Lineup announced for the 20th edition of Pique!

For five years, Pique has been a meeting point for artists pushing at the edges—now, for our 20th edition, we are bringing that community into focus. After five years of reshaping Ottawa’s underground arts landscape, Pique arrives at its 20th edition with momentum, reflection, and an eye firmly on what’s next.

On June 13, 2026, our award-winning festival series marks its 5th anniversary and 20th edition with a milestone event that honours its evolution from a pandemic-era experiment into one of Ottawa’s most vital platforms for underground and independent art.

Pique #20 captures the spirit that has defined the series from the start: a space where disciplines blur, new artistic languages take shape, and audiences move fluidly between performance, installation, and participation.

The Lineup

• Afrorack

• And.re

• CHXMERAS

• Danayit Zeru

• Elle Barbara

• fangsie!

• Hyd

• Raf Reza

• Sunken Cages

• alsoknownasrox

• Backxwash

• Cleo Reed

• Djeity & al11z

• Emma Gabriel

• Honeydrip

• Phèdre

• sineila

Tickets to Pique are pay-what-you-can (PWYC), with sliding-scale and subsidized options available. Our PWYC ticket keeps the festival open to everyone while inviting those who can pay more to help cover the cost for others. Every contribution above the minimum goes directly toward fair artist pay, inclusive programming, and supporting independent culture in Ottawa.

For tickets and more info, click here.