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Winterlude

Winterlude. Photo by Pierre St. Jaques, courtesy of Tour Ottawa

when:5 - 21 Feb 2010 (annual)
where:Ottawa
cost:Most events are free
time:8am-10pm; weekends 8am-11pm

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

Contact Details
Name:Information
Phone:+1 613 239 5234
Town Information:Ottawa
Full Name:
Contact Details
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
Event details can change. Please check with the organisers that the event is happening before making travel arrangements.