The Ottawa International Animation Festival lands on Sept. 24 through to Sept. 28. The festival showcases the work from animators across the globe, from Finland to France, Estonia and beyond. Among all these selections, only one hails from the festival’s host city of Ottawa. Brennan Bova, and his short film Join will be joining us in the ‘Commissioned Animation’ section of the OIAF this year.
This September, Mirror Mountain will take place from Sept. 5-7 at ODD Box in Arts Court, located at 2 Daly Ave.
The third annual Outaouais Herb Gathering festival is happening this weekend, Aug. 9-10 at the Old Findlay Farm in Gatineau.
Ottawa Craft Beer Week (OCBW) is back, and as lots of us continue to think local, and support local Canadian businesses, this is the perfect opportunity to explore the best beers in the city. Building on last year’s success, the second edition of the week long celebration follows the same, simple model to make it easy to try new beers, meet new brewers and find your next favourite hangout.
Bluesfest 2025 may have ended for the summer, but it lives on in photos! Relive the final night of the festival through these photos.
In case you missed last night’s Bluesfest performances, here’s a look through our photographers’ lenses.
It was Day 7 of Bluesfest, featuring headlining act Green Day, and you can relive all the moments here with our Gig Photos.
From rock mainstays like Daughtry to blues up-and-coming legends like Christone Ingram, there’s lots of music for everyone this Saturday, including those who want their “blues” in Bluesfest.
In what might be one of the most highly anticipated nights of any Bluesfest in recent years, Green Day will be filling the main stage bowl with what could be a record setting crowd. But if you need some respite on the side stages, there will be plenty to keep you entertained.
Day 5 photos of Bluesfest just dropped. Relive the shows here with our Gig Photos.
After a night of legendary rock and roll, it’s time for the first hip hop night at Bluesfest this year, with acts like Sean Paul and Kardinal Offishall, with some indie pop on the River Stage, and enough blues to satisfy the purists.
Kicking off five straight days of music, Wednesday at Bluesfest features major acts like The Decemberists, Tom Morello, and Def Leppard alongside local bands like Amos the Transparent and Funk Yo Self.
In case you missed the fourth night of Bluesfest, or you just want to relive the concerts, check out our Gig Photos here.
In case you missed the third night of Bluesfest, or you just want to relive the concerts, check out our Gig Photos here.
Playing Bluesfest on Sunday night for the fourth time, Stephane Dubord catches up with Newfoundland legend Alan Doyle to talk about his many artistic projects.
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