List of festivals in Canada

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Festivals of Canada
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This is an incomplete list of festivals in Canada. This 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[]

See also: Category:Lists of festivals in Canada by province or territory

City[]

See also: Category:Lists of festivals in Canada by city

Sublists by type[]

Main page: Category:Lists of festivals in Canada

Festivals by size[]

Attendance[]

As of 2013[1]

  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. Quebec City Summer Festival (Québec), 1.5 million
  7. Nuit Blanche Toronto, 1.2 million
  8. Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto), 1.3 million
  9. Calgary Stampede, 1.2 million
  10. Toronto Caribbean Carnival, 1.2 million
  11. Pride Toronto, 1.3 million
  12. (Montreal), 0.9 million
  13. Pacific National Exhibition (Vancouver), 0.9 million
  14. K-Days (Edmonton), 0.8 million
  15. Toronto International Film Festival, 0.5 million
  16. Quebec Winter Carnival (Quebec City), 0.5 million
  17. Folklorama (Winnipeg), 0.4 million[2]
  18. Bluesfest (Ottawa), 0.3 million
  19. Carassauga (Mississauga), 0.3 million
  20. Festival du Voyageur (Winnipeg), 0.1 million

Economic impact[]

As of 2010[1]

  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[]

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by with reliable sources.

Arts festivals[]

See also: Category:Arts festivals in Canada

Children's festivals[]

See also: Category:Canadian children's festivals

Comedy festivals[]

See also: Category:Comedy festivals in Canada

Cultural festivals[]

Main page: Category:Cultural festivals in Canada

Dance festivals[]

Main page: Category:Dance festivals in Canada

Fairs and exhibitions[]

Main page: Category:Fairs in Canada

Film festivals[]

Main article: List of film festivals in Canada

Food festivals[]

Main page: Category:Food festivals in Canada

Fringe festivals[]

See also: Category:Theatre festivals in Canada

Literary festivals[]

Main page: Category:Literary festivals in Canada

Music festivals[]

Main page: Category:Music festivals in Canada

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b 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.
  2. ^ FreePress, Winnipeg (2013-08-20). "Folklorama attendance up a tick". winnipegfreepress.com. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
  3. ^ "Naba Barsha in Bengal". Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. ^ http://bhesa.ca/index.php/events/events-bengali-event-heritage
  5. ^ "The Great India Festival".

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