the year at a glance

January 2007

1

New Year's Day

27

ABC Canada Family Literacy Day
www.abc-canada.org

27-28

Kids Learning & Growing Fair
www.teamredeye.ca 613.831.5032

February 2007

2

Groundhog Day

2-18

Winterlude
www.canadascapital.gc.ca/winterlude 613.239.5000

10-11

Canadian Ski Marathon
www.csm-mcs.com 819.770.6556

10-11

Ottawa's Healthy Lifestyles Show at Winterlude
www.healthylifeshow.ca 613.837.1771, ext 321

14

Valentine's Day

16-18

Keskinada Loppett
www.keskinada.com 819.595.0114

18

Chinese New Year

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March 2007

3

Barnyard Break - Canada Agriculture Museum
www.agriculture.technomuses.ca 613.991.3053

5-9

March Break - Gatineau

7-17

Irish Week
www.irishsocietyncr.com 613.591.9194

12-16

March Break - Ottawa

17

St. Patrick's Day

17-18

10th Annual Odawa Children's Pow Wow
www.odawa.on.ca 613.722.3811 x 234/235

31-1

The Capital Parent & Kids Show
www.anderpub.com/cpks.htm# 613.721.0811

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April 2007

3

Passover

6

Good Friday

8

Easter Sunday

14

La Leche League Giant Children's Garage Sale
www.lllc.ca 613.592.9737

21-22

Step Into Stories: Ottawa's Festival for Young Readers
www.writersfest.com 613.562.1243

22

Earth Day

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May 2007

4-21

Canadian Tulip Festival
www.tulipfestival.ca 613.567.4447

13

Mother's Day

13

ArtsPark
http://www.hintonburg.com/artspark.html 613.798.7987

18

International Museum Day
icom.museum/imd.html

19-21

Merrickville Fine Art Fest
www.merrickvillefineartfest.org

19-21

Canada Agriculture Museum Sheep Shearing Festival
www.agriculture.technomuses.ca 613.991.3053

20-31

Alcatel Sunday Bikedays
www.canadascapital.gc.ca/ 613.239.5000

21

Victoria Day

24-27

Gloucester Fair
www.gloucesterfair.ca 613.741.3247

25-27

National Capital Race Weekend
www.ncm.ca 613.234.2221

25-27

31st Annual Odawa Pow Wow
www.odawa.on.ca 613.722.3811

26

Great Glebe Garage Sale
www.glebeca.ca

30-3

Alcatel Ottawa International Children's Festival
www.ottawachildrensfestival.ca 613.241.0999

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June 2007

1

Fleurs de macadam, 12e édition
www.fleursdemacadam.com 819.685.9126

1-30

Alcatel-Lucent Sunday Bikedays
www.canadascapital.gc.ca/ 613.239.5000

2-3

Art in the Park
www.artinfoboy.org

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7-17

Italian Week
www.italianweekottawa.com 613.224.4388

8-10

WestFest
www.westfest.ca 613.729.8145

15-17

Franco-Ontarien Festival
www.ffo.ca 613.321.0102

15-17

Carnival of Cultures
www.carnivalofcultures.ca 613.742.6952

16-17 (2007 show cancelled)

Air Show Ottawa
www.airshowottawa.com 613.237.8165

17

Father's Day

21-1

TD Canada Trust Ottawa International Jazz Festival
www.ottawajazzfestival.com 613.241.2633

23-24

Nortel Networks Ottawa Dragonboat Festival
www.dragonboat.net 613.238.7711

24

La Fête St-Jean
www.ville.gatineau.qc.ca/fete 819.595.7400

27-1

RCMP Musical Ride
www.rcmp.ca/musicalride/ridecentre_e.htm 613.742.1335

29 - 1

Canada Day Festival 2007
www.canadadayfestival.com/index.htm 613.567.4532

2007 show cancelled

Ottawa Celtic Music and Dance Festival
www.ottawacelticfestival.com

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July 2007

1

Canada Day

1

Canada Day Celebrations
www.canadascapital.gc.ca 613.239.5000

29 - 1

Canada Day Festival 2007
www.canadadayfestival.com/index.htm 613.567.4532

4-31

Sound and Light Show
www.canadascapital.gc.ca/soundandlight 613.239.5000

1-31

Alcatel-Lucent Sunday Bikedays
www.canadascapital.gc.ca/ 613.239.5000

7

CHEO Teddy Bear Picnic
www.cheofoundation.com 613.737.2780

5-9

Wonders of Sand
www.merveillesdesable.com 866.299.2002

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6-15

Cisco Systems Ottawa Bluesfest
www.ottawa-bluesfest.ca 866.258.3748

12-15

Buckingham Summer Festival
www.buckinghamenfete.qc.ca 819.281.7732

14

Alcatel HOPE Volleyball BeachFest
www.hopehelps.com 613.237.1433

14-15

The Almonte Celtfest
www.almonteceltfest.com 613.256.7886

20-22

Smith's Falls Chocolate and Railway Festival
www.chocolate-railway-fest.ca/ 613.283.3346

21-31

14th Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival
www.chamberfest.com 613.234.8008

28-11

Casino du Lac-Leamy Sound of Light
www.feux.qc.ca 819.771.3389

29

Midsummer Herbfest
www.herbfest.ca 613.256.0228

August 2007

1-4

14th Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival
www.chamberfest.com 613.234.8008

1-31

Alcatel-Lucent Sunday Bikedays
www.canadascapital.gc.ca/ 613.239.5000

1-31

Sound and Light Show
www.canadascapital.gc.ca/soundandlight 613.239.5000

2-6

2007 International Busker Festival
www.sparksstreetmall.com/ 613.230.0984

6

Civic Holiday

9-12

Navan Fair
www.navanfair.com 613.835.2766

9-19

GreekFest
www.ottawagreekfest.com 613.225.8016

10

Caribe-Expo & Parade
www.caribe-expo.com 613.729.1408

11

Ottawa Lumière Festival
www.lumiereottawa.com 613.745.2742

12

16th Annual Aylmer Auto Show
www.autoshowaylmer.com 819.684.9406

16-19

Ottawa Folk Festival
www.ottawafolk.org 613.230.8234

16-26

SuperEx
www.ottawasuperex.com 613.237.7222

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September 2007

31-3

Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival
www.balloongatineau.com 819.243.2330

1-2

Alcatel-Lucent Sunday Bikedays
www.canadascapital.gc.ca/ 613.239.5000

1-3

Shawville Agriculture Fair
www.shawvillefair.ca 819.647.3213

1-9

Sound and Light Show
www.canadascapital.gc.ca/soundandlight 613.239.5000

3

Labour Day

6-9

Russell Fair
www.russellfair.com 613.445.2155

TBA

West End Studio Tour
www.westendstudiotour.ca

8-9

Baby Boom - The Parenting from Pre-natal to Pre-school Show
www.babyboomshow.com 613.828.1183

12-13

Rosh Hashanah

13-16

Richmond Fair
www.richmondfair.ca 613.838.3420

13-30

Ramadan (Sep-Oct)

16

Family Music Fair / Ottawa Chamber Music Society
www.chamberfest.com 613.234.8008

17-23

La Vendemmia: Italian Harvest Festival
www.prestonstreet.com/lavendemmia

19-23

Ottawa International Animation Festival
www.animationfestival.ca 613.232.8769

21-23

144th Carp Fair
www.carpfair.on.ca 613.839.2172

22

Yom Kippur

24-30

Proulx Farm Pumpkin Festival
www.proulxberryfarm.com 613.833.2417

27-30

Metcalfe Fair
www.metcalfefair.com 613.821.0591

29-30

Carleton University Butterfly Exhibit - CANCELLED
www.carleton.ca 613.520.3513

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October 2007

29-14

Fall Rhapsody
www.canadascapital.gc.ca 613.239.5000

1-8

Carleton University Butterfly Exhibit
www.carleton.ca 613.520.3513

1-11

Ramadan (Sep-Oct)

1-31

Harvest Weekends in October
www.agriculture.technomuses.ca 613.991.3044

1-31

Saunders Farm Haunting Season
www.saundersfarm.com 613.838.5440

1-31

Proulx Farm Pumpkin Festival
www.proulxberryfarm.com 613.833.2417

5-30

Cannamore Orchard's Spooky Wagon Ride
www.spookywagonride.com 613.448.3633

8

Thanksgiving Day

13

La Leche League Giant Children's Garage Sale
www.lllc.ca 613.592.9737

14-21

Step Into Stories: Ottawa's Festival for Young Readers
www.writersfestival.org 613.562.1243

16

Kids' Lit Gala
www.biblioottawalibrary.ca/ 613.580.2424 x41468

18-28

Enriched Bread Artists 15th Annual Open Studio
http://www.artengine.ca 613.729.7632

19-21

Ottawa Ski, Snowboard & Travel Show
www.ottawaskishow.com 613.591.7160

31

Halloween

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November 2007

3-4

Ottawa Storytelling Festival
www.ottawastorytellers.ca 613.722.2606

6

Independent School Fair
www.ofis.ca 613.730.2194

11

Remembrance Day

17

Help Santa Toy Parade
www.toyparade.org

23

Gatineau Christmas Parade
www.paradehohoho.com 819.684.4466

29-30

Alight at Night - Upper Canada Village
www.uppercanadavillage.com 613.543.4328

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December 2007

1-16

Christmas in the Country
www.saundersfarm.com 613.838.5440

1-31

Alight at Night - Upper Canada Village
www.uppercanadavillage.com 613.543.4328

5-9

The Nutcracker
www.nac.ca 613.755.1111

5-12

Hannakuh

6-31

Christmas Lights Across Canada
www.canadascapital.gc.ca 613.239.5000

25

Christmas Day

26

Boxing Day

31

New Year's Eve

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