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October 29-30, 2021 Historic All Hallows' Eve November -, 2021 The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair November -, 2021 Baking Association of Canada Baking Showcase December 3, 2021 Christmas Moonlight Magic & Tree Lighting December 4-5, 2021 Christmas by Candlelight 2020 Ontario, Canada 2020 |
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July 14-21, 2019
35th Annual Greater Sudbury Blueberry Festival
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Long recognized as the Nickel capital of the world for its vast underground wealth, Sudbury celebrates its above ground natural resource, the lowbush blueberry, which grows wild in abundance.
July 20-21, 2019
Halal Food Festival
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Halal Food Fest in Toronto will be a celebration of halal food and the diversity of the city, and of Canada as a country laden with culture.
July 26-28, 2019
Toronto's Festival of Beer
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The annual festival will be held at Bandshell Park. A celebration of Canada's rich brewing history, highlights include 200+ brands of beer onsite, music, grilling tent, and World of Beer pavilion.
July 26-28, 2019 - Ribfest
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Ribfest is a three-day outdoor event that features professional rib teams from across North America. Ribbers cook and compete for various Best titles (as decided by honorary judges). And, in addition to the many delicious food options, there is also live entertainment, a children and toddler's fun zone and a beer garden featuring new, local craft beers! This year, Richmond Hill is hosting its first ever Rib Eating Contest!
August 4-5, 2019 - Ice Cream Carnival
Westfield Heritage Village, Ontario, Canada
Celebrate summer with the sweet taste of ice cream at this lively family event. Enjoy Edwardian carnival foods, games, amusements and music. Hand cranked real ice cream making demonstrations and samples throughout the day. Don’t miss this delicious and festive family outing!
August 9-11, 2019 - 26th Annual Taste of the Danforth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Krinos Taste of the Danforth is Canada’s largest street Festival, welcoming 1.6 million attendees annually. The Festival is set to be bigger and better than ever before with dozens of free activities for visitors of all ages – and of course Food, Food and more Food!
August 9-11, 2019 - Alliston Potato Festival - Alliston, Ontario, Canada
The 46th annual Potato Festival will include a full schedule of events, with lots of music and one of the biggest parades in the area. The Festival plays an active role in the community, lending a helping hand to various organizations.
August 10-11, 2019 - 22nd Annual Perth Lions Garlic Festival
Perth, Ontario, Canada
A celebration of the "stinking rose", to promote Ontario grown garlic, share ideas on how to grow, harvest, market, cook and enjoy garlic, and to bring together "garlic heads" and producers.
August 10-11, 2019 - Carp Farmers' Market 20th Annual Garlic Festival
Carp, Ontario, Canada
Garlic, garlic and more garlic! You will never find more garlic in one place than as you will at the Carp Farmers’ Market. Fresh garlic bulbs, garlic braiding demonstrations, garlic cooking demonstrations, garlic decorations, a garlic contest, garlic tasting, and wonderful garlic aromas; could you ask for anything more. You will find our vendors selling 30 different varieties of fresh garlic, garlic products such as garlic spreads, garlic dressings, garlic baskets, pottery garlic holders and much much more! We will have garlic events, demonstrations and information sessions covering anything imaginable to do with garlic by some of our amazing vendors and celebrity chefs. International food court. live music. 120 Booths | Free Admission | Free Parking | Wheelchair Accessible.
August 12-September 2, 2019 - A Taste of Burlington
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Taste of Burlington is committed to showcasing the best food and drink in Burlington year-round. We also feature Burlington’s finest restaurants during the Taste of Burlington prix-fixe dining program which runs in February/March each year as well as a summer program in August/September.
August 15-18, 2019 175th Vankleek Hill Agricultural Society Fair
Vankleekhill, Ontario, Canada
The Vankleek Hill Agricultural Society is proud to host this year’s edition of the Vankleek Hill Fair – one of the oldest agricultural fairs in the province. There is so much to see at the Vankleek Hill Fair, including the cattle and horse shows, the flower and homecraft displays. The demolition derby is always a highlight of the fair, and is held on Saturday evening. Our midway is provided by Carter Shows and musical entertainment is available throughout the week-end. A petting zoo is also available for visitors of all ages.
August 16-17, 2019 Annual Carrot Fest
Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario, Canada
Deemed "The World's Greatest Carrot Festival!", Carrot Fest takes place on the streets of downtown Bradford, Ontario. Here you will find a street market, with over 300 vendors, Ontario DockDogs Association Competition, Pro Wrestling, CarrotFast 5km Charity Run, Gable Bros. Midway, inflatable amusement rides, main stage, strolling entertainment, buskers, live music, artisans and much more! Discover why Bradford West Gwillimbury is the Heart of the Ontario Vegetable Industry!
August 16-19, 2019 13th Annual Northumberland Ribfest
Cobourg, Ontario, Canada
Join us in beautiful Victoria Park for the annual So You Think You Can BBQ Contest, with lots of entertainment for the whole family.
August 17, 2019 BluesBERRY Festival - Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
Celebrating the best of the BLUES and our local berry producers! Stay tuned for more details!
August 23-25, 2019 44th Annual Tecumseh Corn Festival
Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada
Tons of hot buttered corn with live entertainment each night, pageant, parade, car show, and midway.
August 23-25, 2019 Winona Peach Festival - Winona, Ontario, Canada
49 years of peach sundaes, rides, arts & crafts, exhibits, car show, and more food than you can eat!
August 23-September 1, 2019 Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular
Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
The annual derby will offer $150,000 plus in prizes. Giant fish fry, kids' and seniors days, and entertainment.
September 6-8, 2019 Veg Food Fest - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mouth-watering burgers. Thick and juicy hot dogs. Fluffy cupcakes smothered in frosting. All meat and dairy free. Veg Food Fest is not your average vegetarian food festival - it’s the biggest one in North America, celebrating 30 years of delicious food that you never thought could be vegetarian. Enjoy tasty dishes from over 130 vendors, local restaurants, and bakeries, plus free presentations, events, cooking demonstrations, and plenty of veg-friendly products for sale. It will change your mouth’s mind. Attendance: 40,000.
September 7-8, 2019 Stratford Garlic Festival
Stratford, Ontario, Canada
The 10th annual festival will include the Gourmet Garlic Dinner, Garlic Chef Competition, Braiding Workshop, and much more.
September 8, 2019 Festival of Flavours
Vankleek Hill, Ontario, Canada
Enjoy food and beverages from local producers and from many ethnic cultures in a unique outdoor setting.
September 10-12, 2019 Canada's Outdoor Farm Show
Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
Canada’s biggest outdoor trade show. As our nation's premier outdoor agricultural showcase, Canada's Outdoor Farm Show offers "one stop shopping" for farmers and highlights the most innovative and technologically advanced agricultural products and services available.
September 13, 2019 Passion: Food & Wine Tasting
Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, Canada
A celebration of Food, Wine, Micro Beer, Music, Dancing, Silent Auction & Raffle Prizes. This high end cultural, wine, food and music event is designed to educate visitors in the art of wine tasting, wine pairing, gourmet food tasting and the culinary art of preparation.
September 14-29, 2019 Niagara Grape & Wine Festival
Niagara, Ontario, Canada
The Niagara Grape & Wine Festival offers over 100 events including cellar door experiences, concerts, fresh local food, street parades and more. The hub of the Niagara Grape & Wine Festival can be found in historic Montebello Park in downtown St. Catharines. One of the oldest and most beautiful parks in the Niagara region comes alive for two weekends in September. A celebration of Niagara and the bounty of harvest, the Montebello Park food and wine experience truly showcases all that the region has to offer. Experience regional cuisine presented by top local chefs and sip and savour VQA wines while enjoying Canadian talent on the Centre stage.
September 17-21, 2019 International Plowing Match & Rural Expo
Verner, West Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
Ontario Plowmen's Association. The OPA is the parent host of the International Plowing Match. Each year the OPA partners with a local plowing association to organize and host the IPM. The International Plowing Match is a sanctioned member of the North American Farm Show Council. As such, it maintains the highest standards set by the council.
September 21-22, 2019 - Great Canadian Cheese Festival
Picton, Ontario, Canada
The Great Canadian Cheese Festival is the place to meet and talk with Canadian cheesemakers. This year, TGCCF will welcome over 40 artisan cheesemakers from across the county. These folks eat, sleep and breath cheese of all kinds – hard and soft – fresh and aged – cow, sheep, goat and water buffalo. Not only will they be at the festival, they will be serving up the cheeses that make them proud. – the best cheese Canada has to offer. Attendance: 5,000.
September 22-23, 2019 Canadian Coffee & Tea Show
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Canadian Coffee & Tea Show is designed to meet the needs of independent café owners, restaurateurs, foodservice operators, distributors, franchise operators, and buyers from all sectors of the industry.
September 26-29, 2019 156th Carp Fair - Carp, Ontario, Canada
The shows, classes and displays from agriculture to homecraft are mainstays of the fair that generations have come to love.
September 28, 2019 Taste Community Grown
Picton, Ontario, Canada
Join us for a celebration of our regional cuisine with area chefs, growers, brewers, and winemakers.
September 28, 2019 Wellesley Apple Butter & Cheese Festival
Wellesley, Ontario, Canada
Every great festival is built on great food, great events, and great fun! In Wellesley, the food begins with a pancake breakfast at the crack of dawn and continues with a smorgasbord at noon, not to mention the apple butter and apple cider available all day long. Enjoy markets, performances, stage coach rides and more.
October 6, 2019 Lang Pioneer Village Applefest
Keene, Ontario, Canada
Tempt your taste buds at this colourful fall celebration of apples and the harvest season. Enjoy horse-drawn wagon rides, freshly-baked apple treats and cider, as well as lots of family fun including apple crafts, a petting zoo and apple games.
October 19, 2019 Prince Edward County Pumpkinfest
Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Centered around the weigh-off of huge pumpkins, the event includes a pancake breakfast, games, music and a parade.
October 19-20, 2019 Canada's Baking and Sweets Show
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A Consumer Show catering to everyone who loves to bake and anyone who loves to eat sweets and baked goods.
October 20, 2019 Pumpkin Sunday
Westfield Heritage Village, Ontario, Canada
A fun event for the whole family, especially the little ones! Featuring pumpkin-themed games, demonstrations, crafts and activities. Bring your camera!
November 1-24, 2019 County-licious
Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
Prince Edward County's celebration of fine dining featuring dinner menus created by each participating chef exclusively for the event.
November 16-December 1, 2019 Wassail 2019
Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
Wassail is an annual event held in Prince Edward County which celebrates another harvest and the laying of vines to rest. The event takes place over 3 weekends in November & December and each participating winery hosts a variety winter festivities including things like mulled wines, tasty treats and caroling! A singing cavalcade also sweeps across the County each weekend: Nov 16-17, Nov 23-24, & Nov 30-Dec 1, 2019. (also: www.princeedwardcountywine.ca/events/ )
November 21-24, 2019 25th Annual Gourmet Food & Wine Expo
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Offers 45,000 guests an unparalleled opportunity to sample over 1500 fine wines, beers and spirits from around the globe. This event is for everyone, novice or collector, to experience wines from nearly every wine-making region worldwide. Attendance: 45,000.
December 7, 14 & 21, 2019 ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
Westfield Heritage Village, Ontario, Canada
Enjoy Westfield by candlelight and feel the warmth of the season through music, food samples, fireworks and a visit from Father Christmas. Christmas shopping is available at the Gift Shop and the restaurant features light meals and refreshments. Saturday Evenings in December.
August 25-26, 2018 5th Annual Coconut Festival and Marketplace
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Soak up the sun and sip on fresh coconuts as Toronto hosts Canada’s Annual Coconut Festival and Marketplace at David Pecaut Square (behind CBC bldg and next to Roy Thompson Hall). The Coconut Festival is produced by Coconut Festival Canada which aims to bring the community together to learn about the many health benefits of coconuts as well as its diverse culinary uses.
September 22-23, 2018 Tastes of the Hill
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Celebrate diversity and culture at Richmond Hill’s Tastes of the Hill, a multicultural festival that provides a great opportunity for visitors to learn about cultures from around the world; to try international foods; to make crafts from different places; to visit animals from far away lands; to experience entertainment you have never seen before; and to discover new sports.
October 4 - November 3, 2018 A Taste of the Harvest
Headwaters Region, Ontario, Canada
At locations across the Headwaters region providing unique opportunities to experience the bounty of the harvest in Ontario’s authentic countryside. Discover the beauty of the fall landscape in Headwaters, enjoy delicious pumpkin- shortbread, cheesecake, cream pies and more, be inspired by antiques and artifacts from seasons past, treat someone to a freshly harvested wildflower bouquet, celebrate the season at a fall festival, take to the streets for a Harvest Celebration and even fill a handcrafted empty bowl in support of local food banks. All this and more… plus the delicious Tastes of the Harvest on offer via special desserts, savouries and prix fixe meals to tempt your taste buds.
October 17-18, 2018 - International Conference on Food Production and Preservation - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Conference Highlights: Food Production | Oenology and Wine Production | Food Preservation Techniques | Food Flavouring and Fortification | Food Waste Management | Industrial Application of Food Technology | Current Trends in Food Technology | Chemical analysis of Food Techniques and Applications | Food Security: The Rising Crisis and Its Management | Food Industry and Health Hazards | Food Marketing and Economy: Global issues and challenges | Food, Public Health & Hygiene | Prevention of Contamination during the Process of Production | Nutritive Aspects of food | Food Nutrition & Dietary Supplements | Health Nutrition & Nutraceuticals.
November 2-4, 2018 Ottawa Wine & Food Festival
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Taste a wide variety of culinary creations while perusing the selection of wines, spirits and beer. Choose from over 40 events.
November 15, 2018 Celebrity Chef Tour - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
September 1-4, 2017 Hot & Spicy Food Festival
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Set your temperature soaring! A fiery palette of hot and spicy food, music, dance and the always-popular Iron Chef Competition.
September 16-24, 2017 Organic Week - Nationwide, Canada
Canada’s National Organic Week is the largest annual celebration of organic food, farming and products across the country. (Also: www.facebook.com/organicweek )
December 1, 2017 Christmas Moonlight Magic & Tree Lighting
Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
6:00pm until 10:00pm in Historic Downtown Bowmanville. Bring the entire family downtown for a carol sing and countdown to the lighting of Bowmanville's huge Christmas Tree in the town square. You can also have your picture taken with Santa and his live reindeer. Enjoy free horse-drawn wagon rides along the main street. FREE admission and FREE parking.
October 22, 2016 Whisky Live - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Whether you are a whisky enthusiast, newcomer to the world of the dram, or just want a day out at one of the most entertaining events of the year, Whisky Live has something to offer everyone.
December 2, 2016 - Christmas Moonlight Magic & Tree Lighting
Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
6:00pm until 10:00pm in Historic Downtown Bowmanville. Bring the entire family downtown for a carol sing and countdown to the lighting of Bowmanville's huge Christmas Tree in the town square. You can also have your picture taken with Santa and his live reindeer. Enjoy free horse-drawn wagon rides along the main street. FREE admission and FREE parking.
December 3, 10 & 17, 2016 - ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
Westfield Heritage Village, Ontario, Canada
Enjoy Westfield by candlelight and feel the warmth of the season through music, food samples, fireworks and a visit from Father Christmas. Christmas shopping is available at the Gift Shop and the restaurant features light meals and refreshments. Saturday Evenings in December.
August 8-9, 2015 Peach of a Celebration
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
Niagara-on-the-Lake's agricultural roots remain strong, with ongoing celebrations and tributes to our favourite fruits! Don't miss the celebration of the Peach.
August 14-16, 2015 Annual Leamington Tomato Festival
Leamington, Ontario, Canada
In times-gone-by, the H. J. Heinz Company of Canada Ltd. held its traditional employees' picnic to celebrate the bountiful Tomato Harvest. As time moved forward, community-minded citizens with support from Heinz extended this unique Family tradition into today's "Tomato Festival". We've never forgotten our Cultural and Rural Heritage... and we look forward to a bigger and better future. The Field Tomato is the largest locally grown crop in the region and has been used by Heinz Canada in its food products worldwide. Additionally, Leamington proudly hosts one the largest concentrations of Commercial Greenhouse operations in the world. Our Community supplies supermarkets across North America and the World. The Tomato is the centrepiece of the Festival and symbolizes the our strong identity and belief in Family and Community.
September 11-13, 2015 22nd Annual Niagara Food Festival
Welland, Ontario, Canada
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.
September 28-29, 2015 GIC 2015 - Toronto, ON, Canada
Grocery Innovations Canada is the only grocery show for new products to exhibit at to get in front of Canada’s top retailers, whether corporate, franchise or independent. GIC has 95,000 square feet of exhibit space, with more than 350 exhibiting companies.
December 20, 2015 Christmas Table
Westfield Heritage Village, Ontario, Canada
This extra special evening features delicious, historical foods, traditional entertainment and a chance to experience the holiday traditions and delights of early Canada. Seating is limited. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, September 1, 2015. Call the office for details: 519-621-8851
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