About City Sounds Live:
City Sounds Live is a travelling music festival presented in partnership with BIAs and co-curators in various neighbourhoods around Ottawa. Created in 2021, thanks to funding from the City of Ottawa’s Economic Development Department, City Sounds Live promotes diverse local emerging artists and encourages economic growth. The concerts aim to provide residents and visitors of Ottawa with free, family-friendly, and inclusive outdoor live music experiences that foster community involvement, social cohesion, and increased spending in the surrounding areas.Â
By producing evening events near music venues in various neighbourhoods around the City of Ottawa, OMIC is directly contributing to Downtown Revitalization and supporting Ottawa's Nightlife Economy Action Plan. Each performance takes place in a neighbourhood with a live music venue nearby—event hosts encourage attendees and passers-by to explore the venue's regularly scheduled programming after the show.
The 2023 City Sounds Live program saw a total of 99 individual artists paid through 55 different performances across 20 concerts.
Program Details:
Dates: Various pop-up dates from June through October 2024
Venue: Various neighbourhoods around Ottawa
Time: Times varyÂ
Price: FREE (no ticket required)
Coordinator: Karim Rostom (he/him) karim@ottawamic.com
2024 City Sounds Live Programming
City Sounds Live: May Davis, Mars Aspen, Kaiday, The North River
City Sounds Live is coming to Greenbank Hunt Club Centre with May Davis, Mars Aspen, Kaiday and The North River!
City Sounds Live: Tennyson King, Orchidae
Catch nomadic indie folk artist Tennyson King with Hull's ethereal Orchidae at City Sounds Live in Chinatown!
City Sound Live: JOLY, De Flore
Come down to Beechwood for a Franco-Ontarian music soirée with JOLY and De Flore!
