Here's what you need to know about fireworks in Ottawa and eastern Ontario for Victoria Day weekend
Fireworks will be part of the celebrations for the unofficial start of the long weekend in Ottawa and eastern Ontario.
The closing ceremony for the Canadian Tulip Festival will include a fireworks and drone show, while Ottawa residents are allowed to discharge fireworks on Sunday, Victoria Day Monday and Tuesday.
CTV News Ottawa looks at what you need to know about fireworks for the Victoria Day long weekend.
Ottawa Fireworks Bylaw
Under Ottawa's fireworks bylaw, personal fireworks are only allowed to be discharged on Sunday, Victoria Day Monday and on Tuesday.
Only people aged 18 and older are permitted to discharge fireworks on private property.
Bylaw Services says you cannot discharge fireworks in or into any building, doorway, automobile, on any highway or street, square or in any public space, including parks.
Fireworks are allowed to be sold in #OttCity 7 business days before Victoria Day, but you must wait to discharge them! pic.twitter.com/9hLK1KJIwW — Ottawa By-law (@OttawaBylaw) May 12, 2025
Canadian Tulip Festival
The Canadian Tulip Festival will host a drone and pyrotechnic show along Queen Elizabeth Driveway in Ottawa on Sunday.
'A Night to Remember: The Canadian Tulip Festival's first combined fireworks and drone show' is scheduled for between 9:20 p.m. and 10 p.m.
The fireworks and drone show will honour the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands.
'This dazzling 10-minute experience will feature 200 synchronized drones alongside brilliant fireworks, creating a breathtaking tribute that blends cutting-edge technology with time-honored tradition,' the Canadian Tulip Festival said on its website. 'The show is part of the festival's closing ceremonies and will pay homage to Canada's historic role in liberating the Netherlands during World War II.'
Kingston's Spring into Summer Event
Kingston's Spring into Summer Event on Saturday will feature fireworks at 9:30 p.m.
The event will be held at Lake Ontario Park on King Street West.
Activities include stage shows, food trucks, bouncy castles, vendor market and fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Quinte West
The Frankford Riverfest in Quinte West will feature fireworks at sunset.
The fireworks in Frankford Tourist Park on Saturday begin at 9 p.m. Admission is free.
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