# Montreal and /or Ottawa Dope Fests September 2017th? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 7, 2017, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-and-or-ottawa-dope-fests-september-2017th/792970 "2017-08-07T02:38:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-and-or-ottawa-dope-fests-september-2017th/792970/1 "2017-08-07T02:38:40Z")
Bonjour et Hello… I shall be in Montreal from September 12th to the 15th likely travelling to Ottawa on September 16th then there until Tuesday September 19th. Who is up for meeting in either or those cities… I will be more busy in Montreal especially the 13 and 14th, but my time in Ottawa is pretty much tourist time. (I am the mom that convinces her son to go to Montreal by dangling a “We can go to Ottawa and see Parliament open” carrot in front of him. Really. So who is in to meet up? I haven’t been to Ottawa since I was in grade 4 so I will rely on a person more local to suggest venues/activities etc/ I will also link to this in the Canadope Cafe thread. ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-and-or-ottawa-dope-fests-september-2017th/792970/2 "2017-08-07T21:39:39Z")
I would be up for a DopeFest in Ottawa. ---
**Author:** ![Das\_Glasperlenspiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/das_glasperlenspiel/32/2944_2.png) [@Das\_Glasperlenspiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Das_Glasperlenspiel)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-and-or-ottawa-dope-fests-september-2017th/792970/3 "2017-08-07T22:19:02Z")
I’m in. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-and-or-ottawa-dope-fests-september-2017th/792970/4 "2017-08-08T04:07:52Z")
Yay! Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-and-or-ottawa-dope-fests-september-2017th/792970/5 "2017-08-08T04:35:15Z")
I don’t live in the Montreal area but I will be traveling nearby that week. So it’s a possibility. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2017, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-and-or-ottawa-dope-fests-september-2017th/792970/6 "2017-08-08T17:12:19Z")
Since I live in the NCR now, good chance I can attend 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2017, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-and-or-ottawa-dope-fests-september-2017th/792970/7 "2017-08-09T02:39:08Z")
I’m definitely in for Ottawa. I suggest either the Byward Market or a pub on Elgin Street. I prefer the market. Sent from my XT1635-02 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2017, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-and-or-ottawa-dope-fests-september-2017th/792970/8 "2017-08-09T19:42:59Z")
ByWard Market looks great. Sunday? Leaffan can you figure out logistics seeing as I don’t know the city at all. (However my 13 year old son is already memorizing maps, etc. so I am sure that an electronic or human GPS will be at my disposal) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2017, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-and-or-ottawa-dope-fests-september-2017th/792970/9 "2017-08-09T20:26:27Z")
> [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](#): > > ByWard Market looks great. Sunday? Leaffan can you figure out logistics seeing as I don’t know the city at all. (However my 13 year old son is already memorizing maps, etc. so I am sure that an electronic or human GPS will be at my disposal) Logistics? Sure. I’ll think of someplace and make reservations in the name of “Cecil” as we get closer and the numbers solidify. Sent from my XT1635-02 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Das\_Glasperlenspiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/das_glasperlenspiel/32/2944_2.png) [@Das\_Glasperlenspiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Das_Glasperlenspiel)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-and-or-ottawa-dope-fests-september-2017th/792970/10 "2017-08-09T21:02:04Z")
There’s always The Laff! ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2017, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-and-or-ottawa-dope-fests-september-2017th/792970/11 "2017-08-09T22:06:43Z")
> [@Das\_Glasperlenspiel](#): > > There’s always The Laff! I don’t know if you’re joking or not, given the somewhat old-time tavern atmosphere of the place, but I would have no problem with that at all! In other words, I’m certainly not beneath the Laff! Sent from my XT1635-02 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Das\_Glasperlenspiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/das_glasperlenspiel/32/2944_2.png) [@Das\_Glasperlenspiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Das_Glasperlenspiel)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-and-or-ottawa-dope-fests-september-2017th/792970/12 "2017-08-10T00:26:58Z")
I like The Laff but I don’t know if they take reservations. I’ve generally ended up there on a Friday post-work pub crawl. There’s the Dubliner or the Heart and Crown plus a couple more! ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2017, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-and-or-ottawa-dope-fests-september-2017th/792970/13 "2017-08-10T00:28:42Z")
> [@Das\_Glasperlenspiel](#): > > I like The Laff but I don’t know if they take reservations. I’ve generally ended up there on a Friday post-work pub crawl. There’s the Dubliner or the Heart and Crown plus a couple more! And we can hit them all! Sent from my XT1635-02 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2017, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-and-or-ottawa-dope-fests-september-2017th/792970/14 "2017-08-10T00:34:33Z")
The Highlander too, where men wear kilts! Sent from my XT1635-02 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-and-or-ottawa-dope-fests-september-2017th/792970/15 "2017-08-10T17:54:24Z")
I love pubs, and even relatively divey ones. It sounds great but I will most likely have my 13 year old along. Can he get in? (If not, we just find him somewhere with wifi and a craft root bear and he will be fine) ---
**Author:** ![jools](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b3f665/32.png) [@jools](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jools)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-and-or-ottawa-dope-fests-september-2017th/792970/16 "2017-08-10T19:19:17Z")
I can represent Montreal as usual 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-and-or-ottawa-dope-fests-september-2017th/792970/17 "2017-08-10T19:46:42Z")
> [@jools](#): > > I can represent Montreal as usual 😛 Great! I can’t wait to see you! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2017, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-and-or-ottawa-dope-fests-september-2017th/792970/18 "2017-08-10T20:28:18Z")
> [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](#): > > I love pubs, and even relatively divey ones. It sounds great but I will most likely have my 13 year old along. Can he get in? (If not, we just find him somewhere with wifi and a craft root bear and he will be fine) We once took the Cub to the Irish pub complex in the Market in the afternoon without any problem. It may be that admission rules change after 8 pm or something. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-and-or-ottawa-dope-fests-september-2017th/792970/19 "2017-08-11T00:13:24Z")
I’m in Montreal and I can go on a day trip to Ottawa without a problem. 🙂 I’ll need to see if the date(s) suggested work for me. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-and-or-ottawa-dope-fests-september-2017th/792970/20 "2017-08-11T00:50:35Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > We once took the Cub to the Irish pub complex in the Market in the afternoon without any problem. It may be that admission rules change after 8 pm or something. Yeah, it shouldn’t be an issue, as all pubs in Ontario are required to serve food, and therefore are defacto restaurants. Sent from my XT1635-02 using Tapatalk [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montreal-and-or-ottawa-dope-fests-september-2017th/792970.md?page=2)