Festivals & Events |
Audiences tap their feet, roar with laughter and applause. Communities gather to celebrate their heritage, participate in tradition. The best in Canadian and international talent come together to share ideas and experiences. Festivals and events bring all sorts of people together for all sorts of reasons. But the basic reason – to have a good time. So come to Canada, and join the party.
When the lights go down, you suspend your disbelief and enter a world, sometimes familiar, sometimes strange, where characters act and react with emotions as visceral as your own. Words carry more weight. When the lights come back up, the "real" world seems slightly changed somehow – or is it you that's changed? Whatever the case may be, you can't wait for the next show.
Theatre Festival Highlights |
- Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival, Vancouver, British Columbia
- PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival, Edmonton, Alberta
- Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- World Stage, Toronto, Ontario
- Summerworks Theatre Festival, Toronto, Ontario
- Stratford Festival, Stratford, Ontario
- Shaw Festival, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
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The thump-thumping gets your toes tapping. The good vibrations have your fingers snap-snapping. The sweet melody swells in your throat, a sonorous hum that slides into song. Give yourself over to the music of Canada and discover new rhythms to stir your soul.
Music Festival Highlights |
- Festival Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Merritt Mountain Music Festival, Merritt, British Columbia
- Calgary Jazz Festival, Calgary, Alberta
- Saskatoon Folkfest, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Edmonton Folk Music Festival, Edmonton, Alberta
- Winnipeg Folk Festival, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- North By Northeast Music Festival, Toronto, Ontario
- Canadian Music Week, Toronto, Ontario
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Swirling colors and rhythms of distant lands or times past. Aromas and flavors of traditional foods prepared the old-fashioned way. Celebrations that get hearts pumping and raise the spirits of everyone within earshot. In a culture of many cultures, there is a lot to celebrate and just as many ways to do it. Canada's vibrant cultural festivals help us pay homage to the people, places, and relationships that have shaped our nation's history, personality and future.
Heritage Festival Highlights |
- explorASIAN Festival, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Capital EX, Edmonton, Alberta
- Calgary Stampede, Calgary, Alberta
- Afrikadey, Calgary, Alberta
- Back to Batoche Métis Festival, Batoche National Historic Site, Saskatchewan
- National Ukrainian Festival, Dauphin, Manitoba
- Festival du voyageur, Winnipeg, Manitoba (English and French only)
- Folklorama, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Icelandic Festival of Manitoba, Gimli, Manitoba
- Caribana, Toronto, Ontario
- Canadian Aboriginal Festival, Toronto, Ontario
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Rich, creamy chocolates made lovingly by hand. Seductive wines with a smooth, lasting finish. Fresh, juicy lobster caught in the morning, drizzled with butter by early evening. These are but a few of Canada's unique flavors – gastronomic delights well worth celebrating.
Food & Wine Festival Highlights |
- Festival of the Tomato, Okanagan, British Columbia
- West Coast Chocolate Festival, Coquitlam, British Columbia (English and French only)
- Cornucopia, Whistler, British Columbia
- Hopscotch Festival of Scotch, Whisky and Beer, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Okanagan Wine Festivals, British Columbia
- Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival, Calgary, Alberta
- Toronto Taste, Toronto, Ontario
- Santé: The Bloor-Yorkville Wine Festival, Toronto, Ontario
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