Events in August

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.

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

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

Canada's biggest country-music camping festival.

Vancouver's iconic waterfront market — 50+ food, produce, and artisan vendors.

National Geographic's #1 food market — a Toronto institution since 1803.

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

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

North America's largest classical repertory theatre — a six-month Shakespeare season.

Repertory theatre celebrating George Bernard Shaw and his contemporaries in Ontario wine country.

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

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

Daylight-only luxury rail journeys through the Canadian Rockies.