2013
Ontario Top 100 Festivals & Events

The following is complete list of Ontario's 2013 Top 100 Festivals and Events as chosen by Festivals and Events Ontario (FEO). We 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)
Not Known
Alliston Potato Festival (Alliston)
August 9-11
Annual Ball's Falls Thanksgiving Festival (Jordan)
October 11-14
Art in the Park Windsor (Windsor)
June 1-3
Art of Eating Food & Wine Festival (Tecumseh)
June 21-22
Barrie Automotive Flea Market (Oro-Medonte)
June 6-9
Barrie Winterfest and Festival of Ice (Barrie)
Not Known
Bloor West Village Toronto Ukrainian Festival (Toronto)
September 13-15
Blue Mountain Apple Harvest Festival (Blue Mountains)
Not Known

Bon Soo Winter Carnival (Sault Ste. Marie)
February 7-16, 2014
Brantford International Villages Cultural Festival (Brantford)
Not Known
Bronte Creek Provincial Park Maple Syrup Festival (Oakville)
March
Buckhorn Fine Art Festival (Buckhorn) (OFV)
August 16-18
Burlington's Canada Day (Burlington)
July 1
Burlington Children's Festival (Burlington)
August 17-18
Burlington's Sound of Music Festival (Burlington) (OFV)
June 13-16
CAA Winter Festival of Lights (Niagara Falls)
November 9, 2013- January 31, 2014
Canada Blooms (Toronto) (OFV)
March 15-24
Canada Day Celebrations (Ottawa)
July 1
Canadian International Military Tattoo (Hamilton) (OFV)
June 8-9
Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) (Toronto) (OFV)
August 16 - September 7
Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival (Port Colbourne)
August 2-5
Carassauga Festival of Cultures (Mississauga)
May 24-26

Carrot Fest (Bradford)
August 17
Carrousel of the Nations (Windsor)
June
CIBC Taste of Asia Festival (Markham)
Not Known
Cobourg Sandcastle Festival (Cobourg) (OFV)
Not Known
Collingwood Elvis Festival (Collingwood) (OFV)
July 25-28
Doors Open Ontario
Various
Downtown Milton Street Festival (Milton)
June 1
Dundas Cactus Festival (Dundas)
Not Known
Dunnville 38th Mudcat Festival (Dunnville)
June 6-9
Festival of Northern Lights (Owen Sound)
Not Known
Fiesta Week (Oshawa)
June 16-22
First Light (Midland)
November 28-30
Friendship Festival (Fort Erie)
June 28 - July 1
Glengarry Highland Games (Maxville)
Not Known

Great Canadian Kayak Challenge & Festival (Timmins)
August 24-25
Hamilton Airshow (Hamilton) (OFV)
June 15-16
Home County Music & Art Festival (London)
July 19-21
It's Your Festival (Hamilton)
June 28 - July 1
JerkFest: Jerk Food Festival (Toronto)
Not Known
Kapuskasing Annual Lumberjack Heritage Festival (Kapuskasing)
July 25-28
Kempenfest 2012 (Barrie) (OFV)
August 2-5
Kingston Sheep Dog Trials 25th Anniversary (Kingston) (OFV)
August 9-11
Kingsville Fantasy of Lights Festival (Kingsville)
Not Known
Kirkland Lake Homecoming Week (Kirkland Lake)
June 25 - July 1
Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest (Kitchener-Waterloo) (OFV)
October 11-19
LaSalle Strawberry Festival (LaSalle)
June 6-9
Luminato - Toronto Festival of Arts + Creativity (Toronto)
June 14-23
Maple in the County (Bloomfield) (OFV)
Not Known
Markham Village Music Festival (Markham)
June 13-15
Mattawa Voyageur Days (Mattawa)
July 25-28

Mississauga Waterfront Festival (Mississauga) (OFV)
Not Known
Mosaika: Canada Through the Eyes of Its People (Ottawa)
July 10 - September 7
Mount Forest Fireworks Festival (Mount Forest)
July 19-21
MuslimFest (Toronto)
August 31 - September 1
Niagara Food Festival (Welland)
September 6-8
Niagara Wine Festival (St. Catharines)
September 15-23
Norfolk County Fair and Horse Show (Norfolk) (OFV)
October 8-14
Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival (Orangeville)
May 30 - June 2
Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival (Ottawa)
July 25 - August 8
Peony Festival (Oshawa) (OFV)
June 8-9

Port Elgin Pumpkinfest (Port Elgin)
Not Known
RBC Royal Bank Ottawa Bluesfest (Ottawa)
July 4-14
Re-enactment of the Battle of Stoney Creek (Hamilton) (OFV)
June 1-2
River Lights Winter Festival (Amherstburg)
Not Known
Rockhound Gemboree (Bancroft)
August 1-4
Rockton's World Fair (Rockton) (OFV)
October 11-14
Rogers Cup Presented by National Bank (Toronto)
August 3-11
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair (Toronto) (OFV)
November 1-10

SALSA at Blue Mountain (Blue Mountains)
Not Known
Sauble Beach's 24 Weeks of Summer (Sauble Beach)
Various
Savour Stratford Perth County Culinary Festival (Stratford) (OFV)
September 21-23
Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto (Toronto)
July 9 - August 4
Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival (Toronto)
May 1-31
Shores of Erie International Wine Festival (Amherstburg)
September 5-8
Simcoe Christmas Panorama (Simcoe) (OFV)
November 30, 2013 - January 5, 2014
Sioux Lookout Blueberry Festival (Sioux Lookout)
August 2-11
Stewart Park Festival (Perth) (OFV)
July19-21 (OFV)
Stratford Festival (Stratford)
April - October
Streetsville Founders' Bread and Honey Festival (Streetsville)
May 31 - June 2
Summerfolk Music & Crafts Festival (Owen Sound)
August 16-18

TASTE! Community Grown (Bloomfield)
September 29
TD Kitchener Blues Festival (Kitchener)
August 8-11
TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival (Ottawa)
June 20 - July 1
TD Sunfest 2012: Canada's Premier
July 4-7
TD Toronto Jazz Festival (Toronto)
June 20-29
Tecumseh Corn Festival (Tecumseh)
August 22-25
Telling Tales: A Family Festival of Stories (Rockton)
September 15
Tim Hortons Southside Shuffle Blues and Jazz Festival (Mississauga)
September 6-8
Toronto Fringe Festival (Toronto)
July 3-14
Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival (Toronto)
June 22-23
Toronto International Film Festival (Toronto)
September 5-15
Toronto Pride Week (Toronto)
June 21-30
Toronto Ribfest (Toronto)
June 28 - July 1
Wiarton Willie Festival (Wiarton)
February 2, 2014
Winterlude (Ottawa) (OFV)
January 31 - February 17, 2014
World Heritage Sunset Ceremonies (Kingston) (OFV)
Various

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