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The Lookout Bar & Nightclub Ottawa's favourite LGBTQ2+ bar in the Byward Market since 1996! A vibrant community, live drag shows
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A vibrant community, live drag shows, Sunday bingo, special guests and events, & more!

Our most spine-chilling competition of the year returns on October 29th… 🕸️👽🩸 Are you ready to see which of Ottawa’s spo...
10/14/2026

Our most spine-chilling competition of the year returns on October 29th… 🕸️👽🩸 Are you ready to see which of Ottawa’s spookiest performers will take home the $300 cash prize and the title of The Lookout’s Q***r of Halloween ‘26!? 🛸🕸️💀

Hosted by Vera with a step down performance by last year’s winner, Karma K.! 🌑✨ Stay tuned to meet this year’s competitors…

🎟️ Advance tickets are available through the link in our bio! Door tickets will be available for $15 cash but will be subject to capacity limits.

📆 Thursday OCTOBER 29th
⏰ 8PM Showtime
📍 41 York St., 2nd Floor. Byward Market.
👤 19+

We’ll see you there, at Ottawa’s Home for Drag monsters! 🧟‍♀️✨

Sponsored by Absolut and Fireball Canada 🍹

Q***ring613 ByWard Market District | District du Marché By Downtown Rideau

(Poster by Vera)

Hey Ottawa! We’ve got a stacked week in store for you… Here’s a look at what we have planned! 🌈✨WED 14 🪩 Karaoke and Coc...
10/12/2026

Hey Ottawa! We’ve got a stacked week in store for you… Here’s a look at what we have planned! 🌈✨

WED 14 🪩 Karaoke and Cocktails with Meghan! Enjoy $10 doubles all night, every Wednesday 🍹 8PM Start. No Cover.

THU 15 🪩 Were celebrating black artistry at MELANIN MAGIC hosted by Aimee Yoncé Shennel! ☀️ Featuring Xtra, Nut Ella, Sam Werk, Divyna, and The Dollar Queen! 🖤 8PM Showtime. $10 cover.

FRI 16 🪩 Grab your ghouls and freaks for F3RAL: Blood Bath and Beyond! With DJ Slushy, Yeti and Bae Root 👻 Come dressed to kill, or be killed!🩸 8:30 (seated) and 11:30 (dancefloor) events. $15 Cover.

SAT 17 🪩 We’re ready to drink, dance, and drag with Canada’s Drag Race S3 superstar, Kimmy Couture! Kimmy will be joined by Ottawa’s own iconic Portia ZümZüm and Nut Ella! + DJ RoxySunset will be keeping you dancing all night long⚡️ 8:30 (seated) and 11:30 (dancefloor) shows. $15 Cover.

SUN 18 🪩 Sunday Karaoke with Meghan! Enjoy shot specials with Ottawa’s favourite singing bartender! 🎶 8PM start. No Cover.

🎟️ Advance tickets to the listed shows are available through the link in our bio!

We’ll see you soon at Ottawa’s Home for Drag! 🌈✨

Calling all creatures of the night… Are you ready to give yourself over to absolute pleasure? 💋✨ Join Lady Justice for a...
10/08/2026

Calling all creatures of the night… Are you ready to give yourself over to absolute pleasure? 💋✨ Join Lady Justice for a her third-annual Rocky Horror Drag Show on Friday October 30th!

For our 8:30pm show, we will feature a star studded cast portraying every character in the cult classic, taking heavy inspiration from shadow cast productions! 🪐

And as for the 11:30pm show… Lady Justice, Opal Essence, Karen Ligays and Francis Coe are going to continue the party and Halloween celebrations — that way we can do the Time Warp ALL night long! 🪩✨

This year will be extra special, as we honour our favourite creature of the night, Tim Curry (a.k.a Dr. Frank N. Furter).

The ANTICI… PATION is finally over,
enter at your own risk!

📆 Friday OCTOBER 22nd
⏰ 8:30 (seated) and 11:30 (dancefloor) showtimes.
🎟️ Advance tickets are available through the link in our bio!
📍 41 York St., 2nd Floor. Byward Market.
👤 19+

We’ll see you there at Ottawa’s Home for Drag!

Hey Ottawa! Here’s a look at what we have planned for you this week… 🌈✨WED 7 🪩 Karaoke and Cocktails with Meghan! Enjoy ...
10/07/2026

Hey Ottawa! Here’s a look at what we have planned for you this week… 🌈✨

WED 7 🪩 Karaoke and Cocktails with Meghan! Enjoy $10 doubles all night, every Wednesday 🍹 8PM Start. No Cover.

THU 8 🪩 Attend the tale of a Drag Musical Spectacular with Austin Paradise! 🎭 Come enjoy classics and new favourites from the world of theatre and musicals! Featuring Wysteria Root, Caligula, Lezzz IsMore, and Josephine Jay. 💫 8PM Showtime. $7 Cover.

FRI 9 🪩 Our monthly Sapphic Night is here! 💋 Hosted by Wysteria Root, with special guests Edith Puthie, Le###i Libbi Doe, Givenchy Ed, and DJ Roxysunset! 🩷🤍🧡 8:30 (seated) and 11:30 (dancefloor) events. $15 Cover.

SAT 10 🪩 We’re ready to drink, dance, and drag with Ottawa’s own iconic YETI, as well as Canada’s Drag Race superstar, KIKI COE! ⚡️ 8:30 (seated) and 11:30 (dancefloor) shows. $15 Cover.

SUN 11 🪩 Sunday Karaoke with Meghan! Enjoy shot specials with Ottawa’s favourite singing bartender! 🎶 8PM start. No Cover.

🎟️ Advance tickets to the listed shows are available through the link in our bio!

We’ll see you soon at Ottawa’s Home for Drag! 🌈✨

Puthie Cinema is going FULLY ANIMATED this Halloween! 🎃☠️Join Edith Puthie and special guests for a spooktacular Hallowe...
10/06/2026

Puthie Cinema is going FULLY ANIMATED this Halloween! 🎃☠️

Join Edith Puthie and special guests for a spooktacular Halloween edition of Puthie Cinema as they bring the iconic world of Monster High to life! 🦇🪩✨ Get ready for drag, camp, monsters and all the freaky-fabulous chaos you’d expect from Puthie Cinema.

Audience members are encouraged to get freaky fabulous and come dressed as their favourite Monster High ghoul, manster or creature 🧟‍♀️ Whether you’re serving Draculaura, Clawdeen, Frankie or your own monster creation, we want to see your most fang-tastic look!

After all… be yourself, be unique, be a monster!

📆 Thursday OCT 22nd - 8PM Showtime
🎟️ Advance tickets are available through the link in our bio, or $7 cash at the door.
📍 41 York St., 2nd Floor. Byward Market.
👤 19+

We’ll see you there at Ottawa’s Home for Drag monsters!

Tell your friends… about SAPPHIC NIGHT featuring by Givenchy Ed 💋😉✨ This Friday October 9th 🧡🤍🩷 🎟️ Advance tickets to ou...
10/04/2026

Tell your friends… about SAPPHIC NIGHT featuring by Givenchy Ed 💋😉✨ This Friday October 9th 🧡🤍🩷

🎟️ Advance tickets to our 8:30pm (seated) and 11:30pm (dancefloor) events are available through the link in our bio.

Givenchy Ed will be joined by Sapphic Night host Wysteria Root, as well as Ottawa’s own Edith Puthie and Le###i Libbi Doe ⚡️ + DJ Roxy will be in the booth to keep you dancing all night long!

We’ll see you there at Ottawa’s Home for Drag! 🌈🩷🤍🧡

Tell your friends… about SAPPHIC NIGHT featuring Le###i Libbi Doe💋😉✨ This Friday October 9th 🧡🤍🩷 🎟️ Advance tickets to o...
10/04/2026

Tell your friends… about SAPPHIC NIGHT featuring Le###i Libbi Doe💋😉✨ This Friday October 9th 🧡🤍🩷

🎟️ Advance tickets to our 8:30pm (seated) and 11:30pm (dancefloor) events are available through the link in our bio.

Le###i will be joined by Sapphic Night host Wysteria Root, as well as Ottawa’s own Edith Puthie and Givenchy Ed⚡️ + DJ Roxy will be in the booth to keep you dancing all night long!

We’ll see you there at Ottawa’s Home for Drag! 🌈🩷🤍🧡

Tell your friends… about SAPPHIC NIGHT featuring Edith Puthie 💋😉✨ This Friday October 9th 🧡🤍🩷 🎟️ Advance tickets to our ...
10/04/2026

Tell your friends… about SAPPHIC NIGHT featuring Edith Puthie 💋😉✨ This Friday October 9th 🧡🤍🩷

🎟️ Advance tickets to our 8:30pm (seated) and 11:30pm (dancefloor) events are available through the link in our bio.

Edith will be joined by Sapphic Night host Wysteria Root, as well as Ottawa’s own power couple Le###i Libbi Doe and Givenchy Ed⚡️ + DJ Roxy will be in the booth to keep you dancing all night long!

We’ll see you there at Ottawa’s Home for Drag! 🌈🩷🤍🧡

Tell your friends… about SAPPHIC NIGHT hosted by Wysteria Root 💋😉✨ This Friday October 9th 🧡🤍🩷 🎟️ Advance tickets to our...
10/04/2026

Tell your friends… about SAPPHIC NIGHT hosted by Wysteria Root 💋😉✨ This Friday October 9th 🧡🤍🩷

🎟️ Advance tickets to our 8:30pm (seated) and 11:30pm (dancefloor) events are available through the link in our bio.

Wysteria will be joined by Ottawa’s own Edith Puthie, Le###i Libbi Doe, and Givenchy Ed! ⚡️ + DJ Roxy will be in the booth to keep you dancing all night long!

We’ll see you there at Ottawa’s Home for Drag! 🌈🩷🤍🧡

TONIGHT ✨ Who’s ready for another round of Professional Night!? With you extra-special guest host, Shebiscuit! 🪩💫 Catch ...
10/01/2026

TONIGHT ✨ Who’s ready for another round of Professional Night!? With you extra-special guest host, Shebiscuit! 🪩💫 Catch fierce performances by Ottawa’s up-and-coming drag superstars; Breeze The Fairy, Cherry Foxx, The Dollar Queen, Em Power, and Sue Namie Wolfe! ⚡️

Will last month’s winner, Breeze The Fairy, sn**ch the Professional Night crown and the $100 cash prize once again? That’s up to YOU - the audience - to decide! 🪐 We’ll see you there at Ottawa’s Home for Drag! 😉🌈

📆 Thursday OCT 1st - 8PM Showtime
🎟️ Advance tickets are available through the link in our bio, or $7 cash at the door.
📍 41 York St., 2nd Floor. Byward Market.
👤 19+

Are you an up-and-coming drag performer looking to take The Lookout stage? Send a message to Elle Faekwa to be a part of the next Professional Night! 💥

Address

41 York Street
Ottawa, ON
K1N5S7

Opening Hours

Tuesday 7pm - 12am
Wednesday 7pm - 2am
Thursday 7pm - 2am
Friday 4pm - 2am
Saturday 3pm - 2am
Sunday 3pm - 11pm

Telephone

+16137891624

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