Friday, July 30
6pm - 8pm	Dancin' on the RIdeau The School of Dance	Dows Lake Pavilion
8pm - 11:30pm	Dancin' on the Rideau Colleen and Eric Searson	Malone's Grill Dows Lake Pavilion
8pm - 12am	Cheers to Colonel By Kyle Felhaver & Friends	Château Lafayette 42 York Street
Saturday, July 31
12pm - 1pm	Dancing in the Streets The School of Dance	Dows Lake Pavilion
1pm - 4pm	Gaelic Unplugged Rideau Heritage Stage	Bytown Museum/ Ottawa Locks
Musical Breeze Bicycle Parade
1:30pm - 2:15pm	Joseph Petric (accordion) & David Mott (saxophone)	Rideau Canal at Third Avenue
1:40pm - 2:25pm	Ryan Scott (Musical Metal Garden)	Rideau Canal between Monkland & Patterson
1:50pm - 2:35pm	Evie Mark & Akinisie Siuvuarapik (Innuit Throat Singers)	Rideau Canal at Waverly
2pm - 2:45pm	Jesse Stewart (Percussion Cube)	Rideau Canal at Lisgar Collegiate
2:15pm - 3:30pm	TorQ Percussion & the Chamberfest Community Hand Drum Collective	Marion Dewar Plaza (City Hall)
Sunday, August 1
11am - 11:30am	Ghosts & Echoes of the Rideau Rideau Canal at Plaza Bridge	Bytown Museum/ Ottawa Locks
1pm - 4pm	Dancin in the Streets The School of Dance	Dows Lake Pavilion
2pm - 3:30pm	Gaelic Unplugged Rideau Heritage Stage	Bytown Museum/ Ottawa Locks
2pm - 3:30pm	TorQ Percussion and the Chamberfest Brass Ensemble	Rideau Canal at Plaza Bridge
2pm - 3:30pm	Siren Hoops	Dows Lake Pavilion

6PM to 11:30pm
Dancin' On The Rideau | Dows Lake Pavilion

Kick-start your weekend with some Celtic music and dancing at Malone's Lakeside Bar & Grill, Dows Lake Pavilion. Featuring the Eganville duo Colleen & Erin Searson.

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8PM
Cheers to Colonel By! | ChÂteau lafayette

The Byward Market is where it all began, the original Bytown. The Chateau Lafayette presents “Cheers to Colonel By” with live music by Celtic favorite Kyle Felhaver & friends.

Raise a toast to Colonel By and the British, Irish, Scottish, French and Native workers who built the Canal.

The Chateau Lafayette is our Canal Builders Lounge so don’t forget to ask about their special benefit for Adopt-A-Metre cardholders!

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Dancing in the Streets
dows lake pavilion

Dancers and musicians of The School of Dance will create a unique outdoor performance around Dows Lake Pavilion. Come be inspired by their creativity! 

For more information, visit www.theschoolofdance.ca.

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Gaelic Unplugged
Rideau Heritage Stage, Bytown Museum/ Ottawa Locks

Presented by the Rideau Canal Festival and hosted by Austin Comerton, of The Gaelic Hour.
Grab your fiddle and join the fun at Gaelic Unplugged hosted by Austin Comerton, of The Gaelic Hour.
Music and dance is a rich part of the heritage of the canal and the festival is pleased to offer this opportunity to see some of the best Gaelic performers in Ottawa.
It’s open mic, so if you want to be part of the performance contact Nhanci Wright, Program Director of the Rideau Canal Festival, program@rideaucanalfestival.ca

There is no fee to participate and no charge to watch!

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11am to 11:30am
Ghosts & Echoes of the Rideau
Bytown museum/ Ottawa locks

The Rideau Canal National Historic Site of Canada is proud to present “Ghosts and Echoes of the Rideau”, a collection of ghost stories, legends, folklore and re-enactments.

This one-hour play features a re-enactment of the last duel in Canada, the story behind the famous Manotick ghost, the legend of the mysterious Women in Blue and much more.

Come and experience this dramatic presentation where history and folklore of the Rideau Canal, Canada's newest World Heritage Site, comes to life.

“Ghosts and Echoes of the Rideau” is free!

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1pm
MUSICAL BREEZE BICYCLE PARADE
FROM LANSDOWNE PARK TO OTTAWA CITY HALL

The Rideau Canal Festival and the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival have teamed up again to offer the Musical Breeze Bicycle Parade.

Join us for this outdoor musical and cycling event, with a grand finale at Marion Dewar Plaza (City Hall). Featuring performances along the route by Joseph Petric & David Mott, Evie Mark & Akinisie Sivuarapik, Ryan Scott and Jessie Stewart.

The Musical Wheel finale is presented by TorQ Percussion Quartet with the Chamberfest Community Hand Drum Collective. You can be part of the performance too– view this video to find out how. Or if you would like to join in the hand drumming visit treefrogpercussion.ca for details.

Register online at or as of 1pm at Lansdowne Park Gate #4

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2pm to 3:30pm
TorQ Percussion and the Chamberfest Brass Ensemble
Rideau Canal at Plaza Bridge

TorQ Percussion Quartet and the Chamberfest Brass Ensemble perform a beautiful outdoor concert tribute to the Rideau Canal complete with fanfare as the Flotilla parade arrives at the NAC.

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2pm to 3:30pm
Siren Hoops | dows lake pavilion

Featuring Ottawa’s latest trend in fitness that celebrates play, Brigitte – also known as Hooperella, will not only entertain you with playful hoop dancing, but you can try it too! Learn more at www.sirenhoops.com.

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