About Us
On July 18th 2009 History was made at Confederation Park as 2000 attendees marked their presence at the inaugural South Asian Festival showcasing Arts, Crafts, Culture, Health and Well-being.
The year 2010 marked the continuation of the vision that OSACA had promised to deliver since its inception. A festival that had doubled in magnitude was attended by over 4000 attendees and saw more than 40 stalls showcase South Asian delights, while 25 Non-Stop Performances matched the electricity on Stage.
In 2011, over 7000 festival attendees visited Confederation Park and felt the festive atmosphere more than ever as they visited 50 stalls and cheered Artists on Stage while feasting the many varieties of food being prepared fresh on site.
The South Asian community in Ottawa is 75,000 strong. Extremely vibrant and affluent, South Asians are represented in professional ranks in the public and private sectors of the National Capital Region. South Asians make up the largest visible minority in Canada and their culture has a definite mainstream appeal with music, dance, arts, fashion and culinary delights among the favourites for all Canadians from coast to coast!
“Huns was a champion of the South Asian community and the primary organizer of Ottawa's annual South Asian Fest. Huns was also a businessman, a public servant and the host of Mirch Masala Mix and Bhangra Nation on CHIN 97.9 FM. He had a deep passion for sharing South Asian culture and was always looking for new ways to put Ottawa on the map”
Bob Saroya
