List of festivals in Canada
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This is an incomplete list of festivals in Canada. This list includes festivals of diverse types, among them regional festivals, commerce festivals, fairs, food festivals, arts festivals, and recurring festivals on holidays.
Sublists by locale
Province or territory
- List of festivals in Alberta (Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge)
- List of festivals in British Columbia (Vancouver)
- List of festivals in Manitoba (Winnipeg)
- List of festivals in Ontario (Ottawa, Toronto)
- List of festivals in Prince Edward Island
- List of festivals in Quebec (Montreal)
- List of festivals in Saskatchewan
Atlantic Canada
Territories
| Festival | Location | Territory | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dead North Film Festival | Yellowknife | NT | [22] |
| Folk on the Rocks | Yellowknife | NT | |
| Great Northern Arts Festival | NT | ||
| Rockin the Rocks | NT | ||
| Yellowknife International Film Festival | Yellowknife | NT | [23] |
| Nunavut International Film Festival | Iqaluit | NU | [24] |
| Quviasukvik | NU | ||
| Adäka Cultural Festival | Whitehorse | YT | |
| Available Light Film Festival | Whitehorse | YT | [25] |
| Out North Queer Film Festival | Whitehorse | YT | [26] |
| Yukon International Storytelling Festival | YT | ||
| Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous | YT |
City
- List of festivals in Calgary
- List of festivals in Edmonton
- List of festivals in Lethbridge
- List of entertainment events in Greater Moncton
- List of festivals and parades in Montreal
- List of festivals in Ottawa
- List of festivals in Toronto
- List of festivals in Vancouver
- List of festivals in Winnipeg
Sublists by type
- List of film festivals in Canada
- List of music festivals in Canada
- List of jazz festivals#Canada
- List of Canadian blues festivals and venues
Festivals by size
Attendance
As of 2013[27]
- L'International des Feux Loto-Québec (Montreal), 3 million
- Montreal International Jazz Festival (Montreal), 2.5 million
- Winterlude (Ottawa), 1.6 million
- Celebration of Light (Vancouver), 1.6 million
- Just For Laughs (Montreal), 1.5 million
- Quebec City Summer Festival (Québec), 1.5 million
- Ottawa Bluesfest (Ottawa), 1.4 million
- Nuit Blanche Toronto, 1.2 million
- Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto), 1.3 million
- Calgary Stampede, 1.2 million
- Toronto Caribbean Carnival, 1.2 million
- Pride Toronto, 1.3 million
- Montréal En Lumière (Montreal), 0.9 million
- Pacific National Exhibition (Vancouver), 0.9 million
- K-Days (Edmonton), 0.8 million
- Toronto International Film Festival, 0.5 million
- Quebec Winter Carnival (Quebec City), 0.5 million
- Folklorama (Winnipeg), 0.4 million[28]
- Carassauga (Mississauga), 0.3 million
- Festival du Voyageur (Winnipeg), 0.1 million
Economic impact
As of 2010[27]
- Toronto Caribbean Carnival, $470 million
- Calgary Stampede, $172.4 million
- Winterlude (Ottawa-Gatineau), $151 million
- Pacific National Exhibition (Vancouver), $139 million
- Pride Toronto, $136 million
- Toronto International Film Festival, $135 million
- Just For Laughs (Montreal), $80 million
- Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto), $58.6 million
- Celebration of Light (Vancouver), $37 million
- Quebec Winter Carnival, $34 million
Festivals by type
Arts festivals
- Alberta Culture Days
- Algoma Fall Festival
- ArtsPeak Arts Festival
- Calgary Animated Objects Society
- Eclipse Festival
- Edgy Women
- Festival Accès Asie
- Great Northern Arts Festival
- Infringement Festival
- Kempenfest
- London Ontario Live Arts Festival
- Luminato
- Mondial des Cultures
- MUTEK
- PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
- Sled Island
- St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival
- Up Here Festival
- Vancouver International Sculpture Biennale
- The Works Art & Design Festival
- Westfest
- Woodstock en Beauce
- World Ski and Snowboard Festival
- Yukon International Storytelling Festival
Children's festivals
- Carrousel international du film de Rimouski
- Northern Saskatchewan International Children's Festival
- Ottawa International Children's Festival
- Winnipeg International Children's Festival
Comedy festivals
- HubCap Comedy Festival
- Halifax Comedy Festival
- Just For Laughs, Montreal
- Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival
- Winnipeg Comedy Festival
- We're Funny That Way!
Cultural festivals
- Calgary Stampede
- Carnaval de Québec
- Festival du Voyageur, Winnipeg
- Festival of Northern Lights, Owen Sound, Ontario
- Festival Western de Saint-Tite, Saint-Tite
- Folklorama, Winnipeg
- Friendship Festival, Fort Erie
- Glengarry Highland Games, Maxville, Ontario
- MuslimFest, Toronto
- Le Pays de la Sagouine, Bouctouche, New Brunswick
- Pohela Boishakh, Calgary, Alberta.[29][30]
- Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto (Caribana), Toronto
- The Great India Festival, Ottawa, Ontario.[31]
- Vaisakhi
- Vancouver Halloween Parade & Expo
- Winterlude, Ottawa
Dance festivals
- Canada Dance Festival
- Canadian Ballet Festival
- Festival TransAmériques
- Mondial des Cultures
- Thrill the World
- Vancouver International Dance Festival
Fairs and exhibitions
- Arts County Fair
- Ayer's Cliff Fair
- Brome Fair
- Brampton Fall Fair
- Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo (trade fair)
- Calgary Stampede
- Canadian Lakehead Exhibition, Thunder Bay
- Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto
- Canadian Western Agribition
- Canada-Wide Science Fair
- Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair
- Drumbo Fall Fair
- Driven To Perform (trade fair)
- Expozine (book fair)
- Expo 67 (world's fair)
- Expo 17 (world's fair)
- Expo 86 (world's fair)
- Floralies Internationales de Montréal (world's fair)
- Grande Prairie Stompede
- Hants County Exhibition
- Harrow Fair
- K-Days, Edmonton
- Lilac Festival (Calgary)
- Markham Fair
- Norfolk County Fair and Horse Show
- Ottawa SuperEX (Central Canada Exhibition)
- Pacific National Exhibition, Vancouver
- Queen City Ex, Regina
- Red River Exhibition, Winnipeg
- Rockton World's Fair
- Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
- Royal Manitoba Winter Fair
- Provincial Agricultural Fair of Canada West
- Saskatoon Ex
- Scarboro Fair
- Schomberg Fair
- Salon du livre anarchiste (book fair)
- Sooke Fall Fair
- Spencerville Fair
- Western Fair
- Whoop-Up Days
- World of Commodore (trade fair)
Film festivals
Food festivals
- Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival, Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia
- Brighton Applefest, Brighton, Ontario
- Canada's Largest Ribfest, Burlington, Ontario
- Eat! Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Exploits Valley Salmon Festival, Exploits Valley, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Sun and Salsa Festival, Calgary, Alberta
- Taste of the Danforth, Toronto, Ontario
- A Taste of Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta
Fringe festivals
- Atlantic Fringe Festival
- Calgary Fringe Festival
- Edmonton International Fringe Festival
- Island Fringe Festival
- Ottawa Fringe Festival
- Saskatoon Fringe Theatre Festival
- St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival
- Vancouver Fringe Festival
- Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival
Literary festivals
- Banff Mountain Book Festival
- Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival
- Eden Mills Writers' Festival, Eden Mills, Ontario
- The Frye Festival, Moncton, New Brunswick
- Vancouver Writers Fest
- Winnipeg International Writers Festival
- The Word on the Street
Music festivals
See also
References
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- ^ Dave Stewart, "Movies hitting the big screen this weekend at the Charlottetown Film Festival". The Guardian, October 22, 2020.
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- ^ Collins, Dillon (September 20, 2018). "St. John's International Women's Film Festival Unveils 29th Lineup". Newfoundland Herald. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- ^ "Festival Blues d'la Baie | 21 au 23 juillet 2022". Blues d’la Baie (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ "Le Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie couronne ses lauréats". Ici Radio-Canada, November 21, 2019.
- ^ Jordan Gill, "New film festival in Fredericton to highlight Indigenous filmmakers". CBC News New Brunswick, December 22, 2019.
- ^ Elizabeth MacLeod, "Jewish Film Festival Offers Virtual Screenings". CHSJ-FM, October 15, 2020.
- ^ Lauren Bird, "Female filmmakers get spotlight at Silver Wave Film Festival". CBC News New Brunswick, October 20, 2018.
- ^ Brendan Burke, "Dead North: 'Mind-melting' made-in-the-North film festival kicks off tonight". Northern News Services, February 27, 2020.
- ^ Emelie Peacock, "Films with NWT links dominate Yellowknife Film Festival line-up". Cabin Radio, October 15, 2019.
- ^ Beth Brown, "Don't forget—there's an Inuktut children's film fest in Iqaluit today". Nunatsiaq News, February 24, 2018.
- ^ "Available Light festival to shine next week". Whitehorse Star, February 25, 2005.
- ^ "Movies will explore diverse gender identities". Whitehorse Star, March 22, 2016.
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- ^ FreePress, Winnipeg (2013-08-20). "Folklorama attendance up a tick". Winnipeg Free Press. winnipegfreepress.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
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