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2026 Adoptions begin May 9, 2025The Canadian Tulip Festival has partnered with various hotels, restaurants and attractions to make sure that your trip to the Tulip Festival is as comfortable and packed full of fun as possible! Take a look at the current offers from our generous Community Partners.
Need an amazing place to stay while visiting us for the Festival? Our Hotel Partners are pleased to host you at any time of the year. Learn more about each partner and save on your stay!
Local Ottawan and international travelers alike will enjoy its luxurious amenities and exciting events and offerings. Its location near Rideau Canal and Parliament Hill is ideal for business and leisure travelers. You can easily explore what Ottawa has the best to offer!
The Hilton Garden Inn & Homewood Suites Downtown Ottawa is a modern dual-branded hotel offering both short- and long-term accommodations in the heart of Canada’s capital. Located near Parliament Hill, the ByWard Market, and key business districts, the hotel provides stylish rooms and suites with full kitchens, complimentary Wi-Fi, and premium amenities. Guests can enjoy an on-site restaurant, fitness center, indoor pool, and flexible meeting spaces, making it an ideal choice for business and leisure travelers alike.
The 148-room Alt Hotel Ottawa is a landmark in the newly revitalized business district of downtown Ottawa. Perfect for both business-people and leisure travellers alike, the hotel is conveniently located next to shops, restaurants and boutiques.
Delta Hotels by Marriott Ottawa City Centre is located downtown Ottawa, near Parliament Hill and Sparks Street. Maintain your fitness routine in our fitness centre or take a dip in our indoor saltwater pool. Dine at Prova Bar & Kitchen and enjoy Italian cuisine with a modern twist. Take advantage of our complimentary business centre and high-speed WiFi. Our stylish hotel offers sleek, spacious rooms and suites featuring pillowtop bedding, floor-to-ceiling windows, scenic city views and a new Club Lounge! Dogs of all sizes all welcome.
The Westin Ottawa is conveniently located in the heart of Canada’s picturesque capital, providing direct access to many of the city’s national attractions including the Rideau Canal and ByWard Market. Enjoy a restful night sleep in refined hotel rooms and suites with enriching amenities and stunning views of the Ottawa cityscape. Dining options include two on-site restaurants and a coffee bar. Stay active during your visit with our hotel’s fitness offerings, including an indoor saltwater pool, modern fitness center and private squash courts. Dine The Westin Ottawa is pleased to offer dog-friendly accommodation, dogs of all sizes are welcome at the hotel.
You don’t need to commit a crime to go to prison. Just book your room in a real cell block. Although we’ve added comfort, we haven’t touched the most distinctive elements, like the stone walls and iron doors in cells that are over 150 years old. Every morning, we serve you free breakfast. We also organize tons of activities, including the prison tour. Our youth hostel is just steps from the Parliament Buildings, the Byward Market and the Rideau Canal.
Nestled in the Gatineau Hills, Motel Chelsea has a robust lineup of live music, comedy, theatre & literary readings. A boutique art motel with 7 rooms and 2 two-bedroom suites, a glamper, a restaurant, a quirky gift shop, and an event space, Motel Chelsea features curated local art, vintage touches with modern appointments, and a globally-inspired gastrodiner that capitalizes on the abundance of local farmers in the area. Lie in bed under a tree canopy, experience a video installation in your room or lounge in a space inspired by Dean Martin’s breezy charm. MC is minutes from the Gatineau Park Trailhead, Le Spa Nordik, Great Canadian Bungy, the Gatineau River, Eco-Odessée (forest skating and water maze paddling), and more! An escape to nature where locals, foodies, culture-seekers, and travellers intersect.
Looking for opportunities to see the rest of the city while here for the Festival? From museums, walking tours, canal and river tours, bike rides through Ottawa landmarks to bus tours, our amazing Attraction Partners have what you are looking for.
This Tulip Festival season, we’re making it easier than ever to enjoy the blooms!
Midweek Service:
Our iconic double decker buses will take you straight to the heart of the action at Dow’s Lake, offering a convenient and scenic ride to the festival grounds.
Weekend Service:
With Queen Elizabeth Drive (QED) closed on weekends, we’ve introduced a special shuttle service for added convenience. Guests who purchase a Hop On/Hop Off pass can hop aboard a dedicated shuttle that runs directly from our downtown kiosk to Torrington/QED—bringing you as close as possible to the tulip displays without the hassle.
Plan your visit, skip the parking stress, and enjoy the ride!
Explore two creative takes on currency: from rarely seen rejected bank note designs to artist Ho Tam’s remix of money and myth. Plus, join in with hands-on crafts for all ages!
Money that Almost Was
When a new bank note is created, many designs are proposed—and many rejected. But none are failures. This display features nearly 30 bank note models, designs submitted to the Bank of Canada when new bank notes were being prepared. They were all rejected, but each gives us a glimpse into the creative process, the designers’ art and the exploration of a nation’s identity. On a digital display unit, visitors can learn about each design, examine it in detail, and browse further reading from a collection of related blogs. Accompanying crafts and activities include making your own bank note.
The Greatest Stories Ever Told: Prints by Ho Tam
Ho Tam is an artist who is inspired by the symbolic images on bank notes. For this exhibition of inkjet prints, Tam scanned individual images from dozens of international bank notes. He then remixed them into colourful digital collages, creating new meanings. Inspired by fables and fairytales, he has written a story for each collage. Together, Tam’s stories and prints encourage us to rethink the stories told on our own bank notes.
Experience the National Capital Region in a unique way with Ottawa Boat Cruise/Ekeau, offering breathtaking views along the Ottawa River and Rideau Canal. Our 90-minute tours provide a rich history and iconic site exploration. The Rideau Canal Cruise is North America’s largest 100% electric vessel, taking you from Dow’s Lake to the Ottawa River, offering over 33 unique sites to explore. Departures are available 5 times a day! Our Ottawa River Cruise departs from Ottawa and Gatineau, providing the finest views along the river. Enjoy this 90 min tour as you relax on the upper deck with a cold beverage or grab a snack in the canteen on the lower deck while exploring over 55 unique sites. Departures are available 6 times a day!
Booking is available online at https://www.ottawaboatcruise.com/ or you can give us a call at 819 246 3855.
Arteast Ottawa is a 30-year old, not-for-profit organization that is operated, governed and managed by numerous volunteers. The association welcomes visual artists who work in all media, including oil, acrylic, watercolour, encaustic, pen and ink, graphic media, printmakers, fibre artists, works on paper, sculpture, photography, digital media, etc. Arteast’s objective is to foster appreciation, understanding and love of the visual arts, by providing experiences that entertain, educate and enrich the life of our bilingual community.
Join some friends for brunch, lunch, or dinner, and then hit the shops for the highest quality food products, fashions, and cutting-edge trends.
See and be seen until the wee hours at one of our hip nightspots.
Morning, noon, and night the ByWard Market has something just for you.
Located on a national heritage site, the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum is the world’s only working farm in the heart of a capital city.
The museum offers visitors a unique opportunity to see diverse breeds of farm animals—important to past and present Canadian agriculture—and to learn about the food they eat. In addition to breeds common to Canadian agriculture, such as Holstein dairy cows and Angus beef cows, the museum also has Canadienne and Milking Shorthorn dairy cows, and Tamworth pigs. Many other breeds of dairy and beef cattle, pigs, sheep, horses, poultry, goats, rabbits and even honeybees round out the collection.
Chaotic Industry is part of the Canadian Tulip Festival’s Ghosts of the Glebe walking tour.
Meet your tour guide, a young Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Reservist from 1946, in front of the HMCS Carleton. The Second World War ended the year before, and the Tulips are blooming for the first time in Ottawa, from the grateful Netherlands.
Hear the haunting stories of her friends from the local neighbourhood that gave the ultimate sacrifice and never made the trip home from their fight for freedom.
Since 1988, we have had one goal: to provide the most visibility for arts and cultural events in Canada’s capital region.
From a national museum exhibition to a local band show, we have postering and marketing option to help you with your event’s budgetary and exposure needs.
We have been doing this type of street marketing for over three decades in Ottawa and Gatineau.
The Ottawa Half-Company was established in 1923, and was formally commissioned in late 1941. HMCS Carleton moved into its present home on Dow’s Lake in December 1943, and during the course of the war saw to the training of some 4,620 officers and men.
The Juno Beach Centre is Canada’s Second World War museum and cultural centre located in Normandy, France. The Centre pays homage to the 45,000 Canadians who lost their lives during the War, of which 5,500 were killed during the Battle of Normandy and 381 on D-Day. Opened in 2003 by veterans and volunteers with a vision to create a permanent memorial to all Canadians who served during the Second World War, the Centre’s mandate is to preserve this legacy for future generations through education and remembrance.
Ottawa Boat Cruise provides guests with the extraordinary experience of travelling along one of Canada’s most majestic icons: the Ottawa River and Rideau Canal. There truly is no better way to see Canada’s National Capital. Join us as we set sail and take in the many attractions along the Ottawa River and Rideau Canal.
Ottawa Walking Tours invites you to join us during your stay in Ottawa: Canada’s Capital.
Why not come along on a leisurely stroll of the unique areas of Ottawa? Join our public tours or book your next corporate event, school outing, or family get together and discover this incredible city.
You will be captivated by the charm of this world class capital and our knowledgeable guides will intrigue & entertain you for the time you share with us!
Somersault is a race series, based in Ontario, Canada, that specializes in multisport and running events. Somersault has been producing events for over 35 years and has grown to now host thousands of athletes each year.
Join us for our Mother’s Day Fun Run taking place at the Canadian Tulip Festival!
Some of our Community Partners are hosting contests at this year’s Festival.
This two hour show features all-Canadian music from Maritime folk songs to modern pop. Come be serenaded by our singing Mountie, hockey player, Anne of Green Gables, Klondike Kitty, and many other special guests.
This high-energy, family friendly production features over 70 songs from Canadian artists including Paul Anka, Celine Dion, Shania Twain, the Barenaked Ladies, Avril Lavigne, Justin Bieber, and many more.
