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Welcome to our guide to Ottawa Festivals where you will find festivals offering entertainment, concerts, food and beverages, music, attractions, world class acts, ehibits, kids activities and much more for local ottawa residents and tourists visiting the nations capital.View our listings below which includes a description, date and official websites in the city.
Ottawa Festivals for August 2008
Sparks Street Busker Festival
Find over 50 shows all along the sparks street mall in downtown ottawa, the heart of tourist attractions including parliament hill, take on a double decker bus ride or cruise the ottawa river while visiting the busker festival. The busker festival includes jugglers, acrobats, musicians and more. Performers are from around the world.
Date: July 31st to Augutst 4th
Location: Sparks Street Mall
Website: www.SparksStreetMall.com
Ottawa Lumiere Festival
Stop by and visit the lumiere festival at Stanley Park in ottawa. The festival is a lantern festival based on similar festivals around the world. Find all kinds of fun and imaginative lanters as this is a great family fun evening event.
Date: August 9th
Location: Stanley Park
Website: www.LumiereOttawa.com
Rideau Canal Festival
The long weekend in august was chosen for the first rideau canal festival which celebrates the history and heritage of the rideau canal. This is an eco-friendly event with activities open to the whole family to enjoy.
Date: August 1st to August 4th
Location: Rideau Canal and City Hall
Website: www.rideaucanalfestival.com
CKCU Ottawa Folk Festival
The ottawa folk festival is held at Britannia park in the west end of ottawa off carling avenue. This festival features an 8000 square foot dance tent for folk and classical music and dancing, ukulele building for kids, art, culture and a whole lot more.
This years Performers:
Anne Davison – Acoustic and electric cello and dance combining folk and classical influences
Benoit Bourque – Traditional Québécois accordion, singing, foot percussion and dance
The Carolina Chocolate Drops – Black American string band music with fiddle, banjo, jug, bones and voice
James Hill – Virtuosic ukulele performer and composer playing a wide range of styles
Jaxon Haldane – Alt-country and bluegrass with banjo, guitar, musical saw and voice
Mohamed Diarra – Dancer and drummer originally from Guinea, West Africa
Petr Cancura – Jazz and folk improvisation with Eastern European influences using saxophone, mandolin and voice
Radoslav Lorkovic – Versatile, joyful accordion and piano player
Shara Weaver – Dancer and choreographer with experience in West African, improvisational and mixed-ability styles
Timothy Mason – Boston-based spoken word artist once voted "most standardly deviated"
Date: August 14th to August 17th
Location: Britannia Park
Website: www.OttawaFolk.org
Ottawa Superex
The ottawa superex is ottawa's largest exhibition and community event which offers entertainment, attractions, rides for the whole family, world class acts, exhibits, daily agricultural demonstrations, concerts, the capital magic festival, and a wide assortment of food and beverages.
Date: August 14th to August 24th
Location: Lansdowne Park
Website: www.OttawaSuperex.com
Ottawa Pride Festival
The pride festival for the local ottawa gay and lesbian community offers a full week of events, cluminating in a weekend celebration. The festival includes boat cruises, sporting events, concerts, theatre, and the popular annual pride parade on Saturday August 24th which ends at the Ottawa City Hall for a full day of entertainment, arts, kids activities, and great food and beverages.
Date: August 18th to August 24th
Location: Various locations throughout the city
Website: www.PrideOttawa.com
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