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As festivals and events in the city continue to recover from the pandemic, Ottawa Tourism has announced it will provide one-time emergency financial support.
The city of Ottawa will create the position of a night mayor as part of a new strategy to grow and develop the capital s nightlife economy and shake off the image as the town that fun forgot.
Ottawa s summer festival outlook: Hybrid shows for some, too little, too late for others ottawacitizen.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ottawacitizen.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Across Canada, summer is peak festival time at least it was before the pandemic and in the nation’s capital, RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest is the boisterous, packed and sprawling centrepiece of the season.
Over 10 days in July, up to 300,000 people flock to the grounds of Ottawa’s Canadian War Museum at LeBreton Flats Park, squeezing together to see hundreds of acts on multiple stages that in recent years have featured A-list headliners such as Lady Gaga, Foo Fighters and Kanye West.
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