Bytown Museum/ Ottawa Locks
- Guided tour of the Museum & Ottawa Lockstation
- An official Rideau Canal UNESCO World Heritage Site Tour offered in partnership by Parks Canada.
- 10AM to 5PM
Ongoing Museum Activities
Pioneer playtime and historic dress-up, Heritage gardens, Permanent Exhibitions, Café and Boutique
- Adopt-A-Meter Info Kiosk
Energy Ottawa Green Rendezvous/ Confederation Park
Green Rendezvous activities exemplify the environmental principles of reducing, reusing, recycling, and rethinking. Ideas and products will provide you with realistic ways to adopt everyday eco-friendly habits. The Green Rendezvous is the festival's Aim fo Zero headquarters and a zero-waste site.
- Ecosphere Environmental Fair
Under a tented area, organizations, corporations and governments agencies will showcase their environmentally-friendly products and services. It is also a perfect opportunity to ask questions about ways to protect our environment by using certain products and services.
- RIDEAU HERITAGE VILLAGE — BRINGING TOGETHER OUR COMMON HERITAGE
This Green Rendezvous attraction offers the opportunity to experience the Rideau Canal World Heritage Rideau communities, and get a taste of canal’s fascinating history through a series of engaging and hands-on activities and performances, featuring several colourful artists, artisans, and demonstrators!
- Green CafÉ
This Café offers a wide variety of local products and refreshments.
- Enbridge Buy Local BBQ Challenge Savour Ottawa Chefs demonstrate cooking with local foods. Chefs from Ottawa restaurants and hotels will feature their favourite BBQ recipes using only local products that can be purchased within 100 miles from the nation's capital.
- UNESCO Photo Exhibit
Take a stroll through Confederation Park, and see UNESCO’s breathtaking photo exhibit of Canada’s 14 other World Heritage sites.
- Canal Bikes
The festival and Bicycles for Humanity offer you Rideau Canal Bikes to help you move from one end of the Canal to the other during the festival.
Rideau Canal — Metre Lounges
- Rideau Canal Drop by one of our seven Canal Metre Lounges, open during the entire Festival. Order a refreshing Colonel By Cocktail, enjoy Festival activities, and enjoy the view of Rideau Canal! View full activities listing (link to Metre Lounge page)
- Walking, Cycling, Running Circuits
Bring a friend along, pick your favorite route, follow the path, and enjoy the activities! Walking, Cycling, Running Circuits
Bring a friend along, pick your favorite route, follow the path, and enjoy the activities!
Dows Lake Pavilion
- Rideau Canal Garden & Tours
The Ottawa Botanical Garden Society and the National Capital Commission (NCC) offer a Garden Tour every day starting at 10AM from the Festival Info Kiosk at Dows Lake.
- Canal Bikes
The festival and Bicycles for Humanity offer you Rideau Canal Bikes to help you move from one end of the Canal to the other during the festival.
- Bytown Museum, Confederation Park and Dows Lake
Your one-stop destination for brochures, maps, souvenirs, and your opportunity to Adopt-A-Metre of the UNESCO World Heritage Rideau Canal.
