Visitors to Ontario might base their next trip according to when some of the best festivals and events are held. Below is a month-by-month listing of amazing events happening in Ontario – something for everyone, and something for all seasons. Here are 100 things to do in Ontario.
January
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February
Feb. 1 – 6, Wiarton; Wiarton Willie Festival
Feb. 4 – 13, Sault Ste. Marie; Bon Soo Winter Carnival
Feb. 4 – 21, Ottawa; Winterlude
Feb. 5 – 6, Barrie; Barrie Winterfest and Festival of Ice
Feb. 19 – 21, Thunder Bay; Voyageur Winter Carnival
March
Mar. 16 – 20, Toronto; Canada Blooms
Mar. 26 – 27, Prince Edward County; Maple in the County
April
Apr. – Oct., all over Ontario; Doors Open Ontario
May
May 6 – 23, Ottawa; Canadian Tulip Festival
May 21 – Sept. 9, Welland; IlluminAqua
May 27 – 29, Chatham; RetroFest
June
June 3-5, Mississauga; Carassauga
June 3 – 5, Dundas; Dundas International Buskerfest
June 4 – 5, Stoney Creek; Re-Enactment of the Battle of Stoney Creek
June 5 – 13, Dunnville; Dunnville Mudcat Festival
June 10 – 13, Guelph; Guelph and District Multicultural Festival
June 10 – 19, Toronto; Luminato – Toronto Festival of Arts and Creativity
June 12 – 13, Hamilton; Canadian International Military Tattoo
June 16 – 18, Thorold; Niagara Italian Festival
June 16 – 19, Burlington; Sound of Music Festival
June 17 – 19, Mississauga; Mississauga Waterfront Festival
June 23 – 26, Blind River; White Pine Festival
June 23 – July 3, Ottawa; Ottawa International Jazz Festival
June 24 – July 3, Toronto; Toronto Jazz Festival
June 25 – 26, Collingwood; SALSA at Blue Mountain
June 25 – July 4, Toronto; Pride Week
June 25 – Aug. 27, Peterborough; Peterborough Little Lake MusicFest
July
July 1, Ottawa; Canada Day Celebrations
July 1, 3, 10, Toronto; Festival of Fire
July 1 – 4, Fort Erie; The Friendship Festival
July 1 – 4, Hamilton; It’s Your Festival
July 2 – 23, Huntsville; Huntsville Festival of the Arts
July 5 – 17, Ottawa; Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest
July 6 – 17, Toronto; Toronto Fringe Festival and Theatre Festival
July 6 – 9, Brantford; Brantford International Villages Festival
July 7 – 10, Essex; Essex Fun Festival
July 7 – 10, Holstein; Holstein Rodeo Weekend
July 7 – 10, London; Sunfest Music Festival 2011
July 7 – 10, Blind River; White Pines Cultural Festival
July 8 – 10, Toronto; Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
July 8 – 11, Iroquois Falls; Porquis Blues Festival
July 15 – 16, Sarnia; Bayfest
July 15 – 17, London; Home County Folk Festival
July 15 – 17, Mount Forest; Mount Forest Fireworks Festival
July 15 – Aug. 2, Toronto; Caribana
July 18 – 24, Hanover; Sights and Sounds Festival
July 21 – 24, Collingwood; Collingwood Elvis Festival
July 21 – 24, Mattawa; Mattawa Voyageur Days
July 22 – 24, Guelph; Hillside Music Festival
July 22 – 24, Kapuskasing; Kapuskasing Lumberjack Festival
July 28 – Aug. 1, Ottawa; Rideau Canal Festival
July 28 – 31, Bancroft; Bancroft Rockhound Gemboree
July 29 – 30, Maxville; Glengarry Highland Games
July 29 – 31, Simcoe; Simcoe Rotary Friendship Request
July 29 – Aug. 1, Port Colborne; Canal Days Marine Heritage Foundation
July 29 – Aug. 1, Barrie; Kempenfest
July 30 – 31, Cobourg; Cobourg Annual Sandcastle Festival
July 30 – 31, Mississauga; MuslimFest 2011
July – August, Kingston; Fort Henry Sunset Ceremonies
August
Aug. 4 – 7, Kitchener; Kitchener Blues Festival
Aug. 5 – 7, Alliston; Alliston Potato Festival
Aug. 5 – 7, Kingston; The Kingston Sheep Dog Trials
Aug. 5 – 7, Sauble Beach; Sauble Beach Sandfest
Aug. 5 – 14, Montreal; Men’s Rogers Cup
Aug. 6 – 14, Toronto; Women’s Rogers Cup
Aug. 11 – 14, Buckhorn; Buckhorn Fine Art Festival
Aug. 12 – 14, Fergus; Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games
Aug. 18, Dundas; Dundas Cactus Festival
Aug. 19 – 21, Collingwood; Peak to Shore Music and Arts Fest
Aug. 19 – Sept. 5, Toronto; Canadian National Exhibition
Aug. 25 – 28, Toronto; Scotiabank Toronto International Buskerfest
Aug. 26 – 28, Ottawa; Ottawa Folk Festival
Aug. 25 – 28, Tecumseth; Tecumseth Corn Festival
Aug. 26 – 28, Winona; Winona Peach Festival
September
Sept. 8 – 11, Amherstburg; Shores of Erie International Wine Festival
Sept. 8 – 17, Toronto; TIFF: Toronto International Film Festival
Sept. 9 – 11, Mississauga; Tim Hortons Southside Shuffle
Sept. 10 – 11, Etobicoke; Taste of the Kingsway Festival
Sept. 11 – 17 London; Western Fair
Sept. 15 – 18, Eden Mills; Eden Mills Writers’ Festival
Sept. 16 – 25, St. Catherines; Niagara Wine Festival
Sept. 17 – 18, Sault Ste. Marie; Bushplane Days
Sept. 24 – 25, Ruthven; Ruthven Apple Festival
Sept. 25, Toronto; Word on the Street National Book and Magazine Festival
October
Oct. 1 – 2, Port Elgin; Port Elgin Pumpkin Fest
Oct. 1 – 3, Welland; Niagara Food Festival
Oct. 4 – 10, Simcoe; Norfolk County Fair and Horse Show
Oct. 7 – 15, Kitchener-Waterloo; Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest
Oct. 8 – 10, Jordan; Ball’s Falls Thanksgiving Festival
Oct. 8 – 11, Rockton; Rockton World’s Fair
Oct. 16 – 22, Toronto; Toronto International Flamenco Festival
November
Nov. 5 – 14, Toronto; Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
Nov. 19 – Jan. 2, Owen Sound; Owen Sound’s Festival of Northern Lights
Nov. 24-26, Midland; First Light 10th Anniversary
Nov. 25 – 27, Simcoe; Simcoe Christmas Panorama
Nov. 27 – Jan. 1, Morrisburg; Alight at Night Festival at Upper Canada Village
December
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