Festival name | City/venue | Province | 1st year | Genre/type |
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Action Music Fest | Summerland | British Columbia | | |
Adstock | Maple Ridge | British Columbia | | |
Amnesia Rockfest | Montebello | Quebec | 2005 | Rock festival |
Armstrong Metal Fest | Armstrong | British Columbia | | Heavy metal festival |
Astral Harvest Music & Arts Festival | Driftpile | Alberta | | Arts festival |
Bass Coast | Merritt | British Columbia | | |
Beaches International Jazz Festival | Toronto | Ontario | | Jazz festival |
Big Sky Music Festival | Oro-Medonte | Ontario | | |
Boots and Hearts Music Festival | Oro-Medonte | Ontario | | Country music festival |
Bushwacked | Beaverdell | British Columbia | | |
Calgary Folk Music Festival | Calgary | Alberta | | Folk festival |
Calgary International Blues Festival | Calgary | Alberta | | Blues festival |
Calgary International Reggae Festival | Calgary | Alberta | | Reggae festival |
Canadian Music Week | Toronto | Ontario | | |
Canmore Folk Fest | Canmore | Alberta | | Folk festival |
Capital Hoedown | Ottawa | Ontario | | Country music festival |
Cavendish Beach Music Festival | Cavendish | Prince Edward Island | | Country music festival |
CBC Music Festival | Toronto | Ontario | | |
Celtic Colours | Cape Breton Island | Nova Scotia | | Celtic music festival |
Centre of Gravity | Kelowna | British Columbia | | |
Chasing Summer | Calgary | Alberta | 2012 | Electronic dance music |
Choral Mosaic 2020 | Mississauga | Ontario | 2020 | Choral ensemble |
Classics by the Bay | Parrsboro | Nova Scotia | | classical music festival |
CMT Music Fest | Kitchener | Ontario | | |
Come Together Music Festival | Durham | Ontario | | |
Contact Winter Music Festival | Vancouver | British Columbia | | Teen friendly |
Connect Music Festival | Mortlach | Saskatchewan | | |
Craven Country Jamboree | Regina Qu'Appelle Valley | Saskatchewan | | |
Dawson City Music Festival | Dawson City | Yukon | | |
Desert Live Music Festival | Osoyoos | British Columbia | | |
Digital Dreams Music Festival | Toronto | Ontario | | |
Dream Music Festival | Penticton | British Columbia | | |
East Van Summer Jam | Vancouver | British Columbia | | |
Edgefest | Toronto and Barrie | Ontario | | |
Edmonton Folk Music Festival | Edmonton | Alberta | | |
Electric Eye Music Festival | Lethbridge | Alberta | | |
Enderby Arts Festival | Enderby | British Columbia | | |
Escapade Music Festival | Ottawa | Ontario | | |
Ever After Music Festival | Kitchener | Ontario | | |
Evolve Festival | Atlantic Canada | | | |
Fest of Ale | Penticton | British Columbia | | |
Festival of Small Halls | | Prince Edward Island | | Music and dance festival at various locations featuring folk/country/indie artists |
Funtastic | Vernon | British Columbia | | |
Fusion Festival | Surrey | British Columbia | | |
Future Forest Music & Arts Festival | Outside of Fredericton | New Brunswick | | Electronic |
Gateway Music Festival | Bengough | Saskatchewan | | |
Goderich Celtic Roots Festival | Goderich | Ontario | | |
Golden West Music Fest | Bonnyville | Alberta | | |
GrizFest | Tumbler Ridge | British Columbia | | |
The Groove Music Festival | Midway | British Columbia | | |
Halifax Jazz Festival | Halifax | Nova Scotia | | |
Halifax Pop Explosion | Halifax | Nova Scotia | | |
Harrison Festival | Harrison Hot Springs | British Columbia | | |
Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival | Fredericton | New Brunswick | | |
Havelock Country Jamboree | London | Ontario | | |
Heavy MONTRÉAL | Montreal | Quebec | | |
Hillside Festival | Guelph Lake | Ontario | | |
Hornby Island Festival | Hornby Island | British Columbia | | |
Home County Folk Festival | London | Ontario | | |
Indie Week Canada | Toronto | Ontario | 2002 | Music festival and industry conference |
Innu Nikamu | Mani-Utenam | Quebec | 1985 | First Nations music |
Island Musicfest | Comox Valley | British Columbia | | |
Islands Music Festival | Duncan | British Columbia | | |
Jazz Winnipeg Festival | Winnipeg | Manitoba | | |
The Junction Summer Solstice Festival | Toronto | Ontario | | |
Love & Records - Lethbridge Music Festival & Record Fair | Lethbridge | Alberta | | |
Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival | Lunenberg | Nova Scotia | | |
Manitoulin Country Fest | Little Current | Ontario | | |
Mariposa Folk Festival | Orillia | Ontario | | |
Maritime Fiddle Festival | Dartmouth | Nova Scotia | 1950 | Folk music/Step Dance festival |
MazzFest | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | | |
Mission Folk Festival | Mission | British Columbia | | |
Montreal International Jazz Festival (Festival International de jazz de Montréal) | Montreal | Quebec | | |
Montreal International Reggae Festival | Montreal | Quebec | | |
MoSo Fest | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | | |
Motion Notion | Golden | British Columbia | | |
Mushtari Begum Festival | New Westminster | British Columbia | | |
Music and Beyond | Ottawa | Ontario | | |
MusicFest Canada | | | | |
Mutek | Montreal | Quebec | | |
Nakusp Music Fest | Nakusp | British Columbia | | |
Ness Creek Music Festival | Big River | Saskatchewan | | |
North by Northeast | Toronto | Ontario | | |
Northern Lights Festival Boreal | Sudbury | Ontario | 1972 [1] | |
La Nuit sur l'étang | Sudbury | Ontario | | |
OM Festival | Southern Ontario | Ontario | | |
Open Air Performances | Lake Country | British Columbia | | |
Osheaga | Montreal | Quebec | | |
Ottawa Bluesfest | Ottawa | Ontario | | |
Ottawa Chamber Music Festival | Ottawa | Ontario | | |
Ottawa Folk Festival | Ottawa | Ontario | | |
Ottawa Jazz Festival | Ottawa | Ontario | | |
Ottawa Reggae Festival | Ottawa | Ontario | | |
Paradise Music Festival | Whitehorse | Yukon | | |
Pop Montreal | Montreal | Quebec | | |
Purple City Music Festival | Edmonton | Alberta | 2013 | Rock, punk, shoegaze, post-punk, hardcore, metal, etc |
Quebec City Summer Festival | Quebec City | Quebec | | |
Regina Folk Festival | Regina | Saskatchewan | | |
Reignbough Fiddle Arts & Music Festival | Smoky Lake | Alberta | | |
River Rats Festival | Athabasca | Alberta | | |
Rockin’ River Musicfest | Merritt | British Columbia | | Rock festival |
Rockin' the Fields of Minnedosa | Minnedosa | Manitoba | | Rock festival |
Rock the Shores | Victoria | British Columbia | | Rock festival |
Pretty Good Not Bad | Victoria | British Columbia | | Experimental Electronic Music and art |
Rock of the Woods Music Festival | Cowichan Valley | British Columbia | | Rock festival |
Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival | Salmon Arm | British Columbia | | Blues festival |
Sappyfest | Sackville | New Brunswick | | |
Sarnia Bayfest | Sarnia | Ontario | | |
Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Fest | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | | Jazz festival |
SCENE Music Festival | St. Catharines | Ontario | | |
Shambhala | Salmo | British Columbia | | EDM |
Shorefest | Vancouver | British Columbia | | |
Sled Island | Calgary | Alberta | | |
Sommo Fest | Cavendish | Prince Edward Island | 2023 | Indie music |
Sooke River Bluegrass Festival | Sooke | British Columbia | | Bluegrass festival |
Squamish Constellation Festival | Squamish | British Columbia | | |
Stan Rogers Folk Festival | Canso | Nova Scotia | | |
Steamboat Mountain Music Festival | Edgewater | British Columbia | | |
Summerfest | Charlottetown | Prince Edward Island | | |
Sunfest | London | Ontario | | |
Supercrawl | Hamilton | Ontario | | |
Tdot Fest | Toronto | Ontario | | |
Time Festival | Toronto | Ontario | | |
Tiny Lights Festival | Ymir | British Columbia | | |
Toronto Jazz Festival | Toronto | Ontario | | |
Unity Music Festival | Slocan | British Columbia | | |
Up Here Festival | Sudbury | Ontario | | |
Vancouver Folk Music Festival | Vancouver | British Columbia | | |
Vancouver International Jazz Festival | Vancouver | British Columbia | | |
VELD Music Festival | Toronto | Ontario | 2012 | Electronic / Hip Hop |
Victoria Ska Fest | Victoria | British Columbia | | |
Virgin Festival | Toronto and Vancouver | | | |
Wanderlust Festival | Whistler | British Columbia | | |
Wapiti Music Festival | Fernie | British Columbia | | Folk / Indie / Rock |
Warped Tour | Various | Various | | |
WEMF | Toronto | Ontario | | |
WestFest | Calgary | Alberta | | |
Wild Mountain Music Festival | Hinton | Alberta | | |
Winnipeg Folk Festival | Winnipeg | Manitoba | 1974 | Folk festival |
Winnipeg New Music Festival | Winnipeg | Manitoba | 1992 | Contemporary classical music festival |
Whoop & Hollar Folk Festival | Portage la Prairie | Manitoba | 2015 | Folk festival (Alternative / Blues / Francophone / Folk / Indie / Indigenous / Pop / Rock / Roots / World) |