One of the most thrillingly strange festivals in Canada
Ontario Festivals
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Electric Eclectics Meaford, ON -
Home County Music & Art Festival London, ONLondon’s longest-running summer festival
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Mariposa Folk Festival Orillia, ONAfter decades of transience, this long-running festival has settled back in its original home of Orillia
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Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival Owen Sound, ONA peaceful, long-adored festival along Georgian Bay
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OVO Fest Toronto, ONDrake's trademark hometown event celebrates the latest and greatest in hip-hop and R&B
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Live from the Rock Folk Festival Red Rock, ONA friendly folk gathering on Lake Superior
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Wavelength Toronto, ONTwo annual celebrations of independent music
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Hillside Festival Guelph, ONA weekend of music, community and nature exploration
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Blue Skies Music Festival Clarendon, ONOntario's rural folk dreamland
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WayHome Music & Arts Festival Oro-Medonte, ONA weekend of camping featuring modern Canadian art and major international headliners
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Supercrawl Hamilton, ONThis free festival takes over Hamilton's downtown core every September
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Trout Forest Music Festival Ear Falls, ONThe little folk festival that could
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Field Trip Toronto, ONAt first a celebration of Toronto label Arts & Crafts, this fest now honours the city's arts community at large
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Sunfest London, ONTransforming downtown London into a multicultural celebration
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River & Sky Music/Camping Festival Field, ONA nature-first event on the banks of the Sturgeon River
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Northern Lights Festival Boréal Sudbury, ONThe birthplace of "Barrett's Privateers" remains a pillar of Canadian folk music
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Kazoo! Fest Guelph, ONPromoting independent artists of all disciplines for over a decade
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VELD Music Festival Toronto, ONOne of Canada's biggest EDM and hip-hop festivals
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Ottawa Bluesfest Ottawa, ONA world-class, genre-blending juggernaut born from a three-day blues gathering
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Riverfest Elora Elora, ONA celebration of music, art, community and nature
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NXNE Toronto, ONFilling Toronto venues of all sizes with hundreds of musical acts
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Boots and Hearts Music Festival Oro-Medonte, ONCanada’s largest country music festival
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Manifesto Festival of Community & Culture Toronto, ONCultivating diversity in the local arts community and beyond
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Sound of Music Festival Burlington, ONOne of Canada’s largest free music festivals
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Canadian Music Week Toronto, ONThis festival/conference hybrid is one of the Canadian music industry's most influential events
Québec Festivals
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Heavy Montréal Montreal, QCOver 40,000 metal fans flock to Parc Jean-Drapeau to experience a stacked lineup
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POP Montreal Montreal, QCFive days of meaningful arts performances that take over the city's downtown core
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Festival D’été de Québec Quebec City, QCBlending Francophone and Anglophone culture every summer since 1968
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Montebello Rock Montebello, QCThe 900-person town of Montebello plays host to over 200,000 fans of heavy music every summer
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Pouzza Fest Montreal, QCMontreal's annual punk extravaganza
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Suoni Per Il Popolo Montreal, QCExperimental artists push limits in local venues over several weeks
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Osheaga Music and Arts Festival Montreal, QCThis massive event brings over 100 acts of all genres to Montreal for an unforgettable weekend
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MUTEK Montreal, QCBlurring the boundaries of electronic music and digital art
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Montreal International Jazz Fest Montreal, QCHundreds of acts of all genres take over Montreal
Atlantic Festivals
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Flourish Festival Fredericton, NBA relentlessly innovative music and arts gathering
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Halifax Pop Explosion Halifax, NSBringing hundreds of artists from across the globe to the streets of Nova Scotia's capital
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Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival Fredericton, NBFredericton’s biggest summer festival
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SappyFest Sackville, NBA community-focused festival in the heart of the Maritimes
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Newfoundland & Labrador Folk Festival St. John's, NLSt. John’s premier folk festival
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OBEY Convention Halifax, NSOne of Canada's best experimental music festivals
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Festival of Small Halls Multiple cities and towns, PEITwo weeks of shows in intimate venues throughout the province
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Evolve Festival Beersville, NBCombining music with environmental and social awareness
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Lawnya Vawnya St. John's, NLA celebration of community, complete with music crawls
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Stan Rogers Folk Festival Canso, NSShowcasing exceptional songwriters from Canada and the rest of the world
Prairies Festivals
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Winnipeg Folk Festival Winnipeg, MBThis massive, folk-filled camping trip resembles a miniature Burning Man
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Regina Folk Festival Regina, SKSince its 1969 inception, this event has been open to voices from the under-represented
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Sled Island Calgary, ABThis venue-hopping festival is curated in part each year by a guest artist
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Edmonton Folk Music Festival Edmonton, ABEdmonton’s well-curated folk bash
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K-Days Edmonton, ABEdmonton's annual exhibition since 1879
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Country Thunder Calgary, AB / Craven, SKA pair of events bringing the best of country music to the Prairies
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The Harvest Sun Music Fest Kelwood, MBBringing awareness and support to farming and agriculture through music and the arts
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Gateway Festival Bengough, SKCelebrating established and emerging acts in small-town Saskatchewan
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Calgary Folk Music Festival Calgary, ABCalgary's huge, genre-bending celebration since 1980
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Interstellar Rodeo Edmonton, ABThe annual festival hosted by Six Shooter Records
British Columbia Festivals
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Rifflandia Victoria, BCA four-day, multi-venue festival catering to fans of all persuasions
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Shambhala Music Festival Salmo, BCA celebration of electronic music, human connection and creativity
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Vancouver Folk Music Festival Vancouver, BCGathering traditional and contemporary roots acts from around the globe
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Kaslo Jazz Etc. Summer Music Festival Kaslo, BCFeaturing world-class artists on a unique floating stage
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Armstrong MetalFest Armstrong, BCA weekend of metal and wrestling in the BC Interior
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Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival Victoria, BCNorth America's longest-running annual ska festival
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Modified Ghost Festival Vancouver, BCFour days of extreme metal from the world's heaviest bands