It’s August in Ottawa, which means two things: a disgusting amount of humidity, and the return of Capital Pride. While pandemic restrictions forced the festival to move most of its events online last year, and all of its events online in 2020, the 2022 Capital Pride festival will be a completely in-person event when it […]
RBC Bluesfest has announced more performers for the 2022 edition. Ja Rule and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony will be performing on the same night as TLC (July 16). Organizers have also released the full schedule for this summer’s festivities. Some highlights include TWO performances from Wikwemikong Country Superstar Crystal Shawanda on July 16. She will perform on […]
Spring is right around the corner and Mādahòkì Farm in Ottawa is ready to honour and celebrate the season with the Sīgwan Festival. Sīgwan means “spring” in Ojibwe. You may have visited Mādahòkì Farm for their Winter (Pìbon) Festival back in December, but if you missed it, Sīgwan Festival will include many similar features. You can shop with Indigenous […]
It’s time to get excited movie lovers because the Kingston Canadian Film Festival has announced its lineup for 2022. For the first time in two years, the festival will have a theatrical component, with eight of the films having in-person screenings. While in-person screenings will be capped at 50% capacity, most of the films will […]
River & Sky Music and Camping Festival is back this summer with a mini-festival lineup you won’t want to miss! Haviah Mighty and Sam Coffey & the Iron Lungs are headlining. You’ll also be able to catch Juno award winner, G.R. Gritt, 2020 Polaris short lister, Witch Prophet, indie/country artist Spencer Burton and more. The […]
95.7 ELMNT FM · Chef Paul Owl Joins Aiden & Jay to Talk Tea Foraging Aiden and Jay had a chat with Paul Owl – one of the featured chefs from the Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival.
The Ottawa Tulip Festival runs this year between May 14-24th. Due to this year’s pandemic, the festival will go online virtually! You can get access to it by visiting tulipfestival.ca. We have this annual tulip festival because Canada helped liberate the Netherlands in WW2 and they thanked us with tulips. In addition, starting today you […]
Happy Friday! Did you enjoy that burst of November spring this week? I’m sad to see it go. Although, it helps given all the lingering feelings of daylight savings time and that post-election stress. It’s been a good week for some normalcy, though! Santa Claus is coming to town and CityFolk will happen, just a […]
The Asinabka Film and Media Arts Festival kicks off Wednesday, September 16th at 5 PM. The opening night will be live-streamed on the Asinabka Festival’s Facebook page. The festival will feature a number of music performances by Handsome Savages on opening night and Brand Henry, Anachnid and Brian Wallin on the following nights. Now in […]
Have you been feeling extremely nostalgic for your childhood these days? Late 90s and early 2000s favourite, Pokémon is bringing fans together for a festival that includes two days of fun. The Pokémon GO Festival will present trainers with a research challenge that they have ten hours to complete. Not to worry, as it’s totally virtual so you can join in from […]