Canada Day fireworks : Canada Day, Canada in French is a lively event that takes place on July 1. Crowds gather in their patriotic red and white clothing waving maple leaf flags. Fireworks a parade water borne procession and entertainment to suit every taste are among the many events for the Canadian national holiday.
Canadian War Museum: located beside the Ottawa River this modern museum explores Canada's military past through exhibitions and artifacts on display. It covers wars fought on Canadian soil and others that anadian forces took part in including fighting between French and Iroquois people in the 16th century and the Canadian contribution to the first and Second World Wars. Address: 1 Vimy Place Ottawa.
National Gallery of Canada : Ultra modern and designed by Moshe Safdie the National Gallery of Canada is an architectural masterpiece with prism like glass towers that echo the lines of the nearby Parliament Buildings. The glass contrasts with the mock medieval Chateau Laurier yet the aaction still fits well into Ottawa's cityscape. Inside galleries display aboriginal art trace the development of Canadian art from religious work to the Impressionism and show temporary exhibitions. The rooms of lnuit art on the lower level underthe glass encased Great Hall. For more sightseeing the National Gallery is well placed near many other Lower Town tourist attractions including Notre Dame the Canadian War Museum and Major's Hill Park. Address: 380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa.
Canadian Tulip Festival: Ottawa's spring festival marks the end of winter as the tulips given by Queen Juliana of the Netherlands in gratitude for the city's hospitality during the Second World War come into bloom all over the city. Canal banks and Commissioner's Park in particular are the scene of general festivities. Millions of tulips bloom in the national region with tulip attraction sites spresd out on a scenic Tulip route Fireworks and performances are also regular attractions.