List of festivals in Canada

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Festivals of Canada
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Canada has a long tradition of hosting festivals and events throughout the year. [1] The industry adds over $33 billion to the country's tourism economy and provides jobs for more than 229,000 people in areas like business events, trade fairs, festivals, and meetings. [2] Popular festivals include the summer's Montreal Jazz Festival and Calgary Stampede, Winterlude in Ottawa-Gatineau during the winter, and nationwide celebrations for Canada Day. Other notable festivals include the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Vancouver Pride Parade and Just For Laughs comedy festival. [3]

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The following list includes festivals of diverse types, among them regional festivals, commerce festivals, fairs, food festivals, arts festivals, and recurring festivals on holidays. [4]

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Attendance

As of 2025 [31]

  1. L'International des Feux Loto-Québec (Montreal), 3 million
  2. Montreal International Jazz Festival (Montreal), 2.5 million
  3. Winterlude (Ottawa), 1.6 million
  4. Celebration of Light (Vancouver), 1.6 million
  5. Just For Laughs (Montreal), 1.5 million
  6. Festival d'été de Québec (Quebec City), 1.5 million
  7. Ottawa Bluesfest (Ottawa), 1.3 million
  8. Nuit Blanche Toronto, 1.2 million
  9. Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto), 1.3 million
  10. Calgary Stampede, 1.2 million
  11. Toronto Caribbean Carnival, 1.2 million
  12. Pride Toronto, 1.3 million
  13. Montréal En Lumière (Montreal), 0.9 million
  14. Pacific National Exhibition (Vancouver), 0.9 million
  15. K-Days (Edmonton), 0.8 million
  16. Toronto International Film Festival, 0.5 million
  17. Quebec Winter Carnival (Quebec City), 0.5 million
  18. Folklorama (Winnipeg), 0.4 million [32]
  19. Carassauga (Mississauga), 0.3 million
  20. Festival du Voyageur (Winnipeg), 0.1 million

Economic impact

As of 2010 [31]

  1. Toronto Caribbean Carnival, $470 million
  2. Calgary Stampede, $172.4 million
  3. Winterlude (Ottawa-Gatineau), $151 million
  4. Pacific National Exhibition (Vancouver), $139 million
  5. Pride Toronto, $136 million
  6. Toronto International Film Festival, $135 million
  7. Just For Laughs (Montreal), $80 million
  8. Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto), $58.6 million
  9. Celebration of Light (Vancouver), $37 million
  10. Quebec Winter Carnival, $34 million

Festivals by type

Arts festivals

Children's festivals

Comedy festivals

Cultural festivals

Dance festivals

Fairs and exhibitions

Film festivals

Food festivals

Fringe festivals

Literary festivals

Music festivals

See also

References

  1. ↑ Marsh, James H. (1999). The Canadian Encyclopedia. The Canadian Encyclopedia. p. 883. ISBN   978-0-7710-2099-5.
  2. ↑ "Canadian Events Industry Rebounds: Key Statistics Reveal Transformative Growth". Business & Industry Canada. March 13, 2025. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  3. ↑ Malhotra, Venus (June 2, 2022). "Most popular Festivals of Canada". Alliance Visas. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
  4. ↑ Sawyer, Deborah C. (2009-02-16). "Festivals". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  5. ↑ Jordan Parker, "Animation Festival hits cinemas in Halifax". Halifax Today, May 10, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Wide range of stories at online edition of Atlantic Jewish Film Fest, Nov. 19 to 22". Halifax Chronicle-Herald , November 10, 2020.
  7. ↑ Patrick Butler, "Bonavista accueille des cinéphiles au 1er festival du film terre-neuvien en région rurale". Ici Radio-Canada Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, July 5, 2019.
  8. ↑ Dave Stewart, "Movies hitting the big screen this weekend at the Charlottetown Film Festival". The Guardian , October 22, 2020.
  9. ↑ Don Bradshaw, "Grenfell professor planning province's first ever pride film festival". CJON-DT, January 22, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Netflix star Rosenthal to join hybrid version of Wolfville's Devour! film fest in October". Halifax Chronicle-Herald , July 15, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Dutch Mason". Dutchmason.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Emerging Lens Cultural Film Festival celebrates 10th anniversary online". Halifax Chronicle-Herald , June 4, 2020.
  13. ↑ Jordan Parker, "FIN Stream presents a different film festival medium, with same selection pedigree". Halifax Today, August 19, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Fourth annual Halifax Black Film Festival wraps up African Heritage Month". Halifax Chronicle-Herald , January 30, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival announces eclectic online lineup Nov. 12-15". Halifax Chronicle-Herald . 2020-10-07. Archived from the original on February 8, 2021. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  16. ↑ "Keeping Up With Katie Kelly: Hellifax Horror Fest". CTV News , October 11, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Lunenburg Doc Fest launches expanded online program for 2020". Halifax Chronicle-Herald , September 10, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Strength and authenticity at OUTeast". The Coast , June 14, 2018.
  19. ↑ Wendy Rose, "The 2020 Nickel Film Festival brings virtual screenings to your living room". The Telegram , July 20, 2020.
  20. ↑ Collins, Dillon (September 20, 2018). "St. John's International Women's Film Festival Unveils 29th Lineup". Newfoundland Herald . Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  21. ↑ "Festival Blues d'la Baie | 21 au 23 juillet 2022". Blues d’la Baie (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  22. ↑ "Le Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie couronne ses lauréats". Ici Radio-Canada, November 21, 2019.
  23. ↑ Jordan Gill, "New film festival in Fredericton to highlight Indigenous filmmakers". CBC News New Brunswick, December 22, 2019.
  24. ↑ Elizabeth MacLeod, "Jewish Film Festival Offers Virtual Screenings". CHSJ-FM, October 15, 2020.
  25. ↑ Lauren Bird, "Female filmmakers get spotlight at Silver Wave Film Festival". CBC News New Brunswick, October 20, 2018.
  26. ↑ Brendan Burke, "Dead North: 'Mind-melting' made-in-the-North film festival kicks off tonight". Northern News Services , February 27, 2020.
  27. ↑ Emelie Peacock, "Films with NWT links dominate Yellowknife Film Festival line-up". Cabin Radio, October 15, 2019.
  28. ↑ Beth Brown, "Don't forget—there's an Inuktut children's film fest in Iqaluit today". Nunatsiaq News , February 24, 2018.
  29. ↑ "Available Light festival to shine next week". Whitehorse Star , February 25, 2005.
  30. ↑ "Movies will explore diverse gender identities". Whitehorse Star , March 22, 2016.
  31. 1 2 Buckland, Jason (2009-02-14). "8. Quebec Winter Carnival – Biggest festivals in Canada". Money.ca.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  32. ↑ FreePress, Winnipeg (2013-08-20). "Folklorama attendance up a tick". Winnipeg Free Press. winnipegfreepress.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
  33. ↑ "Naba Barsha in Bengal" . Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  34. ↑ "BHESA - Bengali Event Heritage". Archived from the original on 2015-07-26.
  35. ↑ "TGIF Ottawa, The Great India Festival".
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