venue showcases the NAC Orchestra ; ballet and modern dance ; and English , French and Indigenous theatre — not to mention Canadian pop musicians and special events like Canada Scene ( June 15 to July 23 , 2017 ).
Speaking of scenes , welcome to festival city . Sure , other cities host giant summer music
festivals too , but nowhere will you get closer to the big-name acts than in our capital . TD Ottawa Jazzfest kicks off the summer music festival season in June in Confederation Park , across from City Hall . On its heels is RBC Bluesfest , where international big-names in every genre fill four stages with music on the banks of the Ottawa River downtown . Discover a whole new take on classical music at the multidisciplinary Music and Beyond , and the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival . Both festivals take advantage of an oasis of churches and concert halls in the downtown core . CityFolk keeps the outdoor revelry going in September at Lansdowne . cuLiNarY
Ottawa ’ s diverse food scene matches the multicultural nature of the nation . New culinary trends in the capital include northern Chinese , West African , Cambodian , and South Indian . As new groups continue to arrive in the city , local menus continue to become more adventurous . The city has multicultural roots in many of the world ’ s great culinary cultures — including Vietnamese , Korean , Lebanese , Mexican , Thai and Ethiopian . Gourmet chefs have turned the thriving restaurant scene into an epic , delicious battle for taste buds ; traditional Canadian dishes , from poutine to Alberta beef to coastal seafood , are constantly being reinvented . inset : Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival above : Dining in Downtown Rideau neighbourhood
All that eating works up a thirst . Thankfully , innovative local brewmasters have the city and region positively hopping . With over 24 craft breweries in the city or within a short drive , it ’ s a golden age of suds . Not confined to area pubs and bars , many breweries have become tourist destinations themselves . Case in point , Les Brasseurs du Temps pours from taps set in a beautiful stone brewery located in Gatineau with patios overlooking — fittingly — Brewery Creek . Then there ’ s the nearby region of
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