festivals

“It’s 2016! Before you know it, the snow will be gone and the festival season will be upon us. Looking to get your band in front of a bigger crowd or performing on a bigger stage? Here is list of local festival application deadlines. ...

CityFolk music festival organizers today confirmed plans to stage a showcase of exceptional musical talent under the banner of ** Marvest ** . The Ottawa area has a wealth of musical talent, and Marvest plans to reap the harvest. Marvest—a harvest of music, fun, food and beverages—is the newest initiative from the folks behind CityFolk. ...

The O ** ** ttawa Palestinian Festival is a cultural summer celebration in the heart of the Ottawa community, attended by over 9000 visitors in its first year, 2014. The theme for this year’s festival is “Explore Palestine in Ottawa”. ...

The Ottawa Craft Beer Festival is back! The festival showcases exceptionally crafted craft beers, local eateries and is designed to promote the appreciation of Craft Brewed Beer. Come on out and taste these exceptionally crafted craft beers from our local breweries, like Beau’s Brewery and Ashton Brew Company and many more. ...

We went to Puppets Up! in Almonte today. It’s a great place to take your kids and a great place to take photos. Shows you should check out: * Intergalactic Creature Band by Big Nazo, Rhode Island. A live band of space aliens. ...

_ EDITOR’S NOTE: Our family has been attending The Puppets Up! festival for the past few years and it is one of our favourite local events. At the very least you should check out the free daily parade, Saturday and Sunday at 1:45pm. ...

_ ** Get Ready to Come Out and Celebrate 30 Years Together! ** _ August is finally upon us, and the Fierté dans la Capital(e) Pride festival is ecstatic to be able to share this year’s programming for our 30th anniversary celebrations, running from August 17th to the 23rd, 2015. ...

The Festival of India is an annual event that promotes multicultural understanding, appreciation, harmony and peace by providing a platform for all communities to come and enjoy in a family-friendly environment. The Festival showcases the culture and heritage of India through music, dance, arts, handicrafts, workshops, food, discussions and interactive workshops which are educative and entertaining. ...

From the Arboretum Festival web site : With Arts Court’s long-awaited redevelopment on the way, we began searching for a new home in early 2014. We explored several options before connecting with Windmill, a local development company, who offered us Albert Island. ...

[caption id=“attachment_16022” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] The crowd at the Kanye West concert at Bluesfest on July 10, 2015. Photo courtesy of Bluesfest.[/caption] From Air Supply and A$AP Ferg to “Weird Al” and Zeds Dead—with hundreds of other acts included in the mix—the 2015 RBC Bluesfest in Ottawa pulled out all stops. ...