To celebrate winter, people in Ottawa, Ontario, and Gatineau, Quebec, hold a yearly festival called Winterlude that lasts for three weekends. Started in 1979, Canada's National Capital Commission organizes the said festival. It is considered a tourist attraction in Ottawa since it draws a lot of visitors every year. This is a massive celebration that showcases a lot of activities outdoors such as ice sculpture contest, public skating, skating along Rideau Canal going to the gothic city, skating display, play areas for kids such as ...