https://613today.ca/events Your complete guide to 613 events in Ottawa! Find festivals, concerts, parties, sports events, cultural celebrations, food markets, outdoor activities and community gatherings in Ottawa-Gatineau (613 area code). Free and paid events updated daily. en-us 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:30:00 GMT https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-23-martin-dockery-wanderlust https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-23-martin-dockery-wanderlust In this multi-award-winning, true odyssey, Dockery negotiates the giddiness, terror, & absurdities in travel & love, as he searches for an Epiphany. Any Epiphany at all. A wildly hilarious existential storytelling adventure to Timbuktu. Best-of-Fest: Adelaide, Van... Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-22-the-yodeling-ranger https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-22-the-yodeling-ranger Who is the Yodeling Ranger? An Imposter? A Hero? A Fool? Or proof that even the most frivolous act of music can be life-saving? Veteran performer Tor Lukasik-Foss debuts this brand new work for this year’s Ottawa fringe, an energetic fusion of music and storytelli... Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-22-jimmy-hogg-mashed https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-22-jimmy-hogg-mashed After SOLD-OUT runs across Canada in 2024 & 2025 British comedian and storyteller Jimmy Hogg (The Potato King) returns to Ottawa Fringe with a NEW SHOW. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-21-solovela-an-improvised-solo-telenovela https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-21-solovela-an-improvised-solo-telenovela Watch the sexiest, most melodramatic improv show of your life! Critics’ Choice winner Diane Jorge (2025 Orlando Fringe) turns someone’s life into a hilariously high-energy telenovela. One performer. Every character. A brand-new story each night. No two shows are e... Sun, 21 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-21-a-little-death https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-21-a-little-death A new work with all-original songs, poems, and script by Thandizo Joy. Blending her Malawian heritage with poetry, rap, RnB, and musical theatre, she delivers a story about growth, resilience, and confronting parasitic patterns. What sends us on roads away from ou... Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-21-cracks-a-one-trans-woman-dark-comedy-memoir https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-21-cracks-a-one-trans-woman-dark-comedy-memoir A one-trans-woman dark comedy memoir about growing up in the Catholic Church and a JROTC military high school and the pervasive ways those places affect a trans identity. CRACKS is as vulnerable as it is funny. Through a hybrid of storytelling, stand-up, and theat... Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-21-roominant https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-21-roominant Roominant follows Miko as she works through a rejection. Withdrawing into her internal world she comes face to face with some odd shadow beings and a friendly robot called Moi. Together they work through her past experiences and internal wiring to get her through ... Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-21-confidences-et-catastrophes https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-21-confidences-et-catastrophes (This show is in French with English captions.) Some friendships hang on by a thread. Some friendships end before they begin. But when a tandem lasts…. When a duo withstands the tyranny of time… How can one be sure that their friendship is sincere? Are they linked... Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-20-intouch-an-immersive-close-up-magic-show https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-20-intouch-an-immersive-close-up-magic-show Feel human connections in Canada’s most intimate magic show. Created by Jin Li, a featured performer with 17 years of experience across the world, including the world-renowned Magic Castle Hollywood, and trusted by luxury brands like Bvlgari and Vacheron Constanti... Sat, 20 Jun 2026 17:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-20-schrodinger-s-lottery-ticket https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-20-schrodinger-s-lottery-ticket Find the point where science, magic, and luck intersect, and you can control fate… or can you? What would you be willing to sacrifice to have it all? Two friends meet in a park during a solar eclipse. One of them claims to have discovered a sure-fire way to win th... Sat, 20 Jun 2026 17:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-dimensions-of-opacity https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-dimensions-of-opacity BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE & HEADPHONES. Choose your path. Do not feel the need to explain what you chose or why. An experiment in collective witnessing and private decision-making. A performance about Black hypervisibility and the right to be opaque. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 22:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-aliya-kanani-a-comedian-s-guide-to-enlightenment https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-aliya-kanani-a-comedian-s-guide-to-enlightenment Award-winning comedian Aliya Kanani is going through the same existential crisis you are — out loud. Join her for an uproarious, heart-on-sleeve rollercoaster as she barrels into awkward confessions, spirals through self-discovery & zigzags with a delightful ADHD ... Fri, 19 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-mickey-mouse-shot-me-in-the-ass https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-mickey-mouse-shot-me-in-the-ass A captivating high-energy journey through hilarious stories inspired by the unique real-life experiences of stand-up comedian Freddy Proia. It is a relatable stand-up comedy show with sharp wit, genuine introspection, and storytelling that feels intimate and unive... Fri, 19 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-a-life-of-my-own https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-a-life-of-my-own After fleeing a controlling relationship and a lifetime of family pressure, Maddie begins rebuilding her life from the ground up. Through music, memory, and moments of quiet courage, she learns to break old patterns and choose herself for the first time. A musical... Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-card-magic https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-card-magic “How did you do that?” Is the exact question that will be asked and answered in this Sleight of Hand Card Magic show. As seen on Penn & Teller: Fool Us, sleight-of-hand artist Clark Payne presents the greatest card magic from a century of deception. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-inhuman-resources https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-inhuman-resources What’s worse? Waiting for something good to happen, or waiting for something bad? Find out in this Godot-inspired tragicomedy about three office rivals trapped in their company break-room with half a bottle of liquor and a goldfish. Following its 2025 Toronto prem... Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-belt https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-belt Big laughs. Catchy songs. Joyful chaos. BELT is a family-friendly musical where every show feels like opening night, because it is! Experience unforgettable characters, spontaneous dance moves and original songs that are sure to get stuck in your head. BELT is per... Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-the-rock-that-boated https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-the-rock-that-boated It’s 1804, that rascal Napoleon rules the waves, and the British Navy’s favourite tactical island has gone adrift. Can its hapless crew survive an increasingly preposterous Odyssey? Can they endure sirens, sea monsters, and the Welsh? With a shanty in their hearts... Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-a-seance-spectacular-with-the-mystical-medium-wolf-sisters-from-the-great-white- https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-a-seance-spectacular-with-the-mystical-medium-wolf-sisters-from-the-great-white- A Victorian seance gone awry. Part comedy, part scare, this 60-minute show created and performed by these ‘hilarious hosts’ (Common Ground Arts, Edmonton) is sure to deliver you a spine-tinglingly silly spirit-filled story. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-how-to-love-a-fascist https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-how-to-love-a-fascist Award-winning comedian Cassie Cao (CBC, Crave, JFL) returns to Ottawa with a brand-new solo show. The only show about love and politics that can get your mom and white boyfriend to finally agree! Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-aberration https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-aberration In a rural farmhouse, the dysfunctional Cain family is rocked when eldest brother Andrew reappears after a week-long disappearance from which he should have never returned. He is genial, kind, and harmless — and his siblings are terrified. As tension rises, this g... Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-neo-soul-ties https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-neo-soul-ties A dance show like no other. TAP DANCE. LIVE MUSIC. IMPROVISATION. CHOREOGRAPHY. A vibrant CELEBRATION of BLACK AMERICAN NEO SOUL music & dance. “You know how, when you go swimming, your body remembers the water for a long time? After I watched Neo Soul Ties, my bo... Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-un-moment-ou-un-autre https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-un-moment-ou-un-autre Une adaptation libre du film underground danois de 1931, Et øjeblik eller et andet réalisé par Torben Rasmussen. L’histoire touchante de deux enfants qui se retrouvent dans un monde bien plus grand qu’eux. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-la-tragedie-du-brise-glace https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-la-tragedie-du-brise-glace Aboard the Ice-Breaker, Captain Hubert Kizmo sets sail with two close friends and three sailors still new to the waves. Stuck in a frozen ocean, they recover a mysterious statue during a storm. This discovery gradually reveals each person’s true nature: pride, fai... Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-robin-hood-but-everyone-is-a-glove https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-robin-hood-but-everyone-is-a-glove Robin Hood: Outlaw. Adventurer. Icon. And, for one Fringe only, a Glove. It’s got puppets. It’s got action. It’s got tax collecting. Cancel all other plans: this June, all you need is glove. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-completely-forgettable https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-completely-forgettable What if you lived your whole life afraid of being forgotten? In “Completely Forgettable”, a hilarious and deeply vulnerable solo show, one woman reflects on the moments, relationships, and regrets that shape a life. Blending comedy with personal storytelling, this... Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-who-s-gonna-push-your-wheelchair https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-who-s-gonna-push-your-wheelchair What happens when a girl with bad boyfriends, a messy family, and a predilection for self-sabotage faces a future of disability? Tales of hilarity and tragedy weave through her fight for independence as she confronts MS … action-packed with breakups, love bombs, s... Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-awol-2-old-men-escape-from-a-care-home-go-to-a-metal-festival https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-awol-2-old-men-escape-from-a-care-home-go-to-a-metal-festival Cyril doesn’t like old people, which is a shame, because he is one. When he learns his estranged granddaughter, Lily, has her big break with her thrash metal band, Abscess, he and his octogenarian friend Neville are determined to show up and support her. Neither o... Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-gander-euphoria-a-pretty-gay-goose-play https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-gander-euphoria-a-pretty-gay-goose-play From the creators of the 17x sold-out Fringe hit A Sexy Pigeon Show! Experience the history of queer resistance like never before! Honk your heart out with three queer geese at the gay club and PrEP for a protest after it becomes illegal to touch grass. Join the f... Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-i-have-a-dream-in-chinese https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-i-have-a-dream-in-chinese A Chinese immigrant travels from Hong Kong to Vancouver while unraveling the fracture between her two names, two languages, and two homes. Blending poetic monologue, bureaucratic absurdity, and pandemic memory, this solo performance explores racism, exile, and ide... Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-mommy-i-m-stuck-in-highschool https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-mommy-i-m-stuck-in-highschool Life isn’t easy for the emo girl in a suburban town’s high school. That is until Devon — a senior who’s never quite fit in with the popular crowd — gets invited to her first high school party! Man this is just like the movies! But she’s seen this cliché before, an... Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-the-persistent-stain https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-the-persistent-stain What do you do when you’ve followed your dream but the dream is no longer enough? “The Persistent Stain” is a second-wave Canadian punk band that’s been slogging it out on the small touring circuit for decades. Now they find themselves in their 50s still pursuing ... Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-the-syllabus https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-19-the-syllabus Public displays of affection! Mass shootings! Drugs, deities – it’s the first day of class, and Prof. G. explains why you can’t send naughty photos to your classmates and why it’s important to out-run the criminology students. In this original one-act performance,... Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-all-fall-down-an-improvised-murder-mystery https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-all-fall-down-an-improvised-murder-mystery Something sinister stirs in the shadows. A classic mystery is about to unfold: a group of intriguing, often eccentric characters gathers in a remote, isolated location—each bringing secrets, suspicions, and stories of their own. But when one of them turns up dead,... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-a-cabaret-of-legends https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-a-cabaret-of-legends Legendary songs from the collections of legendary artists, and the stories behind them. International award-winning vocalist and performer Tymisha Harris (Josephine) sings us through the generations of black female vocal legends, and shares stories of their impact... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-politicians-are-puppets https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-politicians-are-puppets This show is about politics and is not for the faint of heart. Due to the subject matter you will be taken on an emotional journey. This show features visual, protest art, live music and audience participation is encouraged. Be warned: this show will be hilarious,... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-4-5-stars-or-things-i-ve-learned-while-dating-in-my-20s https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-4-5-stars-or-things-i-ve-learned-while-dating-in-my-20s What do sex and Excel have in common? How would you rate your love life? What the hell could a 24-year-old know about dating? Being only halfway through her 20s, Danitza has seen enough. 4.5 Stars explores the good, the bad, the ugly parts of dating, Danitza’s obs... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-a-lesbian-in-the-kitchen-a-cosy-queer-baking-show https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-a-lesbian-in-the-kitchen-a-cosy-queer-baking-show Willow Rosenberg (she/her) invites you into her kitchen and bakes you cookies while sharing stories centred around some of her favourite recipes. You will feel like you are truly just spending time in your friend’s kitchen as Willow discusses her queerness, Judais... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-les-aventures-d-humphrey-beauregret-fossette-boudoir https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-les-aventures-d-humphrey-beauregret-fossette-boudoir Humphrey Beauregret, détective privé sur le déclin, tente de survivre à son existence. Son alcoolisme tenace et ses problèmes de séduction compulsive, ne suffisent pas à oublier le meurtre de son associé. Il se lance alors dans l’enquête, mais le prix sera cher pa... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-crabs-the-musical https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-crabs-the-musical Three giant mutant crabs crawl out of the polluted deep and claw their way into the big human city—with songs, dances, romance, and the occasional murder. It’s slimy, sexy, and wildly catchy. Join the crustacean cabaret and catch the most infectious new musical at... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-dwarves-dark-places https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-dwarves-dark-places Under the mountains you will find the mines, and in the mines you will find the hardworking dwarves. And in these mines, with Goldie and Tumble guiding you, you will find laughter, love and g-g-g-ghosts?!? Bring a flashlight (literally) because in this fantasy clo... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-karl-the-cat-and-the-junkyard-pack https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-karl-the-cat-and-the-junkyard-pack Karl is an adventurous cat, exploring the garbage peaks and demolished cars of their junkyard home, but they struggle with figuring out their purpose. Introducing the audience, the junkyard tourists, to their many puppet friends, Karl will begin to figure out who ... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-barry-potter-and-the-magic-of-wizardry https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-barry-potter-and-the-magic-of-wizardry From 21 x Fringe Fest award winner Tim Motley (Dirk Darrow): Experience the wonder of world-class wizardry in a realm of messenger owls, robed wizards, & talking snakes! Witness feats of sorcery… with jokes! Ages 7+ ★★★★ “Seriously impressive” -The List (UK) ★★★★ ... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-working-title https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-working-title WORKING TITLE is a devised performance piece that combines visceral movement with live-cued soundscapes to explore how the ceaseless noise of industry dictates the pace of our inner worlds. The two performers oscillate between characters while equipment grinds and... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-9-lives-8-near-misses-life-lessons-from-near-death-events https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-9-lives-8-near-misses-life-lessons-from-near-death-events A car crash full of kids. A knife-wielding madman. True love, pernicious patriarchy, and the perils of both. A kungfu cat with 9 lives, Postitpaul brings a bilingual version of his hit show to Ottawa, switching language every 1/2 sentence! Will it cost him his las... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-argile-verte https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-argile-verte Sarah just lost her mother. Shit’s hitting the fan. She needs to go back to her hometown to face her ghost. A fantastique and eerie tale inspired by the great saline winds and sunsets on the St. Lawrence River, with an accent stuck between the Lower St. Lawrence r... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-mom-jokes https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-mom-jokes We hear dad jokes everywhere – on t.v., social media, family dinners, posters on the dentist’s bathroom door. Where are mom jokes? More importantly, what are mom jokes? Join Lauren and Christina as they joke about motherhood because if they don’t laugh, they’ll cry. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-emo-majok-african-aussie https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-emo-majok-african-aussie Award-winning South Sudanese-Australian comedian Emo Majok brings his hit show African Aussie to the stage with raw storytelling, sharp wit, and unforgettable laughs. From refugee beginnings to international comedy stages, Emo shares hilarious and heartfelt storie... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-john-jack-josie-juice https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-john-jack-josie-juice A three character, one clown, solo storytelling show. Join Juice as they reveal their truest self along with a fair bit of self-consciousness, self-awareness, self-centeredness, and self-flagellation. You’re in for a touch of psychotic clown with a lot of raw vuln... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-joplin-rock-on-out https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-joplin-rock-on-out A raw, soulful journey through the music of Janis Joplin by way of a tribute concert honouring her voice and her story. Blending live musical performances with personal storytelling, Joplin: Rock on Out explores the meaning behind Janis’ songs, relational moments ... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-umugisha https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-umugisha A DIY micro-poem musical about a second-gen Burundian queer who, through constant questioning of their belonging, decides to choose their own pleasure in everything until it catches up to them. Then, they learn to balance it with the rhythm of their heart, and som... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-rainbow-conceptions https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-rainbow-conceptions A true-ish story of Greer, a Queer wobbling along the STRAIGHT path to parenthood. With Fab, a witchy best friend, Billie the emotional support bear and sassy sperm donor Steve, Greer’s quest serves laughs, tears and the warm fuzzies. This merry band of queerdos d... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-rat-academy https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-rat-academy Come along with Fingers and Shrimp, the last rats in Alberta, and learn how they survive in a world that hates them. Fingers, the street rat, is completely alone. Or so he thinks, until he discovers Shrimp, an escaped lab rat. Inspired by Alberta’s 1950s anti-rat ... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-black-fish https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-black-fish The story of a young woman who is challenged by simple questions about whether to leave or to stay. The conflict of her choice transforms her into a storyteller, which results in her confronting the truth at the core of her journey. A compelling story about choice... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-homecumming https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-homecumming Homecumming follows a woman who loses her orgasms… and loses herself. While orgasms are the inciting incident (and an entertaining one), they’re really an invitation into a much larger conversation about mental health, depression, shame, and self-worth. This is no... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-small-fish https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-small-fish Small Fish is a living room dance routine gone nuclear. Glenys Marshall (beautiful libra woman) and Maggie May Harder (little boy running around with scissors) have combined their skills of sketch, improv, stand-up and music to create a show like mama used to make... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-home-sic https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-home-sic The multi-award wining team behind Generic Male returns with a spectacular fusion of movement, illusion, and dynamic physicality that is both breathtaking and hilarious. HOME[sic] unpacks the fragile, shifting nature of home. Twins in the womb debate the existence... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-onwards https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-onwards ONWARDS, hurtling through the chaotic balancing act of life vs robots. Dark comedic storytelling + virtuoso singing by opera busker anarchist Bremner. Comic, angry, stupid songs, sung with 100% human artifice. A concert or a therapy session or a situationist revol... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-schedule-of-loss https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-schedule-of-loss In February 2023, an apartment building in Ottawa was destroyed by fire. In a matter of hours, Claire Biddiscombe lost her home and most of her worldly possessions. In this interactive show, brought to life through a variety of storytelling techniques, she explore... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:30:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-disarranged-marriage https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-disarranged-marriage Rory has found himself the perfect fiancée – Serenade, who ran away five years ago against her parents’ wishes. He gets to enjoy book club with Mrs. Shan, his almost in-law, & does not have to deal with a pesky woman. Or so he thought… Serenade returns – new degre... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-the-etymology-of-love https://613today.ca/events/2026-06-18-the-etymology-of-love What is love? Is it romance, or something deeper? Love is the invisible thread connecting us across race, country, distance, time—even death. It appears in unexpected places—in strangers who become kin, in lifelong friendships, in deep bonds between souls. Through... Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:00:00 GMT 613today.ca@gmail.com (613today) fringetheatrefestivalculturaldowntown