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Hotels downtown Ottawa
There’s always something to celebrate in Canada’s Capital city! Enjoy an open-air concert, taste cuisine from around the world, or marvel at magnificent ice sculptures; in any season, you’ll find a celebration in Ottawa. Let one of the city’s best situated hotels, ARC THE HOTEL, be your home base for enjoying the festivals of the Capital city.
Music lovers will go wild for the live music festivals that happen year round in Ottawa. Blues fans will enjoy the Cisco System Bluesfest, Canada’s biggest blues festival. The TD Canada Trust Ottawa International Jazz Festival features jazz musicians from Canada and around the world, performing in open air venues and intimate spaces all around Ottawa. Every summer, music lovers flock to the capital for the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, the largest chamber music festival in the world. Over 250 of the world’s finest chamber musicians perform in the historic churches of downtown.
The Capital Region becomes a winter wonderland during Winterlude, a three week festival that offers fun for the entire family. Visitors can skate the Rideau Canal, play in the world’s biggest snow playground, and enjoy giant snow sculptures, ice-carvings, and live shows. In spring, Ottawa explodes with blooms as the Canadian Tulip Festival, the largest tulip festival in the world, comes to downtown. Millions of tulips create a beautiful mosaic throughout the 15km Tulip Route through Ottawa and Gatineau.
Ottawa celebrates diverse cultures with the Carnival of Cultures Festival, featuring song and dance from around the world at the striking Astrolabe Theatre. Folk traditions are honored at the CKCU Ottawa Folk Festival, which offers over 150 performers showcasing their talents over two weekends; the spectacular downtown setting offers music, dance, and storytelling on six stages The Ottawa Greek Summer Festival presents traditional Greek music, dance, and cuisine as well as language and cooking lessons. Lebanorama is a showcase of Lebanese culture, including folk and contemporary music, dance, film, and art exhibits.
Every season brings a celebration to Ottawa – music, culture, and fun abound in venues all over the city. ARC THE HOTEL, Ottawa’s only member of the Preferred Hotels and Resorts Network, is your perfect base for exploring all the festivities. Appreciate the convenience of our central downtown location while you revel in the comfort and luxury of one of Ottawa’s finest hotels. |
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