Winterlude
The first three weekends of February, Ottawa comes alive with the excitement of Winterlude, Canada's winter celebration.
Fast Facts
- Winterlude takes place along the World's largest skating rink, the Rideau Canal Skateway, and at parks and sites across the Capital.
- Close to 700,00 people take part in Winterlude activities - most of which are free - each year.
- Fantastic ice carvings by artists from around the world fill Confederation Park in downtown Ottawa.
- The world's biggest snow playground - the Snowflake Kingdom - welcomes kids of all ages to Jacques Cartier Park in downtown Gatineau.
- The American Express Snowbowl features headline Canadian entertainers to an outdoor stage downtown across from the National Arts Centre.
- The Winterlude mascots - the Ice Hogg family - are reputed to live under the ice of the frozen Rideau Canal Skateway.
- Winterlude has been celebrated in Ottawa for over three decades.
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