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A YEAR IN

CANADA

DISCOVER A Year in Canada

JANUARY FEBRUARY
△ Ice Wine Festivals (mid–late Jan). British △ Winter Carnival (Feb 8–17). Outdoor events
Columbia’s Okanagan Valley and Ontario’s include ice sculptures, a canoe race across the
Niagara Peninsula celebrate all things ice St. Lawrence River, and parties in Quebec City.
wine, with lots of tastings. Chinese New Year (Feb, depending on Chinese
Zodiac). Dancing dragons, fireworks and food
in Toronto, Calgary, Ottawa, and Montreal, but
Vancouver has the biggest celebration.

MAY
△ Canadian Tulip Festival (mid-May). Tiptoe
through one million tulips blanketing Ottawa
and revel in tulip mania. JUNE
Stratford Shakespearean Festival (May– Pride Toronto (Jun). A fun, frenzied, and
Nov). World-famous performances of the flamboyant celebration of the LGBT community
bard’s works and other plays in Stratford. with more than 50 events over 24 days.
△ National Indigenous Peoples Day (Jun 21).
This day recognizes and celebrates the cultures
and contributions of the First Nations, Inuit and
Métis and Indigenous peoples throughout Canada.

SEPTEMBER
△ Toronto International Film Fest OCTOBER
(mid-Sep). Over ten days, movie stars, △ Celtic Colors (early Oct). Communities all
directors, paparazzi, and the public attend over Cape Breton take part in this nine-day
the prestigious TIFF in downtown Toronto. festival celebrating their rich Celtic culture.
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