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The list of 2026 top 100 festivals and events in Ontario, awarded by Festivals and Events Ontario (FEO).
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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 centred around these best festivals of Ontario!
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Ongoing — Spring to Fall
- Welland Concerts on the Canal — June to September @ Welland
- Pelham Summer Chill Series — June 11 to September 10, 2026 @ Pelham
- Tweed & Company Theatre Season – June to September
April 2026
- Eat & Drink Norfolk — April 9 to 11, 2026
May 2026
- SING! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival — May 20 to June 1 @ Toronto
- Meadows Music Festival — May 29 to 30, 2026 @ Fergus
- Oshawa Indigenous Cultural Celebration —May 30, 2026
June 2026
- Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival — June 5 to 7, 2026 @ Orangeville
- Brampton Kitefest — June 6 to 7, 2026
- Barrie Troubadour Festival Series — Saturdays, June 6, July 25, Aug. 15, Sept. 12, 2026
- Peony Festival — June 6 & 7, 2026 @ Oshawa
- Thunder Bay Kite Festival – June 7, 2026
- LaSalle Strawberry Festival — June 11 to 14, 2026
- Barrie Airshow — June 13 to 14, 2026
- Ontario’s Best Butter Tart Festival — June 13, 2026 @ Midland
- Salsa at Blue Mountain – June (TBA)
- Re-Enactment of the Battle of Stoney Creek — June (TBA) @ Stoney Creek/Hamilton
- Pelham Summer Chill Series — June 11 to September 10, 2026
- Yorkville Exotic Car Show — Father’s Day (TBA) @ Toronto
- Thamesville Threshing Festival — June 19 to 20, 2026
- Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Festival — June 20 – 21, 2026
- Stouffville Main Street 5K — June 21, 2026
- Toronto Waterfront Festival — June TBA
- Peterborough Musicfest — June 27 to August 19, 2026
- Westben Summer Festival – June to August, 2026
July 2026
- Essex Fun Fest — July 2 to 5, 2026
- Vaughan International Film Festival — July 6 to 8, 2026
- Because Beer Craft Beer Festival — July 10 to 11, 2026
- Toronto Outdoor Art Fair — July 10 to 12, 2026
- Toronto Summer Music Festival — July 9 to August 1, 2026
- Fort William Historical Park The Great Rendezvos – July 10 to 12, 2026 @ Thunder Bay
- Festival of South Asia — July 11 & 12, 2026 @ Toronto
- Salsa on St Clair Street Festival — July 11 & 12, 2026 @ Toronto
- Pelham Summerfest — July 16th to 19th, 2026
- Hillside Festival Guelph — July 17 to 19, 2026
- Richmond Hill Retro Ribfest — July 17 to 19, 2026
- Kitchener Ribfest and Craft Beer Show – July 17-19, 2026
- PanAmerican Food and Music Festival — July 24 to 26, 2026 @ Toronto
- Port Colborne Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival — July 31 – August 3, 2026
- Festival of Friends – Civic Day Weekend @ Hamilton
- Kempenfest — Civic Day Weekend/July 31 – August 3, 2026 @ Barrie
August 2026
- Hayloft Music Festival – August 1 to 2, 2026 @ Listowel
- Port Hope Arts Festival — August 8, 2026 @ Port Hope
- Paris Fair — August (Dates TBA)
- Fergus Scottish Festival & Highland Games — August 7 to 9, 2026 @ Fergus
- Carrot Fest — August 14-15, 2026 @ Bradford West Gwillimbury
- Sioux Lookout Blueberry Festival — August (TBA) @ Sioux Lookout
- Buckhorn Festival of the Arts — August 15 & 16, 2026 @ Buckhorn
- Canadian National Exhibition — August 21 to September 7, 2026 @ Toronto
- Mississauga ItalFest — August 21 t0 22, 2026 @ Mississauga
- Music in the Fields — August 27 to 29, 2026 @ Lucknow
- Winona Peach Festival — August 28 – 30, 2026 @ Hamilton
- Kitchener Kidspark – August (Dates TBA)
- Sun Life Waterloo Busker Carnival — August 27 to 30, 2026
- Wasaga Beach Memories of Summer – August (TBA)
September 2026
- Goderich Salt and Harvest Festival — September 3 to 6, 2026 @ Goderich
- Markham-Milliken Children’s Festival — September @ Markham
- Cabbagetown Festival — September 12 to 13, 2026 @ Toronto
- Southside Shuffle Blues and Jazz Festival — September 11 to 13, 2026 @ Mississauga
- Western Fair — September 11 to 22, 2026
- Supercrawl — September 11 to 13, 2026 @ Hamilton
- Whitby Brooklin Harvest Festival – September (TBA)
- Amherstburg Uncommon Festival — September 18-20, 2026 @ Downtown Amherstburg
- Chatham Crowfest — September 17 to 20, 2026 @ Downtown Chatham
- Niagara Grape and Wine Festival — September @ Niagara Falls/St. Catharines
- Oshawa Convergence Music and Art Festival — September 19 to 20, 2026
- St. George AppleFest — September @ St. George
- Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest — September 25 – October 17, 2026 @ KW Region
- Vaughan Culture Days — September
- Clearview Small Halls Festival — September to November
- Brighton Applefest @ September 24 to 27, 2026
- Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour — September 26 & 27, 2026
- Hike Haliburton Festival — September @ Haliburton County
Markham Olympic and Paralympic Celebration – September 22, 2025
October 2026
- Caledonia Fair — October 1 – 4, 2026
- Norfolk County Fair & Horse Show — Thanksgiving weekend @ Simcoe
- Balls Falls Thanksgiving Festival — Thanksgiving weekend / Jordan Station
- Erin Fall Fair — Thanksgiving weekend
- Medieval Madness — October 17 @ Quinte West
- Aurora’s Haunted Forest — October 24, 2026 @ Aurora
- Oshawa Halloween Boo Bash – October
- Fort William Historical Park Halloween Hoot – October @ Thunder Bay
- Fort Henry Fort Fright – October @ Kingston
- Pumpkinferno – October to November @ Morrisburg
Winter 2026 – 2027
- Port Hope Candlelight Festival – November 27, 2026
- Kitchener Christkindl Market — December
- Aurora’s Christmas Market — November/December
- Fresh Up Festival Hamilton — November
- Amherstburg River Lights Winter Festival — November 14, 2026 to January 3, 2027 @ Downtown Amherstburg
- Bright Lights Windsor — November to January @ Windsor
- Alight at Night — November to January @ Morrisburg
- Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights — November to January @ Niagara Falls
- Markham Jazzlicious – January 14 to March 15, 2026
- Wiarton Willie Festival – February 2, 2027
- Thunder Bay SnowDay on the Waterfront – Family Day
- Georgina SnoFest — February 7, 2026
- Vaughan Winterfest — February 7 to 8, 2026
- Kingstonlicious – February 2 – March 31, 2026
- Celebrate Toronto – March 7, 2026
Upcoming 10 Festivals in Ontario
Queen Street, Stratford
April 21, 2026 To November 1, 2026
Varies
North America’s largest classical repertory theatre, presenting the works of William Shakespeare and other great writers. »
Various Venues, Toronto
June 3, 2026 To June 28, 2026
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Varies
Luminato is Toronto’s international arts festival dedicated to performance, media and visual arts, and programming that cuts across traditional artform boundaries. Luminato works closely with Canadian ... »
Various locations in Kitchener-Waterloo Region
June 4, 2026 To June 7, 2026
Free & Ticketed Events
Open Ears is a festival that has become a central pillar of the community, sharing values of innovation and disruption. With a focus on creating unique concert ... »
Five Points Theatre, 1 Dunlop St W, Barrie
June 4, 2026 To June 13, 2026
$32.75
This year’s festival brings together an exciting lineup of professional artists and companies, featuring award-winning comedy, high-energy music, original regional stories, contemporary dance, and one of ... »
Streetsville Memorial Park, Mississauga
June 5, 2026 To June 7, 2026
Free to $5
The Streetsville Founders’ Bread and Honey Festival is fun for the whole family! Since 1973 our festival has been held annually on the first weekend in June in ... »
RA Centre Ottawa, 2451 Riverside Drive, Ottawa
June 5, 2026 To June 7, 2026
Free
A fun, family-friendly celebration of delicious BBQ and Smokehouse experience. Join us for the Biggest and Best Capital Ribfest yet, celebrating 10 years of BIG STICKY Awesomeness and ... »
PPG Park, 130 Church Street S, Alliston
June 5, 2026 To June 7, 2026
$5
Produced by Ontario Festival Group. We are bringing North America’s Best Rib Teams. These “Pitmasters” are ready to serve you and your friends Award-Winning, Mouth-Watering BBQ ... »
The Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens, 155 Arena St, Oshawa
June 6, 2026 To June 7, 2026
Free
The City of Oshawa is hosting the annual Peony Festival at the Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens. The popular festival celebrates horticulture, arts and heritage. Many of the ... »
Various locations in London
June 6, 2026 To June 14, 2026
Free; Some Events may Require Registration
Forest City London Music Week is the biggest celebration of London and area music and musicians. »
Various locations in London
June 7, 2026
Admission is by donation
Join us for a night of incredible music and celebration! »
You missed the Leith Summer Festival series of 5 concerts held in the charming village of Leith, Ontario. LSF is organized by volunteers only.