Second Rideau Canal Festival kicks off tonight

July 31, 2009 · Filed Under Festivals in the News, News

Geoff Ives, Centretown News

The second annual festival kicks off tonight with Dancin’ on the Rideau, billed as “Ottawa’s first 7,000 metre party.” Each restaurant and club along the canal, from Mexicali Rosa’s and Lago at Dow’s Lake to the University of Ottawa and Bytown downtown, will host a different kind of dancing.

While the official theme of this year’s event is Connecting with Heritage, Gauthier said everything about the festival has another common thread.

“It’s all about having fun,” he said. “How can you get another appreciation for the canal?”

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Tags: Rideau Canal, Rideau Canal Festival, UNESCO World Heritage site