Festival Updates and News
News about Ottawa Festivals and our Member festivals, special events and fairs.
Launch of the Festival Season 2008
Ottawa Festivals celebrates each year with a special event to kick-off the festival season. The “Launch of the Festival Season” is the opportunity to celebrate Ottawa’s multi-million dollar festival industry and the decade-long involvement of Ottawa Festivals in showcasing and promoting art, culture, entertainment, and sport in Canada’s National Capital Region. Ottawa Festivals has been working to make local events world-class and promote Ottawa as an exciting tourist destination while also making a significant impact on the local economy and greatly enhancing the region’s image.This high profile media event brings awareness of the festival season fast approaching and new and exciting activities occurring throughout the industry.




