Sponsor UAFest 2026
Put your brand at the heart of Lanark County's most heartfelt gathering β and help grow the Ottawa Valley's Ukrainian cultural festival for years to come.
Stand with a community that remembers
From a garage sale to a movement
UAFest started with a single community garage sale, built by neighbours pitching in. Every year since, it has grown on volunteers, word of mouth and sponsors who believed in it early. That's the credibility your brand gets to share in.
UAFest currently partners with the charity Kids of Ukraine, supporting children and families affected by war as they heal and rebuild. By sponsoring the festival, your company shares directly in that impact.
Proof you can point your partners to
Sponsorship tiers
Every tier is built to fit β from a warm gesture of community support to full festival naming rights.
Sponsor a festival zone
Prefer to put your name on one part of the day? Zone sponsorships give your brand naming rights and signage in a specific area of the festival.
Custom & in-kind partnerships
Beyond standard tiers and zones, we build tailored sponsorship options to fit what your business does best β including contributions of goods or services instead of cash.
This is who you'll reach
UAFest is the Ottawa Valley's Ukrainian festival β a family audience of Ukrainian newcomers, second- and third-generation Ukrainian-Canadians, and local Lanark County and Ottawa Valley residents, all in one place for the day.
Benefits at a glance
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Where your brand shows up
Sponsor FAQ
A warm, family-oriented crowd from Carleton Place, Lanark County and the Ottawa Valley β Ukrainian-Canadian families, newcomers, local entrepreneurs and residents. UAFest drew 4,000+ guests in 2025, with a goal of 5,000+ in 2026.
Depending on your tier, your logo can appear on the sponsor board and banners at Riverside Park, on uafest.ca, in the printed and digital program, in social media posts, and in live stage mentions from the MC.
Yes β zone sponsorships give your brand naming rights over one area, such as the Main Stage, Kids Zone, Food Court, Korchma, Business Networking Lounge, Heritage Exhibition, or the Unity Ride & Drive.
Yes β we welcome in-kind contributions of goods or services, including items for our silent auction and raffle door prizes. Let us know what you can offer in the inquiry form below.
UAFest is 100% community-grown β it began as a single garage sale in 2023 and has grown every year since. We currently partner with the charity Kids of Ukraine, supporting children and families affected by war. See our open impact reports at uafest.ca/impact for where past festivals' giving went β including the $9,395 cheque presented to Save Ukraine in 2024.
Sponsors are publicly thanked by the organizers after each edition, and the festival's giving is documented in open impact reports at uafest.ca/impact. Gold and Title sponsors also receive a photo & video package from the festival day.
Fill out the inquiry form on this page with your business details and preferred tier or zone, and our team will follow up with full package details and pricing.
Have a different question? See the full FAQ.
Let's talk sponsorship
Tell us a bit about your business and what you're hoping for β we'll follow up with package details and answer every question.
Prefer to talk it through? Email info@uafest.ca or call +1 (613) 621-1261.
You'd be in good company
Businesses and organizations that have backed the festival in past years β publicly thanked by the organizers after each edition. See our full partners page for more.
Past festival supporters have included
BCU Financial
MEEST Canada
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
Thomas Cavanagh Construction
Giant Tiger
Staples Canada
Edward Jones
Solvis Law
Jani-King of Eastern Ontario
Carleton Place Nursery
Peace of Mind Business Solutions
The Royal Canadian Legion
Carleton Place Tourism
Duke Fine FoodsCapital Ukrainian FestivalUA Ottawa
North House
The Floral Boutique
knyga.ca
Artistic Cake Design
Strawberry Blonde BakeryMisha Lytvynyuk PhotographyYour logo here β become a 2026 sponsorHonoured, year after year
Every business, institution and civic partner the festival has publicly thanked β kept here for good. Once you stand behind UAFest, your name stays on this wall.
- 2025
Businesses and organizations the festival publicly thanked after the 2025 edition.
- 2024
The 2024 βOur heroesβ roll β the businesses, institutions and civic partners who financed, supplied or hosted the festival.
Capital Ukrainian FestivalMEEST CanadaDuke Fine FoodsThomas Cavanagh ConstructionGiant TigerStaples CanadaUA OttawaPeace of Mind Business SolutionsBCU FinancialEdward JonesJani-King of Eastern OntarioCarleton Place TourismNorth HouseThe Floral Boutiqueknyga.caArtistic Cake DesignStrawberry Blonde BakeryUkrainian Orthodox Cathedral in OttawaSt. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic ShrineEmbassy of Ukraine in CanadaTown of Carleton PlaceTown of Smiths Falls - 2023
The festival's first years centered a children's-gifts project for Ukraine.
The people you'd be joining
UAFest is 100% volunteer-run. This is the organizing core behind the 2026 festival.
Financial-literacy educator and certified Rotary trainer β the steady hand behind festival day at Riverside Park.
Ottawa-based entrepreneur and owner of bridal boutique ALICE, originally from Cherkasy, Ukraine.
Leads the festival's marketing and digital platform, plus the year-round UAFest.Business, Capital and Network projects.