Festivals and Attractions
Canada’s Capital has something exciting to do every day of the year! With 29 museums and a myriad of private and public galleries and theatres there is never a dull moment.
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Festivals and Attractions in Ottawa
Ottawa hosts over 60 festivals and events each year. It all kicks off with Winterlude in February, followed by the Tulip Festival in May, the Jazz Festival and Bluesfest in summer, Canada Day on Parliament Hill July 1, SuperEx in August and Christmas Lights Across Canada in December, just to name a few. Explore below for a taste of what Ottawa has to offer.
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Animation Festival (OIAF)
Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF)
October 20-24, 2010
www.ottawa.awn.com
Bluesfest
Ottawa Cisco Bluesfest
July 6-18, 2010
In the Quick Planner, simply type in ‘Bluesfest’ as your destination to create a trip plan! During the Bluesfest, extra trips will be added to the O-Train from July 6-11 and to the O-Train Special from July 12- 18.
www.ottawabluesfest.ca/en/
Canada Day
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
www.capcan.ca
Caribbean Festival (Caribe-Expo)
August 13 - 15, 2010
www.caribe-expo.ca/
Chamber Music Festival
Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival
July 24 - August 7, 2010
www.chamberfest.com
Children’s Festival
Ottawa International Children’s Festival
May 26 - 30, 2010
www.ottawachildrensfestival.ca
City Chase
City Chase - the worlds largest urban adventure series!
Saturday, July 17th, 2010
www.mitsubishicitychase.com
Dragon Boat Race Festival
Ottawa Dragon Boat Race Festival
June 18-20, 2010
www.dragonboat.net
Festival Franco-ontarien (FFO)
June 17-20, 2010
www.ffo.ca
Folk Festival
Ottawa Folk Festival
August 13-15, 2010
www.ottawafolk.org
Fringe Festival
Ottawa Fringe Festival
June 17-27, 2010
www.ottawafringe.com
Greek Festival
Ottawa Greek Festival
August 12-22, 2010
www.ottawagreekfest.com
HOPE Volleyball Summerfest
Saturday, July 12, 2010
In the Quick Planner, simply type in ‘Hope Volleyball Summerfest’ as your destination to create a trip plan!
www.hopehelps.com
Jazz Festival
Ottawa Jazz Festival
June 24 - July 4, 2010
www.ottawajazzfestival.com
National Arts Centre (NAC)
53 Elgin St., Ottawa
www.nac-cna.ca
Navan Fair
August 12 - 15
www.navanfair.com
Rideau Canal Festival
July 30 - August 2, 2010
www.rideaucanalfestival.ca
Reggae Festival
Ottawa Reggae Festival
August 20-22, 2010
www.ottawareggaefestival.com
Sound and Light Show on Parliament Hill
“Mosaika” - starts July 8, 2010
www.canadascapital.gc.ca/soundandlight
Story Telling Festival
Ottawa Story Telling Festival
November 18-21, 2010
www.ottawastorytellers.ca
SuperEx
Ottawa SuperEX
August 19-29, 2010
www.ottawasuperex.com
Tulip Festival
Canadian Tulip Festival
May 7-24, 2010
www.tulipfestival.ca
Victoria Day Festival
May 13 - 24, 2010
Juliana Park, Dow’s Lake
www.victoriadayfestival.com
Westfest Ottawa
June 11-13, 2010
www.westfest.ca
Winterlude
February 5-21, 2010
www.canadascapital.gc.ca
Writers Festival
Ottawa International Writers Festival
April 22-27, 2010
www.writersfestival.org
Airport
Avoid Park and Fly charges by taking route 97 to the Airport. From downtown to the Ottawa International Airport, route 97 takes just 25 minutes.