The ice sculptures were not insulated under tarps to keep them from melting, and most did not make it through the entire Winterlude festival. But Mother Nature in 2025 has delivered what the city ...

People skate on the Rideau Canal on the first weekend of the Winterlude festival in Ottawa, on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. The Rideau Canal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin ...

Winterlude wraps up Monday, in what organizers say could be its most attended season yet. Ottawa's winter festival has seen a spike in visitors, according to Canadian Heritage, the federal ...

But Mother Nature in 2025 has delivered what the city needed for its winter festival fun. Winterlude typically sees around 600,000 visitors each year over the three weekends, and around a third of ...

The ice sculptures as often as not were insulated under tarps trying to keep them from melting, and most did not make it through the entirety of Winterlude intact. But Mother Nature in 2025 has ...

Winterlude wraps up Monday, in what organizers say could be its most attended season yet. Ottawa's winter festival has seen a spike in visitors, according to Canadian Heritage, the federal department ...