THE 28TH ANNUAL OTTAWA
LEBANESE FESTIVAL
July 18 to July 22, 2018. - St. Elias Cathedral
Ahla w sahla. ترحيب Welcome
Ottawa Lebanese Festival
Celebrating 28 years in the region, the Ottawa Lebanese Festival brings the rich diversity of the Ottawa-Lebanese community with five days of marvelous food, Middle Eastern entertainment and heritage.
Beginning Wednesday July 18th and running through to July 22nd, the grounds of the St. Elias Cathedral showcase a variety of savory goods and Lebanese culture.
Attractions
Our world famous Middle Eastern food can be found right here at the festival. With the help of hundreds of hard-working volunteers, our cuisine is authentically and freshly made on-site. We welcome and encourage you to experience the unique crafts, Lebanese entertainment and fun over the course of five exciting days.
Middle Eastern Delicacies
Music & Dance
Excitement and Fun
Event Schedules
| # | EVENT | Time | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Festival Grounds Open: Free Admission until 5PM Courtesy of Millennium Limousine | 4:00 PM | Festival grounds | |
| 2 | Tannis Food Tent opens, Laurier optical marketplace opens, Gabriel Pizza midway opens, ks on the keys beirut lounge opens | 4:00 PM | Festival Grounds | |
| 3 | Admission Fee starts - $2 | 5:00 PM | Millenium Limousine Services Entrance Gate | |
| 4 | DNG LAW Saj Tent Opens | 5:00 | DNG Law Saj Tent | |
| 5 | Church Tours Commence & Great Vespers | 6:00 PM | St. Elias Antiochian Cathedral | |
| 6 | Official Opening Ceremony with special performances from the Lebanese Cedar Festival Dancers | 8:00 PM | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 7 | Stars of Lebanon | 8:45 PM | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 8 | Sami Wehbi | 9:30 PM | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) |
| # | EVENT | Time | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Divine Liturgy (Feast of St. Elias) | 10:00 AM | St. Elias Cathedral | |
| 2 | Festival grounds open - free admission until 5PM courtesy of Millennium Limousine Services | 4:00 PM | Festival Grounds | |
| 3 | Tannis Food Tent opens, Laurier optical marketplace opens, Gabriel Pizza midway opens, ks on the keys beirut lounge opens | 4:00 PM | Festival grounds | |
| 4 | Admission Fee - $5 | 5:00 PM | Millenium Limousine Services Festival Entrance gates | |
| 5 | Church Tours Commence | 6:00 PM | St. Elias Antiochian Cathedral | |
| 6 | Dabke dance lessons | 6:30 PM | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 7 | The lebanese cedar festival dancers | 7:00 PM | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 8 | SOL Band | 7:15 PM | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 9 | Adel Kassib | 8:00 pm | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 10 | Lebanese cedar festival dancers | 9:00 pm | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 11 | Matthew noutros - david obeigie | 9:10 pm | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 12 | Karl Wolf | 10:00 pm | mendes toyota stage (main stage) |
| # | EVENT | Time | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TANNIS FOOD TENT LUNCH at 11:30 A.m. -1:30 p.m. | 11:30 a.m. | Festival grounds | |
| 2 | Festival grounds open! Free admission until 5 PM Courtesy of millennium limousine | 4:00 PM | Festival Grounds | |
| 3 | TANNIS FOOD TENT OPENS, LAURIER OPTICAL MARKETPLACE OPENS, GABRIEL PIZZA MIDWAY OPENS, KS ON THE KEYS BEIRUT LOUNGE OPENS | 4:00 PM | Festival entrance gates | |
| 4 | DNG Law saj tent opens | 5:00 PM | DNG Law Saj Tent | |
| 5 | Church tours commence | 6:00 PM | st. elias antiochian cathedral | |
| 6 | the lebanese cedar festival dancers | 7:00 pm | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 7 | SOL Band | 7:15 PM | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 8 | Joyce | 8:00 pm | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 9 | The Lebanese Cedar Festival Dancers | 8:45 pm | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 10 | Halim Asmar | 9:00 pm | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 11 | Firas Asmar | 10:00 pm | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) |
| # | EVENT | Time | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Festival grounds open - free admission until 5PM courtesy of Millennium Limousine Services | 11:00 AM | Festival grounds | |
| 2 | Tannis Food tent open, Laurier Optical Marketplace open | 11:00 aM | food tent and market place | |
| 3 | Gabriel Pizza Midway Open | 12:00 PM | Gabriel Pizza Midway area | |
| 4 | Dabke Dance Lesson | 1:30 PM | mendes toyota stage (Main Stage) | |
| 5 | Church tours commence | 2:00 PM | St. Elias antiochian cathedral | |
| 6 | Water Drinking Competition & Mascot visit | 2:00 PM | mendes toyota stage (Main Stage) | |
| 7 | Watermelon Eating Competition | 2:30 PM | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 8 | Canada's Game: A hockey skills competition by Team Lebanon | 3:00 PM | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 9 | Joe Nachef | 3:30 PM | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 10 | KS on the keys beirut lounge open | 4:00 PM | KS on the keys Beirut lounge | |
| 11 | Admission fee $2 | 5:00 PM | Millenium Limousine Services festival entrance gates | |
| 12 | DNG Law saj tent opens | 5:00 pm | Saj tent | |
| 13 | The Lebanese Cedar festival dancers | 5:00 PM | Mendes toyota stage (Main stage) | |
| 14 | The Lebanese Cedar Festival Dancers | 7:00 pm | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 15 | S.O.L. Band | 7:15 pm | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 16 | Dunia Deek | 7:30 pm | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 17 | Pierre Nasa | 7:45 pm | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 18 | Mireille Nohra | 8:15 PM | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 19 | Carol Farah | 9:15 PM | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 20 | Andre Ibrahim | 9:45 PM | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) |
| # | EVENT | Time | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Divine Liturgy | 10:00 AM | St. Elias Cathedral | |
| 2 | Festival grounds open - free admission until 5pm courtesy of millennium limousine services | 11:00 aM | ||
| 3 | Tannis food tent and laurier optical marketplace open | 11:00 AM | Festival grounds | |
| 4 | Gabriel Pizza midway open | 12:00 PM | gabriel pizza midway area | |
| 5 | Lunch show with joe & andre | 1:30 pm | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 6 | Church tours commence | 2:00 pm | st. elias antiochian cathedral | |
| 7 | The Lebanese cedar Festival Dancers | 2:45 Pm | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 8 | hockey skills competition with team lebanon | 3:00 pm | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 9 | admission $2 begins | 4:00 pm | Millenium Limousine Services Festival main entrance | |
| 10 | dng law saj tent opens & KS on the Keys Beirut Lounge opens | 4:00 pm | dng law saj tent & KS on the Keys Beirut Lounge | |
| 11 | water drinking competition | 4:00 pm | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 12 | Watermelon eating competition | 4:30 pm | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 13 | Dabke Dance Lessons | 5:30 pm | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 14 | The Lebanese cedar festival dancers | 6:30 Pm | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 15 | SOL band | 6:45 pm | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 16 | Raya | 7:45 pm | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 17 | Bassem Dib | 8:25 pm | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 18 | Carol Farah | 9:30 pm | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 19 | Roger Helou | 9:45 pm | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) | |
| 20 | Ottawa Lebanese Festival Raffle Draw and official closing ceremonies | 10:45 pm | Mendes Toyota Stage (Main Stage) |
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