchfoot with special guests Lostboycrow, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
September 20: VANCAMP, emersonHALL and Gamekeeper, Live! on Elgin, Ottawa
September 20: Renée Fleming and the NAC Orchestra, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
September 20: Jeremy Fisher, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
September 20: Jake Vaadeland and The Sturgeon River Boys, Neat Coffee Shop, Burnstown
September 20: Joe Grass Band, The Cove Inn, Westport
September 20: KYGO, Centre Bell, Montreal
September 20 to 22: Prince Edward County Chamber Music Festival
September 21: Choir! Choir! Choir!, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
September 21: All McCartney Live (Paul McCartney tribute), Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
September 21: The Sellouts, Bar Robo, Ottawa
September 21: Ben Bankas, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
September 21: Bootleg Creedence (Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute), Farrell Hall, Perth
September 21: Westporch festival, throughout Westport
September 21: Joe McLurg, The Cove Inn, Westport
September 22: Kay Francis (fundraiser for Canadian WildFire Fund), Red Bird, Ottawa
September 22: Elias Cooper, August John and Lonesome Pines Duo, Live! on Elgin, Ottawa
September 22: Adagio for Strings, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa (Ottawa Symphony Orchestra)
September 22: Sam Stone, StoneCropAcres Winery + Vineyard, Morrisburg (Winery series)
September 22: Jocelyn Pettit and Ellen Gira with guest Everest Witman, MERA Schoolhouse, McDonald’s Corners
September 22: Head Over Heels, The Cove Inn, Westport
September 23: Cameron Wyatt, The Cove Inn, Westport
September 24: Hype Department, Bar Robo, Ottawa
September 24: Jonathan Jones, The Cove Inn, Westport
September 25: Celtic Celebration (Justin Thériault, Susan Toman, and MacIsaac & MacKenzie), Red Bird, Ottawa
September 25: Shawn McCullough and friends, The Cove Inn, Westport
September 25: Twenty One Pilots, Centre Bell, Montreal
September 26: Steph La Rochelle with Allysann Mei, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
September 26: Ian Tamblyn, Red Bird, Ottawa
September 26: Neko Case with special guest Imaad Wasif, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
September 26: Cody James Allen & Good Co., The Cove Inn, Westport
September 26: The Deep Dark Woods, Neat Coffee Shop, Burnstown
September 26: Trevor Alguire, Red Bird, Ottawa
September 27: Sam Hunt, Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata
September 27: Fernie, Emilie Kahn and Unessential Oils, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
September 27: Strange Advance with special guests The Box, Images in Vogue, and Andres from Eight Seconds, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
September 27: Graham Nicholas, Bowie’s, Smiths Falls
September 27: Suzie Vinnick, Little Red Wagon Winery, Shawville
September 27: Tony Silvestri, The Cove Inn, Westport
September 28: Pat Moore and the Vinyl Frontier, Red Bird, Ottawa
September 28: Somos Flamencos, Bar Robo, Ottawa
September 28: Ivan Boivin-Flamand, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
September 28: Julie Stella, Amanda Keeley and Kentucky, Live! on Elgin
September 28: Kim Mitchell, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
September 28: Orchestre symphonique de Gatineau: Hymn to the Trumpet, Salle Odyssée, Gatineau
September 28: Kaytranada, Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal
September 29: Kate Weekes, StoneCropAcres Winery + Vineyard, Morrisburg (Winery series)
September 29: Daniel Lanois, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
September 29: Jai Vinyl, Trinidy and Nikki Goldrick, Live! on Elgin, Ottawa
September 29: Head Over Heels, The Cove Inn, Westport
September 30: Kaede, GRFN and Dani Uno, Live! on Elgin, Ottawa
September 30: Cameron Wyatt, The Cove Inn, Westport

October 2024 concerts

Some big-name acts are giving concerts in Ottawa and elsewhere this October, including Graham Nash, Pink Martini, the Doobie Brothers, April Wine, Arkells and Ashley MacIsaac.

October 1: Death from Above with special guest Teen Mortgage, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
October 1: Teagan McLaren, The Cove Inn, Westport
October 2: Ottawa Pocket Jazz Band, Bar Robo, Ottawa
October 2: Champagne Weather with special guest Chime of Wrens, Live! on Elgin, Ottawa
October 3 to 5: Big Broadway with Norm Lewis, National Arts Centre, Ottawa (NACO Pops Series)
October 3: Begonia, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
October 3: Kelly McMichael, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
October 3: Ash Ravens with special guest Nick James Beaton, Live! on Elgin, Ottawa
October 3: Ambre McLean, Carleton Place Gallery
October 3: Phil Jenkins sings The Beatles, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
October 3: James Leclaire, The Cove Inn, Westport
October 3: Miesha and the Spanks, Broom Factory, Kingston
October 4: Shaun Ferguson, Red Bird, Ottawa
October 4: Valvehead, Petty Cache and Galaxy Brain, Live! on Elgin, Ottawa
October 4: Walk Right Back: The Everly Brothers Story, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
October 4: Miesha and the Spanks, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
October 4: Chloé Sainte-Marie, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
October 4: Harry Manx, Manotick United Church (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 4: Sarah Harmer, Russell Agricultural Hall (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 4: Leverage for Mountains, Carleton Place Town Hall
October 4: Jordan Hart, Neat Coffee Shop, Burnstown
October 4: Michelle Tompkins and Mike O’Brien, The Cove Inn, Westport
October 4: Steve Hill, Bob Richardson Legion Branch 496, Sydenham (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 4: Justin Timberlake, Centre Bell, Montreal
October 5: The Suspects (’90s hits), Bar Robo, Ottawa
October 5: Tapestry: Carole King Songbook, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
October 5: Ray Bonneville, Red Bird, Ottawa
October 5: Elevation and Supersonic (U2/Oasis tributes), Bronson Centre, Ottawa
October 5: Simon Denizart, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
October 5: Lullaby Mosaic: Lullabies from Around the World, First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa (First Unitarian Series)
October 5: Jenny Whiteley and Joey Wright (matinée), Studio Theatre Perth (fundraiser for Linden Co-op Housing)
October 5: Esmerine (evening), Studio Theatre Perth (fundraiser for Linden Co-op Housing)
October 5: Sarah Harmer, Almonte Old Town Hall (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 5: Ron Sexsmith, Spencerville United Church (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 5: Leahy, Upper Canada Playhouse, Morrisburg (St. Lawrence Acoustic Stage series)
October 5: Ian Tamblyn, Little Red Wagon Winery, Shawville
October 5: WhoZat Band (Gordon Lightfoot Tribute), Festival Hall Centre for the Performing Arts, Pembroke
October 5: Harry Manx, Matawatchan Community Memorial Centre, Griffith (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 5: Jordan Davis with special guests Mitchell Tenpenny and Ashley Cooke, Slush Puppie Place, Kingston
October 5: Jeff Rogers, Elgin United Church (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 5: The Vaniers with Kojak and Bad Fortune, The Mansion, Kingston
October 6: Opera Candy: The Gourmet Adventure of Hansel and Gretel, National Arts Centre, Ottawa (Kinderconcert Series)
October 6: Jordan Davis with special guests Mitchell Tenpenny and Ashley Cooke, Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata
October 6: Jeff Rogers, Tatlock Community Hall, Almonte (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 6: Grouyan Gombo, First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa (First Unitarian Series)
October 6: Harry Manx, Burritts Rapids Community Hall (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 6: Polky, StoneCropAcres Winery + Vineyard, Morrisburg (Winery series)
October 6: Eric Uren and Meghan Balogh, The Cove Inn, Westport
October 6: Kellylee Evans, Chaffey’s Lock Community Hall, Elgin (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 6: Ray Bonneville, Broom Factory, Kingston
October 7: Bobby Dove and Inn Echo, Live! on Elgin, Ottawa
October 7: Kazé (Wind) with Nagata Shachu and Toki Tatara, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
October 7: Kentucky (aka Jordan Holman), The Cove Inn, Westport
October 8: Mdou Moctar with special guests Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
October 9: Graham Nash, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
October 9: Crop Circle Catalysts, Bar Robo, Ottawa
October 9 and 10: Beethoven, Cottis and Biss, National Arts Centre, Ottawa (NAC Orchestra)
October 10: DJ Shadow with special guest Lunice, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
October 10: James Gordon with Katherine Wheatley, Red Bird, Ottawa
October 10: Mélon Jiménez and Lara Wong, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
October 10: Basia Bulat, McDonald’s Corners Agricultural Hall (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 10: Hawksley Workman, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Prescott (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 10: Zachary Lucky, The Cove Inn, Westport
October 10: East Coast Experience, Morton Community Hall, Lyndhurst (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 11: Bel and Quinn, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
October 11: Pink Martini, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
October 11: Rube and Rake with Len O’Neil, Red Bird, Ottawa
October 11: 4 Track Pilsner, Bowie’s, Smiths Falls
October 11: Retro Kings, The Cove Inn, Westport
October 11: Garnet Rogers, Le Hibou, Wakefield
October 11: Fred Eaglesmith, Seeley’s Bay Community Hall (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 12: Tommy Emmanuel, CGP, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
October 12: Sussex, Red Bird
October 12: Fleetwood Max (Fleetwood Mac tribute), Bar Robo, Ottawa
October 12: Mecca of Stank featuring Neptune, Live! on Elgin, Ottawa
October 12: Garnet Rogers, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
October 12: Basia Bulat, Almonte Old Town Hall (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 12: East Coast Experience, Newboro Community Hall (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 12: Fred Eaglesmith, St. James Anglican Church, Morrisburg (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 12: Jason Kent, The Cove Inn, Westport
October 12: Kathleen Edwards, The Spire, Kingston (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 13: Andy Shauf with special guest Le Ren, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
October 13: Dawn Sev featuring Emma Oh and the Hysterics, Live! on Elgin, Ottawa
October 13: Garnet Rogers, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
October 13: Raymond Truong, MERA Schoolhouse, McDonald’s Corners
October 13: The Doobie Brothers, Slush Puppie Place, Kingston
October 14: Kentucky (aka Jordan Holman), The Cove Inn, Westport
October 16: Caroline Léonardelli and Pascale Margely, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans (Matinée Café series)
October 16: Hania Rani, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
October 16: The Aardvark Big Band, Bar Robo, Ottawa
October 16: Bytown Ukulele Group BUG Jam, Red Bird, Ottawa
October 16: Waylon Napadogan Band with The Tortoise the Hare & the Millionaire, Live! on Elgin, Ottawa
October 17: Caroline Léonardelli and Pascale Margely, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean (Matinée Café series)
October 17: Breabach, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
October 17: NEEDTOBREATHE with special guests Tall Heights, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
October 17: Gathering Sparks with special guest Cheryl Prashker, Red Bird, Ottawa
October 17: Kevin Head, The Cove Inn, Westport
October 18: Relive the Music: ’50s and ’60s Show, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
October 18: Terra Spencer, Red Bird, Ottawa
October 18: Claude Munson, Annie Martel and Woods of Light, Live! on Elgin, Ottawa
October 18: Ryan Young Duo, Oakfield Rugby Park, Perth (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 18: April Wine, Aultsville Theatre, Cornwall
October 18: Tom Wilson Tehohàhake Trio, St. John’s United Church, Brockville (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 18: Evan Carlson and Ron Steeves, The Cove Inn, Westport
October 18: Lynne Hanson, Delta Old Town Hall (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 18: Cyndi Lauper, Centre Bell, Montreal
October 19: Mia Kelly, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
October 19: Class of 91 with Antisocial Surf Club and Greathunter, Live! on Elgin, Ottawa
October 19: Darkspeed, Bar Robo, Ottawa
October 19: Declan McKenna, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
October 19: Corin Raymond with Mike T. Kerr, Red Bird, Ottawa
October 19: East Coast Experience with opener Ryan Young Duo, Winchester United Church (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 19: Whiskey Jack (Stompin’ Tom tribute), Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
October 19: Lynne Hanson with Blair Hogan, StoneCropAcres Winery + Vineyard, Morrisburg (Winery series)
October 19: MonkeyJunk, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
October 19: Ben Caplan, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
October 19: Terra Spencer, Little Red Wagon Winery, Shawville
October 19: Tom Wilson Tehohàhake Trio, Westmeath and District Recreation Centre (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 19: Stick & Bow, Almonte Old Town Hall (Almonte in Concert series)
October 19: Ambush, Arnprior Legion
October 19: SOS: The ABBA Experience, Brockville Arts Centre
October 19: Amanda Keeley Trio, The Cove Inn, Westport
October 19: Michael Bridge and Kornel Wolak: Scandalous Romantics, Aultsville Theatre, Cornwall
October 19: Brooks & Bowskill, Althorpe Bolingbroke Community Hall, Maberly (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 19: Fred Eaglesmith, Joshua Bates Centre, Athens (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 20: Green Eyes, Witch Hands with The Hunt Club and Emerson Hall, Live! on Elgin, Ottawa
October 20: Lynne Hanson, Union Hall, Mississippi Mills (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 20: Terra Spencer, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
October 20: Pokey LaFarge, DACA Community Centre, Dacre (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 21: Relive the Music ’50s & ’60s, Aultsville Theatre, Cornwall
October 21: Kentucky (aka Jordan Holman), The Cove Inn, Westport
October 22: Sebastian Bach, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
October 22: Let’s Go to the Movies, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa (Thirteen Strings)
October 22: Lemon Bucket Okestra, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
October 22: Julia Finnegan, The Cove Inn, Westport
October 23: Celtic Celebration with Alexis MacIsaac and Calum MacKenzie, Red Bird, Ottawa
October 23: Pete Woods, Bar Robo, Ottawa
October 23: Yacé, Live! on Elgin, Ottawa
October 24: Ellen Froese, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
October 24: Jadea Kelly, Red Bird, Ottawa
October 24: Touch Grass, Loch Nisse Monster and valley girls, Live! on Elgin, Ottawa
October 24: Arkells with special guests Poolside, Slush Puppie Place, Kingston
October 25: Epic Elton (Elton John tribute), Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
October 25: Noah Derksen, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
October 25: Arkells with special guests Poolside, Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata
October 25: Dizzy & Fay, Red Bird, Ottawa
October 25: Maten, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans (MIFO series)
October 25: Miss Emily with opener Blue Skies Fiddle Orchestra, Maberly Community Hall (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 25: Jeff Callery, The Cove Inn, Westport
October 25: Ashley MacIsaac, Aultsville Theatre, Cornwall (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 25: Feral Minks, Neat Coffee Shop, Burnstown
October 25: Matthew Byrne, Little Red Wagon Winery, Shawville
October 25: Evanescence, Centre Bell, Montreal
October 25 and 26: Hero of the Past (music of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past), Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa (Ottawa Pops Orchestra)
October 26: Kelli Trottier, First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa (First Unitarian Series)
October 26: Jeff Meleras and the Bokonons, Red Bird, Ottawa
October 26: ABBA Revisited, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
October 26: Sizzling Halloween Bash (Taylor Swift/Spice Girls Tribute), TD Place, Ottawa
October 26: Donovan Woods, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
October 26: Sylvie Paquette, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
October 26: Ashley MacIsaac, Carp Agricultural Hall (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
October 26: New Kid in Town (Eagles tribute), Farrell Hall, Perth
October 26: Gunning and Cormier, Brockville Arts Centre
October 26: The Adam Knapp Band, The Cove Inn, Westport
October 26: Pembroke Symphony Orchestra (season opener), Festival Hall Centre for the Performing Arts, Pembroke
October 26: SOS: The ABBA Experience, Aultsville Theatre, Cornwall
October 27: Aerialists, First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa (First Unitarian Series)
October 27: Miss Emily, Red Bird, Ottawa
October 27: Medusa Quartet, MERA Schoolhouse, McDonald’s Corners
October 28: Evanescence, Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata
October 28: The Hu with special guests The Funeral Portrait, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
October 28: Kentucky (aka Jordan Holman), The Cove Inn, Westport
October 29: Henry Norwood, The Cove Inn, Westport
October 30: Justin Duhaime, Bar Robo, Ottawa
October 30: Robert Charlebois, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans (MIFO series)
October 30: Take It to the Limit (Eagles tribute), Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
October 31: Old Man Luedecke, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
October 31: Tenille Townes, Algonquin Commons Theatre, Ottawa

November 2024 concerts in Ottawa and beyond

You can choose from lots of concerts in Ottawa and elsewhere in November, including shows by Chantal Kreviazuk, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, three different Tragically Hip tributes and a visit by none other than The Boss, Bruce Springsteen.

November 1: Road Apples (Tragically Hip tribute), Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
November 1: James Vincent McMorrow, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
November 1: David Francey, Little Red Wagon Winery, Shawville
November 1: Man Machine Poem (Tragically Hip tribute), Aultsville Theatre, Cornwall
November 2: Jessica Rhaye with Preeper & MacKay, Red Bird, Ottawa
November 2: Bermuda, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
November 2: Thick as Thieves (classic rock night), Bar Robo, Ottawa
November 2: The North River, StoneCropAcres Winery + Vineyard, Morrisburg (Winery series)
November 2: iskwē with special guest Roxanne Delage, Upper Canada Playhouse, Morrisburg (St. Lawrence Acoustic Stage series)
November 3: In Paradisum featuring Duruflé’s Requiem, St. Francis of Assisi Church, Ottawa (Ottawa Choral Society)
November 3: Music for a Sunday Afternoon (NACO chamber music), Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa
November 4: Soul Asylum, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
November 4: Matt Dusk Sings Tony Bennett, Brockville Arts Centre
November 5: Houndmouth, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
November 6: Matt Dusk Sings Tony Bennett, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
November 7: Danny Michel and Steve Poltz, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
November 7: Jessia, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
November 7: Belt: The Improvised Musical, Red Bird, Ottawa
November 7: Connie Kaldor, Motel Chelsea, Chelsea
November 7: George Canyon, Brockville Arts Centre
November 8: Connie Kaldor, Red Bird, Ottawa
November 8: Classic Troubadours Live (multi-artist tribute), Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
November 8: Catrin Finch and Aoife Ní Bhriain, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
November 8: Valley, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
November 8: Sarah McLachlan with special guests Tiny Habits, Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata
November 8: Paul Collins, Neat Coffee Shop, Burnstown
November 8: Danny Michel and Steve Poltz, St. Paul’s United Church, Perth
November 8: Mothership (Led Zeppelin tribute), Festival Hall Centre for the Performing Arts, Pembroke
November 8: Fally Ipupa, Centre Bell, Montreal
November 9: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata
November 9: Orchestre symphonique de Gatineau: The Romance of Rachmaninov, Salle Odyssée, Gatineau
November 9: Chantal Kreviazuk, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
November 9: Lenka Lichtenberg, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
November 9: JJ Wilde with special guest Fionn, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
November 9: Connie Kaldor, Red Bird, Ottawa
November 9: The Amanda Keeley Band, StoneCropAcres Winery + Vineyard, Morrisburg (Winery series)
November 10: Alex Whorms, Elizabeth Royall and Pat Rees, Live! on Elgin, Ottawa
November 10: Unknown Soldier, St. Matthew’s Church, Ottawa (Seventeen Voyces)
November 11: Dear Canada: Letters from the Second World War, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
November 13: Grey Jazz Big Band, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans (Matinée Café series)
November 13: BAIE, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
November 14: Grey Jazz Big Band, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean (Matinée Café series)
November 14: Joyce N’Sana, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans (MIFO series)
November 14: Dennis Ellsworth, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
November 15: Better Lovers with special guests Full of Hell, SPY and Cloakroom, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
November 15: Shane Koyczan, Neat Coffee Shop, Burnstown
November 16: Suzie Ungerleider, Red Bird, Ottawa
November 16: Joe Grass, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
November 16: Glamour Profession (Steely Dan tribute), Bar Robo, Ottawa
November 16: Motown Soul, Brockville Arts Centre
November 18: Gregorian: Pure Chants, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
November 20: Downchild Blues Band, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
November 20: Mike Evin with special guest Amanda Mabro, Live on Elgin, Ottawa
November 20: Ruby Waters with special guest Magi Merlin, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
November 21: Glass Tiger, The Spire, Kingston (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
November 22: Jeremy Fisher, Red Bird, Ottawa
November 22: Soleil Launière, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
November 22: Payadora Tango Ensemble, First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa (First Unitarian Series)
November 23: Glass Tiger with Erica Ehm, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
November 23: The Jim Cuddy Band with special guest Devin Cuddy, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
November 23: Wyatt Flores with special guest Zandi Holup, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
November 23: Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back in Concert, TD Place, Ottawa
November 23: Grace 2 (Tragically Hip tribute), Festival Hall Centre for the Performing Arts, Pembroke
November 26: Honeymoon Suite, A Flock of Seagulls, Men Without Hats and The Spoons, TD Place, Ottawa
November 26: The Next Generation Leahy, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
November 27: The Cooper Brothers, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
November 27: Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata
November 27: Forest Blakk, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
November 28: Jane Siberry, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
November 29: Murray McLauchlan, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
November 29: The Kingdom Choir, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
November 29: Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
November 29: MonkeyJunk, Joshua Bates Centre, Athens (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
November 29: Devarro, Neat Coffee Shop, Burnstown
November 29: Fortunate Ones, Spencerville United Church (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
November 30: Dwayne Gretzky, Bronson Centre, Ottawa
November 30: Fortunate Ones, Manotick United Church (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
November 30: Classic Albums Live: Queen, News of the World, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
November 30: Mônica Freire, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
November 30: Sue Foley, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
November 30: The AC/DC Show (tribute), Festival Hall Centre for the Performing Arts, Pembroke
November 30: MonkeyJunk, Bob Richardson Legion Branch 496, Sydenham (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)

December 2024 concerts

To no one’s surprise, Christmas concerts in Ottawa and elsewhere in the region are plentiful this holiday season!

December 1: Christmas with Miss Emily, First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa (First Unitarian Series)
December 1: Sue Foley, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
December 1: Sarah Church with special guest James Leclaire, Live! on Elgin, Ottawa
December 3: The Joy of Christmas and the Holiday Season, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa (Thirteen Strings)
December 5: The Irish Descendants, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
December 6: Sophie Lukacs, Red Bird, Ottawa
December 5: Bibi Club, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
December 6: Cuff the Duke, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
December 6: Tango Golf Tango with PHASEZ and Salem Mars, Live! on Elgin, Ottawa
December 6: East Pointers, Carleton Place Arena (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
December 6: Maggie’s Wake, StoneCropAcres Winery + Vineyard, Morrisburg (Winery series)
December 6: Christmas in the Valley with Wayne Rostad, Brockville Arts Centre
December 6: The Redhill Valleys with opener Teilhard Frost, Delta Old Town Hall (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
December 7: Kellylee Evans, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
December 7: Big Soul Project Christmas Concert, venue to be confirmed, Ottawa
December 7: Christmas with Miss Emily, StoneCropAcres Winery + Vineyard, Morrisburg (Winery series)
December 7: J.S. Bach’s Long Walk in the Snow (multiple artists), Almonte Old Town Hall (Almonte in Concert series)
December 7: The East Pointers, St. James United Church, Morrisburg (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
December 7: The Redhill Valleys with opener Teilhard Frost, Oakfield Rugby Park, Perth (Ontario Festival of Small Halls)
December 7: Pembroke Symphony Orchestra (matinée Christmas special), Festival Hall Centre for the Performing Arts, Pembroke
December 8: It’s Valley Country Christmas, Festival Hall Centre for the Performing Arts, Pembroke
December 10: The Celtic Tenors: A Celtic Christmas, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
December 11: The Cantata Singers of Ottawa, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans (Matinée Café series)
December 12: The Cantata Singers of Ottawa, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean (Matinée Café series)
December 12: Sultans of String and special guests, Shenkman Arts Centre, Orleans
December 14: Christmas Brass!, Ottawa City Hall (Ottawa Pops Orchestra)
December 14: Christmas from the Pontiac: Gail Gavan and Friends (afternoon show), StoneCropAcres Winery + Vineyard, Morrisburg (Winery series)
December 14: Christmas from the Pontiac: Gail Gavan and Friends (evening show), StoneCropAcres Winery + Vineyard, Morrisburg (Winery series)
December 14: Elvis: A Christmas Special, Brockville Arts Centre
December 15: The Bells of Dublin (Irish Christmas concert), St. Francis of Assisi Church, Ottawa (Ottawa Choral Society)
December 15: Anna Ludlow Christmas Kitchen Party, StoneCropAcres Winery + Vineyard, Morrisburg
December 16: Elvis: A Christmas Special, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
December 17: Christmas in the Valley with Wayne Rostad, Festival Hall Centre for the Performing Arts, Pembroke
December 18: The Jersey Nights Before Christmas Show, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
December 19: Christmas in the Valley (with Wayne Rostad), Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
December 20: Dawn Tyler Watson Christmas Show, First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa (First Unitarian Series)
December 21: Good Lovelies, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
December 21: Céleste Lévis, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
December 21: Orchestre symphonique de Gatineau: Le Messe de Haendel (Handel’s Messiah in French), Salle Odyssée, Gatineau
December 22: Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy: A Celtic Family Christmas, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
December 22: Christmas Gems, St. Matthew’s Church, Ottawa (Seventeen Voyces)
December 22: Lynn Miles, StoneCropAcres Winery + Vineyard, Morrisburg (Winery series)
December 28: Mudmen, Studio Theatre Perth

January 2025 concerts in Ottawa and beyond

Shake off that post-holiday fog with one of these January concerts in Ottawa, Eastern Ontario and elsewhere.

January 11: Intimate Acoustics (six emerging artists), Upper Canada Playhouse, Morrisburg (St. Lawrence Acoustic Stage series)
January 17: Disco Fever Experience, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
January 18: Tribute to Joe Cocker, Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe, Nepean
January 18: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring score, TD Place, Ottawa
January 18: Elliott Brood, Neat Coffee Shop, Burnstown
January 18 and 19: The Music of Hans Zimmer, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa (Ottawa Pops Orchestra)
January 24: Omar Sosa and Seikou Keita, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
January 24: Sum 41, Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata
January 25: Lynne Hanson, Red Bird, Ottawa
January 26: Trio Uchida-Crozman-Chiu, Almonte Old Town Hall (Almonte in Concert series)

February 2025 concerts

Concerts in Ottawa, Gatineau and beyond this February include everything from symphonic dances to Jully Black.

February 1: Alysha Brilla, Upper Canada Playhouse, Morrisburg (St. Lawrence Acoustic Stage series)
February 1: Road Apples (Tragically Hip tribute), Brockville Arts Centre
February 9: Ken Lavigne, First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa (First Unitarian Series)
February 9: Symphonie Fantastique, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa (Ottawa Symphony Orchestra)
February 12: Treasures and delights of the violin repertoire, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa (Thirteen Strings)
February 16: Romantic Voyces, St. Matthew’s Church, Ottawa (Seventeen Voyces)
February 20: Myriam Gendron, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
February 22: European Dances, Salle Odyssée, Gatineau (Orchestre symphonique de Gatineau)
February 25: The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa (Ottawa Choral Society)
February 28: Jully Black, National Arts Centre, Ottawa

March 2025 concerts

Celebrate the arrival of spring with one of these concerts in Ottawa and nearby communities!

March 1: Susan Aglukark, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
March 1: AySay, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
March 1: Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards with special guest Irish Millie, Upper Canada Playhouse, Morrisburg (St. Lawrence Acoustic Stage series)
March 1: Pembroke Symphony Orchestra, Festival Hall Centre for the Performing Arts, Pembroke
March 6: Mado Lamotte, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
March 6: Cordâme: Fabula Femina, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
March 8: New Orford String Quartet, Almonte Old Town Hall (Almonte in Concert series)
March 12: KODO, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
March 13: Les Hay Babies, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
March 13: Grand Corps Malade, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
March 15 and 16: Ghibli Symphony: Part I, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa (Ottawa Pops Orchestra)
March 23: The Glory of Strings, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa (Thirteen Strings)
March 29: Ennio Morricone’s Universe, Salle Odyssée, Gatineau (Orchestre symphonique de Gatineau)

April 2025 concerts in Ottawa and beyond

From Heart to Raffi, there’s lots of Canadian content in April’s lineup of concerts in Ottawa and elsewhere.

April 3: Héritières, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
April 4: Heart, Canadian Tire Centre, Kanata
April 5: Elisapie, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
April 5: The Bilinguish Boys, Upper Canada Playhouse, Morrisburg (St. Lawrence Acoustic Stage series)
April 11: When Angels Speak (Bach cantatas), Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa (Thirteen Strings)
April 12: Fierbois, Almonte Old Town Hall (Almonte in Concert series)
April 12: The Liverpool 4 (Beatles tribute), Festival Hall Centre for the Performing Arts, Pembroke
April 12 to 13: Raffi, National Arts Centre, Ottawa
April 19: New Works Project, The Rainbow Bistro, Ottawa (Ottawa Pops Orchestra)
April 26: Celeigh Cardinal, National Arts Centre, Ottawa

May 2025 concerts

Details on May concerts in Ottawa and beyond are still being finalized, but here are a few to consider.

May 2 and 3: Ben Hur, St. Matthew’s Church, Ottawa (Seventeen Voyces)
May 3: Steven Page, Upper Canada Playhouse, Morrisburg (St. Lawrence Acoustic Stage series)
May 3: Pembroke Symphony Orchestra, Festival Hall Centre for the Performing Arts, Pembroke
May 8: Forces of Nature, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa (Thirteen Strings)
May 11: A Family Affair, St. Francis of Assisi Church, Ottawa (Ottawa Choral Society)
May 31: Mary Beth Carty and Anna Ludlow, StoneCropAcres Winery + Vineyard, Morrisburg (Celtic Corner series)

June 2025 concerts

Lots more concert news will be added here as it becomes available.

June 14 and 15: Star Trek vs. Star Wars: Galactic Musical Showdown, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa (Ottawa Pops Orchestra)

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