Ottawa Festivals News
OTTAWA FESTIVALS RECEIVE $2.4-MILLION IN 2013 CELEBRATE ONTARIO FUNDING
[Press Release] OTTAWA — It was announced this morning that fourteen of Ottawa’s festivals have received a combined $2.4-million in grants from Celebrate Ontario, an annual grants program that supports tourism by assisting festival ... read more »
Ottawa celebrates one year of expanded smoke-free spaces and quit-smoking services
Ottawa Start | “We are pleased to see that, in addition to festivals held on City property, other major festivals such as Bluesfest are adopting a smoke-free approach this summer,” said Councillor Diane Holmes, Chair of the Ottawa Board of ... read more »
CAPITAL PRIDE HOSTS PRIDE GROUPS FROM ACROSS CANADA
Ottawa, ON – Capital Pride is pleased to announce that on March 14-16, Ottawa will host the Canadian pride organizations for the 2013 Fierté Canada Pride (FCP) Conference, as well as the InterPride Region 7 Conference and Annual General Meeting ... read more »
12 of our Favourite Ottawa Festival Pictures from ’12
With over 200 festivals, special events and fairs happening in Canada's Capital Region every year, there are thousands of great pictures out there. Here are 12 pictures that caught our eye for one reason or another. Please feel free to share your ... read more »
Yasir Naqvi Statement re Ottawa Festival Season [certificate]
We would like to again say thank you to Yasir Naqvi, MPP Ottawa Centre for his kind words back in May of this year.
Canada Day Hours
The Ottawa Festivals office will be closed Sunday, July 1st and Monday, July 2nd. Have a great Canada Day everyone! The OF Staff
Ottawa Festivals – there’s an app for that!
We are very pleased to announce that the Ottawa Festivals Mobile App is now available for free download and provides users with the ability to instantly access festival resources from any iPhone or Android powered mobile device. The MyEventApps ... read more »
Yasir Naqvi Statement re Ottawa Festival Season [video]
We would like to thank Yasir Naqvi, MPP Ottawa Centre for his kind words!
Ottawa Festivals rolls out ottawavolunteerlounge.ca
Ottawa Festivals, with the support of The Ontario Trillium Foundation, is pleased to announce the launch of its new online volunteer management tool www.ottawavolunteerlounge.ca. Year in and year out, Ottawa offers a wide range of festivals, ... read more »
WRAP-UP» “Mocial” Marketing 101: Where Mobile Marketing and Social Media Meet
We would like to thank everyone who attended the presentation. With nearly 100% of event goers carrying a mobile phone and at least 50% of them carrying a smartphone, the mobile movement is hard to ignore. The large majority of mobile activity is ... read more »
