Capital Pride – August 23 & August 24, 2025

What: Capital Pride (Street Festival and Parade)

Where:  Downtown Ottawa

When: August 23 and 24

Why:  Capital Pride offers a list of things to do, but the fan favourites are the street festival on August 23 and 24 and the parade on August 24.

The street festival, held from 12 to 8 p.m. daily, features community organizations, political groups, a craft fair and more. More than 225 groups and over 11,000 community members are expected to take to the city’s streets for the parade.

Website: capitalpride.ca