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List of festivals in 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.

Festivals of Canada
External sublists
By province
By city
By type
Related topics

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. Montréal En Lumière (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 adding missing items 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

  • Culture of Canada
  • Tourism in Canada
  • Public holidays in Canada

    • References

    1. ^ a b Buckland, Jason (2009-02-14). "8. Quebec Winter Carnival – Biggest festivals in Canada". Money.ca.msn.com. 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
     
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