2024
The First Plate
The first edition proved the appetite was there. Ten thousand people came through the gates over one weekend, and thirty vendors sold out well before closing.
- Attendees
- 10,000+Attendees
- Vendors
- 30+Vendors
- Weekend
- 1Weekend
Our Story
It Started With a Simple Question
Our story
Where does an Indian family in Ottawa go to find the food they grew up with — not a version of it, but the actual thing, made by someone from the place it comes from?
In 2024, Navatara Inc. answered it by putting thirty vendors in a park and hoping a few thousand people would come. Ten thousand did. Stalls sold out hours before closing.
In 2025 the festival grew in every direction, and CBC and CTV came to see why. In 2026 we return for a third edition — three days, 40+ vendors, and the most ambitious cultural programme we have staged.
Our Mission
To give India's regional food cultures a real stage in Ottawa — and to make that stage free, so nobody is priced out of their own heritage or a stranger's.
Our Vision
A festival that belongs to the whole city: where a family from Kerala and a family from Kanata are equally at home, eating the same thing, at the same table.
Our Journey
Three Years, One Idea
2025
Ottawa Noticed
The festival grew in every direction — more vendors, a larger site, a fuller performance programme — and both CBC and CTV covered the weekend.
- Attendees
- 15,000+Attendees
- Vendors
- 40+Vendors
- Coverage
- CBC · CTVCoverage
2026
The Largest Yet
Three days, 40+ vendors, and the most ambitious cultural programme we have staged.
- Days
- 3Days
- Vendors
- 40+Vendors
- Performances
- 35+Performances
Meet the Organisers
Behind It All: Navatara Inc.
Co-Founders
Bhakti Sheth
Co-Founder
Co-founded the festival in 2024 with the conviction that Ottawa was ready for something at this scale — and was proved right by ten thousand people in a single weekend.
Sagar Vora
Co-Founder
Builds the vendor and partner side of the festival, working with the local businesses and community groups who turn a park into a neighbourhood for three days.
Team Leads
Pujan Sanura
Team Lead
Keeps the festival running on the ground — the team, the timeline and the hundred small decisions on-site that make three days feel effortless from the outside.
Ramchandra Reddy
Team Lead
Leads the on-ground team through the festival weekend, keeping every moving part — staff, vendors, schedule — running in step.
Get Involved
Be Part of 2026
Ten thousand visitors across one weekend. If you'd like a stall, a sponsorship, or press access, start here.
Vendors
Food stalls and marketplace booths for makers, restaurants and local businesses.
Sponsors
Reach ten thousand engaged visitors across three days. Packages at every level.
Media & Press
Press access, interviews and creator collaborations for the 2026 edition.
Or email us directly at info@indianfoodfestival.ca
Get In Touch
Questions? We're Happy to Help.
Whether you're planning a visit, want a stall, or are writing about the festival — reach out.