List of festivals in Canada
Canada has a long tradition of hosting festivals and events throughout the year. 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. 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, Vancouver Pride Parade and Just For Laughs comedy festival.
The following list includes festivals of diverse types, among them regional festivals, commerce festivals, fairs, food festivals, arts festivals, and recurring festivals on holidays.
Sublists by locale
Province or territory
- List of festivals in Alberta
- List of festivals in British Columbia
- List of festivals in Manitoba
- List of festivals in Ontario
- List of festivals in Prince Edward Island
- List of festivals in Quebec
- List of festivals in Saskatchewan
Atlantic Canada
Territories
| Festival | Location | Territory | Note |
| Dead North Film Festival | Yellowknife | NT | |
| Folk on the Rocks | Yellowknife | NT | |
| Great Northern Arts Festival | NT | ||
| Rockin the Rocks | NT | ||
| Yellowknife International Film Festival | Yellowknife | NT | |
| Nunavut International Film Festival | Iqaluit | NU | |
| Quviasukvik | NU | ||
| Adäka Cultural Festival | Whitehorse | YT | |
| Available Light Film Festival | Whitehorse | YT | |
| Out North Queer Film Festival | Whitehorse | YT | |
| Yukon International Storytelling Festival | YT | ||
| Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous | YT |
City
- List of festivals in Calgary
- List of festivals in Edmonton
- List of festivals in Lethbridge
- List of entertainment events in Greater Moncton
- List of festivals and parades in Montreal
- List of festivals in Ottawa
- List of festivals in Toronto
- List of festivals in Vancouver
- List of festivals in Winnipeg
Sublists by type
- List of film festivals in Canada
- List of music festivals in Canada
- List of jazz festivals#Canada
- List of Canadian blues festivals and venues
Festivals by size
Attendance
- L'International des Feux Loto-Québec, 3 million
- Montreal International Jazz Festival, 2.5 million
- Winterlude, 1.6 million
- Celebration of Light, 1.6 million
- Just For Laughs, 1.5 million
- Festival d'été de Québec, 1.5 million
- Ottawa Bluesfest, 1.3 million
- Nuit Blanche Toronto, 1.2 million
- Canadian National Exhibition, 1.3 million
- Calgary Stampede, 1.2 million
- Toronto Caribbean Carnival, 1.2 million
- Pride Toronto, 1.3 million
- Montréal En Lumière, 0.9 million
- Pacific National Exhibition, 0.9 million
- K-Days, 0.8 million
- Toronto International Film Festival, 0.5 million
- Quebec Winter Carnival, 0.5 million
- Folklorama, 0.4 million
- Carassauga, 0.3 million
- Festival du Voyageur, 0.1 million
Economic impact
- Toronto Caribbean Carnival, $470 million
- Calgary Stampede, $172.4 million
- Winterlude, $151 million
- Pacific National Exhibition, $139 million
- Pride Toronto, $136 million
- Toronto International Film Festival, $135 million
- Just For Laughs, $80 million
- Canadian National Exhibition, $58.6 million
- Celebration of Light, $37 million
- Quebec Winter Carnival, $34 million
Festivals by type
Children's festivals
- Carrousel international du film de Rimouski
- Northern Saskatchewan International Children's Festival
- Ottawa International Children's Festival
- Winnipeg International Children's Festival
Comedy festivals
- HubCap Comedy Festival
- Halifax Comedy Festival
- Just For Laughs, Montreal
- *Comedia
- *Zoofest, Montreal
- Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival
- Winnipeg Comedy Festival
- We're Funny That Way!
Dance festivals
- Canada Dance Festival
- Canadian Ballet Festival
- Festival TransAmériques
- Mondial des Cultures
- Thrill the World
- Vancouver International Dance Festival
Food festivals
- Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival, Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia
- Brighton Applefest, Brighton, Ontario
- Canada's Largest Ribfest, Burlington, Ontario
- Eat! Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Exploits Valley Salmon Festival, Exploits Valley, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Sun and Salsa Festival, Calgary, Alberta
- Taste of the Danforth, Toronto, Ontario
- A Taste of Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta
Fringe festivals
- Atlantic Fringe Festival
- Calgary Fringe Festival
- Edmonton International Fringe Festival
- Island Fringe Festival
- Ottawa Fringe Festival
- Saskatoon Fringe Theatre Festival
- St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival
- Vancouver Fringe Festival
- Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival