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Ottawa, the city’s Canadian Premier League
soccer team (atleticoottawa.canpl.ca).
And just east of downown, the Ottawa Titans
of the independent Frontier League play
baseball at Ottawa Stadium (www.ottawa
titans.com).
RETAIL THERAPY
A few minutes’ walk east of Parliament Hill,
quirky shops, busy restaurants and
brimming farmers’ stalls keep things lively
in the heritage ByWard Market area
(www.byward-market.com). Nearby, the
CF Rideau Centre is home to leading fashion,
electronics and lifestyle retailers
(www.cfshops.com/rideau-centre.html).
A short drive or transit trip beyond
downtown, you’ll find popular shopping
neighbourhoods such as the Glebe
(www.intheglebe.ca), Wellington West
(www.wellingtonwest.ca) and Westboro
(westborovillage.com).
FESTIVAL FUN
If you love a big celebration, Ottawa won’t let
you down. The festival season starts with
Winterlude in February (www.canada.ca/
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en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/winter
lude.html), followed by the Canadian Tulip
Festival in May (www.tulipfestival.ca), the
TD Ottawa Jazz Festival in June (www.ottawa
jazzfestival.com), an enormous rock
festival called RBC Bluesfest in July
CANADA DAY CONCERT AT PARLIAMENT HILL • OTTAWA TOURISM
(www.ottawabluesfest.ca) and the CityFolk
folk music festival in September (www.city
folkfestival.com).
For more information, visit www.ottawa
tourism.ca.