SummerCalgary, Alberta
Calgary Stampede
Festivals
The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth — rodeo, chuckwagons, and a city in Stetsons.
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SummerCalgary, Alberta
Festivals
The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth — rodeo, chuckwagons, and a city in Stetsons.
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WinterQuébec City, Quebec
Festivals
The world's largest winter carnival — ice palaces, night parades and Bonhomme himself.
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SummerMontréal, Quebec
Music
The largest jazz festival on Earth — 3,000 artists, hundreds of free outdoor shows.
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FallToronto, Ontario
Cultural Celebrations
TIFF — a launchpad for Oscar contenders and one of the world's great film festivals.
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WinterOttawa, Ontario
Winter Activities
Skate the world's largest skating rink and wander a city of ice sculptures.
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SummerVancouver, British Columbia
Festivals
The world's longest offshore fireworks competition lights up English Bay.
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SummerEdmonton, Alberta
Music
Four days of folk, roots and global sound in the Gallagher Park amphitheatre.
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FallCape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
Music
Cape Breton at peak foliage with the world's great Celtic musicians in village halls.
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FallToronto, Ontario
Agricultural
Canada's iconic 100-year-old agricultural fair — champion livestock, food and the Royal Horse Show.
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SummerWhitehorse, Yukon
Indigenous Events
Yukon First Nations arts, music, dance, and storytelling celebration.
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FallToronto, Ontario
Indigenous Events
World's largest Indigenous screen-content festival.
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SummerKamloops, British Columbia
Indigenous Events
One of Western Canada's largest powwows on Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc land.
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FallChurchill, Manitoba
Wildlife
Polar bears gather along Hudson Bay awaiting sea ice — the world's most accessible viewing.
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SummerSt. Andrews, New Brunswick
Wildlife
Humpback, finback, minke, and endangered right whales feed in the world's highest tides.
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SpringLeamington, Ontario
Wildlife
One of North America's premier birding hotspots at the tip of Canada's southernmost point.
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FallCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Food & Drink
Canada's biggest kitchen party on the Charlottetown waterfront.
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WinterNiagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Food & Drink
Wine country's coldest, sweetest celebration — icewine flights in the vineyards.
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SummerMontréal, Quebec
Music
Canada's marquee indie/alt/hip-hop festival on Île Sainte-Hélène.
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SummerOro-Medonte, Ontario
Music
Canada's biggest country-music camping festival.
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SummerOttawa, Ontario
Music
One of North America's largest outdoor music festivals — blues, rock, hip-hop, pop.
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WinterVancouver, British Columbia
Holiday
Authentic German-style Christkindlmarkt at Jack Poole Plaza.
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WinterToronto, Ontario
Holiday
Nathan Phillips Square lights up with Toronto's official tree, skating, and fireworks.
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SpringToronto, Ontario
Photography
The world's largest photography festival — 200+ exhibitions city-wide.
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SummerVancouver, British Columbia
Markets
Vancouver's iconic waterfront market — 50+ food, produce, and artisan vendors.
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SummerToronto, Ontario
Markets
National Geographic's #1 food market — a Toronto institution since 1803.
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FallRotates (Ontario), Ontario
Agricultural
Canada's largest outdoor agricultural fair — 80,000+ visitors and a working tented city.
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FallRotates (host CFL city), Canada-wide
Sporting
The CFL's championship weekend — a week-long party in the host city.
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SummerToronto / Montréal, Ontario
Sporting
ATP/WTA Masters 1000 — one of tennis's oldest tournaments, alternating cities.
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FallRotates (Canadian host), Canada-wide
Sporting
The NHL's Canadian outdoor game — hockey under the open sky.
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SummerHalifax, Nova Scotia
Marine
Majestic sailing vessels line the Halifax waterfront in a rare and spectacular gathering.
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SummerStratford, Ontario
Arts
North America's largest classical repertory theatre — a six-month Shakespeare season.
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SummerNiagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Arts
Repertory theatre celebrating George Bernard Shaw and his contemporaries in Ontario wine country.
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WinterLake Louise, Alberta
Winter Activities
World-class ice-carving competition on the frozen Lake Louise shoreline.
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WinterMontréal, Quebec
Winter Activities
The world's coldest electronic-music festival — dance parties in the Old Port at −20 °C.
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SummerToronto, Ontario
Cultural Celebrations
North America's largest Caribbean festival — 1.3M revellers along the Lakeshore.
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WinterWhitehorse, Yukon
Sporting
1,000-mile sled-dog race — the toughest in the world — between Whitehorse and Fairbanks.
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SummerRotates (Canada-wide), Canada-wide
Camping Events
A gathering of Canadian RVers with campfire concerts, gear demos, and rally caravans.
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SpringBaddeck, Nova Scotia
Road Trip Events
A 276-km team relay running the entire Cabot Trail through Cape Breton Highlands.
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SummerVancouver – Banff, British Columbia
Rail Events
Daylight-only luxury rail journeys through the Canadian Rockies.
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39 signature events across 13 provinces & territories.