Every February, Canada‘s Capital comes alive with the Ottawa Winterlude Festival. This magnificent event, held in the Ottawa region over the first three weekends of the month, draws an average of 600,000 visitors.
Participants revel in the festivities and experience the joys of Canadian winter. The festival features stunning ice sculptures, offers the chance to skate on the renowned Rideau Canal Skateway — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — and invites you to have endless fun in the vast snow playground known as Snowflake Kingdom.
When Is Winterlude Ottawa 2025?
It will be from January 31 to February 17, 2025.
Where Is Winterlude 2025?
Most festival activities are free and take place in urban Ottawa, however there is also Winterlude Gatineau held just across the border in the province of Québec.
To discover more about Winterlude 2025, then we suggest that you visit the website below.
Things To Do in Ottawa
The Canadian capital is a wonderful place to visit. To discover what to do during your visit to Ottawa, visit the official tourism website.
Where To Stay in Ottawa
If you are looking for accommodation in Ottawa during your stay at the festival you can find details here.
Flights to Ottawa from the UK
From March 31 2025, BA will run direct flights from Heathrow to Ottawa, but don’t fret in the meantime you can fly with Air Canada via Halifax Nova Scotia. This will allow you to catch the magnificent Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl which is held in February.
Ottawa Time
The time in Ottawa is Eastern Standard Time which means it is GMT -4, so when it is 9am in London it is a frosty 4am in Ottawa.
Main image: Skating on the Rideau Canal credit Ottawa Tourism.
