Air Guitar Canada

At Air Guitar Canada we are here to #MakeAirNotWar! We run the Canadian Air Guitar Championships in the name of rocking out for a good cause, raising money for charity partners, encouraging self-expression, and representing Canada on the world stage!

The Canadian air guitar event of the season is BACK! Witness the face-melting riffs of Canada&#39;s greatest air guitarists from across the country go head-to-head to see who is most deserving of the the title of 2026 Canadian Air Guitar Champion! The winner will jet off to represent Canada at the 2026 Air Guitar World Championships in Oulu, Finland this August 26-29th!&nbsp; Air Guitar is an expression of World Peace - When you are holding an Air Guitar, you can&rsquo;t be holding a gun! Air Guitar Canada is a not-for-profit and all our events benefit our chosen charity partner. This year, we&#39;re partnering with Food Banks Canada to support fighting hunger across Canada! #MakeAirNotWar <a fr-original-style="" href="https://foodbankscanada.akaraisin.com/ui/airguitarchampionships2026" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Donate to our campaign here!</a> Bring cash to Boost the Ballot, or shelf-stable food items to be donated to the Toronto Food Bank to earn yourself some extra votes! Limit of 5 food items per attendee. Think you&#39;ve got what it takes to win it all? <a fr-original-style="" href="https://forms.gle/zQfCVGNKobFVpxgAA" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Sign up to compete as a Dark Horse!</a> Registration for competitors closes May 19th!&nbsp; Wondering how it all works? <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.airguitarcanada.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Get all the details on our website!</a> ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE: Ground Control is a first-floor venue accessible with no stairs at the entrance and an accessible washroom on site. 19+. Alcohol served on site. Unisex bathrooms on site. This show will involve flashing lights and loud music.&nbsp;

Canadian National Air Guitar Championships 2026

To Err is Human, to Air Guitar is Divine. Come cheer on the Air Guitar competitors at the 2026 Ottawa Air Guitar Qualifier! Witness the airness of the wild ones aiming to win their way into the Canadian Air Guitar Championships in Toronto May 23rd! If they earn the crown - they win a trip to compete at the 2026 Air Guitar World Championships in Oulu, Finland in August!&nbsp; Who knows? You may even feel the call of the air guitar and find yourself up on stage, melting faces as one of our Brave Souls!&nbsp; Air Guitar is an expression of World Peace - When you are holding an Air Guitar, you can&rsquo;t be holding a gun! Air Guitar Canada is a not-for-profit and all our events benefit our chosen charity partner. This year, we&#39;re partnering with Food Banks Canada to support fighting hunger across Canada! #MakeAirNotWar <a fr-original-style="" href="https://foodbankscanada.akaraisin.com/ui/airguitarchampionships2026" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Donate directly to our campaign here!</a><p fr-original-style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%;" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Bring cash to Boost the Ballot, or shelf-stable food items to be donated to the Ottawa Food Bank to earn yourself some extra votes! Limit of 5 food items per attendee.#MakeAirNotWar Think you&#39;ve got what it takes to win it all? <a fr-original-style="" href="https://forms.gle/qgseBBAu3omRTJHy9" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Sign up to compete</a>! Registration for competitors closes April 19th!&nbsp; ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE: House of Targ is a basement venue accessible only by stairs and does not have an elevator. 19+. Alcohol served on site. This show will involve flashing lights and loud music.

Ottawa Regional Air Guitar Championships 2026

Cast your vote for which song you want to be the final selection for the compulsory round! Each of the top competitors will have to perform a 60 second section of the song.  $1 = 1 vote 100% of the money from the Boost the Ballot goes to the Gord Downey and Chanie Wenjack Fund!

Nationals Boost the Ballot

<span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">To Err is Human, to Air Guitar is Divine. Come cheer on the Air Guitar competitors at the 2025 Toronto Air Guitar Qualifier! Witness the airness of the wild ones aiming to win their way into the Canadian Air Guitar Championships! If they earn the crown - they win a trip to compete at the 2025 Air Guitar World Championships in Oulu, Finland on Aug.20-22nd. Air Guitar is an expression of World Peace - When you are holding an Air Guitar, you can’t be holding a gun! Air Guitar Canada is a not-for-profit and all our events benefit our chosen charity: The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund <a href="https://downiewenjack.ca/" style="text-decoration:none;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(17, 85, 204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">https://downiewenjack.ca/</a><span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">.  <span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Canada currently holds the World Air Guitar Championship title - Zachary ‘Ichabod Fame’ Knowles was the 2024 World Champion - See evidence of his winning performance: <a href="https://airguitarworldchampionships.com/en/home/" style="text-decoration:none;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(17, 85, 204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">https://airguitarworldchampionships.com/en/home/</a> <span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Stick around after the event for some QUIRKY KARAOKE - Audience Participation Expected. <a href="https://www.airguitarcanada.org/rules" style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit">SIGN UP TO COMPETE NOW!</a>

Toronto Regional Air Guitar Championships

Get  ready to rock out for goodness sake! Compete in the 2025 Ottawa Air  Guitar Championships to win your way to the Canadian Air Guitar  Championships in Toronto, and potentially compete at the Air Guitar World Championships in Oulu, Finland, all while raising money for the  Gord Downey & Chanie Wenjack Fund! You can sign up in advance to compete by providing your own 60-second track, or come up out of the  audience as one of our Brave Souls. Air guitar glory could be yours! Too shy for the stage? Not to worry - you'll be blown away by how fun imaginary instruments can be!  "When you're holding an air guitar, you cannot be holding a gun"-Ancient air guitar proverb <a href="https://www.airguitarcanada.org/rules" style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit">SIGN UP TO COMPETE NOW!</a>

Ottawa Air Guitar Championships

Get ready to rock out for goodness sake! Compete in the 2025 Montreal Air Guitar Championships to win your way to the Canadian Air Guitar Championships in Toronto, and potentially compete at the Air Guitar World Championships in Oulu, Finland, all while raising money for the Gord Downey & Chanie Wenjack Fund! You can sign up in advance to compete by providing your own 60-second track, or come up out of the audience as one of our Brave Souls. Air guitar glory could be yours! Too shy for the stage? Not to worry - you'll be blown away by how fun imaginary instruments can be!  "When you're holding an air guitar, you cannot be holding a gun"-Ancient air guitar proverb <a href="https://www.airguitarcanada.org/rules" style="text-decoration-color:initial;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit">SIGN UP TO COMPETE NOW!</a> Tickets will be $20 at the door!