I had proudly recommended this festival to a talented group of dancers visiting from Mexico. The young women volunteers saved our sanity (thanks Heather and Jeanette) from the disastrously organized event.

After 3 months of emails and being ensured we would have a 30ft x 30ft stage (covered preferably) we arrived to a 5x10 ft uneven riser that looked like it was fit for a scrap yard.

Nearby... more

So I'm not sure what it was about this year but the Tulip festival was way more epic last year with the amount of flowers they had going on at Major Hills onwards. I'm comparing this years to last years tulip festival I guess...

They had other events that were scattered around and those were ok but something seemed missing. The kick off ceremony was in a small cramped place in between Sidedoor... more

I don't really know if I fully understand this Tulip Festival, but it sure seemed like it was a big deal to everyone in Ottawa (btw, what is the term for a person from Ottawa? Ottawan?)

Anyway, the entire city and surrounding areas get into the whole tulip thing, and everywhere that can possibly be filled with a tulip, well, it is. Lots of great photo-ops, until the festival is over. At that... more