Activities in Ottawa in mid-May:

Canadian Tulip Festival

This annual world-famous festival centres around Ottawa’s love affair with the tulip, with a million tulips blooming in public areas, including 250,000 blooms in Commissioners Park near Dows Lake.

Yoga On The Hill

Every Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m.
Throughout the summer, yoga enthusiasts of all levels flock to Parliament Hill for truly unique and free yoga classes. Where else in the world can you practice your downward dog on the property of working federal government buildings? And who knows who you may encounter? Prime Minister Justin Trudeau – a yoga enthusiast himself – has been known to walk by the event and greet participants.

Canadian and Aboriginal galleries

Continuing the storylines from the new Canadian and Indigenous Galleries, this special exhibition invites visitors to experience more than 150 works in all media, including sculpture, painting, video art, installation, drawing and photography. 
Price: $15

Ottawa's Original Haunted Walk

Evening activity. Consult the schedule for details

The outdoor tour that started it all! Haunted Walk guides will share favourite ghost stories from the areas and lead you by lantern light to famous haunted spots including: the Bytown Museum, the Fairmont Château Laurier, and Ottawa's haunted high school. You'll never look at the city or these buildings the same way again!
Price: $24