Festivals and Events in Alberta

Calgary Stampede
Calgary, July 8-17, 2005
Live entertainment, races, food, rodeos and more comprise what is known as "the greatest outdoor show on earth".
www.calgarystampede.com

Klondike Days Exposition
Edmonton, July 21-30, 2005
Paying tribute to Alberta's gold-rush past, this fair features rides, entertainment, races, a country showcase and more.
www.klondikedays.com

Big Valley Jamboree
Camrose, July 28-31, 2005
A field beside the Camrose Exhibition Grounds plays host to crowds of country music fans and the performers they love.
www.bigvalleyjamboree.com

Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival
Edmonton, August
Ten days' worth of theatre and activities mark the oldest Fringe Theatre event in Canada, held in Old Strathcona
www.fringetheatreadventures.ca

Edmonton Folk Music Festival
Edmonton, August 4-7, 2005
Gallagher Park becomes an international music venue where one can hear musicians perform fold, reggae, country, blues and bluegrass live.
www.edmontonfolkfest.org

Masters Tournament
Spruce Meadows, September 7-11, 2005
The crème of the equestrian world meets in Spruce Meadows to hold this spectacular show-jumping horse competition.
www.sprucemeadows.com

Festivals and Events in Ontario

Niagara Grape and Wine Festivals
Niagara Region, mid January/mid June/late September
Wine lovers are treated to wine tastings, winery tours and various forms of entertainment and cuisine in Ontario's renowned winemaking region.
www.grapeandwine.com

Stratford Festival of Canada
Stratford, April to November
Set in the picturesque town of Stratford, world-class actors present musicals and plays, both contemporary and classical.
www.stratford-festival.on.ca

Pride Week
Toronto, late June/early July
A week of parties and entertainment precede the Dyke March and Pride Parade.
www.pridetoronto.com

Molson Indy
Toronto, mid July
Although the heart-stopping speed of the cars racing at Exhibition Place is the main attraction, a variety of Toronto-wide events accompany the Molson Indy.
www.molsonindy.com

Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto, September
Toronto gets a large taste of Hollywood and the International film elite when this festival begins its screenings of hundreds of films from around the world.
www.bell.ca/filmfest

Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest
Kitchener-Waterloo, October
Beer, music, dancing and food are all on tap at North America's largest Bavarian festival.
www.oktoberfest.ca

Harbourfront Reading Series
Toronto, late October to early November
Internationally acclaimed authors gather in Toronto for readings, discussions and book-signings.
www.readings.org

Canadian Aboriginal Festival
Toronto, late November
Celebrating North American Aboriginal culture and heritage, this impressive festival includes food, art, music, lacrosse, dancing and more.
www.canab.com

Festivals and Events in Manitoba

Jazz Winnipeg Festival
Winnipeg, June 16-25, 2005
Over 50 of the best Jazz and Blues musicians meet in Winnipeg to offer a series of concerts.
www.jazzwinnipeg.com

Red River Exhibition Park
Winnipeg, June to July 2005
This popular Manitoba event includes competitions, animal shows, creative contest, concerts, family attractions and more.
www.redriverex.com

Winnipeg Folk Festival
Winnipeg, July 7-10, 2005
Fine musicians are attracted from around the world to perform in this celebration of people and music.
www.winnipegfolkfestival.ca

Manitoba Stampede and Exhibition
Morris, July 21-24, 2005
Entertainment, crafts, cabaret performances and a petting zoo play a supporting role to a thrilling professional rodeo.
www.manitobastampede.ca

Canada's National Ukrainian Festival
Dauphin, July 29-31, 2005
This event celebrates the vibrant Ukrainian culture with food, dancing, performances, parties, contests, a heritage village and memorial park.
www.cnuf.ca

Islendingadagurim
Gimli, July to August
The larges Icelandic community outside of Iceland holds this festival that includes concerts, rides, dances, contests, food, art and a film festival.
www.icelandicfestival.com

Opaskwayak Indian Days
The Pas, August 2005
Hosted by the Ospaskwayak Cree Nation, this event pays tribute to the Cree culture with a pageant, canoe races, moose calling, and a square dancing competition.
www.thepas.ca/index2.htm

Festivals and Events in British Columbia

Annual Brant Wildlife Festival
Vancouver, April 8-10, 2005
Parksville and Qualicum Beach celebrate nature, art and outdoor fun as their foreshores become a staging area for some 20,000 migrating Pacific Black Brant Geese.
www.brantfestival.bc.ca

The World Championships of Sand Sculpture
Harrison, Competition: September 06-11, 2005, Exhibition: until October 10, 2005
The most gifted of sand sculptors compete and create and incredible display of sand art.
www.harrisand.org

Weetama: Whistler's Celebration of Aboriginal Culture
Whistler, August
Music, art, interpretive dances, feasts, mythology, educational lectures and blessings from the Whistler-area "Coast Salish" peoples.
www.tourismwhistler.com/to_do/events.asp?sm=8&sy=2005

Vancouver International Children's Festival
Vancouver, May
Over 80 children's entertainers fill the festival with face-painting, stories, concerts and oodles of fun.
www.childrensfestival.ca

Nelson International Street Performers and Arts Festival
Nelson, late July
This bustling street festival hosts performers, buskers, crafts and food from across the globe.
www.streetfest.bc.ca

Okanagan Wine Festivals
Okanagan Valley, January (Icewine)/May (Spring)/August(Summer)/October (Fall)
These consist of wine competitions, and tastings and tours in British Columbia's very own lush wine-growing region.
www.thewinefestivals.com

Williams Lake Stampede
Williams Lake, June 30-July 3, 2005
People from around the world flock to this stampeded to get a taste of heart-thumping rodeo competitions and soul-warming Western hospitality.
www.williamslakestampede.com

HSBC Celebration of Light
Vancouver, July 27, July 30, August 3, August 6, 2005
Three countries compete to awe crowds with a spectacular display of fireworks.
www.celebration-of-light.com

Festivals and Events in New Brunswick

Lamèque International Baroque Music Festival
Lamèque, late July
A series of beautiful baroque music held in theSaint-Cécile church on Lamèque Island.
festivalbaroque.acadie.net

New Brunswick Highland Games and Scottish Festival
Fredericton, July 22 to 24, 2005
This event celebrates Celtic culture with highland dancing and music - including the bagpipes and traditional food.
www.nbhighlandgames.com

Atlantic Balloon Fiesta
Sussex, September 9-11, 2005
Colourful and innovative hot air balloons take to the air while music, crafts and other events take palace on the ground.
www.atlanticballoonfiesta.com

Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival
Fredericton, early to mid September
Choose from nearly 140 jazz and blues concerts performed in five blocks over five days.
www.harvestjazzandblues.com

Festivals and Events in Yukon

Yukon International Storytelling Festival
Whitehorse, June
Focusing on - but not restricted to - circumpolar countries, this storytelling festival attracts performers from around the world.
www.yukonstory.com

Dawson City Music Festival
Dawson City, July
A midnight sun shines down on this popular festival full of music, dance and family fun.
www.dcmf.com

Discovery Days Festival
Dawson City, August
Looking back at the discovery of gold that began the 1898 Gold Rush, this festival includes parades, games and delicious pancake breakfasts.
www.tourdawsoncity.com

Festivals and Events in Prince Edward Island

The Charlottetown Festival
Charlottetown, late may to mid October
This festival boasts music, art and theatre, including Anne of Green Gables - The Musical, the longest running musical in Canada.
www.confederationcentre.com

Festival of Lights
Historic Charlottetown Waterfront, late June/early July
This Canada Day celebration includes nightly concerts, international buskers, carnival midway and fireworks.
www.visitcharlottetown.com

Celtic Festival
Summerside, late June to late August
Includes pipe bands, solo pipers and drummers, highland and step dancers, and the Celtic Festival Concert Series.
www.collegeofpiping.com

PEI International Shellfish Festival
Charlottetown, September
A celebration of PEI shellfish, including oysters, mussels and clams. Includes plenty of entertainment.
www.peishellfish.com

Festivals and Events in Nunavut

Nunavut Snow Challenge
Iqaluit, March
This gruelling 320 kilometre snowmobile race features experienced northern snowmobile racers moving over beautiful but treacherous terrain.
www.nunavuttourism.com/EventCalendar.asp

Toonik Tyme
Iqaluit, mid-April
Square dances, drum dancing, traditional games, igloo-building contests and community feasts are on the menu as Iqaluit celebrates the return of the sun.
www.nunavuttourism.com/EventCalendar.asp

Arctic Food Celebration
Iqaluit, June
A showcase of the Arctic's most mouth-watering cuisine. (Visit the website below for time and location)
www.nunavuttourism.com/EventCalendar.asp

The Midnight Sun Marathon
Arctic Bay, July
A series of marathon and road races that take place while the sun shines brightly - at midnight.
www.nunavuttourism.com/EventCalendar.asp

Kitikmeot Northern Games
Kitikmeot Region, early August
This festival revolves around the people of the Kitikmeot Region. There is serious competition in traditional and modern games, and a Northern Feast.
www.nunavuttourism.com/EventCalendar.asp

Festivals and Events in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia International Tattoo
Halifax, end June to early July
More than 2,000 performers gather in Halifax for an extravaganza of music, dance and pageantry featuring Canadian and international, military and civilian performers.
www.nstattoo.ca

Antigonish Highland Games
Antigonish, mid July
Traditional Scottish Highland Games with clan gathering, concerts, dancing, drumming, piping and heavyweight events. With a fine outdoor tattoo and the Concert Under the Stars.
www.antigonishhighlandgames.com

Évagéline
Church Point, mid July to mid August
Through song, dance and music, Longfellow's heartrending tale of Acadian lovers Évagéline and Gabriel is brought vividly to life.
www.evangeline-musical.com

Celtic Colours International Festival
Cape Breton, mid October
Some 300 of the finest Celtic musicians, singers, dancers and storytellers perform against a backdrop of autumn foliage.
www.celtic-colours.com

Festivals and Events in Newfoundland and Labrador

The New Founde Lande Trinity Pageant
Trinity, June to September 2005
A musical journey through the roads, lands and historic site of Trinity. Meet colourful characters from the past.
www.risingtidetheatre.com

Stephenville Theatre Festival
Stephenville, mid July to mid August
A classical repertoire performed by a professional summer theatre company that produces a range of shows, including original Canadian works.
www.stf.nf.ca

Labrador Straits Bakeapple Fold Festival
Labrador Straits, August
Features local culture, nightly entertainment and local food celebrating bountiful harvest of the northern bakeapple (aka cloudberry).
www.labradorcoastaldrive.com

Newfoundland & Labrador Folk Festival
St. John's, August 5-7, 2005
This event celebrates the artistic traditions of St. John's with music, folklore and dancing.
www.sjfac.nf.net

Festivals and Events in Quebec

Formula One Grand Prix
Montréal, June 2005
The greatest Formula One drivers from around the globe race on the Gilles Villeneuve circuit.
www.grandprix.ca

Festival International de Lanaudière
Joliette, June/July
Canada's largest classical music festival showcases nationally and internationally renowned soloists in concerts and recitals
www.lanaudiere.org

Montréal International Jazz Festival
Montréal, June 30 to July 10, 2005
Some of the world's top jazz talents converge on Montréal to perform at indoor and outdoor concerts.
www.montrealjazzfest.com

Québec city Summer Festival
Québec City, July 7 to 17, 2005
Québec plays host to international performers from over 20 countries, who fill the air with music in a variety of street and stage show.
www.infofestival.com

Just for Laughs
Montréal, July 14 to 24, 2005
Heralded as the world's largest comedy event, this festival draws the famous, the talented and the as-yet-undiscovered who perform in a dazzling variety of shows and displays.
www.hahaha.com

Festival International de Poésie de Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières, September 30 to October 9, 2005
Ninety minutes from Montréal, this poetry festival attracts poets from around the world and offers more than 400 poetry-related activities.
www.fiptr.com

Festivals and Events in Saskatchewan

Mosaic
Regina, June 2 to 4, 2005
Visit pavilions spread across Regina to experience food, entertainment and culture from around the world.
www.reginamulticulturalcouncil.ca/mosaic.htm

SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival
Reginak, Saskatoo, June 25 to July 4, 2005
Jazz artists converge on Saskatoon and Regina to perform in ticketed and free concerts.
www.saskjazz.com

Saskatchewan Air show
Moose Jaw, July 9 & 10, 2005
Flying demonstrations and static displays draw families of plane-lovers to this awesome aeronautic show.
www.saskatchewanairshow.com

Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan Festival
Saskatoon, July 6 to August 14, 2005
Shakespearean plays held in large tents on the banks of the Saskatchewan river.
www.shakespeareonthesaskatchewan.com

Saskatoon International Fringe Festival
Saskatoon, July to August
Performers from around the world put on a variety of plays for adults and children.
www.25thstreettheatre.com

Regina Folk Festival
Regina, August
Amidst workshops, an art market, kids events and a food court, the top alternative/mainstreat musical talents of Regina give live performances.
www.reginafolkfestival.com

Canada Remembers International Air Show
Regina, August
Air demonstrations and a ground show make up this tribute to the veterans of World War Two.
www.canadaremembersairshow.com

Canadian Western Agribition
Regina, November 21 to 26, 2005
Called Canada's "premier select Ranch Horse competition and sale," this event includes a variety of shows and a rodeo.
www.agribition.com