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is more than a workplace for parliamentarians and their staff - it is a national symbol. As a site of architectural beauty, historical significance and federal decision-making, the Hill belongs not only to those who work here, but to all Canadians.

Exhibitions, collections and a wide range of resources, including a virtual tour of the Canadian Collection. (English/French)

Activities in and around Ottawa. Official site of the National Capital Commission.

National Library of Canada / National Archives of Canada

Find and buy tickets: concerts, sports, arts, theater, broadway shows, family events at Ticketmaster.com

Ottawa movies, a movie guide for all theatres in Ottawa. Movie times, trailers, critics, ratings, upcoming movies. Win free movie passes.

Information about the museum, programs and activities, exhibitions, and collections

Collection of historic aircraft, including the Avro Arrow. Information about collection and activities

Agricultural science and technology museum. Exhibit, animal, history, and program information.

The mandate of the Museum is the preservation of our Canadian skiing heritage. This includes cataloguing, storage of documents, artifacts, photographs and other memorabilia concerning the sport. These in turn are used in the interpretation and educational exhibit programmes which are on permanent display in the Ottawa Museum and also loaned for travelling exhibitions across Canada.

The Ottawa Folk Festival is a non-profit, volunteer-driven organization dedicated to presenting live music in Ottawa year 'round. The major event on our calendar is the annual CKCU Ottawa Folk Festival, held each year on the second-last weekend in August in Ottawa's Britannia Park. Known for its relaxed atmosphere and avid grassroots following, the CKCU Ottawa Folk Festival has become one of the most popular folk festivals in Eastern Canada.

Canada's premiere centre for the performing arts -- The NAC is home to the world-class NAC Orchestra, Theatre, and Dance programs.

Today's modern Mint, with its unsurpassed standards of craftsmanship in minting circulation and commemorative collector coins and its reputation as a premier refinery of gold, is known and respected around the globe.

The Virtual Museum of Canada celebrates the stories and treasures that have come to define Canada over the centuries. Here you will find innovative multimedia content that educates, inspires and fascinates!

NMST is the largest museum of its kind in Canada. We fulfill our mission through our artifact, photographic and documentary collection, exhibits, publications, special events, school programs, workshops, demonstrations, conferences, lectures, expert advice and joint action with other museums and organizations with similar goals and interests.

is your source for authoritative and credible information about the natural world--our natural heritage. Increase your interest in nature while you learn about our exhibitions, programmes, activities, research and collections.

Annual festival of Shakespeare, theatre of the absurd, drama, comedy, youth theatre, clowns, classical and new music, art and contemporary dance

The largest tulip festival in the world. Millions of tulips will bloom in May of 2003 in Canada's scenic Capital Region creating an exotic mosaic of colour and beauty. | Festival canadien des tulipes le mai 1 au 20 mai 2003. Des millions de tulipes s'Z¹panouiront en mai 2003 dans la magnifique de couleurs.

operates under the Canada Museum of Science and Technology Corporation (NMSTC) along with the Canada Science and Technology Museum and the Canada Agriculture Museum

Mooney's Bay - Across from the Rideau Canoe Club. Don't miss the boat! If you haven't experienced the sport of dragon boat racing, start your summer at Mooney's Bay. Join 180 teams, 4,500 competitors and 60,000 spectators for a weekend filled with multi-cultural entertainment, races, children's area, exhibits and concessions. There is something for the whole family to enjoy.

The Lumière Festival is a well planned and safe lantern festival, based on similar festivals in Victoria and Vancouver and designed so that the community can be creative and come together for a night of calm and enjoyment. Whether you are on your own or with your family, a teen or a senior, this Festival will AMAZE you, mostly because of the imaginative lanterns you, your friends and neighbours have created from some tissue paper and bamboo. Children are delighted to be part of the magic, wings bumping behind them as they proudly carry their very own jam jar lantern. The Lumière Festival is a chance to witness the beauty of light!

NCR Wildlife Festival events, contests and ceremonies. Bilingual. Many links to wildlife and environment related attractions, organizations and professionals.

With a focus on Canadian scientific and technological accomplishments, the Museum offers a first-hand look at what has driven Canadian ingenuity. With the key word being “hands-on”, visitors push buttons, turn dials and pull levers to explore and experience science and technology through displays, exhibitions and demonstrations.