List of festivals in Canada
See also: List of festivals in North America
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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, religious festivals, folk festivals, and recurring festivals on holidays.
Sublists by locale
Province or territory
- List of festivals in Alberta (Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Stirling)
- List of festivals in British Columbia
- List of festivals in New Brunswick
- List of festivals in Newfoundland and Labrador
- List of festivals in Ontario (Ottawa, Toronto)
- List of festivals in Quebec (Montreal)
- List of festivals in Saskatchewan
- List of festivals in Manitoba (Winnipeg)
- List of festivals in Nunavut
- List of festivals in the Northwest Territories
- List of festivals in Nova Scotia
- List of festivals in Prince Edward Island
- List of festivals in Yukon
City
- List of festivals in Calgary
- List of festivals in Edmonton
- List of festivals in Lethbridge
- List of festivals and parades in Montreal
- List of festivals in Ottawa
- List of festivals in Stirling
- List of festivals in Toronto
- List of festivals in Winnipeg
Sublists by type
- List of music festivals in Canada
- List of jazz festivals#Canada
- List of Canadian blues festivals and venues
- List of agricultural shows in Canada
Festivals by size
Attendance
As of 2013[1]
- 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
- Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, 1.2 million
- Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto), 1.3 million
- Calgary Stampede, 1.2 million
- Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival (Toronto), 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[2]
- Bluesfest (Ottawa), 0.3 million
- Carassauga (Mississauga), 0.3 million
Economic impact
As of 2010[1]
- Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto (formerly Caribana), $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
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Arts festivals
- Alberta Culture Days
- Algoma Fall Festival
- ArtsPeak Arts Festival
- Calgary Animated Objects Society
- Eclipse Festival
- Edgy Women
- Elektra Festival
- 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
- Vancouver International Sculpture Biennale
- 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
- FunnyFest Calgary Comedy Festival, Calgary
- Great Plains Comedy Festival, Saskatoon
- Halifax Comedy Festival, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Just For Laughs, Montreal
- Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Winnipeg
- We're Funny That Way!
Cultural festivals
- Calgary Stampede
- Caribbean Days Festival, North Vancouver[3][4]
- Carnaval de Québec
- Les Escales improbables, Montreal
- Festival du Voyageur, Winnipeg
- Festival of India, Ottawa[5]
- Festival of Northern Lights, Owen Sound, Ontario
- Festival Western de Saint-Tite, Saint-Tite
- FolkFest, Saskatoon
- Folklorama, Winnipeg
- Friendship Festival, Fort Erie
- Glengarry Highland Games, Maxville, Ontario
- Harrison Festival of the Arts, Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia
- MuslimFest, Toronto
- Le Pays de la Sagouine, Bouctouche, New Brunswick
- Prince Albert Winter Festival, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
- Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto (Caribana), Toronto
- Scotiabank Nuit Blanche Toronto, Toronto
- Vaisakhi
- Vancouver Halloween Parade & Expo
- Winterlude, Ottawa
Dance festivals
- Canada Dance Festival
- Canadian Ballet Festival
- Festival TransAmériques
- Mondial des Cultures
- St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival
- Thrill the World
- Vancouver International Dance Festival
Fairs and exhibitions
See also: List of agricultural shows in Canada
- Arts County Fair
- Ayer's Cliff Fair
- Brome Fair
- Brampton Fall Fair
- Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo (trade fair)
- Calgary Stampede, Calgary
- 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)
- Edmonton Expo 2017 (world's fair)
- Expo 86 (world's fair)
- Farm Fair, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
- Floralies Internationales de Montréal (world's fair)
- Grande Prairie Stompede
- Great Northern Exhibition
- Hants County Exhibition
- Harrow Fair
- K-Days, Edmonton
- Lilac Festival (Calgary)
- Markham Fair
- Norfolk County Fair and Horse Show
- Ottawa SuperEX (Central Canada Exhibition), Ottawa
- Pacific National Exhibition, Vancouver
- Red River Exhibition, Winnipeg
- Rockton World's Fair
- Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
- Royal Manitoba Winter Fair
- Provincial Agricultural Fair of Canada West
- Queen City Ex, Regina, Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan
- Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
- Sasktoon Ex, Saskatoon
- 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
- $100 Film Festival
- Atlantic Film Festival, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Banff Mountain Film Festival
- Banff World Media Festival
- Bleak Midwinter Film Festival
- Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival
- Bay Street Film Festival
- Breast Fest Film Festival
- Buffer Festival
- Canada International Film Festival
- Crazy8s
- Calgary Underground Film Festival
- Calgary International Film Festival, Calgary, Alberta[6]
- Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival, Sudbury, Ontario[7]
- Canadian Filmmakers' Festival
- Canadian Labour International Film Festival
- Centretown Movies Outdoor Film Festival
- CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival
- Cinéfranco
- Carrousel international du film de Rimouski
- Cinemania (film festival)
- Comedia (festival)
- Devour! The Food Film Fest
- DOXA Documentary Film Festival, Vancouver, British Columbia[8]
- Detroit Windsor International Film Festival
- Edmonton International Film Festival, Edmonton, Alberta
- Fairy Tales International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
- Festival des Films du Monde, Montreal, Quebec
- Film North – Huntsville International Film Festival
- Frame Film Festival
- Fantasia International Film Festival
- Festival du nouveau cinéma
- Festival International de Films de Montréal
- First Peoples' Festival
- Gimli Film Festival, Gimli, Manitoba[9]
- Hamilton Film Festival, Hamilton, Ontario[10]
- Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Toronto, Ontario[11]
- IF3 International Freeski Film Festival
- Images Festival
- ImagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
- Inside Out Film and Video Festival
- Italian Contemporary Film Festival
- LeMIAFF! Montreal International Animation Film Festival
- Kingston Canadian Film Festival, Kingston, Ontario[12]
- Lost Episode Festival Toronto
- Marda Loop Justice Film Festival, Calgary, Alberta[13]
- Montreal World Film Festival
- North by Northeast
- The Ottawa International Film Festival, Ottawa, Ontario
- Ottawa International Animation Festival
- Planet in Focus
- Punjabi International Film Festival
- Quebec City Film Festival
- Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal
- Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois
- Regent Park Film Festival, Toronto, Ontario[14]
- Regina International Film Festival and Awards (RIFFA)[15] Regina, Saskatchewan.
- ReelWorld Film Festival
- Reel Shorts Film Festival (Grande Prairie)
- Strategic Partners
- Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto, Ontario
- Toronto After Dark Film Festival
- Toronto International Film Festival
- Toronto International Teen Movie Festival
- Toronto Jewish Film Festival
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
- Toronto Student Film Festival
- Toronto South African Film Festival[16]
- Toronto Youth Shorts Film Festival
- Vancouver Asian Film Festival[17]
- Vancouver International Film Festival
- Vancouver Queer Film Festival[18]
- Victoria Film Festival, Victoria, British Columbia
- Whistler Film Festival, Whistler, British Columbia[19]
- Windsor International Film Festival, Windsor, Ontario
- Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema
- World of Comedy Film Festival
- Yorkton Film Festival
- The YoungCuts Film Festival
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
- Taste of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Fringe festivals
- Atlantic Fringe Festival
- Calgary Fringe Festival
- Edmonton International 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
- The Frye Festival, Moncton, New Brunswick
- Saskatchewan Festival of Words, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
- Vancouver Writers Fest
- Winnipeg International Writers Festival
- The Word on the Street
- Wordfest
Music festivals
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References
- 1 2 Buckland, Jason (2009-02-14). "8. Quebec Winter Carnival – Biggest festivals in Canada". Money.ca.msn.com. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
- ↑ FreePress, Winnipeg (2013-08-20). "Folklorama attendance up a tick". winnipegfreepress.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ↑ "Home-Caribbean Days Festival, North Vancouver BC Canada". Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ "Home-Trinidad & Tobago Cultural Society of BC". Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ "Festival of India Ottawa". Festival of India Ottawa. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ "Home – Calgary International Film Festival". Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ "Home – Cinefest". Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ "DOXA Documentary Film Festival". DOXA Documentary Film Festival. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ "Gimli Film Festival". Gimli Film Festival. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ "Hamilton Film Festival – Tickets and Passes". Hamilton Film Festival. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ "Hot Docs Industry". Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ "Kingston Canadian Film Festival". Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ "Marda Loop Justice Film Festival". Marda Loop Justice Film Festival. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ "Regent Park Film Festival". Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ http://www.riffa.ca
- ↑ <www.tsaff.ca>
- ↑ "Vancouver Asian Film Festival 2015 – VAFF 19". VAFF 19. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ "Vancouver Queer Film Festival". Vancouver Queer Film Festival. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ "Home". Retrieved 25 January 2016.
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