The Colonel By Day long weekend is a boost for Ottawa's tourism sector, as travellers visit the capital for the Ottawa International Busker Festival, the Casino du Lac Leamy fireworks festival and other events.
The nation's capital is buzzing with tourists for the Colonel By Day long weekend.One of the events that was busy on Saturday was the Ottawa International Busker Fest, with performers from across North America putting on a show on Sparks Street.
"This is the biggest one in the last three or four years," Brian Wilson, producer of the Ottawa International Busker Festival, said. "COVID shut us down for a few years, but I think we probably see about 10,000 people on site right now.""There is nothing better than being able to do a show and getting immediate feedback from someone who is six feet away from you," busker Daniel Craig said.
The festival is one of several events going on in the city, as thousands of tourists flock to the area for the long weekend. "All of our restaurants and their patios are open as well with the hotels also full," said Kevin McHale, executive director of the Sparks Street BIA."This year a lot of people from the United States I’ve been noticing, also from Europe, and a lot of people coming over from Quebec," said Hannah Baldson, who works at the restaurant.
Saturday night is night two of the Les Grands Feux du Casino Lac-Leamy at the Canadian Museum of History.You can see the fireworks over the Ottawa River.
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