Let The Festival Season Begin!

Summer in Ottawa is always a treat. There are festivals for everyone and all tastes, and now that I live downtown, they're all so easily accessible I have no excuse to miss out! This weekend is the opening of the Canadian Tulip Festival; I've dubbed it my "festival season kick-off".

I might not get to all of them, but here are just a few I'm hoping to check out (note: some sites don't have full event listings available yet):

Canadian Tulip Festival
Canadian Dance Festival
Westfest
Ottawa Fringe Festival
Ottawa International Jazz Festival
Cisco Systems Ottawa Bluesfest
Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival
The Ottawa Lumière Festival
Ottawa Folk Festival

There are more. For a full listing, check out the Ottawa Festivals Web site.

If all goes as planned, I'll be starting a one-year sabbatical at the beginning of June. My plans for the first few months? To be a festival bum. Looks like I'll have many to choose from.