Somewhere between the fall's changing leaf colours, frosty Winterlude, and the spring's Tulip Festival, every season is festival season in Ottawa. But you can't beat the summer for the number and variety of festivals. Sparks Street's annual ribfest was one of the early ones before the music circuit (Jazz, Blues, Chamber) kicked in.
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Dragonboat Race weekend at Mooney's Bay
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Ombrelle serves up sunscreen -- neat idea, borrowing from what has traditionally been the domain of coffee and other beverage makers.
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