Cirque du Soleil Volta in Gatineau, an event not to be missed!

The circus is back in town! Cirque du Soleil returns to Gatineau in August for a long series of performances. Do not miss the chance to discover this new show. It is performed by the most admirable acrobats and artists of Cirque du Soleil Volta in Gatineau. Moreover, it is ab excellent time of the year to live the frenzy of the delicious local products!

Agritourism

Indeed, agritourism is a great wealth of the Ottawa-Gatineau region. If you are fond of cheese, you will have a lot of choices to discover our wonderful local products. In Gatineau, La Trappe à fromage, a craft specialist, offers more than 350 cheeses and an array of fine products. Otherwise in Montebello, you can visit the Fromagerie Montebello and taste some cheeses that will melt in your mouth (and melt your heart). In Saint-Sixte (about 40 minutes east of Gatineau), you can also find the Fromagerie Les folies bergères which will satisfy your hunger for wonderful cheeses!

You can also combine a vineyard tour with a chocolate stop while you are on vacation in the area. Just make an appointment at the Clos Baillie Vineyard, located near the center of Gatineau, to enjoy free tastings. For the second stop, chocolate, there are so many choices! In Gatineau, you can visit Rochef Chocolatier, Béatrice et Chocolats and Chocolats Favoris which also offers a terrace for your family tastings. Near Montebello, another interesting chocolate option is ChocoMotive.

Cirque du Soleil Volta in Gatineau

Volta is an ode to freedom. With its new grandiose, colorful and acrobatic show, Cirque du Soleil in Gatineau once again offers an energetic performance unlike any other. Volta celebrates freedom, the importance of remaining faithful to oneself and the desire to realize your full potential, inspired in part by extreme sports. As for music, the French electro composer M83 created a mesmerizing soundtrack.

This is a not-to-miss family event this summer! Cirque du Soleil Volta, the company’s 41st show, the acrobats’ work will reinvigorate you. Inventive costumes, multimedia projections, breathtaking choreographies, performances on BMX and roller skates… In short, this is energy at its fullest and you’ll be blown away!

Free multimedia tour

The reputation of the Montreal entertainment studio Moment Factory is firmly established. After creating the multimedia experiences during Madonna,  Ed Sheeran and Muse’s tours, the studio now offers Kontinuum, a free immersive production. From the end of June until September, visitors will be able to venture into one of the future light rail transit stations in Ottawa – which will be operational in 2018 – to take part in this underground multimedia experiment.

Whilst planning your tours to discover Gatineau’s amazing local products or to have fun at the Cirque du Soleil show, contact us to book your room at the Ramada Plaza!