The multi-faceted Icelandic Festival of Canada includes everything from fairground rides to a sand castle contest. Some of the more traditional Icelandic...
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Music
, Dance
, Theatre & Film
, Food & Drink
, Entertainment
, Exhibitions
Up here in the frozen North, sports and competitions test the endurance and practical skills essential for survival. During the Northern Games in the...
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Culture
, Food & Drink
, Sport
, Entertainment
Berry picking is a favourite summer pastime in the Labrador Straits and the bakeapple, or cloudberry, is the most famous of all berries. So much so, it...
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Food & Drink
, Music
, Dance
, Culture
, Entertainment
This long-running festival brings folk musicians from far and wide to the harbour of this strikingly pretty fishing town of painted clapperboard houses....
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Culture
, Music
, Kids' Stuff
, Entertainment
, Spectacle
The Montreal World Film Festival screens a varied programme of films to film fans and industry professionals. A prestigious competitive event, it is open...
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Theatre & Film
, Spectacle
, Entertainment
The New France Festival (Fetes de la Nouvelle France) attracts more than 400,000 visitors each year who flood the streets of Old Quebec. The festival...
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Theatre & Film
, Music
, History
, Entertainment
, Exhibitions
, Spectacle
The Opaskwayak Cree Nation welcomes everyone to their week of cultural and traditional celebration. A packed programme of events includes the irresistible...
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Kids' Stuff
, Dance
, Music
, Culture
, Entertainment
, Spectacle
, Sport
First held in 1969 at the University of Saskatchewan campus, the Regina Folk Festival has grown in stature and moved to the more prestigious setting of...
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Food & Drink
, Music
, Entertainment
, Spectacle
Live theatre of the spontaneous, uncensored sort comes to Saskatoon each summer. Over 400 family-friendly performances entertain around 60,000 people...
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Food & Drink
, Theatre & Film
, Music
, Entertainment
, Spectacle
The Native Pageant is an outdoor forest theatre with performances in full, colourful regalia, based on native history. Previous year's shows have featured...
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Theatre & Film
, Culture
, History
, Entertainment
, Spectacle
, Exhibitions
The Rogers Cup Men's event and the Rogers Cup Women's event are each important legs of the ATP Masters Series. They rotate each year between the Rexall...
The Rogers Cup Men's event and the Rogers Cup Women's event are each important legs of the ATP Masters Series. They rotate each year between the Rexall...
On the shore of Lake Ontario, this peach of a festival has all the ingredients for a weekend of pure enjoyment. A great entertainment line-up plays on...
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Food & Drink
, Kids' Stuff
, Music
, Entertainment
, Art & Literature
, Home & Fashion
, Exhibitions
The oral tradition has flourished for centuries in the Canadian North, but the first Storytelling Festival in the Yukon took place in 1988. Storytellers...
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Theatre & Film
, Culture
, Dance
, Music
, Entertainment
, Spectacle
"Certamen Traditione Regatur" - it sounds impressive, and it is. This historic regatta is the oldest continuing sporting event in North America and draws...
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Food & Drink
, Sport
, Spectacle
, Entertainment
, Exhibitions
In a natural amphitheatre in scenic parkland, the Edmonton Folk Music Festival offers world-class music at affordable prices. The best in Celtic, bluegrass,...
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Music
, Culture
, Entertainment
, Spectacle
The Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival is a long weekend celebration of folk art forms including music, dance and storytelling. Each year features...
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Dance
, Culture
, Entertainment
, Spectacle
, Music
, Theatre & Film
, History
What began as an initiative to extend the tourist season has grown year on year to become a regular event and is now one of the biggest ballooning events...
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Kids' Stuff
, Spectacle
, Entertainment
, Sport
, Food & Drink
In a bid to be crowned Brantford Idol, over 75 children, teens and adults from Brantford and Brant County croon through their number on stage at Js in...
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Kids' Stuff
, Music
, Entertainment
, Spectacle
From humble beginnings, the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival has grown and matured - not just in terms of the numbers of people attending, but also with...
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Kids' Stuff
, Music
, Dance
, Spectacle
, Entertainment
, Exhibitions
Cooking and music are the main themes of this waterfront festival. Seafood chowder, freshly steamed mussels and clams, oysters and quahogs are all on...
In the Niagara wine region, close to the famous falls, a series of three wine festivals takes place offering visitors a chance to sample the juice of...
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Food & Drink
, Entertainment
, Exhibitions
Venues across the city bring Celtic heritage and tradition to life in an extravaganza of music, dance, storytelling and crafts. Past performers have included...
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Music
, Entertainment
, Culture
, Spectacle
, Dance
A leading equestrian event, The Master's Tournament at Spruce Meadows features the world's best horses and riders, competing for around US$2 million in...
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Music
, Sport
, Entertainment
, Exhibitions
One of the most important festivals in the film industry, TIFF is the main event in North America and is often considered second only to Cannes in terms...
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Entertainment
, Theatre & Film
, Business
, Spectacle
The town on Trois Rivieres has earned itself a measure of notoriety through its poetry festival - a highlight of the social diary since it was first held...
Much more than a mere bucket and spade event, "Harrisand" is the World Championship of Sand Sculpture and the exhibition of finished sculpture is Western...
Spring and Fall (autumn) are the main wine festivals in the scenic Okanagan area (but Summer and Icewine festivals also take place as well). The Spring...
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Food & Drink
, Entertainment
, Exhibitions
The Toronto WinterCity Festival is a city-wide celebration of Toronto's incredible diversity. The 14-day event takes place in the heart of Toronto with...
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Music
, Food & Drink
, Entertainment
, Theatre & Film
, Kids' Stuff
, Dance
, Sport
, Spectacle
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