2012
Ontario Top 100 Festivals & Events

The following is complete list of Ontario's 2012 Top 100 Festivals and Events as chosen by Festivals and Events Ontario (FEO). WeI have provided a link to their website where possible. Just click on the name of the event and it will take you to their website. Some of th festivals have been visited by Ontario Festivals Visited (OFV) . Click on the (OFV) to view the festival's article and photos. These Ontario festivals and events represent the best of the best and should be considered as a must to visit. I know that as we Travel Ontario we will be looking to visit these great festivals and events. If you would like to find the current date of an event, you can visit either our Festival/Event Calendar (Link) or our Ontario Event Finder search engine (Link).

PLEASE NOTE - We have tried to include all festivals and events on this list, however, due to unforeseen circumstances some may have been missed or may no longer be held. If you have any questions, please contact us at gary@ontario visited.ca.

Alight at Night Festival at Upper Canada Village (Morrisburg)
November 30 - January 5
All Canadian Jazz Festival (Port Hope)
September 21-23
Art in the Park Windsor (Windsor)
June 1-3
Aurora Jazz+ Festival (Aurora) (OFV)
August 3-5
Barrie Winterfest and Festival of Ice (Barrie)
Not Known
Blue Mountain Apple Harvest Festival (Blue Mountains)
Not Known
Bon Soo Winter Carnival (Sault Ste. Marie)
Not Known
Brantford International Villages Cultural Festival (Brantford)
July 4-7
Buckhorn Fine Art Festival (Buckhorn) (OFV)
August 17-19
Burlington's Canada Day (Burlington)
July 1
Burlington's Sound of Music Festival (Burlington)
June 14-17
CAA Winter Festival of Lights (Niagara Falls)
November 3 - January 31
Canada Blooms (Toronto) (OFV)
March 16-25
Canada Day Celebrations (Ottawa)
July 1
Canada Day Celebrations (Sarnia) (OFV)
July 1
Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) (Toronto) (OFV)
August 17 - September 3
Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival (Port Colbourne)
August 3-6
Carassauga Festival of Cultures (Mississauga)
May 25-27

Carrot Fest (Bradford)
August 18
Carrousel of the Nations (Windsor)
Not Known
Children's Festival (Burlington)
August 18-19
Collingwood Elvis Festival (Collingwood) (OFV)
July 26-29
Cruising on King Street (Kitchener)
July 13
Doors Open Ontario
Various
Dundas Cactus Festival (Dundas)
Not Known
Dunnville 38th Mudcat Festival (Dunnville)
June 6-10
Festival of Northern Lights (Owen Sound)
Not Known
First Light (Midland)
November 29 - December 1
Fort Fright (Kingston)
Not Known
Friendship Festival (Fort Erie)
June 29 - July 2
Glengarry Highland Games (Maxville)
August 3

Hanover Sights & Sounds Festival (Hanover)
July 23-29
Hockeyfest (Brantford)
June 1-3
Holstein Rodeo Weekend (Brampton)
July 14
Home County Folk Festival (London)
July 20-22
Huntsville Girlfriends' Getaway Weekend (Huntsville)
November 11-13
It's Your Festival (Hamilton)
June 29 - July 2
Jazz Sudbury Festival (Sudbury)
Not Known
JerkFest: Jerk Food Festival (Toronto)
Not Known
Kapuskasing Annual Lumberjack Heritage Festival (Kapuskasing)
July 26-29
Kempenfest 2012 (Barrie)
August 3-6
Kingston Sheep Dog Trials 25th Anniversary (Kingston)
August 10-12
Kirkland Lake Homecoming Week (Kirkland Lake)
June 27 - July 3
Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest (Kitchener-Waterloo)
October 5-13
Luminato - Toronto Festival of Arts + Creativity (Toronto)
June 8-17
Maple in the County 2013 (Bloomfield)
Not Known
Mattawa Voyageur Days (Mattawa)
July 26-29

Mississauga Waterfront Festival (Mississauga)
Not Known
Mosaika: Canada Through the Eyes of Its People (Ottawa)
July 6 -September 3
Mount Forest Fireworks Festival (Mount Forest)
July 20-22
MuslimFest (Toronto)
September 1-2
Niagara Food Festival (Welland)
Not Known
Niagara Wine Festival (St. Catharines)
September 21-30
Norfolk County Fair and Horse Show (Norfolk)
October 2-8
Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival (Orangeville)
June 2-3
Ottawa Folk Festival (Ottawa)
September 6-9

Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival (Ottawa)
July 26 - August 9
Peak to Shore Music Festival (Blue Mountains)
July 13-15
Peterborough Little Lake Musicfest (Peterborough)
June 30 - August 25
Port Elgin Pumpkinfest (Port Elgin)
October 1-2
RBC Royal Bank Ottawa Bluesfest (Ottawa)
July 4-15
Re-enactment of the Battle of Stoney Creek (Hamilton)
June 2-3
River Lights Winter Festival (Amherstburg)
Not Known
Rockhound Gemboree (Bancroft)
August 2-5
Rockton's World Fair (Rockton)
October 5-8
Rogers Bayfest (Sarnia)
July 12-15
Rogers Cup Presented by National Bank (Toronto)
August 4-12
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair (Toronto)
November 2-11
SALSA at Blue Mountain (Blue Mountains)
June 22-24
Sauble Beach's 24 Weeks of Summer (Sauble Beach)
Various
Scotiabank BuskerFest (Toronto)
August 23-26
Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto (Toronto)
July 12 - August 1
Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon (Toronto)
October 14
Shores of Erie International Wine Festival (Amherstburg)
September 6-9
Sioux Lookout Blueberry Festival (Sioux Lookout)
August 3-12
Straffordville Watermelon Fest (Straffordville)
Not Known
Stratford Shakespeare Festival (Stratford)
April - October
Streetsville Founders' Bread and Honey Festival (Streetsville)
Not Known
Taste of the Kingsway (Etobicoke)
Not Known
TASTE! A Celebration of Regional Cuisine (Bloomfield)
September 29
TD Kitchener Blues Festival (Kitchener)
August 9-12
TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival (Ottawa)
June 21 - July 1
TD Sunfest 2012: Canada's Premier
Celebration of World Cultures (London)
July 5-8
Taste of Asia (Markham)
June 23-24
TD Toronto Jazz Festival (Toronto)
June 22 - July 1
Tecumseh Corn Festival (Tecumseh)
August 23-26
Telling Tales: A Family Festival of Stories (Rockton)
September 18
The Great Canadian Kayak Challenge & Festival (Timmins)
August 25-26
The Windsor International Film Festival (Windsor)
November 10-13
The Word on the Street (Toronto)
September 23
Tim Hortons Southside Shuffle Blues and Jazz Festival (Mississauga)
September 7-9
Toronto Fringe Festival (Toronto)
July 4-15
Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival (Toronto)
June 23-24
Toronto International Film Festival (Toronto)
September 6-16
Toronto Pride Week (Toronto)
June 24 - July 3
Toronto Ribfest (Toronto)
June 29 - July 2
Trenton Scottish Irish Festival (Trenton)
Not Known
Western Fair (London)
September 7-16
Winterlude (Ottawa)
Not Known
World Heritage Sunset Ceremonies (Kingston)
Various

Ontario 2010 Top 100 festivals and events as chosen by Festivals and Events Ontario (FEO)

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