Winterlude
Ottawa's Winterlude takes place over three weekends in February and is North America's largest winter festival. Amongst a myriad activities, the event boasts the world's largest skating rink in the form of the frozen, 8km-long Rideau Canal.
All sorts of weird and wonderful events take place under the banner of the festival, with the frozen canal acting as the venue for many of the shows, performed both on and off skates. It is very much a family event, with much of the entertainment being aimed at a younger audience. A trip to Snowflake Kingdom is a must, where mammoth mountains of snow have been transformed into a fairytale fantasy land, including around 30 giant snow slides carved with images depicting well-known fairytale characters.
Visitors can try their hand at such Canadian traditions as sledge hockey, ice climbing, curling and dog-sledding. Public ice-block-carving is also encouraged, but if sculpting is not your strong point, you can see how the professionals do it.
Dress warmly and join the hundreds of thousands of visitors expected over the three weekends.
Related Information
Website: Winterlude Website
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| Name: | Information |
| Phone: | +1 613 239 5234 |
| Town Information: | Ottawa |
| Full Name: |
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| Name: | Information |
| Phone: | +1 613 239 5234 |
| Name: | Ottawa Tourism and Convention Authority |
| Location: | Ottawa |
| Address: | Suite 1800, 130 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5G4 |
| Email: | ottawainformation@ottawatourism.ca |
| Phone: | +1 613 237 5150 |
| Fax: | + 613 237 7339 |
| Name: | Ontario Tourist Office |
| Location: | Ontario |
| Address: | 10 Dundas Street East, Suite 900, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M7A 2A1 |
| Email: | info@ontariotravel.net |
| Phone: | +1 905 754-1958 |
| Fax: | +1 905 272-6587 |
| Name: | Canadian Tourism Commission |
| Location: | Canada |
| Address: | #1400-1055 Dunsmuir Street, Box 49230Vancouver, BC, V7X 1L2 Canada |
