Ottawa Somali community celebrates second annual SOMFEST

The second annual Somali cultural festival, which took place Saturday at Ottawa City Hall, featured a travelling exhibit from the Somali Museum of Minnesota.
Minnesota is home to one of the largest communities of the Somali diaspora: about 80,000 people.
This year’s cultural festival in Ottawa, called SOMFEST 2018, also featured a concert and a traditional Somalian BBQ. It was hosted by Somali-Canadian playwright and actor, Habiba Ali.
Organized by the Somali Centre for Family Services in