Best Outdoor Events

The world's largest winter carnival — ice palaces, night parades and Bonhomme himself.

Skate the world's largest skating rink and wander a city of ice sculptures.

The world's longest offshore fireworks competition lights up English Bay.

Four days of folk, roots and global sound in the Gallagher Park amphitheatre.

One of Western Canada's largest powwows on Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc land.

Polar bears gather along Hudson Bay awaiting sea ice — the world's most accessible viewing.

Humpback, finback, minke, and endangered right whales feed in the world's highest tides.

One of North America's premier birding hotspots at the tip of Canada's southernmost point.

Canada's marquee indie/alt/hip-hop festival on Île Sainte-Hélène.

Canada's biggest country-music camping festival.

One of North America's largest outdoor music festivals — blues, rock, hip-hop, pop.

Authentic German-style Christkindlmarkt at Jack Poole Plaza.

Nathan Phillips Square lights up with Toronto's official tree, skating, and fireworks.

Canada's largest outdoor agricultural fair — 80,000+ visitors and a working tented city.

ATP/WTA Masters 1000 — one of tennis's oldest tournaments, alternating cities.

The NHL's Canadian outdoor game — hockey under the open sky.

Majestic sailing vessels line the Halifax waterfront in a rare and spectacular gathering.

World-class ice-carving competition on the frozen Lake Louise shoreline.

The world's coldest electronic-music festival — dance parties in the Old Port at −20 °C.

North America's largest Caribbean festival — 1.3M revellers along the Lakeshore.

1,000-mile sled-dog race — the toughest in the world — between Whitehorse and Fairbanks.

A gathering of Canadian RVers with campfire concerts, gear demos, and rally caravans.

A 276-km team relay running the entire Cabot Trail through Cape Breton Highlands.