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A YEAR IN

CANADA

MARCH
△ Long John Jamboree (late Mar). Spring’s APRIL
arrival is celebrated with dogsledding, △ World Ski & Snowboard Fest (early Apr).
snowmobiling, and lots of eating in Yellowknife. Specatators, extreme skiers, and ski racers
converge in Whistler, BC for six days of
high-energy sports and mountain culture.
Toonik Tyme (mid-Apr). This week-long
festival in Iqaluit includes igloo-building,
traditional games, and community feasts.

JULY
△ Canada Day (Jul 1). People in every
province celebrate the nation’s birthday with
parades, concerts, barbecues, and fireworks.
Calgary Stampede (mid-Jul). More than AUGUST
1.2 million visitors bring out their inner
cowboy to celebrate all things western, Halifax International Busker Festival (early Aug).
including a rodeo. The best street entertainers from around the world
Vancouver Folk Music Festival (3rd weekend perform each year at this fun-packed festival.
Jul). This multi-stage music festival at Jericho Fringe Festival (mid-Aug). Theater plays and
Beach Park has featured an amazing array quality original productions are staged by
of artists since 1978. renowned international performers in Edmonton.
△ Folklorama (mid-Aug). Multicultural festival of
food, performances, and the arts runs for two
weeks in Winnipeg.

NOVEMBER
△ Royal Agricultural Winter Fair (early–mid
Nov). The world’s largest indoor agricultural fair
features the Royal Horse Show and Winter
Garden Show at Exhibition Place, Toronto DECEMBER
Santa Claus Parade (3rd Sunday). More than
500,000 people watch the longest-running △ Winter Festival of Lights (early Nov–Jan 31).
children’s parade in the world along this Dazzling light displays and a host of events
mile-long route in downtown Toronto. bring holiday cheer to Niagara Falls, Ontario.
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