H.O.P.E. Volleyball SummerFest is the largest, one-day volleyball tournament / entertainment festival in the world!  
Each year HOPE members vote in 5 to 7 charities which benefit from SummerFest funding. We have helped over 200 local charities and given back close to $4 million since we started in 1982!

The annual HOPE Volleyball SummerFest takes place usually on the second Saturday in July each summer. 

At Mooney’s Bay Park & Beach - 2960 Riverside Drive at Ridgewood Avenue in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

H.O.P.E.'s Recipient Charities are found on our charity tab, and change every Summerfest Event.

Watch the our website for the application posting in August.
Recipient Charities are voted by the H.O.P.E. Membership after qualified charities are screened in for the vote. Last year’s application is up for review and reference at www.hopehelps.com, 

SummerFest attracts more than 10,000 players who participate on over 700 teams in 4 divisions that play on over 60 courts using 100 volleyballs – all in one day.

Approximately 144 Corporate Teams will participate in the Corporate Division.

To volunteer, register online, go to the volunteer tab on our website and click the registration button. 

Over 500 Volunteers will be on site to make this event happen!

Close to 12,000 spectators will come out for sun, fun, and non-stop live Canadian entertainment at the HOPE Mainstage from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Yes! Spectators are allowed entry to H.O.P.E. Volleyball SummerFest to watch the games free of charge. Children aged 9 and under are admitted to the concert free of charge when accompanied by a ticket-holding adult. Children aged 10 and over will need tickets for entrance in the licensed areas.

Team arrivals begin at 7:00 a.m.
Competitive Division Play begins at 8:00 a.m.
Recreational and Corporate Divisions Play begins at 9:00 a.m.

Bar Service begins at 11:00 a.m.

Participants are not permitted to bring their own alcohol onsite. All bottles, coolers and bags will be checked. All alcohol will be confiscated by security.

No knives, scissors or cutting utensils will be allowed onsite. And due to City of Ottawa Bylaws no smoking is allowed on site as well as– mammals/reptiles and avians are also NOT allowed onsite.

Vendor Village provides lots to see and do for spectators and participants and chances to win great prizes.

HOPE encourages participants to bicycle to the event, provides supervised parking in the onsite bike compound.

Public Transit via OC Transpo is also encouraged.

Ride sharing is also an option but parking is extremely limited and PAID only. HOPE is not responsible for any parking tickets incurred for parking violations in and around the site.

There is NO parking at the Mooney’s Bay lot and those who register for Corporate teams (one parking pass per team) have first come first serve parking at the Terry Fox lot. Paid parking is available at the Marina Parking lot and free parking at the Canada Post lot. Street parking is sparse and HOPE is not responsible for any parking ticket incurred during event time.

Unfortunately, no. We do not lend out any of our equipment. 

Take a look at all the great supporters of HOPE on the sponsor page, here on the website and contact sponsor@hopehelps.com to get more information on the various levels of sponsorship that are available.

We currently have room for more vendors and exhibitors at this year's HOPE SummerFest. For more information regarding opportunities, please review the application on the Vendor Page on our website, or send an email to hopevendors@hopeottawa.com 

Yes we do! See the downloadable Site Map at the bottom of our Event Day page

Further information and details on HOPE Volleyball SummerFest can be found on this website or by emailing: info@hopehelps.com

Teams can pick-up their kits on Friday Night before event day, from 5:30pm - 8:30pm, in the HOT lounge on the beach. Team kits are filed by the team captain's last name and can be picked up by anyone on your team (the person picking up will have to sign for those kits). Team kits will ONLY be released with ALL of WAIVERS signed by your teammates.