After decades of transience, this long-running festival has settled back in its original home of Orillia
Ontario Festivals
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Mariposa Folk Festival Orillia, ON -
OVO Fest Toronto, ONDrake's trademark hometown event celebrates the latest and greatest in hip-hop and R&B
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Electric Eclectics Meaford, ONOne of the most thrillingly strange festivals in Canada
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Wavelength Winter Festival / Camp Wavelength Toronto, ONTwo annual celebrations of independent music
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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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Hillside Festival Guelph, ONA weekend bonanza with full access to gorgeous beaches and campgrounds
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Ottawa Bluesfest Ottawa, ONWhat started as a three-day blues gathering has become a multi-weekend genre-bender featuring some of the world’s biggest acts
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Supercrawl Hamilton, ONThis free festival takes over Hamilton's downtown core every September
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Field Trip Toronto, ONOriginally a celebration of local label Arts & Crafts, the festival has expanded to honour the city's arts community at large
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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Festival D’été de Québec Quebec City, QCBlending Francophone and Anglophone culture every summer since 1968
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Montebello Rockfest Montebello, QCThe 900-person town of Montebello plays host to over 200,000 fans of heavy music every summer
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POP Montreal Montreal, QCThis annual not-for-profit cultural event collects meaningful arts performances into one five-day bill
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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
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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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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Vancouver Folk Music Festival Vancouver, BCBringing traditional and contemporary roots lineups from around the globe to Canadian audiences
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Shambhala Music Festival Salmo, BCA celebration of electronic music described by fans as a place of connection and creativity