Ottawa Tourism: Things to do in Ottawa during the Labour Day weekend [Video]

Hot air balloons take to the sky over Gatineau, Atletico Ottawa and the Ottawa Titans play at home and fair season continues.

CTVNewsOttawa.ca looks at things to do in Ottawa during the Labour Day weekend.

• Here is a look at what’s open and closed in Ottawa on Labour Day.

Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival

Hot air balloons will fill the sky over Gatineau this weekend for the Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival.

The festival at Le Baie Park runs until Monday, featuring hot air balloon launches, entertainment, activities for the whole family and more. Musical acts include Dallas Smith on Friday, Salebarbes on Saturday and IAM on Sunday.

The hot air balloon launches are every morning at 6 a.m. and every evening at 6:30 p.m., weather permitting.

“I think it’s the magical touch of the balloon,” Bernard Gervais, operations director of the festival, said. “Like the inflation, the cold and the inflation. As soon as …