Winterlude 2020 in Photos

Winterlude 2020 took over Ottawa’s downtown for the past three weekends, celebrating art, culture and true Canadian winters. From award-winning ice sculptors and the light and the sound installations on Sparks Street, to the super snow slides at Jacques-Cartier Park, Winterlude was a smash success for yet another year.

Talented photographers across Ottawa captured the best of the festival. Here are some of the top photos of the last three weeks.

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Ice sculpture on Sparks Street. Team: France/Poland. Sculpture's title: Last Call . . . #ottawa #winterlude #winterlude2020 #sparksstreet #icesculpture #igersottawa #icecarving #myottawa #nightphotography #ottawaphotographer #ottawaphotography #ottawaphoto

A post shared by Alexei (@avolossov) on Feb 4, 2020 at 8:17am PST

The ice sculptures on Sparks Street and in the market were light up for the perfect photo-op.

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Ice sculpture at Confederation Park #icesculpture #ice #winterlude #baldeneige #ottawaphotography #sculpturedeglace #confederationpark

A post shared by Michel Gagnon Photographie (@gagnonxx) on Feb 18, 2020 at 3:42am PST

Event in daylight, the details in the sculptures couldn’t be missed.

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Fun instameet at Byward Market last night. Many thanks to @igersottawa and @bywardmarket for organizing the event. This beautiful interactive art installation will be in the Market during Winterlude, check it out while it's there! . . . #bywardmarket #igersottawa #myottawa #winterlude #winterlude2020 #nightphotography #nightpics #ottawaphoto #ottawaphotography #ottawaphotographer

A post shared by Alexei (@avolossov) on Feb 6, 2020 at 6:37am PST

Interactive light activities drew attention from passers-by.

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Spectrum, an interactive installation displaying the path taken by the waves generated by voices and other sounds. Winterlude 2020. ___________ #explorecanada #paradisecanada #myottawa #winterlude2020 #ottawaphotographers #ottawatourism #urbacanada #facesottawa #ottawaphoto #livelovecanada #ottawalife #ontariotourism #ottawa_instaphoto #ottawasworld #outaouaisfun #ottawa #enjoycanada #canadianphotography #insidecanada #canadasworld #outaouais #colourpopme #naturemuseum #narcityquebec #livelovecanada #canadawonderful #imagesofcanada #raw_vip #best_canada_photos #canadiancreatives @canada_cap @sparks_street @hub.studio

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The contrast of light and dark made for some amazing shots.

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Take a stroll down @Sparks_Street to see this year’s Winterlude ice sculptures from the international ice carving competition ❄️ I’m always blown away by all the details that go into each masterpiece.⁣ ⁣ This one was my favourite. It was by carved Latvia who also won first place. A few pieces have been fading away from the weather so make sure to go quick. I took this shot on Monday and it still looked beautiful 💕 Did you have a favourite sculpture? ⁣ ⁣ There’s plenty more festivities to look forward to. Click the link in my bio for my full Winterlude guide. It includes⁣ ⁣ ❄️ Information on interactive light installations and how to activate them 😉 ⁣ ❄️@dowtownbank’s Fire & Ice Festival this weekend that includes a silent disco + glow yoga⁣ ❄️ Winter Pride including drag on ice, parade on ice and more⁣ ❄️Festivities across the city ⁣ ❄️Family friendly events in the @bywardmarket and @downtownrideau⁣ ❄️ Snow-sculptures @intheglebe⁣ ❄️ Snow slides, ziplines and more at Snowflake Kingdom at Jaques Cartier Park⁣ ❄️ Special events happening on the canal for its 50th season⁣ ❄️ The best way to get around Winterlude⁣ ⁣ I’ve been hearing tourists across the city talking about Ottawa while visiting. It warms my heart to hear what they’re saying about the city and I’m so grateful to have fun events like this to embrace winter ☺️ #CanadianHeritage_Partner @canada_cap⁣ .⁣ .⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ .⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ .⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ .⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ .⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #myottawa #ottawa #exploreyourcity #explorationgram #exploreeverything #canadaday #enjoycanada #tourcanada #takemoreadventures #meettheworld ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #allaboutadventures #alwaysgo #letswander #wanderluster #worldexplorer #travelgrams #travelista #themoderndayexplorer #traveltheglobe #passportlife #travelpassport #parliamenthill #ottawaevents #imagesofcanada #canadian #rideaucanal #rideaucanalskateway #sparksstreet #winterlude

A post shared by Julia Weber ✨ Ottawa + Travel (@littlemissottawa) on Feb 5, 2020 at 5:07pm PST

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❄️🌨️⛄ /// Winterlude /// ⛄🌨️❄️ – Pt. 1 – On @sparks_street in #Ottawa 🍁 #Canada . . . . Much thanks for @sparks_street for letting us take some 📷 photos from their office and 👩 @littlemissottawa for the 📷 photo 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️walk and @yourottawalifestyle toque 🙏😄. . . . Shot with my 📷 Nikon D3S with Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G ED. . . . #StreetDreamsMag #NatGeoTravel #CBCOttawa #NarCityOttawa #CangeoTravel #AGameOfTones #Outdooradventures #ImagesOfCanada #Adventures #OttawaTourism #MoodyGrams #CityScapes #CityPhotography #AGameOfTones #TravelPhotography #RawUrbanShots #IgersOttawa #DowntownOttawa #APT613 #StreetDreamsOttawa #NarCityCanada #MyOttawa #OttawaPhoto #Winterlude #ExploreCanada #FacesOttawa #NikonCA #TravelBlogger #CreativeTones

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