Ottawa

:This article is about the capital city of Canada. For other meanings see Ottawa (disambiguation).

Annual events

• Winterlude is an annual winter carnival held each year in February. It is focused on the Rideau Canal.
• Tulip Festival each May Ottawa receives a gift of several hundred thousand tulips from the royal family of the Netherlands. These are displayed throughout the city.
• Canada Day is one of Ottawa's most important holidays and people from across the nation visit to celebrate the nation's birthday.
• Ottawa SuperEX is an eleven-day exhibition with entertainment and amusements that takes place every August.
• Hope Volleyball Summerfest is the world's largest volleyball tournament with more than 25,000 players and spectators attending a gigantic beach party with funds going to local charities.
• Ottawa Chamber Music Festival is the world's largest festival of chamber music, held annually.
• Ottawa Bluesfest is an annual outdoor music festival, dubbed the largest blues festival in Canada.