Capital Cultures is a free two-day multicultural festival in Ottawa, Ontario, in September 2027, where each community runs its own pavilion and keeps what its counter takes.
Entry is free on both days, for everybody. The food, the dance, the music and the makers come from the communities themselves: the budget holds 10 community pavilions, 14 if funding allows, and a pavilion pays a $0 fee. The exact weekend goes to the mailing list first. What to know about the festival.
Before September, Capital Cultures Day marks Canadian Multiculturalism Day on 27 June 2027 in Ottawa.
A community pavilion pays nothing to stand on the field and hands over nothing it earns.
100%
of pavilion takings stay with the pavilion
Food, drinks, souvenirs: every dollar over your counter is yours, both days. The festival earns from the vendors it invites, from grants and from sponsors.
$0Pavilion feeFor a community operator
FreeEntry, both daysFor everybody
10 → 14Pavilions in the budgetFourteen if funding allows
01What is the multicultural festival in Ottawa in 2027?
Capital Cultures is a free two-day multicultural festival in Ottawa, Ontario, in September 2027, where each community runs its own pavilion and keeps what its counter takes. Entry is free on both days.
02When is Capital Cultures?
A weekend in September 2027, in Ottawa. The exact weekend goes up on the festival page and to the mailing list the day it is announced.
03Is the festival free?
Yes. Entry is free at the gate on both days, for everybody. You pay only for what you eat or buy.
04How can a community take part?
By running its own pavilion. The operator is an Ontario non-profit with a majority of its board in the Ottawa region; the pavilion fee is $0 and the counter stays with the community. How a community pavilion works.
05Is there an event in Ottawa on Canadian Multiculturalism Day 2027?
Yes: Capital Cultures Day, on 27 June 2027. The hours, the place and the programme are on its page.
06Is Capital Cultures connected to another festival?
Capital Cultures is a new festival with its own not-for-profit organisation in Ottawa, its own board, budget and permits.
