Music Festivals

Note: Due to COVID19, many of these are closed. However, when things resume…

Ottawa has an incredible array of music festivals around the clock.  Here’s the Central Website for Ottawa Festivals

JUNE

WestFest

  • What: a large street party, art, cultural and music festival
  • Where: Laroche Park, 52 Bayview Rd, Ottawa
  • When: first weekend of June
  • Cost:  free

GlowFair Festival

  • What: Giant block party (10 blocks!) with DJs and live bands, artwork, and all in the dark with glow sticks, lights and fluroescence
  • Where: Bank street in the Glebe, Ottawa
  • When: 3rd weekend in June
  • Cost: free

Festival Franco-Ontarien

  • Quoi : musique francophone;
  • Quand :3fin de semaine du mois de juin;
  • Où : Major Hill’s Park, Ottawa;
  • Coût :
    • Adultes : 20$;
    • Enfants : gratuit.

Ottawa International Jazz Festival

  • What: Music festival (jazz, blues)
  • When: last 2 weeks of June
  • Where: downtown Ottawa both indoors and outdoors
  • Cost:
    • Single tickets: $20-65/show depending on event
    • Festival pass: $200-325 depending on number of venus; youth $90 all access

Escapade Music Festival

  • What: Electronic music festival
  • Where: Rideau Carleton Entertainment Centre, 4837 Albion Road
  • When: last week of June
  • Cost: 2-day pass $149

JULY

Ottawa Blues Fest

  • What: Music festival (pop, rock, alternative, and more)
  • When: first 2 weeks in July
  • Where:  Lebreton flats, Ottawa
  • Cost:
    • 2 week pass: 240$;
    • Nightly pass: 40-60$.

AUGUST

Arboretum Music Festival

  • What: Independent music festival
  • When: 3rd week of August
  • Where: outdoors historic sites throughout the city
  • Cost: Daily pass $25, full festival pass $60

SEPTEMBER

City Folk Fest

  • What: Music festival (mostly indie, folk, alternative);
  • When: 3rd week/weekend in September;
  • Where: Landsdowne Park, Ottawa;
  • Cost:
    • Day pass $56
    • Multi-day: 2-day pass $90, 3-day pass $99, Full pass $129