Festival Information
Arts Bureau for the Continents
www.abc.ca
Festivals & Events Ontario (FEO)
www.festivalsandeventsontario.ca
Ontario Council of Folk Festivals
www.ocff.ca
See their web site for dates
Cultural Festivals
Month(s)
Afrofest
www.musicafrica.org
July
Caribana
www.caribanafestival.com
July/ Aug.
Caribe-Expo
www.caribe-expo.com
Aug.
Creativity Week
www.creativityday.ca
April
Canadian Aboriginal Festival
www.canab.com
Nov.
Canadian Tulip Festival
www.tulipfestival.ca
May
Doors Open Ontario
www.doorsopenontario.on.ca
April - October
Doors Open Toronto
www.toronto.ca/doorsopen
Friendship Festival
www.friendshipfestival.com
Harbourfront Centre World Routes
www.harbourfrontcentre.com
June - Sept.
Luminato Festival of Arts & Creativity
www.luminato.com
June
Mayworks Festival of Working People & Arts
www.mayworks.ca
April - May
Nuit Blanche
www.scotiabanknuitblanche.com
Oct.
Pride Week
www.pridetoronto.com
TO Ukrainian Festival
www.ukrainianfestival.com
Sept.
TD Sunfest
www.sunfest.on.ca
WinterCity
www.toronto.ca/special_events
Jan /Feb.
Performance Art
Theatre & Dance Festivals
Blyth Festival
www.blythfestival.com
Canada Dance Festival
www.canadadance.ca
Canasian Dance Festival
www.canasiandancefestival.com
Fringe of Toronto Theatre Festival
www.fringetoronto.com
Harbourfront Centre Dance NextSteps
Sept. - May
Harbourfront Centre World Stage
London Fringe Festival
www.londonfringe.ca
Next Stage Festival
www.nextstagefestival.com
Jan.
Ottawa Fringe Festival
www.ottawafringe.com
Shaw Festival
www.shawfest.com
April - Nov.
Stratford Festival
www.stratfordfestival.ca
SummerWorks Theatre Festival
www.summerworks.ca
Toronto International Buskerfest Festival
www.torontobuskerfest.com
Toronto International Improv Festival
www.torontoimprovfestival.ca
Toronto International Circus Festival
www.tocircusfestival.com
Film Festivals &
Videofilm Awards
Cinefranco Film Festival
www.cinefranco.com
Mar. April
Cabbagetown Short Film Festival
www.cabbagetownshortfilmandvideofestival.com
Commffest - World Community Film Festival
www.commffest.com
Female Eye Film Festival
www.femaleeyefilmfestival.com
March
Giggle Shorts Film Festival
www.giggleshorts.com
Hot Docs Film Festival
www.hotdocs.ca
April/May
Hispano American Film Festival
www.thaff.com
Images Film Festival
www.imagesfestival.com
ImagineNative Film & Media Arts Festival
www.imaginenative.org
Inside Out Film Festival
www.insideout.ca
Planet in Focus Film Festival
www.planetinfocus.org
Reel Asian Film Festival
www.reelasian.com
ReelWorld Film Festival
www.reelworld.ca
Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival
www.rendezvouswithmadness.com
Sprockets Film Festival for Children
www.sprockets.ca
Toronto After Dark Film Festival
www.torontoafterdark.com
Toronto International Film Festival
www.bell.ca/filmfest
Toronto Italian Film Festival
www.italianfilmfest.com
Toronto Jewish Film Festival
www.tjff.com
Toronto Palestine Film Festival
www.tpff.ca
Sept. /Oct.
World of Comedy International Film Festival
www.worldcomedyfilmfest.com
Feb. /March
Worldwide Short Film Festival
www.worldwideshortfilmfest.com
Literary Festivals &
Publishing Festivals
Art Bar Poetry Readings
www.artbar.org
Weekly
International Festival of Authors
www.readings.org
Festival of Storytelling
www.torontofestivalofstorytelling.ca
Mar./ Apr.
Small Press Book Fair
www.torontosmallpressbookfair.org
The Word on the Street
www.thewordonthestreet.ca
Jazz Festivals
Music Festivals
Art of Jazz Global Jazz Village
www.artofjazz.org
All Canadian Jazz Festival
www.allcanadianjazz.ca
Beaches International Jazz Festival
www.beachesjazz.com
Guelph Jazz Festival
www.guelphjazzfestival.com
Jazz Out of This World
www.westben.ca
August
Markham Jazz Festival
www.markhamjazzfestival.com
Ottawa Jazz Festival
www.ottawajazzfestival.com
TD Toronto Jazz Festival
www.torontojazz.com
1000 Islands Jazz Festival
www.brockvilleconcert.ca
May/June
Classical Music &
Choral Festivals
Boris Brott Music Festival
www.brottmusic.com
June -Aug.
Elora Festival - Celebration in Song
www.elorafestival.com
July-Aug.
Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound
www.festivalofthesound.ca
July -Aug.
Organix Music Festival
www.organixconcerts.ca
Ottawa Chamber Music Festival
www.chamberfest.com
Westben Concerts at the Barn
June - Aug
Unisong Choir Festival
June/July
Pop, Rock, Soul &
World Music
Canadian Music Week
www.cmw.net
Mar.
Lakeshore Mardi Gras
www.lakeshoremardigras.ca
Muhtadi Drumming Festival
www.muhtadidrumfest.com
NXNE (North by Northeast)
www.nxne.com
Dutch Mason Blues Festival
www.dutchmason.com
Ottawa Cisco Blues Fest
www.ottawabluesfest.ca
Over The Top Festival
www.overthetopfest.com
Small World Music Festival
www.smallworldmusic.com
Sep
Traditional, Folk &
Country Music
Blue Skies Folk Festival
Canterbury Folk Festival
www.canterburyfolkfestival.on.ca
Eaglewood Folk Festival
www.eaglewoodfolk.com
Goderich Celtic Festival
www.celticfestival.ca
Hillside Festival
www.hillsidefestival.ca
Home County Folk Festival
www.homecounty.ca
Mariposa Folk Festival
www.mariposafolk.com
Ottawa Folk Festival
www.ottawafolk.org
Peterborough Folk Festival
www.ptbofolkfest.ca
Shelter Valley Folk Festival
www.sheltervalley.com
Summerfolk
www.summerfolk.org
Winterfolk
www.winterfolk.com
Feb.
Visual Arts Festivals
Art Expo Toronto
www.torontoartexpo.com
Contact Photography Festival
www.contactphoto.com
The Artist Project Toronto
www.theartistprojecttoronto.com
Toronto International Art Fair
www.tiafair.com
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
www.torontooutdoorart.org
Arts & Crafts & Design Shows
Creativ Festival
www.creativfestival.ca
Apr/ Oct
One of a Kind Crafts Show
www.oneofakindshow.com
