Cultural Showcase

Stroll down Confederation Boulevard in the central Capital or use it as a springboard for exploring the rest of the region. In either case, you’ll find yourself immersed in an experience of Canadian culture. The Capital is home to many of Canada’s cultural institutions and is a year-round stage for national festivity:

• a stage for pageantry and national ceremony
  • the Changing the Guard Ceremony (daily in summer)
  • Remembrance Day (ceremony at the National War Memorial)
  • state visits (processions along Confederation Boulevard)
  • opening of Parliament
    
  
  
• a gathering place for national celebrations
  • Canada Day (July 1)
  • Winterlude (February)
    
  
  
• a storehouse of Canadian cultural treasures
  • Canada Agriculture Museum
  • Canada Aviation Museum
  • Canadian Museum of Civilization
  • Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography
  • Canadian Museum of Nature
  • Canada Science and Technology Museum
  • Canadian War Museum
  • National Gallery of Canada
    
  
  
• a place of commemoration, including
  • the National War Memorial
  • the Peacekeeping Monument: Reconciliation
    
  
  
• a stage for the performing arts
  • the National Arts Centre
  • the Canada Dance Festival
  • The Ottawa International Jazz Festival
  • CISCO Systems Blues Festival
  • the Festival franco-ontarien
    
  
  
• headquarters of federal institutions that are the keepers of our national heritage
  • Library and Archives of Canada
    
  
  
• the site of rich architectural and built heritage
  • the Rideau Canal (1832)
  • the Supreme Court of Canada (1939)
  • the National Gallery of Canada (1988)
    
  
  
• reflection of Canada’s Aboriginal heritage
  • the Canadian Museum of Civilization
  • Victoria Island (potential future site of an Aboriginal Centre)

Related Links

• Confederation Boulevard
• Parliament Hill
• Celebrations and Events
• Museums
• Monuments