Sparks Street BIA & MA

Iconic and historical buildings are abundant on this stree. Sparks street is the story of Ottawa since its birth.

This place rocks in the Summer. Tons of activities, busy, and a great place to find attractions.

Great place for shops and walk around when you're downtown Ottawa.

Earlier in life when working and before allergies kicked in severely ..i use to love that area of town five plus stars I'd of given .. but yet back then i still absolutely hated the parking situation in that area but it was after some hunting or good luck parking was doable findable .. and today ..it's still the same love (shops, attractions, offices, bars, restaurants, touristy stuff, activities, festivals, etc,..) love/ hate situation/relationship.. but being poor and having severe disabilities it is absolutely no longer affordable nor that accessible for me especially since the general parking situation has worsened severely .. even with my added official Ontario handicap parking Permit ..since now street parking is at an absolute ultra high premium and it's almost impossible to park a pick-up truck there even in loading zones or no parking zones as those are ultra rare..let alone a an actual parking spot... Oh no ..newrly impossible parking situation .. plus and because.. over the last decades.. the city has put up so many no stopping " signage that it makes it almost impossible to find a parking spot near to where one needs to be at if dealing with even doctor appointments or etc.. an absolute nightmare for parking .. and paid parking sport that can take a van or pick up truck are extremely rare .. but who can afford those high rates.. especially when Street parking is made free via the handicap parking permit.. and so i can't stress enough this abhorrent horrible discrimination situation for us handicapped members of society .. let alone the headache it must be for the rest of people who aren't doing deliveries nor have a handicap parking permit.. and now what with a personal vehicle exclusion zone around there .. lol .. it's just insult upon insult and discrimination of the social equity barrier type ..one after an other being piled on against us .. all because of ignorant city planning and protectivistic security mentally and traffic flow managers .. hello wake up to your Social Equity Barriers that you're creating rather than removing as per the many laws that protect the most at risk members of society .. hello ..wake up ..come on remove to barriers asap."

Sparks Street is a pedestrian mall in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was a main street in Ottawa that was converted into an outdoor pedestrian street in 1967, making it the earliest such street or mall in Canada. Sparks runs from Elgin Street in the east to Bronson Avenue. The Sparks Street Mall, that contains a number of outdoor restaurants and also a number of works of art and fountains, only runs from Elgin to Bank Street. The pedestrian-only portion continues for another two blocks westward, with the final two blocks west of Lyon Street being a regular road and merges into Bronson Avenue going south.

This is a great place. So many shops, bars and statues!!Worth the walk.The Irish pub @ Elgin is AWESOME!!Service is great! Food is great! Great patio!!DALE is the MAN!!Pic from inside the building. Patio is great for people watching!! Tomb of unknown soldier is in view as is the Parliament building!!

Went down to check out Prismatica on Sparks Street which is an installation running from Sep 25 to Oct 25, 2020. Heard about it on a commercial and decided to go down for a selfie and to support local business.Glad we didn’t bring the kid. Prismatica is cool but underwhelming. A line of about 20 giant 2 m tall prisms that you can spin. The signage says that as they spin, a variable-intensity soundtrack comprised of bell sounds will play. So, yes, as some of them spin, they have little bell chimes that play.Still, it is a fun back drop for selfies with the reflecting rainbows.

Great pedestrian experience but NOWHERE to lock a bike?!?! Pls I stall bike racks!!

Winterlude festival is just amazing... And you will enjoy if you are coming with your friends... :-)

Awesome street with a lot of business on site like restaurants and bar,shopping stored,gym, arts shops, there's a lot of chairs and tables where you and your group can sit,eat and relax, there's a book kiosk and chairs besides it that you can access to read and relax,a stret where you can stroll day and night