parades

[caption id=“attachment_3723” align=“aligncenter” width=“1024”] St. Patrick’s Day 2011 / Photo by Alistair Steele.me reason[/caption] When it comes to St. Patrick’s Day, Ottawa is really ahead of the game this year. The 36th Annual St. Patrick’s Parade takes place a week early on Saturday, March 10. ...

Some pics of yesterday’s Lunar New Year Parade on Somerset Street. The parade featured Chinese lions, zodiac animals, drummers and dancing. The parade ambled from business to business to brig good fortune and ward off evil spirits in Chinatown. Thanks to Gordon Dewis for posting these photos to the OttawaStart Flickr Group . ...

 Photo by [ Mothership Photography ](http://danigirl.ca/blog/2013/11/04/ho-ho-ho-ray-for-holiday-parades-the-2013-edition/) Earlier this week Ottawa blogger Danigirl published her 8th annual list of Ottawa-area holiday parades and Christmas evens. ** Highlights: ** ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeygottawa/6998577113/) Wearing of the Grin. Photo by [ Mikey G ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeygottawa/6998577113/) from the OttawaStart Flickr Group. Here are our contributors' picks for the best local events in Ottawa this week. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/westborosanta.jpg) _ Westboro _ Excited children of the Westboro community were greeted to a sighting of Santa Claus this weekend, although the usually rotund, bearded old Saint Nick looked a lot different from what most kids had expected. The Westboro Santa featured in the parade was no longer a plump, jovial elderly bearded man, but rather a late 40’s, active living, healthy, fit and clean shaven man, trading in the traditional red and white plush suit for a form fitting Lululemon yoga outfit. ...

The holidays are all about tradition, and one of Ottawa’s great modern Christmas traditions is DaniGirl’s annual list of Ottawa-area Santa Claus parades. DaniGirl blogs at Postcards from the Mothership, and every year she post details on over 20 local parades, from Hawkesbury to Picton. ...

Thanks to Alistair Steele for sending along these photos from today’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The top two feature the world’s largest leprechaun and the bottom one features the mayor and city councillors looking for a pot of gold to solve our budget problems. ...

Ottawa blogger DaniGirl has published her 2010 list of Christmas Parades of Eastern Ontario. Her list has become an annual holiday tradition in Ottawa – like Christmas lights on Parliament Hill or watching the Nutcraker at the National Arts Centre. ...

Just like she did last year , DaniGirl has compiled a big list of Santa Claus Parades in Ottawa in 2008. The first is on November 8 in Kanata, the last one is Almonte’s parade on December 7, and the biggest one is the 39th Annual Help Santa Toy Parade on November 22. ...