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Events coming back in Eastern Ontario and the Outaouais—and beyond—in 2022!

by Laura Byrne Paquet
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Music festivals, country fairs, pow wows and more are coming back to Ottawa, Eastern Ontario, the Outaouais and beyond this year—public health trends and restrictions permitting, of course.

I’ll confess that, as someone who has been writing about events in the Ottawa region for a long time, it has been sad to keep noting cancellations and postponements over the last two years. (And if it has been sad for me, just think how disheartening it has been for the tireless people who work to put all these festivals and fairs together.)

three teenagers on a fair swing high in a blue sky
Fall fair fun!

So I’m delighted to see that so many event organizers are making plans to welcome back visitors in 2022. Here’s a list of the returning events I’ve learned about so far, in order by date. I’ll keep updating this post as news comes across my desk. And if you have good news on this front that I should know about, please let me know in the comments. Thanks!

paintbrushes in jars on a white shelf beside a skylight window
Photo by Sema Martin on Unsplash.
Juno Award winner Kellylee Evans performing at a past Stewart Park Festival. Flickr/Creative Commons photo by Jordan Cameron.
men in kilts pulling a tug of war rope
Soldiers with The Black Watch (Royal Highland) Regiment of Canada, pulling against the competition for the Highland Regiments tug-of-war trophy at a past Glengarry Highland Games. Flickr/Creative Commons photo by Jamie McCaffrey.
a bulb of garlic split into several pinkish cloves, on a white tabletop
Photo by Dennis van Lith on Unsplash.

Cover photo by Jingda Chen on Unsplash.

Looking for more ideas for things to see and do in our region? Subscribe to my free weekly newsletter or pick up a copy of my book, Ottawa Road Trips: Your 100-km Getaway Guide, from which this post is adapted.

As the owner of Ottawa Road Trips, I acknowledge that I live on, work in and travel through the unceded, unsurrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg Nation. I am grateful to have the opportunity to be present on this land. Ottawa Road Trips supports Water First, a non-profit organization that helps address water challenges in Indigenous communities in Canada through education, training and meaningful collaboration.

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Cynthia Collett May 20, 2022 - 7:21 am

A few that you missed: Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival June 21 – 26 (Pow Wow June 25-26) Madahoki Farm Ottawa; Tall Ships Festival June 24 – 26 – Brockville; Brockville Regatta July 1 – 3 – Brockville; AfroBeat Music Festival July 1 – 2 – Ottawa; AfroFest Ottawa September 10 – 11 – Ottawa.

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Laura Byrne Paquet May 20, 2022 - 8:19 am

Thanks very much, Cynthia! I’ll add them!

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