The CP Women’s Open, Capital Pride, Ottawa Greek Festival, Capital Fair, Navan Fair and four Ottawa sports teams in action are just some of the events taking place in Ottawa in August. CTVNewsOttawa.ca takes a look at festivals and events to check out in Ottawa in August.
Lac-Leamy Fireworks Casino
The Casino Lac-Leamy Sound of Light Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary with six nights of fireworks over the Ottawa River. The Grands Feux will feature acts from France, Canada, Mexico and the United States, along with a grand opening and a grand finale. Great Fires runs in August. 3 to 20. For more information and tickets, visit
Navan Fair
Celebrate 75 years of family traditions at Navan Fair on the first weekend in August. Navan Fair features a midway, antique tractors and machinery, cattle shows, demolition demonstrations, horse shows, Navan Fair parade and much more. Navan Fair runs from 4th to 7th August. For more information visit navanfair.com.
Ottawa Greek Festival
“Live a day the Greek Way” at the Ottawa Greek Fest, showcasing the tastes, sights and sounds of Greece. Greek Fest will be held August 5-7 and August 12-15 at the Hellenic Event Center at 1315 Prince of Wales Drive. Enjoy food, Greek band Alexandros and the Zorba Show every night at 8:45pm For more information, visit
Classical Theater Festival
The Classical Theater Festival returns to live performances in Ottawa. See Jan de Hartog’s The Fourposter from 5 to 28 August at the Arts Court Theatre. For more information, visit
CEBL Championship Weekend
The 2022 Canadian Elite Basketball League champion will be crowned in Ottawa. The CEBL Championship weekend is set for August 10-14 at TD Place in Ottawa, with the semi-finals and final. Other events include the CEBL Awards and concerts in Lansdowne Park. For more information, visit cebl.ca.
Capital Exhibition
The Capital Fair is set for August 12-21 at Rideau Carleton Raceway. Enjoy the Midway, Kids Big Tent, Doo Doo’s Dance Party, Hollywoof Animal Acts and the Agriculture Museum. For more information, visit capitalfair.ca.
Women’s CP Open
Smiths Falls native Brooke Henderson leads the field for the CP Women’s Open at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club. The Open Women’s CP is August 22-28, with the final round set for the 28th. The field will also include defending champion Jin Young Ko, Ariya Jutanugarn, So Yeon Ryu, Katherine Kirk, Lydia Ko and Canada’s Lorie Kane. For tickets, visit
House of Paint
House of Paint is a free outdoor HipHop Jam featuring graffiti, breakdancing, DJs and MCs from across Canada. House of Paint is back this year with “Reunion Under the Bridge”, which will run from August 19-21. For more information, visit
Capital Pride
The Capital Pride Festival returns live and in person to Ottawa the last week of August. Capital Pride kicks off with a family picnic at Hintonburg Park on August 21st, followed by the Pride Flag Raising Ceremony at Ottawa City Hall on August 22nd. The week concludes with the Centretown Pride Parade on August 28. Grand Marshal Icesis Couture, Youth Marshal Gillian Welsh and Honored Group Capital Rainbow Refuge will lead the parade. For more information on Capital Pride, visit
Sports in Ottawa
Ottawa Redblacks games at TD Place
Aug. 5 vs. Calgary (7:30 p.m.) Aug. 19 vs. Edmonton (7 p.m.)
Athletico Ottawa games at TD Place
Aug. 7 vs. Edmonton (2 p.m.) August 17 vs HFX Wanderers (2pm) August 27 vs. Forge FC (6:30 p.m.)
Ottawa Titans games at Ottawa Baseball Stadium
August 5-7 vs Sussex County Aug. 9-11 vs. New York Aug. 12-14 vs. Quebec Aug. 23-25 vs. Tri-City Aug. 26-28 vs. Empire state August 30-31 and September 1 vs. Trois Rivieres
Ottawa BlackJacks at TD Place
August 1 vs. Montreal (7:30 p.m.)
