SUGAR FESTIVAL

Thank you for celebrating 40 years of sweet traditions with us!

Many of you enjoyed sweet treats at the 40th Vanier Sugar Festival, presented by Caisse Desjardins Ontario!

Thank you for contributing, once again, to the resounding success of this Vanier tradition, now in its 40th year. The Sugar Festival is a week of celebrations, traditions, and delicacies that showcases artisanal maple syrup production and the rich heritage of our neighborhood.

We hope to see you all again next year!

Video credit: City Park Production

Monday, March 18, 2024, from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m.

17th Annual Soup(e) Splash

A friendly culinary competition in which Ottawa’s finest kitchens compete to create the best maple syrup soup. So far, Coconut Lagoon, Le St-Laurent, Fraser Café and Play food + winelast year’s jury winner, have confirmed their presence at this gastronomic fundraiser!

LOCATION: Kiwanis Hall, Richelieu-Vanier Community Centre (300 des Pères-Blancs Ave.)
Tickets ($40) are on sale now:

Jury
Raffle prizes

Wednesday, March 20, 2024, and Thursday, March 21, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

School Days

Schools in the greater Ottawa region are invited to take part in several fun activities, where children will discover the various traditions of the sugar season through six different stations, in addition to attending a unique and original musical performance.

All the places available have been filled.

Friday, March 22, 2024, 5:00 p.m

Dinner and dance evening to the sound of old-time traditions

Following the astounding success of last year’s “Soirée canadienne”, Louis Racine and Les Pourquoi Pas return to the Centre Pauline-Charron for a dance party featuring traditional music.
Celebrate the sweet season with this “Soirée canadienne”!

LOCATION : Centre Pauline-Charron (164 Jeanne-Mance St.)
Cost: $15 per person. All proceeds will go to the Centre Pauline-Charron.
Dinner:
chicken (with a maple sauce), vegetables, mashed potatoes and turnip, pouding chômeur
Get your tickets at the Centre Pauline-Charron online box office: https://bit.ly/SoireeCanadienne2024

Saturday, March 23, 2024, and Sunday, March 24, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Family Days!

Join the festivities all weekend long to enjoy the traditions of artisan maple syrup production at its best! A wide variety of activities are offered for fun with family and friends. LOCATION:

Richelieu Park and Vanier Sugar Shack (300 and 320 des Pères-Blancs Ave.)

ACTIVITIES :

Maple taffy tasting at the Vanier Sugar Shack ($);
Free musical performances by local, emerging and up-and-coming artists throughout the day;
Sugar season meals served under a large tent ($). Tickets can only be purchased onsite, under various small tents. Cash, credit cards and mobile payment will be accepted.
Inflatable games, activities and indoor parcours for toddlers presented by ON y va! and HIPPY;
Mini-farm and pony rides with Countryside Petting Farm ($);
Axe throwing with LumberJaxe ($);
Book sale at the Vanier branch of the Ottawa Public Library;
Lumberjack Skills Competition (Sunday, March 24, 1 p.m.).

NEW:

In collaboration with DeSerres, and visual artist Max Black, collective artworks will be created throughout the Festival. Archival pictures of the Museopark will be transformed into large-format paint by numbers canvas. Festival-goers will be invited to leave a mark of their visit to the 2024 Sugar Festival!
A biergarten will be set up, and festival-goers will be able to enjoy a variety of beers from the Festival’s official brewery, Orléans Brewing Co.,including their famous maple beer ($);
A variety of coffees and hot chocolates from Starbucks ($).
5 km race open to all. Stéphanie Plante, City Councillor for Vanier-Rideau, is taking advantage of Festival activities to invite people to run or walk through the streets of Vanier and Beechwood Cemetery. Profits will be donated to the Vanier Museopark.

Soutenez un festival gratuit pour tous!

Le Festival des sucres est un événement familial et communautaire gratuit pour tous. Pour ce faire, le Muséoparc Vanier dépend de nombreuses sources de financement, dont des campagnes de financement.

Encore une fois cette année, affichez votre sentiment d’appartenance au Festival avec style en vous procurant une tuque à l’effigie du Festival des sucres. Elles sont en vente dès maintenant sur le site Web du Muséoparc ou encore à nos boutiques à la Cabane à sucre Vanier ou au musée.

Deux modèles sont offerts, avec ou sans pompon, pour 40 $ (taxes incluses).
Les profits seront utilisés pour financer les activités gratuites du Festival.

Faites vite, les quantités sont limitées!

Become a Volunteer

The Sugar Festival exists because of its many volunteers. We need you – and your precious time – to make the Festival a success once again! If you’re interested and available, fill in the registration form here.

Merci à nos partenaires

Le Muséoparc Vanier tient à souligner que l’organisation du Festival des sucres 2024 se fait grâce à la généreuse contribution financière de ses partenaires et souhaite les remercier sincèrement :

Thanks to our partners

The Vanier Muséoparc would like to acknowledge that the 2024 Sugar Festival is made possible thanks to the generous financial contributions of its partners, and would like to express its sincere gratitude to them: