2015 Festival Calendar Get the most current information at www.OttawaFestivals.ca Ottawa Irish Festival 2015 March 6-17 www.irishsocietyncr.com 613.591.9194 Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival July 23-August 6 www.chamberfest.com 613.234.6306 Ottawa Geek Market March 27-29 www.geekmarket.ca 613.862.3556 Cracking-up the Capital Comedy Summerfest July 29-Aug 31 www.crackup.ca 613.808.2819 Kiwanis Music Festival – National Capital Region April 6-May 2 www.okmf.ca 613.226.7572 Bytown Days (incl. 20th Annual Colonel By Day) July 30-August 3 www.bytowndays.ca 613.562.0405/1.844.256.CHOO (2466) Canadian Improv Games National Tournament & Festival April 21-25 improv.ca 1.613.7COMEDY Navan Fair August 6-9 navanfair.com 613.835.2766 Ottawa International Writers Festival Spring Edition April 22-28 www.writersfestival.org 613.562.1243 Puppets Up! International Puppet Festival August 7-9 puppetsup.ca 613.256.3881 Ottawa Grassroots Festival April 23-26 ottawagrassrootsfestival.com 613.794.9161 Festival of India August 7-9 festivalofindiaottawa.org 613.739.7028 Latin American Film Festival April 25-May 9 www.cfi-icf.ca/laff 613.232.6727 Jamaica Day (JAMDAY) August 8 www.jamaicanottawaassn.org 613.523.9085 Ontario Scene April 29-May 10 ontarioscene.ca 613.947.7000 TD SouthAsianFest August 13-15 www.SouthAsianFest.NET 613.291.8624 Asian Heritage Month May 1-31 www.AsianHeritageMonth.net 613.596.5592 Ottawa Greekfest August 13-23 www.ottawagreekfest.com/ 613.225.8016 Ottawa International Children’s Festival May 4-13 ottawachildrensfestival.ca 613.241.0999 Ottawa Craft Beer Festival August 28-30 www.ottawacraftbeerfestival.ca 613.722.4140 x221 Canadian Tulip Festival May 8-18 www.tulipfestival.ca 613.567.5757 Ottawa Turkish Festival September 7-13 www.ottawaturkishfestival.com 613.228.1616 Odyssey Showcase May 12-14 & June 11 www.odysseyshowcase.org 613.321.2066 Ottawa International Animation Festival September 16-20 www.animationfestival.ca 613.232.8769 The Ottawa Kennel Club Championship Dog Show and Obedience Trials May 22-24 www.ottawakennelclub.ca 613.745.2802 CityFolk September 16-20 cityfolkfestival.com 613.230.8234 Canada’s Magnetic North Theatre Festival June 4-13 www.magneticnorthfestival.ca 613.947.7000 x719 Richmond Fair September 17-20 www.richmondfair.ca 613.838.3420 Blackburn Hamlet Funfair June 5-7 www.blackburnfunfair.ca 613.830.4824 Nuit Blanche Ottawa+Gatineau September 19-20 (Overnight) www.nuitblancheottawagatineau.ca 613.868.5931 Orléans Festival June 6 www.orleansfestival.ca 613.580.2424 x27202 Carp Fair September 24-27 www.carpfair.ca 613.839.2172 Festival Franco-Ontarien Banque Nationale June 11-13 www.ffo.ca 613.321.0102 Oktoberfest Ottawa October 1-3 www.oktoberfestottawa.com 613.769.4800 Italian Week June 11-21 www.italianweekottawa.org 613.858.9086 Metcalfe Fair October 1-4 www.metcalfefair.com 613.821.0591 Ottawa Fringe Festival June 17-28 www.ottawafringe.com 613.232.6162 Arts Alive! – 3rd Annual Ta Da! Festival October 1-4 www.TadaFestival.ca 819.328.3635 Summer Solstice Aboriginal Arts Festival June 18-21 www.ottawasummersolstice.ca 613.564.9494 Ottawa Geek Market October 3-4 www.geekmarket.ca 613.862.3556 Glow Fair June 19-20 www.glowfairfestival.ca 613.232.6255 29th Annual Folk Music Ontario Conference October 15-18 www.folkmusicontario.ca 613.560.5997/1.866.292.6233 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival June 18-July 1 www.ottawajazzfestival.com 613.241.2633 Ottawa International Writers Festival Fall Edition October 22-29 www.writersfestival.org 613.562.1243 Festival de la St-Jean June 20 stjeanottawa.ca 613.291.8319 Ottawa Maker Faire November 7-8 www.makerfaireottawa.com 613.686.1941 Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival June 25-28 www.dragonboat.net 613.238.7711 European Union Film Festival November 19-December 6 euff.ca 613.232.6727 Community Cup June 28 www.communitycup.ca 613.232.9634 x345 Christmas Lights Across Canada December 2-January 7 christmaslights.gc.ca 1.844.878.8333 Canada Day July 1 canadaday.gc.ca 1.844.878.8333 Hogamany December 31 www.TheScottishSocietyofOttawa.com 613.899.7268 Living Flag in Downtown Rideau July 1 downtownrideau.com 613.241.6211 Chill Factor in Downtown Rideau (2016) January 29-February 15 downtownrideau.com 613.241.6211 Music and Beyond July 4-17 www.musicandbeyond.ca 613.241.0777 Winterlude (2016) January 29-February 15 winterlude.gc.ca 1.844.878.8333 RBC Bluesfest July 9-19 ottawabluesfest.ca 613.247.1188/1.866.258.3748 Wakefield International Film Festiival (2016) February 6-28 www.WakefieldFilmFestival.ca 819.456.4020 Almonte Celtfest July 10-12 almonteceltfest.com 613.256.3576 Cracking-up the Capital Comedy Winterfest (2016) February 15-20 www.crackup.ca 613.808.2819 Kingdom of Osgoode Medieval Festival July 10-12 osgoodemedievalfestival.com 613.443.9090 New Sound and Light Show July 10-September 12 canadascapital.gc.ca 1.844.878.8333 HOPE Volleyball SummerFest July 11 www.hopehelps.com 613.237.1433 OttawaVolunteerLounge.ca OttawaFestivalsTickets.ca Be part of the festival community. 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