Wood Terrace Series

Music Summer events

Spend your sunsets with us under the stars as inspirational artists share their musical visions of culture, identity and tradition. Access our terrace directly from Elgin Street, the canal, or the Mackenzie King Bridge and take in the best free beats offered in Ottawa this summer.  

Outdoor concerts every Tuesday and Wednesday night. Limited seating available. Please bring a chair to enjoy an evening of music and entertainment. 

Upcoming events

  1. Free In-person Video
    Les six membres du groupe musical Beauxmont, souriants parmi des poules, devant une grange.  © Debout gauche à droite : Jonathan Mpunge, Patrick Dugas, Justin Doucet, Chris Cormier, Felix Belliveau et Jesse Mea.

    This six-member band coming from all corners of Acadia carries a rich heritage of musical traditions rooted in their longstanding generations. Blending modern and traditional instruments, they …

  2. Free In-person Video
    L'artiste Quique Escamilla se produit sur scène avec sa guitare, portant un sombrero.  © Quique Escamilla

    JUNO Award-winning Quique Escamilla is a Mayan-Zapotec singer-songwriter from Chiapas, Mexico—based in Toronto—who blends Pan-American rhythms such as huapango, cumbia, rock and reggae…

  3. Free In-person Video
    Membres de Okavango African Orchestra. © Okavango African Orchestra

    Explore the rich fusion of African traditions, languages, and instruments with Okavango African Orchestra, a Juno award-winning ensemble rooted in Toronto and Montreal, crafting a distinctive and…

  4. Free In-person
     © Turkwaz

    Turkwaz is a unique combination of four musician/singers, immersed in diverse traditions from mysterious Sufi devotional love songs, to rousing Thracian dance music. Each performer brings a special …

  5. Free In-person
    Trois jolies femmes qui te regarde. © Les Fireflies

    Les Fireflies are comprised of three exceptionally talented, award-winning fiddlers, multi-instrumentalists and singer-songwriters. Samantha Robichaud, Louise Vautour and Christine Melanson have …

  6. Free In-person
     © Moneka Arabic Jazz Group

    Moneka Arabic Jazz is a project reflecting the life and artistic journey of its founder, Ahmed, from Baghdad to Toronto. It showcases melodies from his homeland, Iraq, interwoven with the African …

  7. Free
     © Diyet & The Love Soldiers

    Diyet & The Love Soldiers is alternative country, folk, roots and traditional with catchy melodies and stories deeply rooted in Diyet’s Indigenous world view and northern life. Diyet sings …

  8. Free In-person
    2 hommes et 3 femmes se tiennent dans une pièce sombre au sol en bois. © Aviva Chernick and the Serena Quintet

    Singer and bandleader Aviva Chernick reimagines traditional Judeo-Spanish folk music with intimacy and emotional range. Aviva and her band bring this musical legacy into the present. Aviva’s …

Past events

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