Indigenous Experiences is excited to offer the Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival (SSIF)  in both a live and virtual format for 2022. Our team put together the following information to help make your #SSIF22 a great one!

LOCATION
SSIF 2022 will be held on our NEW FARM PROPERTY, Mādahòkì Farm, located at 4420 West Hunt Club Road, Ottawa, ON K2R 1H4

DATES FOR LIVE SSIF
June 21, 2022 evening programming
June 22-24, 2022 Education Days
June 25-26 Pow Wow and Festival

DATES FOR VIRTUAL SSIF
Our virtual Education Days and series of virtual workshops will run between June 1 – June 21, 2022

REGISTRATION
all registration forms will be available on our website soon. If you would like to get your name added to our list to receive the registration form once available please email;

Education Day (both for live and virtual formats); info@ottawasummersolstice.ca 

To become a vendor; registrations@ottawasummersolstice.ca

To become a volunteer; info@ottawasummersolstice.ca

Although SSIF is free to attend, you will need to register to get your ticket to enter the grounds. We will have the registration form available on our website shortly.

ADDITIONAL FEES & PAYMENT METHODS ACCEPTED
There will be some workshops, food and shopping of authentic Indigenous made goods available on site for an extra cost. You can pre-purchase some of these items to make sure you don’t miss out, but you can purchase these while on site as well. In most cases you will be able to use a debit/credit card for your on-site purchases. There will be an ATM on site. We suggest you bring some cash in case there are any technical issues with the payment system.

ONLY PURCHASE TICKETS THROUGH SSIF
We ask that you please purchase your tickets directly from our registration portal, we have not authorized any third-party sellers.

Any tickets purchased for workshops or food are non-refundable.

Only tickets purchased directly from the Summer Solstice Indigenous festival will be honoured.

MARKETPLACE
We have a year-round virtual and brick & mortar marketplace. Come by and visit Wednesday to Sunday 11am-6pm. The marketplace is located at the end of the driveway in the old farm house. If you are a vendor looking to join our marketplace please email registrations@ottawasummersolstic.ca

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VOLUNTEERING
 We have lots of opportunities to volunteer at our festival. We are currently working on our volunteer registration form, which will be available soon and posted to our website. In the meantime, please email info@ottawasummersolstice.ca to express your interest in volunteering at the 2022 SSIF.

SPONSORSHIP
Connect your business to our growing family demographic while demonstrating a commitment to sharing and broadening Canada’s colourful and diverse Indigenous heritage.

PARKING
Parking is limited on site so please plan to park off-site.  We will be offering a shuttle service, locations for pick up will be announced soon.

DOGS ON SITE
Absolutely NO PETS are allowed on the grounds or in booth spaces (except for guide dogs and service animals). Please leave pets at home. We will not tolerate animals left in vehicles.

SMOKING AND ALCOHOL ON SITE
At all times, NO alcohol or illegal drugs are permitted to be consumed on-site or brought onto the Farm grounds. There will be designated smoking areas on the farm, please only smoke in these areas and use the bins provided to dispose of your cigarette butts.

Megwetch for all the love and support along this journey- we’re going to have an incredible Summer Solstice Festival this year.