The City of Ottawa is recommending people leave the fireworks this Victoria Day weekend to the professionals, though this Sunday one of the usual launch pads for pyrotechnics will be silent.

The Riverside Park Recreation and Community Association announced earlier this year they were taking a one-year hiatus from their annual fireworks display at Mooney's Bay Park, with plans to focus on the 2017 event.

The event, which drew thousands last year, leaves a void in the city for people hoping for a large-scale fireworks display that's also free.

There are, however, a few events in and near the city on Sunday.

The Canadian Tulip Festival at Lansdowne Park celebrates its penultimate day Sunday with Electric Tulip, a fireworks display on the TD Place soccer field that runs from 9:30 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $15, $5 for children age 10 to 16, and free for children 9 and under.

on the TD Place soccer field that runs from 9:30 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $15, $5 for children age 10 to 16, and free for children 9 and under. The Fisher Park Community Recreational Council is hosting its annual fireworks and barbecue from 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

from 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. And if you live in the city's rural south end, it may be worth the drive to the annual Ashton Victoria Day fireworks display in Ashton, Ont., beginning at 7 p.m.

As for lighting up and sending off your own fireworks, the City of Ottawa says while they recommend people don't set them, they say those that do must follow the city's bylaws.

The city's rules include: