Welcome to Radical Events Ottawa! Learn more about the list here. See the full calendar here.
Please Note:
Events listed on this calendar are not organized by the Punch Up Collective unless otherwise noted in the event details.

  • Al-Funun: An Evening of Solidarity with Palestine

    Club SAW 67 Nicholas St, Ottawa

    We invite you to join us in solidarity with Palestine, for an engaging evening of music, dance, film, art and culture. To help cover the costs of the event, and to ensure all artists are equitably compensated for their work, time, and energy, there will be a $10 admission fee or pay-what-you-can at the door […]

    PWYC
  • Launch Party: A New Vision for Transit

    Irene's Pub 885 Bank St, Ottawa, ON

    Join us at Irene’s Pub on Monday January 19th for an evening of music, speakers, and community. For too long, the City of Ottawa has lacked vision on how to deliver a public transit system that is truly universal, reliable, and accessible. By launching our New Vision for Public Transit, we intend to build a […]

  • Ceasefire Violated: Ottawa Protest

    Human Rights Monument 220 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Join us at the Human Rights Monument on Saturday January 24 at 2:00 pm as we retake the streets to remind the public and elected officials that the genocide hasn't ended. While the bombs may have slowed, they haven't stopped. Israel has killed nearly 500 Palestinians in its over 1,000 ceasefire violations and continues to […]

  • Seniors for Climate Action Now Ottawa – MP Vandenbeld Office Action

    1315 Richmond Road.

    Seniors for Climate Action Now Ottawa will be gathering in front of MP Anita Vandenbeld's office on January 27. With other SCAN Ottawa members, you can let MPs know that climate action must be a priority. There will be signs to share, or bring your own. We will also gather at a nearby cafe or […]

  • “Climate in Therapy” FREE Film Screening

    St. Paul Amphitheatre 233 Main Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Join the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) & the Canadian Association for the Club of Rome (CACOR) in Ottawa, ON for a screening of the award wining film "Climate In Therapy" directed by Nathan Grossman, Olof Berglind, & Malin Olofsson (https://www.climateintherapy.com/) Following the screening of the film, there will be a panel […]

  • Noons for Now: AI and Climate Justice

    Zoom

    Join Carleton Climate Commons as we welcome Dr. Jennie Stephens to speak with us about the Climate Justice Universities Union. She will also examine the emerging impacts of artificial intelligence on climate, justice-centered transitions, and the future of collective climate responsibility.

  • Tea for Tara – Episode 1 – “WHERE OUR STORY BEGINS”

    Ottawa Trans Library 1104 Somerset St. West, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    "Tea for Tara" is a year-long monthly program at the Ottawa Trans Library for gathering, sharing & publishing of Trans stories & history. A year-long, community-rooted storytelling program, centered on monthly gatherings where participants share, witness, and preserve lived experiences. The program functions as a living, breathing archive, shaped by personal truth, collective care, and […]

  • Workshop: Prioritizing for Organizers

    Atelier of the Mauril-Bélanger Social Innovation Workshop, at Saint Paul University 65 Clegg Street, Ottawa

    This workshop is for organizers, especially those in formal and informal leadership roles, who are feeling overwhelmed and unsure about how to set priorities in their organizing. The workshop aims to create a space for organizers to reflect on their work and set their own priorities. The facilitator will guide participants through the following activities: […]

    Free
  • Free Talk! Imagining Sex, Imagining Us: Pornography, Transnational Print Culture, and the Invention of “Gay Europe” by João Florêncio

    carleton university art gallery 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa

    The circulation of gay erotica and pornography in post-war Europe was central to the development of a shared sense of identity and belonging among European gay men, one which often disrupted the Cold War geopolitical imaginaries of “East” and “West,” and thus their respective boundaries. In this talk, I will sketch those dynamics and the […]

    Free
  • Snowscreen 2026

    Landsdowne - Aberdeen Pavilion 1000 Exhibition Way, Ottawa, ON

    Unikkaatuarniq | Stories of the North | Contes du NordExperience Indigenous films from the circumpolar North,Outdoors in a theatre made of snow! -Date/Location(s)-Fri./Sat., Feb. 6, & 7, 2026, 6-9pmLansdowne Park (Outside the Horticulture building & Aberdeen Pavilion ) 1000 Exhibition Way, Ottawa, ON K1S 5J3&Sun., Feb. 8, 2026, 6-9pmBeandigen Cafe 106-900 Exhibition Way, Ottawa, ON […]

  • Laylit

    Gridwrks 221 Rideau Street, Ottawa

    For the first time in Ottawa, Laylit takes over GRIDWRKS and ANNX for an unforgettable two-floor dance party. Laylit is a platform and collective celebrating music and artists from the Arab/SWANA region and its diaspora. Over the last four years their dance parties in New York City and Montreal have carved out an unmatched place […]

    $20 – $30