Ottawa 
Events Description
Usher in the fall season with another bold and forward-thinking edition of Pique, coming up on September 27, 2025 at Arts Court. Showcasing experimental and underground music, art, and performance, the quarterly festival features global innovators, local creators, and underground legends converging in downtown Ottawa’s Arts Court complex for a single-day blowout.
Taking place indoors and outdoors across 10 stages and spaces, Pique’s programming has something for everyone: from thought-provoking dialogues to ethereal electronic performances to multi-arts convergences, and even puppet dance parties. Joining forces with the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) to co-produce multidisciplinary and interactive programming, Pique brings together diverse artistic communities to explore, experiment and connect. Animating a club, a cinema, theatre and dance studios with bold, boundary-pushing presentations, Pique offers an immersive multidisciplinary experience that transforms the Arts Court into a playground for the avant-garde.
Plus, Topique, the forum for the exchange of forward-thinking ideas at Pique, returns this fall with a series of artist talks and group sessions focused on building an equitable future music industry.
With 20+ artists and 10 stages and exhibition spaces, indoors and outdoors, there is so much to experience at Pique!
Lineup:
Chippy Nonstop
esme2k
Infatuation
New Chance
No Plexus
Otis
Owls Club Music Hour
PARTYGIRL
Pieces of Us
Project INK presented by Katherine Ng and Rachel Gray
Rani Jambak
UNION a film by Brett Story and Steve Maing
XICADA
Who is it for?
All ages
HOW MUCH
Tickets :
$45 – $75 suggested, Pay-what-you-can
As always, tickets to Pique are pay-what-you-can. The suggested price range is $45 – 75 (taxes and fees included).
When you pay $75 or more, you subsidize a ticket for someone who cannot afford one and help sustain Pique.
All tickets offer the same access to the event. Price includes taxes and fees.
How to get tickets?
WHEN & WHERE
Date:
Saturday, September 27, 2025 | 2:00pm – 2:00am
Venue & Address
Arts Court, 2 Daly Avenue, Ottawa
Wheelchair accessible
LRT Rideau Station
