Ottawa Shawarma Fest draws thousands to ByWard Market

Thousands of food lovers gathered on York Street as the annual Ottawa Shawarma Fest returned to the ByWard Market. CTV's Josh Marano reports that festival creator Moe Mosalam praised the strength of the community as vendors gathered to celebrate the culture. Organizers attempted to construct the longest shawarma sandwich by assembling over 1,100 feet of the iconic wrap during the event. Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos: https://www.youtube.com/ctvnews Connect with CTV News Ottawa: For live updates and latest headlines visit: http://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa CTV News Ottawa on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ctvnewsottawa CTV News Ottawa on X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/CTVOttawa CTV News Ottawa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ctv-news-ottawa Connect with CTV News: For live updates and latest headlines visit: http://www.ctvnews.ca/ For breaking news, fast, download the CTV News App: https://www.ctvnews.ca/app Must-watch stories and full programs at http://www.ctvnews.ca/video CTV News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/discover/CTV-News CTV News on X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/CTVNews CTV News on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/CTVNEWS CTV News on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/ctv-news --- CTV News is Canada's most-watched news organization both locally and nationally, and has a network of national, international, and local news operations. #ShawarmaFest #ByWardMarket #CTVNewsOttawa #OttawaShawarma #FoodFestival #OttawaFood #WorldRecord #OttawaEvents #ctvnews #ctvnationalnews #canadiannews