Loving Ottawa Annual Events

The Enthusiastic Ottawa Ride For Dad

Saturday June 7th 2025 There is excitement already about the upcoming Ottawa Ride for Dad on June 7 2025. The parade of motorcycles is the only one of its kind in the world and it draws attention from the community and the media on ride day each year. The event gets bigger each year as more Canadians become aware about the effects of prostate cancer.Ride for Dad started in Ottawa, Ontario 20 years ago The motorcycle event has grown to include more than 40 cities in every province in Canada and Ride for Dad has expanded to snowmobiles, ATVs and watercraft rides. For anyone interested in supporting the Ottawa Ride for Dad with donations or riding themselves they can visit www.ridefordad.ca for all the information on how to donate and sign up.Lovin Ottawa has lots of great stuff to check out, have a look at our categories building up Here.

The Epic Ottawa Blues Fest

Thu, Jul 10th – Sun, Jul 20th, 2025

Ottawa Blues Fest is a annual awsome outdoor music festival that takes place each July in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. While the festival's lineup historically focused on blues music at its inception, it has increasingly showcased mainstream pop, hip hop, reggae, and rock acts in recent years. Blues fest has become the largest music festival in Canada and the second largest blues festival in North America and one of the largest international music events in the world spread out over two weeks, this tremendous festival offers something for just about every musical taste. And between shows, grab some food, have drink from a wide range of vendors and explore fun on site activities.

Ottawa Bluesfest 2025 line up is out featuring Def Leppard, Shania Twain, Green Day, Hozier, Kaytranada and many many more !

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Discover The Nostalgia Music Festival

August 20st to the 24th 2025

The Nostalgia Music Festival, featuring professional tribute bands music of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. The event is a customized environment to recreate the sights, sounds and all around good vibes of your youth.

Nostalgia Festival offers its visitors beautiful and festive sit-down areas that feature full-service bars together with a wide variety of quality food vendors. Large-format screens positioned strategically make the visibility perfect from any vantage point.

Here is this years Line-up

Find out all the details on Nostalgia's Home Page Here and join in on thier Facebook Page Here.

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The Jaw-dropping Ottawa Gatineau Airshow

The annual Ottawa Gatineau Airshow always has awe-inspiring aerobatic displays, historical military aircraft and new aerospace technologies. Aero Gatineau-Ottawa full of exciting aviation action at the Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport. The 2025 event is the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force, with the US Air Force Thunderbirds, the RAF Red Arrows and the RCAF Snowbirds and more than 60 aircraft on the ground and in the air.The Friday night show will light up the skies over Gatineau, with pyrotechnics, drones and jets is something to been seen.When, September 12 to 14, 2025, Where, 1699 Arthur-Fecteau, Gatineau, QC J8R 2Z9Have fun at Ottawa Gatineau AirshowLovin Ottawa has lots of great stuff to check out, have a look at our categories building up Here.

Stage Collapse Bluesfest Ottawa

The Day The stage collapsed when Cheap Trick blew out'a town The stage collapsed beneath Cheap Trick during a concert at the Ottawa Bluesfest. A severe windstorm struck during the power pop group's set, resulting in the stage to fall apart just after they performed their hit single "I Want You to Want Me."No one in the band, crew or audience was seriously hurt, but the accident resulted in several minutes of sustained hysteria at the festival, with many concertgoers running and screaming in panic.

Cheap Trick are "so thankful" to be alive after the sudden collapse of their stage at a festival in Canada. A violent thunderstorm tore through the Ottawa Bluesfest on Sunday night, demolishing the main stage and destroying all of Cheap Trick's equipment. As the final notes of I Want You To Want Me rang out, "it just started coming down," recalled manager Dave Frey. "It was like the Titanic or something."

Video One Here.

The Famous Winterlude Ottawa Gatineau

Winterlude Ottawa Gatineau

Is known as one of the biggest and most popular winter events in Canada. The festival that started in 1979 attracts locals and tourists from all over the world to play !

Winterlude is an annual event taking place every February for three weeks and is one of the coolest things to do in Ontario. It is spread throughout the city and in the neighboring city of Gatineau in Quebec. Popular venues for Winterlude are on the Rideau Canal, in the ByWard Market, Sparks Street, and Jacques Cartier Park in Gatineau.Here is a vid I whipped up a few years agoDue to the numerous visitors during the festival days and the high demand for accommodations, it is recommended to check rates and book rooms well in advance.

Events, volunteering and Rideau Canal skating conditions check here

Winterlude Ottawa Gatineau celebrates not only the joys of Canadian wint…