Tour buses are filling up and the 2023 Tulip Festival drew an impressive half-million visitors. Local businesses have good reason to feel optimistic again. Jo Riding, executive director of the Canadian Tulip Festival, is excited that her event, which ran from May 12 to 22, drew a half-million visitors, including 250,000 people during its opening...Read More

The 71st annual Tulip Festival is in full swing, renewing an old bond with the Netherlands – and bringing fresh colour to the nation’s capital. Every May, Ottawa becomes a mesmerizing kaleidoscope of colours. Visitors from around the globe come to see the brilliant flowers at the Canadian Tulip Festival, but they are also taking...Read More