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UAFest is more than one day a year — a growing ecosystem connecting culture, community and business.
UAFest is growing into a broader community ecosystem that connects culture, education, business, local initiatives, and Ukrainian identity in Canada — not just one day each September at Riverside Park, but a thread that runs through the rest of the year.
Five developing initiatives now sit in the UAFest ecosystem. Capital, Network and Business are still early-stage; UAFest Labs is already open for applications; and Baba Kokum is a newly public working concept for a Ukrainian–Indigenous cultural initiative that we want Indigenous co-creators to help shape from the beginning. Chestnut Run Ottawa is established, ran in May 2026 and already has its next start booked.
Five initiatives, one root
Community investment supporting Ukrainian-led initiatives and local economic growth in Lanark County.
Learn more→UAFest.NetworkEarly stage — open to co-buildersConnecting Ukrainian-Canadians, newcomers and friends of the community, year-round.
Learn more→UAFest LabsApplications open — first cohortUAFest’s technology lab: websites, applications, AI tools and automations for community and partner projects.
Explore Labs→UAFest.BusinessEarly stage — open to co-buildersA directory and forum for Ukrainian entrepreneurs and business owners across the region.
Learn more→Baba KokumIn development — Indigenous co-creators welcomeA Ukrainian–Indigenous cultural initiative in development, inviting Indigenous co-creators to shape its story, format and safeguards from the beginning.
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Follow the ecosystem as it grows
Get updates on UAFest.Capital, Network, Labs, Business, Baba Kokum and Chestnut Run as the initiatives develop.
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