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The list of 2020 top 100 festivals and events in Ontario – awarded by Festivals and Events Ontario (FEO). Festivals & Events Ontario (FEO) was established in 1987 as an association devoted to the growth and stability of the festival and event industry in Ontario.
Plan a day trip or a weekend getaway centered around these best festivals of Ontario!
Click on the festival name, to visit festival website or for more details.
FEBRUARY 2020
- Barrie Winterfest (Barrie) Feb. 1-2, 2020
- Vaughan Celebrates Winterfest Feb 09, 2020
- Snow Day on the Waterfront Feb 17, 2020
APRIL 2020
- Eat & Drink Norfolk (Simcoe) April 2-4, 2020
MAY 2020
- SING! Toronto Vocal Arts Festival (Toronto) May 19-31, 2020
- Carassauga Festival of Cultures (Mississauga) May 22-24, 2020
- Creemore Springs Turas Mór (Creemore) May 23, 2020
JUNE 2020
- Barrie Automotive Flea Market (Oro-Medonte) June 4-7, 2020 & Sept. 10-13, 2020
- Paisley Blues Fest June 5-7, 2020
- Streetsville Founders’ Bread and Honey Festival Inc (Mississauga) June 5-7, 2020
- Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival (Orangeville) June 5-7, 2020
- The Re-enactment of the Battle of Stoney Creek (Stoney Creek) June 6-7, 2020
- LaSalle Strawberry Festival June 11 – 14, 2020
- Luminato Festival (Toronto) June 11-28, 2020
- Oshawa Peony Festival (Oshawa) June 13-14, 2020
- Ontario’s Best Butter Tart Festival (Midland) June 13, 2020
- Sound of Music Festival (Burlington) June 14-21, 2020
- Carrousel of Nations (Windsor June 19-28, 2020
- Tottenham Bluegrass Festival June 19-21, 2020
- Redpath Waterfront Festival (Toronto) June 19-21, 2020
- TD Ottawa Jazz Festival (Ottawa) June 19-July 1, 2020
JULY 2020
- Niagara Falls Canada Day July 1, 2020
- Brampton Canada Day July 1, 2020
- Markham Canada Day July 1, 2020
- Canada Day Celebrations (Ottawa/Gatineau) July 1, 2020
- It’s your Festival (Hamilton) July 1-5, 2020
- City of Burlington’s Canada Day Celebration (Burlington) July 1, 2020
- Canada Day Celebrations (Richmond Hill) July 1, 2020
- Toronto Caribbean Carnival July 3 – Aug. 3, 2020
- TD Salsa in Toronto Festival (Toronto) July 4-5, 2020
- TD Sunfest ’20 World Music & Jazz Festival July 9-12, 2020
- RBC Bluesfest July 9-19, 2020
- Belleville Waterfront & Multicultural Festival (Belleville) July 9-12, 2020
- Lighthouse Blues Festival (Kincardine) July 10-12, 2020
- Pelham Summerfest 2020 (Fonthill) July 16-19, 2020
- TD Niagara Jazz Festival (NOTL) July 16-19, 2020
- MuslimFest (Mississauga) July 17-19, 2020
- Festival of the Sound (Parry Sound) July 17-Aug. 8, 2020
- Newmarket National Ten Minute Play Festival July 20-26, 2020
- Ottawa Chamberfest July 23-Aug. 6, 2020
- Richmond Hill Ribfest July 24-26, 2020
- Guelph Hillside Festival (Guelph) July 24-26, 2020
- Kempenfest July 31 – Aug 3, 2020
- Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival (Port Colborne) July 31 – Aug. 3, 2020
AUGUST 2020
- Feast of St. Lawrence Aug 7-8, 2020
- Grace Jerk Food & Int’l Music Festival – Jerkfest (Toronto) Aug. 7-9, 2020
- Kingston Sheep Dog Trials Festival (Kingston) Aug. 7-9, 2020
- Fergus Scottish Festival & Highland Games (Fergus) Aug. 7-9, 2020
- Sidelaunch Days (Collingwood) Aug. 8-9, 2020
- Rogers Cup Presented by National Bank (Toronto) Aug. 8-16, 2020
- Havelock Country Jamboree (Havelock) Aug. 13-16, 2020
- Carrot Fest (Bradford) Aug. 14-15, 2020
- Mississauga Italfest Aug. 15, 2019
- Buckhorn Festival of the Arts (Buckthorn) Aug 15-16, 2020
- City of Burlington’s Children’s Festival (Burlington) Aug. 16, 2020
- Dundas Cactus Festival (Hamilton) Aug. 21-23, 2020
- Canadian National Exhibition Aug. 21-Sept. 7, 2020
- The Great Canadian Kayak Challenge & Festival (Timmins) Aug. 21-23, 2020
- Markham Milliken Children’s Festival Aug 22, 2020
- Tweed Elvis Festival Aug 28-30, 2020
- Winona Peach Festival (Winona) Aug. 28-30, 2020
SEPTEMBER 2020
- Paris Fair Sept. 3-7, 2020
- Canada’s Largest Ribfest (Burlington) Sept. 4-7, 2020
- Supercrawl (Hamilton) Sept. 4-6, 2020
- Meaford Scarecrow Invasion and Family Festival (Meaford) Sept. 8 -Oct. 13, 2020
- Toronto International Film Festival Sept. 10-20, 2020
- Southside Shuffle Blues & Jazz Festival Sept 11-13, 2020
- Western Fair (London) Sept. 11-20, 2020
- Belmont Village Bestival Sept 18-19, 2020
- Niagara Grape & Wine Festival (St. Catharines) Sept. 18-27, 2020
- St. George AppleFest (St. George) Sept. 19-20, 2020
- Brooklin Harvest Festival Sept. 19, 2020
- Telling Tales Festival (Hamilton) Sept. 20 & October 4, 2020
OCTOBER 2020
- Pumpkinferno Oct. 1-30, 2020
- Small Halls Festival (Township of Clearview) Oct. 1-4, 2020
- Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest Oct. 6-17, 2020
- Norfolk County Fair & Horse Show (Simcoe) Oct. 6-12, 2020
- Erin Fair Horse Tent Oct 8-12, 2020
- International Plowing Match & Rural Expo (Verner, West Nipissing) Oct. 14-17, 2020
- Bala Cranberry Festival (Bala) Oct.16-18, 2020
NOVEMBER 2020
- Niagara Falls Santa Claus Parade Nov 14, 2020
- OPG Winter Festival of Lights (Niagara Falls) November 14, 2020-Jan. 10, 2021
- First Light (Midland) November 19-Dec. 5, 2020
- Oshawa’s Bright and Merry Market Nov 20-21, 2020
- Christmas in Cambridge Festival of Events November 29-Dec. 31, 2020
WINTER DECEMBER 2020 TO MARCH 2021
- Aurora’s Christmas Market (Aurora) Dec 4-6, 2020
- Brampton New Year’s Eve Dec. 31, 2020
- Fire & Ice Festival (Bracebridge) Jan. 30, 2021
- Winterlude (Ottawa/Gatineau) Feb 5-20, 2021