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July 1 st is fast approaching, which means Canada Day 2018 festivities are just around the corner! Are you planning on heading downtown to celebrate in the heart of the Capital? Be sure not to miss any of the festivities happening in the heart of the city this year! The big 150 may have passed, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be awesome events to attend. If you’re getting in on one of the biggest Canada Day celebrations in the country, you won’t want to miss any of these g

Spring has passed and summer has officially arrived! The temperature is heating up, and so is the festival scene in Canada’s Capital! If you’re looking to experience unique cultural traditions, get down to live music, or try some mouth-watering BBQ and beer, there’s never been a better time to head out and enjoy yourself. Summer weather means fun together, so grab your friends and family and check out all the festivities going on around Ottawa this weekend. Ottawa Ribfest on

Avez-vous l'impression que votre profil Instagram manque de contenu récemment? Prendre la photo parfaite pour Instagram peut des fois être un combat. Nous savons, nous avons déjà été là. C'est pourquoi aujourd'hui, nous allons vous énumérer 10 endroits à Ottawa pour capturer les photos parfaites pour votre profil Instagram! 1. Sparks Street Poutine Fest Venez ajouter de la saveur canadienne à votre profil Instagram en participant à PoutineFest sur la rue Sparks du 26 au 29

As an amazing 2017 comes to a close for Ottawa's festivals, we'd like to highlight our favorite images that were shared with us through the Ottawa Festivals Flickr group . Enjoy! Stefan Dery caught these hard-working cooks concocting some mouth-watering food at this year's Ribfest. La Machine drew huge crowds this year and this photo from  Leo Li really captures the excitement of the event. This great shot from Asif A. Ali captured the incredible air show on Canada D

Share your amazing memories from any of the participating cultural festivals for a chance to win some exciting prizes, including the chance to win a grand finale draw for TWO PASSES TO CITYFOLK! Starting with the 2017 Chinatown Night Market, we will be sharing digital picture frames for each cultural festival to use on your Facebook pictures from the event. To enter through Facebook, upload your pictures with the cultural picture frame, tag Ottawa Festivals ( facebook.com/Ot

As part of our ongoing dedication to make our great city a vibrant, inspired and world-class festival destination, please join the Ottawa Festival Network (OFN) at: #GetFestive Live! @ City Hall Friday, May 26, 2017 | Jean Pigott Place 9AM – 9:30AM Official presentations 9:30AM – 12PM Fun activities to celebrate our #GetFestive Live! events: Be a part of the tasting and voting fun to select our 2017 #GetFestive Gelato Flavour. Stella Luna, a local international award winni

May 27-28 on Lisgar Field, Ottawa City Hall See music and dance performances, meet fun characters, participate in art projects! Don’t miss out on tasting our #GetFestive gelato flavour from our wonderful friends at Stella Luna! Live painting with Ottawa Children’s Festival and Corinne Blouin at 10:30 a.m. A performance by guests from CeltFest at 11:00 a.m. TD SouthAsian’s guests will be on at 12:30 p.m. Capital Ukrainian Festival’s guests will be on stage at 1:30 p.m. House

Ottawa's 150 th anniversary is the perfect time to check out all the festivals, fairs and special events that make this city Canada’s festival capital. As part of the 2017 celebrations, our members are bringing exciting, interactive and engaging ways to #GetFestive with us! Make sure to follow our Facebook frequently to see what amazing Festive Acts we have coming up. Every month there will be chances to win prizes, passes and special experiences from  our numerous festiva

Send a #GetFestive Photo for A Chance to Win! Ottawa weather is perfect for quilts – stay warm in the cold, use it as a picnic blanket or shade during festival season! For our next Festive Act! We’re asking everyone to send us a picture of them at a festival, fair or special event. It can be anything from seeing your favourite artist at a music festival like TD Jazz Festival, to enjoying a game of volleyball at HOPE. The pictures are going to be turned into a Get Festive qu

For Immediate Release Ottawa, ON – April 26, 2017       The Ottawa Festival Network (OFN) today welcomed Storm Internet as their 2017 Connectivity Sponsor. Storm will be providing equipment and Wi-Fi service for OFN’s new #GetFestive promotional campaign – including “on-the-street” student ambassadors, “virtual” ambassadors, and exciting, interactive and engaging Festive Acts. This partnership will allow OFN and its members to share insider tips and authentic experiences fr

As we closeout our 20th Anniversary year in 2016, we'd like to share our favourite images that were shared with us through the Ottawa Festivals Flickr group (yes, Flickr groups still exist!). Charles Dillane  captured this wonderful image at Capital Ukrainian Festival. Everyone in Ottawa is familiar with Winterlude's Ice Hog family.  Alan Wainwright  caught them strolling through the ByWard Market. It wouldn't be summer in Ottawa without celebrating great food, music,