List of music festivals in Canada

Music festivals of Canada
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This is an incomplete list of music festivals in Canada.

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By locale

• List of music festivals in British Columbia

By type

• List of rock festivals#Canada
• List of classical music festivals#North America
• List of folk festivals#Canada
  • List of blues festivals in Canada
• List of jazz festivals#Canada

Music festivals

Sortable table

Festival name	City/venue	Province	1st year	Genre/type
Action Music Fest	Summerland	British Columbia
Adstock	Maple Ridge	British Columbia
Amnesia Rockfest	Montebello	Quebec	2005	Rock festival
Armstrong Metal Fest	Armstrong	British Columbia		Heavy metal festival
Astral Harvest Music & Arts Festival	Dritpile	Alberta		Arts festival
Bass Coast	Merritt	British Columbia
Beaches International Jazz Festival	Toronto	Ontario		Jazz festival
Big Music Fest	Kitchener	Ontario
Boots and Hearts Music Festival	Bowmanville	Ontario		Country music festival
Bushwacked	Beaverdell, British Columbia	British Columbia
Calgary Folk Music Festival	Calgary	Alberta		Folk festival
Calgary International Blues Festival	Calgary	Alberta		Blues festival
Calgary International Reggae Festival	Calgary	Alberta		Reggae festival
Canadian Music Week	Toronto	Ontario
Canmore Folk Fest	Canmore	Alberta		Folk festival
Capital Hoedown	Ottawa	Ontario		Country music festival
Cavendish Beach Music Festival	Cavendish	Prince Edward Island		Country music festival
CBC Music Fest	TD Echo Beach	Toronto	Ontario
Celtic Colours	Cape Breton Island	Nova Scotia		Celtic music festival
Centre of Gravity	Kelowna	British Columbia
CMT Music Fest	Kitchener	Ontario
Come Together Music Festival	Durham	Ontario
Connect Music Festival	Besant Park	Saskatchewan
Craven Country Jamboree	Regina Qu'Appelle Valley	Saskatchewan
Dawson City Music Festival	Dawson City	Yukon
Desert Live Music Festival	Osoyoos	British Columbia
Digital Dreams Music Festival	Toronto	Ontario
Dream Music Festival	Penticton	British Columbia
East Van Summer Jam	Vancouver	British Columbia
Edgefest	Toronto and Barrie	Ontario
Edmonton Folk Music Festival	Edmonton	Alberta
Electric Eye Music Festival	Lethbridge	Alberta
Enderby Arts Festival	Enderby	British Columbia
Escapade Music Festival	Ottawa	Ontario
Evolve Festival	Atlantic Canada
Fest of Ale	Penticton	British Columbia
Funtastic	Vernon	British Columbia
Fusion Festival	Surrey	British Columbia
Gateway Music Festival	Bengough	Saskatchewan
Goderich Celtic Roots Festival	Goderich	Ontario
Golden West Music Fest	Bonnyville	Alberta
GrizFest	Tumbler Ridge	British Columbia
The Groove Music Festival	Midway	British Columbia
Halifax Jazz Festival	Halifax	Nova Scotia
Halifax Pop Explosion	Halifax	Nova Scotia
Harrison Festival	Harrison Hot Springs	British Columbia
Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival	Fredericton	New Brunswick
Havelock Country Jamboree	London	Ontario
Heavy MONTRÉAL	Montreal	Quebec
Hillside Festival	Guelph Lake	Ontario
Hornby Island Festival	Hornby Island	British Columbia
Home County Folk Festival	London	Ontario
Island Musicfest	Comox Valley	Biritish Columbia
Islands Music Festival	Duncan	British Columbia
Jazz Winnipeg Festival	Winnipeg	Manitoba
The Junction Summer Solstace Festival	The Junction	Toronto, Ontario
LIVE at Squamish	Squamish	British Columbia
Love & Records - Lethbridge Music Festival & Record Fair	Lethbridge	Alberta
Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival	Lunenberg	Nova Scotia
Manitoulin Country Fest	Little Current	Ontario
Mariposa Folk Festival	Orillia	Ontario
MazzFest	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan
Merritt Mountain Music Festival	Merritt	British Columbia
Mission Folk Festival	Mission	British Columbia
Montreal International Jazz Festival (Festival International de jazz de Montréal)	Montreal	Quebec
Montreal International Reggae Festival	Montreal	Quebec
MoSo Fest	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan
Motion Notion	Golden	British Columbia
Mushtari Begum Festival	New Westminster	British Columbia
Music and Beyond	Ottawa	Ontario
MusicFest Canada
Mutek	Montreal	Quebec
Nakusp Music Fest	Nakusp	British Columbia
North by Northeast	Toronto	Ontario
Northern Lights Festival Boreal	Greater Sudbury	Ontario
OM Festival	Southern Ontario
Open Air Performances	Lake Country	British Columbia
Osheaga	Montreal	Quebec
Ottawa Bluesfest
Ottawa Chamber Music Festival	Ottawa	Ontario
Ottawa Folk Festival
Ottawa Jazz Festival
Ottawa Reggae Festival
Pemberton Music Festival	Pemberton	British Columbia
Pop Montreal	Montreal	Quebec
Quebec City Summer Festival	Quebec City	Quebec
Regina Folk Festival	Regina	Saskatchewan
River Rats Festival	Athabasca	Alberta
Rockin’ River Musicfest	Merritt	British Columbia		Rock festival
Rockin' the Fields of Minnedosa	Minnedosa	Manitoba		Rock festival
Rock the Shores	Victoria	British Columbia		Rock festival
Rock of the Woods Music Festival	Cowichan Valley	British Columbia		Rock festival
Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival	Salmon Arm	British Columbia		Blues festival
Sappyfest	Sackville	New Brunswick
Sarnia Bayfest	Sarnia	Ontario
Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Fest	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan		Jazz festival
SCENE Music Festival	St. Catharines	Ontario
Shambhala	Salmo	British Columbia		Rock festival
Shorefest	Vancouver	British Columbua
Sled Island	Calgary	Alberta
Sooke River Bluegrass Festival	Sooke	British Columbia		Bluegrass festival
Sound Island	Sudbury	Ontario
Squamish Valley Music Festival	Squamish	British Columbia
Stan Rogers Folk Festival	Canso	Nova Scotia
Steamboat Mountain Music Festival	Edgewater	British Columbia
Summerfest	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island
Sunfest	London	Ontario
Supercrawl	Hamilton	Ontario
Tall Trees Music Festival	Port Renfrew	British Columbia
Tdot Fest	Toronto	Ontario
Time Festival	Toronto	Ontario
Tiny Lights Festival	Ymir	British Columbia
Toronto Jazz Festival	Toronto	Ontario
Unity Music Festival	Solcan City	British Columbia
Vancouver Folk Music Festival	Vancouver
Vancouver International Jazz Festival	Vancouver
Vibe Music Fest	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan
Victoria Ska Fest	Victoria	British Columbia
Virgin Festival	Toronto and Vancouver
Wanderlust	Whistler	British Columbia
Warped Tour	Various	Various
WEMF	Toronto	Ontario
WestFest	Calgary	Alberta
Wild Mountain Music Festival	Hinton	Alberta
Winnipeg Folk Festival	Winnipeg	Manitoba

Organized by province or territory

• Lilith Fair, a traveling festival

Alberta

• Big Valley Jamboree, Camrose
• Calgary Folk Music Festival, Calgary
• Edmonton Folk Music Festival, Edmonton
• Interstellar Rodeo, Edmonton
• Beaumont Blues and Roots Festival, Beaumont
• North Country Fair, Driftpile
• Sled Island, Calgary
• Astral Harvest, Driftpile
• Blues in Whyte Block Party, Edmonton
• Wild Mountain Music Festival, Hinton
• South Country Fair, Ft Macleod
• Sasquatch Gathering, Rangeton Park
• Up and DT Festival, Edmonton

British Columbia

• List of music festivals in British Columbia

Manitoba

• Harvest Moon Festival,^[1] Clearwater
• Jazz Winnipeg Festival, Winnipeg
• Manitoba Electronic Music Exhibition, Winnipeg
• Matlock Festival of Music Art and Nature,^[2] Matlog
• Rainbow Trout Music Festival,^[3] St. Malo
• Winnipeg Folk Festival, Winnipeg
• Winnipeg Music Festival, Winnipeg

New Brunswick

• List of festivals in New Brunswick

Northwest Territories

• List of festivals in the Northwest Territories

Nova Scotia

• Evolve Festival, Antigonish
• Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax

Newfoundland and Labrador

• Tuckamore Festival, St. John's

Ontario

• Big Music Fest, Belleville and Owen Sound
• Burlington's Sound of Music Festival, Burlington
• Canadian Music Week, Toronto
• Capital Hoedown, Ottawa
• Capital Idea!, Ottawa
• CMT Music Fest, Kitchener
• Ever After Music Fest, Kitchener^[4]
• Field Trip, Toronto^[5]
• Hillside Festival, Guelph
• Music and Beyond, Ottawa
• North by Northeast, Toronto
• Northern Lights Festival Boréal, Sudbury
• Ottawa Bluesfest, Ottawa
• Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, Ottawa
• Ottawa Folk Festival, Ottawa
• Ottawa International Animation Festival, Ottawa
• Ottawa International Jazz Festival, Ottawa
• OVO Fest, Toronto
• RiverFest, Elora^[6]
• Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival, Owen Sound
• Supercrawl, Hamilton
• Veld Electronic Music Festival, Toronto^[7]
• Virgin Festival, Toronto
• Wayhome Music & Arts Festival, Oro-Medonte
• WEMF (World Electronic Music Festival), South Algonquin

Prince Edward Island

• Cavendish Beach Music Festival, Cavendish

Quebec

• Eclipse Festival, Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau
• Heavy MTL Montreal
• Île Soniq,^[8] Montreal
• Kinetik Festival, Montreal
• Les FrancoFolies de Montréal, Montreal
• Longueuil International Percussion Festival, Longueuil
• M For Montreal,^[9] Montreal
• Montreal International Jazz Festival, Montreal
• Mundial,^[10] Montreal
• MUTEK, Montreal
• Osheaga Festival, Montreal
• Pop Montreal, Montreal
• Quebec City Summer Festival, Quebec City
• Rockfest, Montebello

See also

• List of festivals in Canada
• List of music festivals in North America
• List of music festivals in the United States

References

1. "Harvest Moon Festival 2014 | September 12–14 in Clearwater MB". Harvestmoonfestival.ca. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
2. "Matlock Festival of Music Art and Nature". Matlockfestival.ca. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
3. "Winnipeg, Manitoba". Rainbow Trout Music Festival. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
4. Ever After Music Fest
5. Field Trip
6. RiverFest
7. Veld Electronic Music Festival
8. Île Soniq
9. "M Pour Montreal Homepage". Mformontreal.com. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
10. "SENSIBILISER & CONNECTER AVEC SON PUBLIC EN 2014 - Mundial Montréal". Mundialmontreal.com. 2014-11-18. Retrieved 2015-04-10.

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