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Celebrate A Country Christmas with daytime fun or magical nights at our Holiday Lights Stroll!

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A Country Christmas

Saunders Farm

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IT’S TIMEEEEEEE! Tickets for A Country Christmas at @saundersfarmfun are on sale now! 🎄

Wander & wonder through Ottawa’s only immersive Christmas experience – both day and night! A Country Christmas is the perfect way to celebrate the season. Stop by for daytime holiday fun, including festive activities for kids, or experience the magic of the night with the enchanting Holiday Light Stroll. ☃️

Enjoy delicious seasonal treats, shop for unique gifts, and make cherished holiday memories with your loved ones! The fun begins December 6th—purchase tickets at the link in our bio. ✨

#SaundersFarm #ACountryChristmas #Ottawa #OttawaFestivals #OttFestLive #OttawaEvents

IT’S TIMEEEEEEE! Tickets for A Country Christmas at @saundersfarmfun are on sale now! 🎄

Wander & wonder through Ottawa’s only immersive Christmas experience – both day and night! A Country Christmas is the perfect way to celebrate the season. Stop by for daytime holiday fun, including festive activities for kids, or experience the magic of the night with the enchanting Holiday Light Stroll. ☃️

Enjoy delicious seasonal treats, shop for unique gifts, and make cherished holiday memories with your loved ones! The fun begins December 6th—purchase tickets at the link in our bio. ✨

#SaundersFarm #ACountryChristmas #Ottawa #OttawaFestivals #OttFestLive #OttawaEvents

Yesterday was a significant moment in this city’s cultural history! 🎆

The City of Ottawa and the Ottawa Festival Network hosted the Ottawa Festival Summit - a day that brought together festival organizers, city services and industry stakeholders to step forward with a clearer, stronger partnership, grounded in a shared recognition of the enormous cultural, economic, and social value that festivals bring to this city.

Along with a new funding announcement of an additional $1M per year over two years to support Ottawa’s major festivals, the City signed a shared vision statement with OFN to take shared action in advancing the industry.

“Across all departments, we are committing to a higher standard of service — with more predictable costs, earlier invoicing, greater transparency, and improved efficiency.”

On top of the City’s commitments, OFN announced an upcoming sponsor-matching service for festivals and the launch of the NextFest initiative to find Ottawa’s next young festival creators and kickstart a new Innovation Hub to strengthen skills for the future generations of festival producers.

You can read the full text of the shared vision statement at the link in our bio.

Thank you to all of our partners for participating and engaging in the months of conversations leading up to yesterday’s summit! We look forward to our continued collaboration to strengthen the city’s social fabric, fuel its creative industries, and elevate Ottawa’s identity at every level.

@cityofottawa @ottawatourism @volunteerottawa @downtownott @ottawapolice @oc_transpo @canadian_live @ottawamic @ottnightnuit

#OttawaFestivals #OttawaFestivalSummit #Ottawa

📸 @ja.amie

Yesterday was a significant moment in this city’s cultural history! 🎆

The City of Ottawa and the Ottawa Festival Network hosted the Ottawa Festival Summit - a day that brought together festival organizers, city services and industry stakeholders to step forward with a clearer, stronger partnership, grounded in a shared recognition of the enormous cultural, economic, and social value that festivals bring to this city.

Along with a new funding announcement of an additional $1M per year over two years to support Ottawa’s major festivals, the City signed a shared vision statement with OFN to take shared action in advancing the industry.

“Across all departments, we are committing to a higher standard of service — with more predictable costs, earlier invoicing, greater transparency, and improved efficiency.”

On top of the City’s commitments, OFN announced an upcoming sponsor-matching service for festivals and the launch of the NextFest initiative to find Ottawa’s next young festival creators and kickstart a new Innovation Hub to strengthen skills for the future generations of festival producers.

You can read the full text of the shared vision statement at the link in our bio.

Thank you to all of our partners for participating and engaging in the months of conversations leading up to yesterday’s summit! We look forward to our continued collaboration to strengthen the city’s social fabric, fuel its creative industries, and elevate Ottawa’s identity at every level.

@cityofottawa @ottawatourism @volunteerottawa @downtownott @ottawapolice @oc_transpo @canadian_live @ottawamic @ottnightnuit

#OttawaFestivals #OttawaFestivalSummit #Ottawa

📸 @ja.amie

Celebrate 10 sparkling seasons of holiday magic as Magic of Lights Ottawa returns to Wesley Clover Parks from November 21, 2025, to January 3, 2026! 🎄

This dazzling drive-through experience features over two million twinkling lights along a two-kilometre route, bringing festive cheer to families and friends while supporting the CHEO Foundation. ✨

Use code “OTTFEST” and save $3 on tickets! Visit the link in our bio to purchase. 🎟️

#MagicOfLights #WesleyCloverParks #Ottawa #OttawaFestivals #OttawaEvents #OttFestLive

Celebrate 10 sparkling seasons of holiday magic as Magic of Lights Ottawa returns to Wesley Clover Parks from November 21, 2025, to January 3, 2026! 🎄

This dazzling drive-through experience features over two million twinkling lights along a two-kilometre route, bringing festive cheer to families and friends while supporting the CHEO Foundation. ✨

Use code “OTTFEST” and save $3 on tickets! Visit the link in our bio to purchase. 🎟️

#MagicOfLights #WesleyCloverParks #Ottawa #OttawaFestivals #OttawaEvents #OttFestLive

A city that can do both. 😍

Find upcoming winter fun via the Event Calendar at the link in our bio, and be sure to subscribe to our #OttFestLive newsletter to never miss what’s happening in Ottawa, year round.

Winterlude video credits: Ottawa Tourism

#Ottawa #OttawaEvents #OttawaFestivals #OttawaOntario #OttawaCanada

A city that can do both. 😍

Find upcoming winter fun via the Event Calendar at the link in our bio, and be sure to subscribe to our #OttFestLive newsletter to never miss what’s happening in Ottawa, year round.

Winterlude video credits: Ottawa Tourism

#Ottawa #OttawaEvents #OttawaFestivals #OttawaOntario #OttawaCanada

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