Canada’s Top 6 Must-see Festivals

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Canada is barely a vast, diverse, and multicultural country, with a population of different ethnic groups living together. Although the country includes groups of different religions, there are a lot of festivals that take place in Canada according to everyone’s religion. Moreover, Canada witnesses every festival from music festivals to traditional events with satisfaction and happiness. The festivals in Canada happen throughout the year, so traveling at a specific time is not required. If You visit the country at any time of the year, you are surely going to enjoy at least one or two festivals. Our below-mentioned list includes the 6 most enjoyable festivals in Canada. Let’s explore them.

1. Montreal Jazz Festival

The Montreal Jazz Festival is held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada Canada annually. It is a musical festival, so several musicians from all around the world get together to take part in this amazing Jazz Festival every year. Certainly, this festival is incredibly entertaining and joyful, also many public entertainers appear at this event. This festival witnessed around 500 plus concerts, which are hosted by 2,000 musicians from several different countries. The best part is the jazz festival includes many outdoor concerts free of cost for the locals and tourists! The number of audiences attending this festival is recorded to be in the millions. In between the event, the festival offers amazing services and food; the plates include sweet, spicy, and salty, which means there is something for every taste.

 

 2. Winterlude, Ottawa

Canadians celebrate this epic Winterlude festival, which takes place during the first three weekends of February. This festival is held in the capital of Canada, Ottawa. The Festival features many indoor and outdoor activities like ice skating on the famous Rideau Canal Skateway, an ice canoe race, a snow playground, concerts, and more. Most of the activities are free for tourists and held in the Urban Ottawa-Gatineau region. There are food stalls along the way where you can get the food of your choice and get the chocolate to bear the cold.  Don’t miss spending this super exciting Festival in Canada.

 

3. Celebration of Light

The celebration of light is all about the fireworks and musical celebration, it is held in Vancouver, Columbia, Canada from July – August. It is a week-long festival, this event holds a competition of fireworks in which three teams from different countries are invited to represent their country. This event continues with full fun and dynamic musical concerts and an arrangement of food stalls selling delicious food. On the fourth night, all three competitors start their finals. The event is an epic celebration of light from rockets of illumination that are stirring to grandiose and shouldn’t be missed.

 

4. Folklorama

Folklorama signifies Canada’s multicultural society, secularity, and variety of people. Canadian people participate to represent their culture, art, music, cuisine, and folk dances. This festival is a summer holiday event that continues for almost 15 days. showing a lot of fun and lightness. This event is a great chance to taste the authentic culinary delights of all over the world while enjoying cultural performances. National and international Entertainers also participated in this amazing event. You can also get a chance to learn new things such as Samba dance, the tie of the turban, writing names in Sanskrit, and much more. It is a great event to celebrate Canada’s multicultural heritage with the whole Family.

5. Pride Toronto

The event of Pride Toronto usually happens in the last of June or early July depending on the circumstances of the year. It is a 10-day festival and is perceived as the largest pride festival in the world. The festival features a special pride program that includes family pride, trans pride, and the incredible Pride Parade. Although, the festival signifies art, culture, and diverse sexes. This Toronto event includes many other activities such as displays, street fairs, and other fun performances. Some of the main events of the Toronto festival are Trans March, the Dyke March, and the pride parade. Indeed, this is worth observing the festival in Canada.

6. The Winter Carnival

The Winter Carnival festival is the most popular of all other winter festivals that take place in Quebec Canada.  This festival is celebrated all across the country in January or February. The festival hosts activities of all ages including Snow Sculpture, night parades, and outdoor skating.  The most popular activity can be the ” bain De Neige” folks who fall over icy water. Free outdoor banquets are also arranged for the locals and tourists. The people of Quebec obey the custom and get together for a session of food, having drinks, and are happy to caption the start of the season. You should embrace this epic festival. Canada is home to some of the biggest festivals, these above-mentioned festivals are must-to-witness events for a traveler. These festivals will surely make your visit memorable.

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