Festivals & Markets
Pique
“Pique is a new forward-thinking, artist-driven quarterly event series featuring eclectic musical, visual and multimedia artists, produced by Debaser.” Pique typically takes place once per season in the evening.
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Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival is a four-day event that takes place at Mooney’s Bay Beach. In addition to being North America's largest dragon boating festival, it also offers free admission to concerts, amusement attractions, sports demonstrations, a variety of artisans, exhibitors, delicious culinary treats, a children’s area and non-stop racing.
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ArtsPark
ArtsPark is an annual all-day, all-ages arts festival hosted by The Hintonburg Community Association along with the Friends of Parkdale Market, Ottawa Markets, and the Wellington West BIA. It includes an artist and local crafter market, musical performances, family activities, food vendors, and free events throughout the day.
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Ottawa International Animation Festival
“The Ottawa International Animation Festival is North America’s oldest and largest animation festival, featuring the world’s most quirky, provocative and inspiring animation.” It typically takes place in the Fall, at multiple venues in the downtown area.
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International Film Festival of Ottawa
“The International Film Festival of Ottawa (IFFO) is a new event bringing the best of the global film festival circuit to Canada’s Capital.” Taking place in late winter in venues across the downtown core, the Festival also features a Screen Summit industry event and the SAVE AS symposium, catering to cinephiles and professionals alike.
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Inside Out Film Festival
Inside Out’s Ottawa Festival showcases the best queer cinema from Canada and around the world. The festival is typically during the Fall, and screenings take place in the Ottawa Art Gallery’s Alma Duncan Salon
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House of PainT
The House of PainT Festival is a free Outdoor HipHop Jam that showcases Graffiti, Breakdancing, Dj’s and MC’s from across Canada. It takes place under Dunbar Bridge, near Carleton University, in the Summer or Fall.
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The CFI Latin American Film Festival (LAFF)
“The Latin American Film Festival (LAFF) showcases features, documentaries, and short films from south of the Rio Grande. Presented by the Canadian Film Institute (CFI), the event features only contemporary Ottawa premieres, gleaned from the screens of such festivals as Cannes, Berlin, Toronto, and Chicago to celebrate the rich and diverse cultures of Latin America.”
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Cranium Festival
The Cranium Arts Project, a not-for-profit professional music presenter and industry support organization, hosts an annual music festival as well as concerts.
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Mystic Market
The Ottawa Mystic Market is “a magical market for Witches, Mystics & folks searching for the odd & metaphysical.” They host markets across Ottawa.
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613flea
“613flea is a not-for-profit marketplace where creators, artisans, designers and makers come together with antiques dealers, independent boutiques, food merchants and vintage clothing vendors to create an amazing market that is fun, fabulous and always free to attend!” 613 takes place on select Saturdays at the Aberdeen Pavillion at Lansdowne Park.
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The Arlington Art Market
The Arlington Art Market, co-hosted by Arlington Five and TRP613, showcases independent artists, makers and designers from Ottawa, right in front of Arlington Five at the corner of Bank and Arlington.
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Midday Market
Midday Picnic’s Midday Market is a pop-up thrift and vintage market that showcases Ottawa-area vintage vendors.
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