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Ottawa Festivals & Fairs Guide
Ottawa is home to dozens of festivals, representing dozens of different topics and interests. From Winterlude in the cold months of February, to the Tulip Festival in the spring, to Bluesfest in the heat of July, festivals are a great way to enjoy our city.
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Major Upcoming Festivals
- Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival
September 2010 - Ottawa International Animation Festival
October 2010 - Writers Festival
October 2010
Related: Ottawa Books Guide... - Winterlude
February 2011 - Tulip Festival
May 2011
Festivals By Month
January
February
March
April
- Gatineau Salsafair
- Kiwanis Music
Festival
Around 4,000 competitors are expected to participate in the 2004 Kiwanis Music Festival. The Festival was created in 1945, and has been held every year since then. Vocalists and instrumentalists, both children and adults, will compete in dozens of categories during the festival. - Ottawa Valley Music Festival
May
- Tulip Festival
- Victoria Day Festival
- Ottawa International Children's Festival
- Ottawa Valley Music Festival
- Veg Fest
June
- Canada Dance Festival
- Carnival of Cultures
- Dragon Boat Festival
- Fringe Festival
- Italian Week Festival
- Jazz Festival
- The New Art Festival
- Rockfest (Montebello)
- Russell CelticFest
- Summer Soltice Aboriginal Arts Festival
- Ottawa Valley Music Festival
- Westfest
July
- Bluesfest
- Busker Festival
- Canada Day Arts Festival
- Chamber Music Fest
- Classical Theatre Festival (Perth)
- Herbfest (Almonte)
- Hope Volleyball BeachFest
- Lebanese Festival Ottawa
- Merrickville Canalfest
- Morrisburg Antiquefest
- Music and Beyond
- Muslim Summer Festival
- Orchestras in the Park
- Ottawa Ska Fest
- Ottawa Turkish Festival
- Rideau Canal Festival
- Riverside Jam
- Smith Falls Chocolate and Railway Festival
- South Asian Festival
- Stewart Park Festival (Perth)
- Summerfest (Deep River)
- Summer Fling Theatre Festival
- Tubie Festival (Morrisburg)
- Ottawa Valley Music Festival
- WorshipFest
August
- African Festival
- Busker Festival
- Capital Hoedown
- Chamber Music Fest
- Classical Theatre Festival (Perth)
- Folk Festival
Folk Festival Blog - Greek Festival
- Hintonburg Arts Festival
- Ice Cream Festival (at the Agriculture Museum)
- i(heart)music festival
- Kinburn Swampfest 2010
- Lowertown Summer Festival
- Merrickville Canalfest
- Musicqu'en Nous
- Naismith 3-on-3 Basketball Festival
- Ottawa International Film Festival
- Ottawa Caribbean Festival
- Ottawa Reggae Festival
- Ottawa Valley Music Festival
- Perth Garlic Festival
- Pipefest
- Pride Week (Capital Pride Festival)
- Puppets Up!
- Railfest (Smiths Falls)
- Rideau Canal Festival
- Riverside Jam
- St. Albert Curd Festival / Festival de la Curd
- Summerfest (Deep River)
- Summer Fling Theatre Festival
- Tubie Festival (Morrisburg)
- Upper Gatineau Whitewater Festival
- Wakefest (Wakefield)
- Winchester Dairy Fest
September
- 70mm Film Festival 2010
- Festival X: Ottawa Photography
Festival
Related: Ottawa Photography Guide... - FibreFest (Almonte)
- Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival
- House of PainT
- La Vendemmia
- Lysten Festival
- Lumière Festival
- MelonFest
- O-Town Hoedown
- Ottawa Inline Skating Festival
- Ottawa Valley Music Festival
- Serbian Festival
October
- Aware Festival
- Festival X: Ottawa Photography
Festival
Related: Ottawa Photography Guide... - Ottawa International Animation Festival
- O-Town Hoedown
- Writers Festival
November
December
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- OttawaFestivals.ca
The official website of Ottawa Festivals, a not-for-profit member-based organization representing Ottawa's not-for-profit festival industry. In addition to news, updates and information about the industry and our member festivals, special events and fairs, the website features industry job opportunities and linkages to our social networks designed to interact with event guests, participants, volunteers, supporters and the community at large. - Festivals and
Events Ontario (FEO)
Festivals & Events Ontario serves as the “voice” of the festivals & events industry within the province.
Fairs
- Super Ex (August)
- Almonte Fair (July)
- Arnprior Fair (August)
- Avonmore Fair (July)
- Beachburg Fair (July)
- Blackburn Fun Fair (June)
- Carp Fair (September)
- Chesterville Fair (August)
- Delta Fair (July)
- Kars Fair (July)
- Gloucester Fair (June)
- Lansdowne Fair (July)
- Lombardy Fair (July/August)
- Maxville Fair (June)
- Merrickville Fair (August)
- Maberly Fair (August)
- Metcalfe Fair (September)
- Middleville Fair (September)
- Navan Fair (August)
- Perth Fair (August)
- Renfrew Fair (September)
- Richmond Fair (September)
- Russell Fair (September)
- Shawville Fair (September)
- South Mountain Fair (August)
- Spencerville Fair (September)
- Stormont County Fair (September)
- Quyon Country JamFest (July)
- Vankleek Hill Fair (August)
- Williamstown Fair (August)
- Ontario Fairs (Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies)
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