You’ll find lots of events, both indoors and outdoors, to take in this summer weekend.
On Parliament Hill, take in the military musical spectacular Fortissimo Thursday through Saturday, at 7:00 p.m. Fortissimo features massed military bands, pipes and drums, guest performers and the soldiers of the Ceremonial Guard. It is a showcase event in the Nation's Capital that has drawn thousands of spectators since it began in 1997.
http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/ceremonial-guard/fortissimo.page
The 27th annual Ottawa Lebanese Festival is on now! The Ottawa Lebanese Festival brings the rich diversity of the Ottawa-Lebanese community with five days of marvelous food, Middle Eastern entertainment and heritage.
Beginning Wednesday July 19th and running through to July 23rd, the grounds of the St. Elias Cathedral showcase a variety of savory goods and Lebanese culture.
http://www.ottawalebanesefestival.com/
Discover your summer scene at Canada’s National Arts Centre with Canada Scene. This event wraps up this weekend. Over 1000 Canadian artists have been taking part.
https://nac-cna.ca/en/canadascene
Canada’s biggest garden party takes over Dows Lake this weekend. It's Dows Lake Garden Party, July 22 from 10:00 am to 10:30 pm. Delight yourself with a wonderful assortment of free events and activities for families, friends and visitors. It's an all day Garden Party that stretches into evening. Bring the family and enjoy a full day of gardens and garden tips.
http://www.gardenpromenade.ca/events/
For an intimate look at what chamber music is, was, and is becoming, the best place to go is the Ottawa International Chamberfest. This musical event runs from July 22 to August 4 and can be found at venues all over Ottawa.
As 2017 continues, Ottawa Welcomes the World. This Sunday, July 23, at Lansdowne, Ottawa welcomes Uruguay. The event hopes to highlight the best that Uruguay has to offer. Besides sampling of traditional cuisine, activities include wine tasting, a tango lesson, a football (soccer) day camp for children, a wood sculpture discussion with the artist, and an evening Candombe concert.
http://calendar.ottawa2017.ca/events/ottawa-welcomes-the-world-uruguay/
Delight in unique Arctic music, July 21-22 at the Museum of Nature, featuring special show by Kathleen Merritt. On Friday, July 21 at 8 pm, Kathleen Merritt, known as Iva will be joined by fellow Inuk artist Riit (Rita Claire Mike-Murphy) for a musical show that celebrates Inuit and Celtic roots.
On Saturday, July 22, Avery Keenainak, a 17-year-old Inuk singer and fiddler currently living in Ottawa, will perform at 11 am and 2 pm.
http://nature.ca/en/plan-your-visit/what-see-do/whats/arctic-iva-riit
http://nature.ca/en/plan-your-visit/what-see-do/whats/arctic-live-music-avery-keenainak
In Gatineau, enjoy a Chinese Evening at Parc de l’Imaginaire. Discover traditional Chinese dance, music and, of course, food. July 22, from 6pm to 10pm.
View the event page on Facebook.
Like a kaleidoscope of images and colours, AGWÀTÀ, which means "to emerge from the water" in Algonquin, amazes us by troubling events of our past. The history emerges from the creek, like a trickle of time that we pluck from the water moment by moment: a ballet of fish, a log drive opera, a callous industry and a rain of ashes.
This event takes place at La Filature, 82 Hanson St. in Gatineau. It starts Friday and run until July 30.
If you have an event coming up, email details to community@cfra.com