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SUMMARY:Vanier Sugar Festival
DESCRIPTION:After a resounding success last year\, the Vanier Sugar Festival is back at Richelieu Park. \nThis flagship event in the Vanier Museopark’s programming has been celebrating maple time traditions for 41 years now. Visitors can learn about artisanal maple syrup production at the only urban sugar shack in the country! This cultural and tasty event brings together young and old alike for a multitude of activities that are sure to please everyone: maple syrup season meals and maple taffy\, free musical performances by local artists\, lumberjack skills competitions\, a collective art project\, and many other surprises! \nSave the dates for the 2026 Sugar Festival: \n\nSaturday\, March 28\, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Family and Community Days\nSunday\, March 29\, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Family and Community Days
URL:https://vanierbia.com/event/festival-des-sucres-de-vanier/
LOCATION:Richelieu Park & Vanier Sugar Shack\, 300 & 320 Pères-Blancs Ave.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Soup(e) Splash
DESCRIPTION:The 19th edition of the Soup(e) Splash will take place on Monday\, March 9\, 2026\, starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Richelieu-Vanier Center \nWhat awaits you this year : \n• Welcome reception with small bites prepared by the Sugar Shack’s Chef;\n• Cash bar from the official brewery of the Sugar Festival\, Orléans Brewing Co.\, featuring their popular maple beer;\n• Meet the participating restaurateurs and taste the best soups in town;\n• Draw of several prizes from our major tourism partners;\n• A right to vote to determine the “People’s Choice Award”;\n• Good times and a sweet maple treat to end the evening!
URL:https://vanierbia.com/event/soupe-splash/
LOCATION:Richelieu-Vanier Community Centre\, 300 Pères-Blancs Ave.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1L 5C5\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Community Maple Tapping
DESCRIPTION:Every year\, the Vanier Museopark seeks the help of the community to take part in an essential step in the production of maple syrup at its sugar shack: maple tree tapping. The Vanier Sugar Shack is the only operating sugar shack in an urban setting in Canada! \nYoung and old\, families\, couples and friends are invited to come to the Richelieu Park forest\, about 5 minutes from downtown Ottawa\, to tap sugar maple trees in the traditional way: drilling holes in the trees\, inserting spigots and hanging buckets to collect maple water\, the tree’s sweet sap. \nThe maple sap will be harvested later in the spring\, when the days are warmer\, but the nights are still cold. It will then be boiled for several hours to be transformed into maple syrup\, a golden\, amber and deliciously sweet liquid!
URL:https://vanierbia.com/event/community-maple-tapping/
LOCATION:Richelieu Park & Vanier Sugar Shack\, 300 & 320 Pères-Blancs Ave.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mus%C3%A9oparc Vanier":MAILTO:info@museoparc.ca
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SUMMARY:40th Vanier Sugar Festival Family & Community Days
DESCRIPTION:The Vanier Sugar Festival is turning 40! Join us for a weekend filled with authentic maple syrup traditions and an exciting lineup of activities for family and friends. \nLocation: Richelieu Park & Vanier Sugar Shack (300 & 320 Pères-Blancs Ave.) \nPROGRAM & ACTIVITIES: \n🍁 Traditional Sugar Shack Meals & Maple Taffy (Cash\, card\, and mobile payments accepted\, on site only) \n\nMeals: $15 (adults) / $8 (children)\nMaple taffy: $3\n\n☕ Free coffee & hot chocolate\, courtesy of Starbucks\n🍻  Orléans Brewing Co. craft beers\, including their famous maple beer\, the official beer of the Festival\n🍕 Wood oven pizza from La ferme Thuya ($)\n🎤 Free live music performances by local artists\, including: \n\nQattuu and Mimi O’Bonsawin\nKristine St-Pierre and Paul Weber\nHey Wow and many more!\n\n🪓 Axe-throwing with LumberJaxe\n🐴 Mini petting farm & pony rides from Countryside Petting Farm ($)\n🎈 Inflatables & indoor activities for kids\, presented by Early ON! and HIPPY\n🎨 Collective Art Project by DeSerres\, Pébéo & artist Max Black\n🎭 Street art and entertainment\n📖 Special Activities at the Ottawa Public Library – Vanier Branch: \n\nLEGO building\, crafts\, giant board games (Checkers\, Connect 4)\nUsed book sale ($)\n\n📻 Live broadcast from the Sugar Festival of Les Week-ends uniques on 94\,5 Unique FM.\n🏃‍♂️ 5K Run with City Councilor Stéphanie Plante\n🪵 Lumberjack Skills Competition (Sunday\, March 30 at 1 PM)
URL:https://vanierbia.com/event/40th-vanier-sugar-festival-family-community-days/
LOCATION:Richelieu Park & Vanier Sugar Shack\, 300 & 320 Pères-Blancs Ave.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Country Dinner & Show at Centre Pauline-Charron
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a country dinner show featuring Martin Duford and Sugar Crush\, presented by Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE). Enjoy a maple-infused meal\, lively country music\, and some line dancing – are you in? \nLocation: Centre Pauline-Charron (164 Jeanne-Mance St.)\nDinner: 6 PM | Show: 7 PM\nCost: $35 per person\nMenu: Chicken with maple sauce\, vegetables & potatoes\, bread\, maple dessert\, coffee or tea\nTickets: Available at the Centre Pauline-Charron online box office.
URL:https://vanierbia.com/event/country-dinner-show-at-centre-pauline-charron/
LOCATION:Centre Pauline-Charron\, 164 Jeanne Mance St\, Vanier\, Ontario\, K1L 6M3\, Canada
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SUMMARY:18th Annual Soup(e) Splash
DESCRIPTION:A friendly culinary competition where Ottawa’s top restaurants go head-to-head to create the best maple syrup-based soup. More than just the Festival’s kickoff event\, Soup(e) Splash is a gourmet fundraiser: proceeds from this event help fund free Festival activities. \nLocation: Kiwanis Hall\, Richelieu-Vanier Community Centre (300 Pères-Blancs Ave.)\nCost: $60 per person\nTickets: http://weblink.donorperfect.com/SoupeSplashEN2025 \nParticipating Restaurants: \n\nAnina’s Café\nDante\nDhruvees\nEdinburger/Schoolhouse Pizza\nPlay food & wine\nLe St-Laurent\n\nMultiple prizes to be won\, including a pair of Premium tickets to Atlético Ottawa’s season opener on April 5 and a Wakefield Mill package! \n2025 Soup(e) Splash Jury \n\nStéphanie Plante – Municipal Councilor\, Rideau-Vanier\nMathilde Hountchégnon – Host\, producer and founder of 36 Mille\nJanik Quintal – Director of Culinary Operations\, Chartwells/University of Ottawa\nRobert Grandmaître – Member of the Board of Directors\, Vanier Museopark
URL:https://vanierbia.com/event/18th-annual-soupe-splash/
LOCATION:Richelieu-Vanier Community Centre\, 300 Pères-Blancs Ave.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1L 5C5\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Opening of the Vanier Sugar Shack
DESCRIPTION:Starting February 16\, 2025\, the Vanier Sugar Shack welcomes visitors to enjoy traditional maple syrup experiences in Canada’s only urban sugar shack. Located in Richelieu Park\, just 5 km from downtown Ottawa\, the sugar shack offers a reimagined menu by Chef Julien Fournier\, featuring dishes like “The Lumberjack” and “The Hiker.” Weekend visits are on a first-come\, first-served basis\, while weekday group reservations can be made in advance. For more details\, visit the Vanier Museopark’s website.
URL:https://vanierbia.com/event/opening-of-the-vanier-sugar-shack/
LOCATION:Richelieu Park & Vanier Sugar Shack\, 300 & 320 Pères-Blancs Ave.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, Canada
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