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Fall fairs, folk festivals and small-town celebrations, every province and territory. Free, curated, and updated weekly.

111 events and growing. All Villagly countries

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Arts and Performance Free

"Running since 1989 on Gwich'in and Inuvialuit lands in the remote Arctic town of Inuvik, this five-day pan-Arctic arts gathering is North America's longest-running festival of Arctic art and music, bringing over 50 workshops, two stages, intricate beadwork, carvings and wearable art made from sealskin and moose hide."

Great Northern Arts Festival

8 Jul to 13 Jul 2026
Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"The oldest agricultural fair in Quebec and second-oldest in Canada, now in its 201st edition, bringing horse judging, demolition derbies, tractor pulls, and farm animal displays to the Laurentians every summer."

Expo Lachute Fair

9 Jul to 12 Jul 2026
Lachute, Quebec, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"The Dufferin Agricultural Society's annual fair brings livestock shows, a midway, and rural community spirit to the small town of Carman in the heart of the Red River Valley."

Carman Country Fair

9 Jul to 11 Jul 2026
Carman, Manitoba, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"Held in the valley at Craven, a hamlet of a few hundred people near Last Mountain Lake, this long-running country music jamboree is one of Canada's largest country festivals, transforming an intimate prairie hollow into a four-day camping and concert celebration."

Country Thunder Saskatchewan

9 Jul to 12 Jul 2026
Craven, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"Selkirk Park hosts this traditional summer fair organised by the Selkirk and District Agricultural Society, bringing together livestock exhibitions, horticultural shows, and family midway attractions on the banks of the Red River."

Selkirk and District Agricultural Fair

10 Jul to 12 Jul 2026
Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"Set in the dramatic Frenchman River Valley near the fossil-rich T. rex Discovery Centre, this intimate folk and roots festival brings outstanding western Canadian songwriters to one of Saskatchewan's most striking prairie landscapes."

Big Flat Folk Fest

10 Jul to 11 Jul 2026
Eastend, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"A celebrated two-day summer festival that packs the remote village of Atlin (population 450) with folk and roots music acts, drawing visitors deep into northwestern BC's wilderness."

Atlin Arts and Music Festival

10 Jul to 12 Jul 2026
Atlin, British Columbia, Canada
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Arts and Performance see site

"A grassroots two-day community arts festival held in the tiny Cariboo village of Horsefly, celebrating local and regional visual and performing arts in a remote lakeside setting."

Arts on the Fly

10 Jul to 11 Jul 2026
Horsefly, British Columbia, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"A warmly loved family folk festival held on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake in the hamlet of Crawford Bay, drawing musicians and music lovers to one of BC's most scenic and uncommercialised rural settings."

Starbelly Jam Music Festival

10 Jul to 12 Jul 2026
Crawford Bay, British Columbia, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"Now in its 13th edition, this intimate Highland Games brings Scottish culture to life in the scenic Margaree River Valley along Cape Breton's Cabot Trail, with heavy athletics, highland dancing, piping, and a genuine community ceilidh atmosphere."

Margaree Highland Games

11 Jul to 12 Jul 2026
Margaree Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Village Sports see site

"A lively small-town CPRA rodeo east of Edmonton that pairs boots-and-buckles rodeo action with a community farmers market on the grounds."

Lamont Summer Sizzler Rodeo

11 Jul to 12 Jul 2026
Lamont, Alberta, Canada
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Markets Free

"Now in its 43rd year, this beloved foothills Saturday market at the historic Millarville Racetrack draws 185-plus vendors including local growers, farmers, bakers, and artisans against a backdrop of Rocky Mountain views."

Millarville Farmers' Market

11 Jul to 11 Oct 2026
Millarville, Alberta, Canada
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Fetes and Fairs see site

"A week-long small-town celebration in the heart of PEI's potato country, marking the blooming of the potato fields with community events, live entertainment, and agricultural pride."

PEI Potato Blossom Festival

13 Jul to 19 Jul 2026
O'Leary, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Food and Drink see site

"A week-long community festival on Newfoundland's Baie Verte Peninsula celebrating the local snow crab fishery with seafood, live entertainment, comedy shows, gospel nights, and the rollicking camaraderie of a close-knit outport crowd."

La Scie Annual Crab Festival

13 Jul to 19 Jul 2026
La Scie, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"The Nipawin Exhibition Association's annual fair serves the farming communities of east-central Saskatchewan with livestock judging, a midway, and the traditional agricultural society show that has anchored this northern river town's summer calendar for generations."

Nipawin and District Exhibition

13 Jul to 15 Jul 2026
Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Food and Drink see site

"A longstanding PEI summer institution celebrating the island's famous lobster harvest with live music, community entertainment, and waterfront feasting in one of the province's most characterful seaside towns."

Summerside Lobster Carnival

15 Jul to 18 Jul 2026
Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"Now in its 161st edition, the Antigonish Highland Games is the oldest continuously held Highland Games in North America, celebrating Scottish-Nova Scotian heritage through pipe bands, caber tossing, highland dancing, and Gaelic language events."

Antigonish Highland Games

16 Jul to 19 Jul 2026
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"For over 40 years this festival on the storied Miramichi River has welcomed the world to celebrate Irish heritage through step dancing, traditional music sessions, cΓ©ilΓ­s, storytelling, and an old-fashioned kitchen party hosted by the local Miramichi Fiddlers."

Irish Festival on the Miramichi

16 Jul to 19 Jul 2026
Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"Now in its 34th year, this beloved multi-day gathering in Saskatchewan's boreal forest north of Big River blends folk, roots, and world music across multiple stages with community workshops and camping under the northern trees."

Ness Creek Music Festival

16 Jul to 19 Jul 2026
Big River, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Food and Drink see site

"A blues and spirits festival held at the historic Moulin Michel mill in Plessisville, celebrating Quebec micro-distillers and local terroir flavours across three lively summer evenings."

Au son du Moulin Blues et Gin

17 Jul to 19 Jul 2026
Plessisville, Quebec, Canada
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Village Sports see site

"A beloved prairie-town rodeo weekend featuring chariot and chuckwagon races, a street fair, parade, outdoor dance, and the crowd-favourite Combine Crunch."

Hardisty Rodeo

17 Jul to 19 Jul 2026
Hardisty, Alberta, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"A community music festival set at the foot of the Coast Mountains in the remote Great Bear Rainforest valley town of Bella Coola, accessible only by highway or float plane."

Bella Coola Music Festival

17 Jul to 19 Jul 2026
Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"The Yukon's longest-running music festival, held since 1979 under the midnight sun in Dawson City's storied Klondike townsite, draws Canadian artists across genres to one of the world's most intimate and atmospheric festival settings."

Dawson City Music Festival

17 Jul to 19 Jul 2026
Dawson City, Yukon, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"Held on the shores of Long Lake since 1980, Folk on the Rocks is Yellowknife's biggest festival, featuring six stages under the Midnight Sun with a grand finale drum dance led by the Yellowknives Dene Drummers alongside food, crafts and performers from across Canada and the world."

Folk on the Rocks

17 Jul to 19 Jul 2026
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
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Folk and Music Free

"Running strong since Canada's Centennial year of 1967, the Ennismore Shamrock Festival is a free family weekend celebrating the Irish heritage of this small Peterborough County community with music, dancing, and village hospitality."

Ennismore Shamrock Festival

18 Jul to 19 Jul 2026
Ennismore, Ontario, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"A beloved grassroots gathering in a tiny eastern PEI village that draws fiddle players and fans from around the world to celebrate the island's deep tradition of Celtic and Acadian fiddling."

Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival

18 Jul to 20 Jul 2026
Rollo Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Heritage and Gardens see site

"A deeply rooted community gathering at the historic Gardenton Ukrainian Museum grounds, celebrating the heritage of one of Manitoba's earliest Ukrainian pioneer settlements with homemade food, traditional dancing, and pierogi."

Gardenton Ukrainian Festival

18 Jul to 19 Jul 2026
Gardenton, Manitoba, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"Held on the windswept eastern shore of Nova Scotia, this beloved annual gathering honours the legacy of folk legend Stan Rogers with three days of song, storytelling, and communal camping in one of Canada's most intimate festival settings."

Stanfest: Stan Rogers Folk Festival

20 Jul to 26 Jul 2026
Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Fetes and Fairs see site

"A beloved outport summer festival on the Burin Peninsula featuring historic dory races in Grand Bank harbour, Newfoundland dinners, waterfront breakfasts, fireworks, and a classic outdoor scuff dance to close the week."

Wicked on Da Wharf - Grand Bank Summer Festival

20 Jul to 26 Jul 2026
Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"Tracing its roots to 1830 and now in its 196th year, the Delta Fair near the Rideau Lakes is one of North America's oldest continually operating agricultural fairs, anchoring the tiny village of Delta with four days of midway rides, livestock shows, and small-town tradition."

Delta Fair

23 Jul to 26 Jul 2026
Delta, Ontario, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"An eclectic folk and roots music festival nestled in the artistic village of Baie-Saint-Paul in Charlevoix, drawing Quebec and international acts to one of the province's most scenically situated small towns."

Festif! de Baie-Saint-Paul

23 Jul to 26 Jul 2026
Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"A small-village waterfront festival in the tiny Lac-Saint-Jean community of Peribonka, population under 500, celebrating summer on the shores that inspired Maria Chapdelaine author Louis Hemon."

A l'eau Peribonka

23 Jul to 25 Jul 2026
Peribonka, Quebec, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"A beloved community music festival in the tiny Big Muddy badlands town of Bengough (population 332), which has grown from a local fundraiser into a multi-stage event drawing thousands with national acts, pancake breakfasts, and a car show."

Gateway Festival

23 Jul to 26 Jul 2026
Bengough, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Fetes and Fairs see site

"The Vermilion Agriculture Society's long-running summer fair brings together a parade, trade show, animal judging, pony chuckwagon and chariot races, and grandstand entertainment on Alberta's parkland prairie."

Vermilion Annual Fair

23 Jul to 25 Jul 2026
Vermilion, Alberta, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"An internationally recognised electronic music and arts gathering held on a private ranch near the tiny Kootenay village of Salmo, known for its forest stages, sustainability ethos, and fiercely loyal community."

Shambhala Music Festival

24 Jul to 27 Jul 2026
Salmo, British Columbia, Canada
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Arts and Performance see site

"Artists from around the world spend a week painting outdoors along the shores of the Bay of Fundy at Parrsboro, where the world's highest tides create a dramatic and ever-changing canvas that draws both painters and visitors to this small Nova Scotia town."

Parrsboro International Plein Air Festival

27 Jul to 2 Aug 2026
Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Fetes and Fairs see site

"Gander's signature community festival, running for over 30 years in the town made famous by Come From Away, culminates in Gander Day on the first Monday of August with what is reputed to be Newfoundland's largest fireworks display."

Gander Festival of Flight

27 Jul to 3 Aug 2026
Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Food and Drink see site

"A beloved Centre-du-Quebec village festival dedicated entirely to the pig, with music, pop and country acts, and a festive community atmosphere that draws crowds far beyond Sainte-Perpetue each summer."

Festival du Cochon de Sainte-Perpetue

30 Jul to 2 Aug 2026
Sainte-Perpetue, Quebec, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"Celebrating its extraordinary 50th anniversary edition on a remote New Brunswick island, this world-class festival brings Baroque music masters to an intimate Acadian community setting for eight concerts including a Handel opera and French and Acadian poetry celebration."

Lamèque International Baroque Music Festival

30 Jul to 1 Aug 2026
Lamèque, New Brunswick, Canada
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Food and Drink see site

"Canada's national oyster festival, held in a village of just 250 people, hosts the Canadian Oyster Shucking Championship with top shuckers competing for the right to represent Canada at the World Championships in Galway."

Tyne Valley Oyster Festival

31 Jul to 2 Aug 2026
Tyne Valley, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"Set against the red clay beaches and lush fields of western PEI's Acadian shore, this three-day roots music and culinary festival blends heritage French-Acadian tradition with cutting-edge folk artists from across Canada and beyond."

Festival Route 11

31 Jul to 2 Aug 2026
Wellington, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"One of North America's oldest ethnic heritage festivals, held annually since 1890 in the Icelandic-Canadian lakeside town of Gimli, with a Viking village, traditional Fjallkona ceremony, crafts market, and competitions rooted in New Iceland pioneer culture."

Icelandic Festival of Manitoba (Islendingadagurinn)

31 Jul to 3 Aug 2026
Gimli, Manitoba, Canada
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Heritage and Gardens see site

"Held since 1965 at Selo Ukraina beneath the slopes of Riding Mountain National Park, this three-day festival is Canada's flagship celebration of Ukrainian-Canadian heritage, with grandstand dance extravaganzas, pysanky workshops, folk craft exhibitions, and traditional food."

Canada's National Ukrainian Festival

31 Jul to 2 Aug 2026
Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"A beloved Gulf Islands arts and music festival on Pender Island that brings together world and roots performers and local artisans for a long BC Day weekend of community celebration."

Mosaic Festival

31 Jul to 2 Aug 2026
Pender Island, British Columbia, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"A community music festival set in the historic fur-trade town of Fort St. James on the shores of Stuart Lake in the Nechako wilderness, celebrating local and regional musical talent over BC Day weekend."

Music on the Mountain MoMFest

31 Jul to 2 Aug 2026
Fort St. James, British Columbia, Canada
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Arts and Performance see site

"A much-loved artisan and music festival set within the heritage gardens of Filberg Lodge in Comox, showcasing fine craft, juried artisans, and live music in an idyllic Vancouver Island setting."

Filberg Festival

31 Jul to 2 Aug 2026
Comox, British Columbia, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"Running since 1948 in the tiny village of Maxville at the heart of Ontario's Scottish-settler county, this two-day event hosts the North American Pipe Band Championships alongside heavyweight athletics, Highland dancing, fiddling, a Tartan Ball, and a Kilt Run, drawing crowds that have collectively exceeded nearly a million visits."

Glengarry Highland Games

31 Jul to 1 Aug 2026
Maxville, Ontario, Canada
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Heritage and Gardens see site

"Canada's largest wooden boat show transforms the picturesque three-church waterfront of Mahone Bay each August with a spectacular parade of heritage vessels, shipbuilding demonstrations, boat races, and traditional Maritime craftsmanship."

Mahone Bay Classic Boat Festival

1 Aug to 2 Aug 2026
Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Food and Drink see site

"A week-long outport celebration in a tiny Fortune Bay village centred on the beloved bakeapple berry, with daily breakfasts, church suppers, bingo, concerts, fairs, dances, and a community golf tournament that captures the warmth of Newfoundland outport life."

Garnish Bakeapple Festival

1 Aug to 7 Aug 2026
Garnish, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Village Sports see site

"A classic small-town Alberta stampede on the August long weekend, anchored by a community parade, pancake breakfast, and full rodeo program in the historic town of Smoky Lake."

Smoky Lake Stampede

1 Aug to 2 Aug 2026
Smoky Lake, Alberta, Canada
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Heritage and Gardens see site

"A rain-or-shine living-history event in the tiny village of Mallaig where visitors walk the grounds and experience what farm life looked like in the 1930s, complete with kids' games and village tours."

Mallaig Haying in the 30s

1 Aug to 2 Aug 2026
Mallaig, Alberta, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"The world's oldest Acadian festival, now in its seventh decade, stretches across two weeks on Nova Scotia's French Shore with concerts, art and quilt expositions, kitchen parties, and the exuberant Tintamarre noisemaking parade on National Acadian Day."

Festival acadien de Clare

2 Aug to 15 Aug 2026
Church Point, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"One of Atlantic Canada's most spirited Acadian celebrations, this coastal New Brunswick festival culminates on National Acadian Day with the Grand Tintamarre, a boisterous parade of over 20,000 people making noise through the streets of Caraquet."

Festival acadien de Caraquet

2 Aug to 15 Aug 2026
Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"A characterfully remote annual fall fair hosted by the Graham Island East Coast Farmers Institute on Haida Gwaii, celebrating agricultural life in one of Canada's most isolated rural communities."

Tlell Fall Fair

2 Aug 2026
Tlell, British Columbia, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"Nova Scotia's longest-running folk music festival brings more than 35 years of traditional and contemporary roots music to the UNESCO World Heritage waterfront of Old Town Lunenburg, with concerts, waterfront jams, and an intimate Maritime atmosphere."

Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival

6 Aug to 9 Aug 2026
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Food and Drink see site

"A beloved waterfront celebration of the scallop-fishing industry that put this Fundy Shore town on the culinary map, featuring parades, live music, carnival rides, lobster boat races, and fresh scallop suppers on the Digby wharf."

Digby Scallop Days

6 Aug to 9 Aug 2026
Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"The agricultural heart of western PEI, this annual county exhibition brings together livestock, local producers, midway rides, and community spirit in the tradition of the great Maritime fall fair."

Prince County Exhibition

6 Aug to 8 Aug 2026
Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"A multi-genre electronic music and arts festival set on the banks of the South Thompson River near the tiny hamlet of Pritchard in the Shuswap, championing inclusivity and sustainability."

Electric Love Music Festival

6 Aug to 9 Aug 2026
Pritchard, British Columbia, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"Canada's oldest continuing annual fair, held since 1812 in the historic village of Williamstown, featuring livestock and equestrian shows, a midway, antique tractors, tug-of-war, and heritage displays in its 215th edition."

Williamstown Fair

7 Aug to 9 Aug 2026
Williamstown, Ontario, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"A waterfront weekend festival in the gateway village to Gros Morne National Park, offering moose burgers, fresh local mussels, live Newfoundland music, fireworks, and the chance to get Screeched In against spectacular fjord sunsets."

Harbour Lights Summer Festival

7 Aug to 9 Aug 2026
Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Fetes and Fairs Free

"A free, family-focused harvest celebration in the Mennonite-heritage town of Winkler, drawing thousands each August with a parade, midway rides, live entertainment, and fireworks rooted in the community's agricultural tradition."

Winkler Harvest Festival

7 Aug to 9 Aug 2026
Winkler, Manitoba, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"A justifiably named festival that draws folk, world, and roots musicians to the remote shores of Haida Gwaii for a weekend of music among towering conifers and Pacific beaches."

Edge of the World Music Festival

7 Aug to 9 Aug 2026
Tlell, British Columbia, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"In its 81st year, this three-day festival in the handsome stone mill town of Fergus draws world-class pipers, Highland dancers, and heavy-events athletes to one of Canada's longest-running and most authentic Scottish heritage gatherings."

Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games

7 Aug to 9 Aug 2026
Fergus, Ontario, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"Staged in Goderich on the shores of Lake Huron, this intimate three-day roots festival celebrates the full pan-Celtic tradition with live music, workshops, and a college and kids camp, drawing musicians and audiences from across the Celtic diaspora to one of Ontario's most architecturally distinctive small towns."

Goderich Celtic Roots Festival

7 Aug to 9 Aug 2026
Goderich, Ontario, Canada
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Fetes and Fairs see site

"A week-long food, arts, and community festival in the historic fishing town of Bonavista, featuring a Yarn Bomb at the library, Pizza Wars, a Makers Market, Breakfast on the Wharf, a Mummers Parade, and fireworks over the harbour."

Bonavista Summer Festival

10 Aug to 16 Aug 2026
Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Folk and Music Free

"Described as Manitoba's best-kept musical secret, the Back 40 Folk Festival has kept homemade music alive in Morden since 1989, featuring songwriter circles, local and regional artists, yoga sessions, and a genuinely intimate prairie atmosphere."

Back 40 Folk Festival

14 Aug to 16 Aug 2026
Morden, Manitoba, Canada
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Heritage and Gardens Free

"Dawson City's centrepiece annual holiday, held since 1911 on the third Monday of August, commemorates the 1896 Klondike gold discovery with a costumed parade, pipe band on the Midnight Dome, gold-panning championships, can-can dancers and a literary walking tour."

Discovery Day Celebrations

14 Aug to 17 Aug 2026
Dawson City, Yukon, Canada
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Village Sports see site

"Billed as 'Small Town, Big Rodeo', this generations-old southern Alberta pro rodeo pairs CPRA competition with a free Western Market, live music, a downtown parade, and family-friendly Mutton Bustin'."

Pincher Creek Pro Rodeo

15 Aug to 16 Aug 2026
Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"A cherished Eastern Townships agricultural fair rooted in the farming traditions of the Cookshire-Eaton region, offering livestock displays, local produce tastings, and the close-knit community spirit of rural Quebec."

Exposition agricole de Cookshire

20 Aug to 23 Aug 2026
Cookshire-Eaton, Quebec, Canada
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Food and Drink see site

"A street-food and microbrewery festival in the small Capitale-Nationale village of Neuville, famous for its sweet corn, celebrating local and regional producers with an arts alley and lively outdoor atmosphere."

Desjardins Gourmet Festival Neuville

20 Aug to 23 Aug 2026
Neuville, Quebec, Canada
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Arts and Performance see site

"A four-day literary festival set in the tiny heritage village on the shores of Bonne Bay within Gros Morne National Park, bringing celebrated Canadian and international writers together for readings, poetry, and storytelling under some of the most dramatic scenery in Eastern Canada."

Writers at Woody Point Festival

20 Aug to 23 Aug 2026
Woody Point, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Country Shows Free

"Now in its 189th year, the Woodstock Fair is one of Ontario's oldest agricultural societies in action, bringing the Oxford County community together for free with animal showcases, homecraft competitions, and a midway over three August days."

Woodstock Fair

21 Aug to 23 Aug 2026
Woodstock, Ontario, Canada
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Fetes and Fairs see site

"A five-day late-summer fair in a small PEI market town celebrating the island's harvest season with exhibitions, entertainment, and the warm communal traditions of rural Prince Edward Island."

Kensington Harvest Festival

21 Aug to 25 Aug 2026
Kensington, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"A non-profit camping music festival run with small-town hospitality from the Bruce County village of Lucknow, where 100 per cent of proceeds go to charity and the volunteer-driven event has earned Ontario Top 100 Festival status for 2026."

Lucknow's Music in the Fields

27 Aug to 29 Aug 2026
Lucknow, Ontario, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"A 106-year-old four-day northern BC agricultural fall fair featuring a BCRA rodeo, parade, livestock shows, rides, and entertainment at the Smithers fairgrounds in the scenic Bulkley Valley."

Bulkley Valley Exhibition

27 Aug to 30 Aug 2026
Smithers, British Columbia, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"One of southwestern Ontario's most beloved agricultural fairs, the Paris Fair has gathered the farming community of Brant County for generations across four days of livestock shows, midway rides, and homecraft competitions."

Paris Fair

4 Sept to 7 Sept 2026
Paris, Ontario, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"Quebec's largest rural agricultural fair, held every Labour Day weekend in the Eastern Townships village of Brome, drawing over 35,000 visitors for livestock competitions, craft exhibits, carnival rides, and live music."

Expo Brome Fair

4 Sept to 7 Sept 2026
Brome, Quebec, Canada
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Heritage and Gardens see site

"Founded in 1902 and held every Labour Day weekend in a tiny francophone Acadian village, this festival is PEI's most authentic celebration of Acadian culture, featuring local cuisine, music, crafts, and a beloved community talent competition."

Fete de l'Acadie (Abram-Village Acadian Festival)

4 Sept to 7 Sept 2026
Abram-Village, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"A classic small-village fall fair in the Restigouche region of northern New Brunswick, bringing the community together with live entertainment, agricultural displays, and the warm traditions of a genuine rural gathering."

Charlo Fall Fair

5 Sept to 6 Sept 2026
Charlo, New Brunswick, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"A cherished 77th-annual Labour Day weekend fair and BCRA Championship Rodeo in Barriere that has celebrated North Thompson Valley agricultural life and ranch culture since 1950."

North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo

5 Sept to 7 Sept 2026
Barriere, British Columbia, Canada
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Country Shows From $10

"Presented by the Prince Edward Agricultural Society (established 1831) and held in the historic Crystal Palace, one of only two remaining in North America, this Prince Edward County fair combines horse and steer shows, a tractor pull, demo derby, and a genuine old-fashioned country atmosphere."

Picton Fair

11 Sept to 13 Sept 2026
Picton, Ontario, Canada
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Village Sports see site

"A ten-day country and rodeo festival rooted in Saint-Tite's leather-working heritage, voted Best Outdoor Rodeo in North America, transforming this small Mauricie town of under 4,000 into a 600,000-visitor western spectacle."

Festival Western de Saint-Tite

11 Sept to 20 Sept 2026
Saint-Tite, Quebec, Canada
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Village Sports see site

"A village of roughly 3,800 that fills to over 700,000 visitors for ten days of professional rodeos, country music and western street life, making it the largest western attraction in Eastern Canada and a genuinely extraordinary small-town transformation."

Festival Western de St-Tite

11 Sept to 20 Sept 2026
Saint-Tite, Quebec, Canada
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Fetes and Fairs see site

"Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2026, this spectacularly colourful festival sends up to 30 hot air balloons soaring twice daily over the rolling hills of Sussex, New Brunswick, alongside a large indoor market, craft fair, amusement rides, and outdoor bandstand."

Atlantic International Balloon Fiesta

11 Sept to 13 Sept 2026
Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada
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Food and Drink see site

"A feast-for-all-senses weekend in the small resort village of Cavendish celebrating good music alongside the best of PEI's celebrated local food and drink scene."

SOMMO Festival

11 Sept to 12 Sept 2026
Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"A sun-baked desert-canyon music festival held in the arid Thompson River village of Spences Bridge, one of BC's smallest and most scenically dramatic communities."

Desert Daze Festival

11 Sept to 12 Sept 2026
Spences Bridge, British Columbia, Canada
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Food and Drink see site

"A harvest-season celebration at Paterson Park in the historic village of Ladner featuring BC craft breweries, cideries, wineries, curated food vendors, and a full live music programme."

Barnside Harvest Festival

11 Sept to 13 Sept 2026
Ladner, British Columbia, Canada
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Country Shows From $10

"Held on Six Nations of the Grand River territory, this Indigenous agricultural fair celebrates the community's farming and cultural heritage and is one of the few fall gatherings in Ontario run by a First Nations agricultural society."

Six Nations Fall Fair

12 Sept 2026
Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"A genuine rural gathering rooted in the agricultural traditions of Charlotte County, this beloved fall fair brings together produce competitions, crafts, vendors, hands-on heritage exhibits, and community organizations for a warm celebration of rural New Brunswick life."

Charlotte County Fall Fair

12 Sept to 13 Sept 2026
St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada
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Country Shows Free

"A free community fall fair run by the Springbank Park For All Seasons Agricultural Society, featuring an agriculture and horticulture bench show, vendor market, and a creative special entry class (2026: Mini Scarecrow)."

Springbank Fall Fair

12 Sept 2026
Springbank, Alberta, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"Running since 1977 in the South Slave community of Hay River, this autumn agricultural fair features over 160 judged arts, crafts and produce exhibits alongside handmade Indigenous carvings, making it the Northwest Territories' oldest and most traditional community show."

Hay River Fall Fair

12 Sept to 13 Sept 2026
Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"A classic two-day country fair in the quiet village of Sunderland, keeping Durham Region's agricultural heritage alive with 4-H shows, horse events, homecraft exhibits, tractor pulls, and a midway."

Sunderland Fall Fair

15 Sept to 16 Sept 2026
Sunderland, Ontario, Canada
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Village Sports see site

"The season-ending championship finals of the Wildrose Rodeo Association, bringing Alberta's top amateur and semi-pro rodeo competitors together in the central Alberta town of Barrhead for four days of competition."

Wildrose Rodeo Association Challenge Finals

17 Sept to 20 Sept 2026
Barrhead, Alberta, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"A compact three-day agricultural fair rooted in the small village of Binbrook, bringing together livestock shows, family entertainment, and classic fall-fair tradition for Hamilton's rural south end."

Binbrook Fair

18 Sept to 20 Sept 2026
Binbrook, Ontario, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"One of Canada's oldest agricultural fall fairs, now in its 170th year, the Beeton Fall Fair draws families to the Beeton Fairgrounds for 4-H shows, a garden tractor pull, demolition derby, and agricultural exhibits in a small Simcoe County village."

Beeton Fall Fair

18 Sept to 20 Sept 2026
Beeton, Ontario, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"Founded in 1765, the Hants County Exhibition is the oldest continuously running agricultural fair in North America, still drawing communities together across two weekends in Windsor for livestock competitions, horticultural displays, crafts, and carnival entertainment."

Hants County Exhibition

18 Sept to 27 Sept 2026
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"An 81-year-old Boundary Country agricultural fair in the gold-rush village of Rock Creek, featuring open and 4-H livestock shows, arena events, motor madness, midway rides, and live entertainment under the theme 'Gold Pans and Cattle Brands'."

Rock Creek Fall Fair

19 Sept to 20 Sept 2026
Rock Creek, British Columbia, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"Hosted by the Ancaster Agricultural Society since 1850, this four-day Hamilton-area fair features competitive agricultural exhibits, livestock shows, carnival rides, and the 2026 theme 'In Her Hands' honouring the International Year of the Woman Farmer."

Ancaster Fair

24 Sept to 27 Sept 2026
Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"An autumn music and arts festival set in the mountain town of Revelstoke in the Columbia Mountains, celebrating the turning season with live music, community events, and creative programming."

Luna Festival

25 Sept to 27 Sept 2026
Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"Set in the charming Annapolis Valley university town of Wolfville, this beloved annual celebration of folk, roots, and acoustic music blends the founding musical cultures of Nova Scotia with modern roots talent across intimate indoor and outdoor stages."

Deep Roots Music Festival

26 Sept to 28 Sept 2026
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"Founded in 1873 and sited beside the Heritage-designated Grand River, the Caledonia Fair is four days of agricultural competition, midway rides, and arts showcasing kept alive by a registered charity rooted in the town since Confederation."

Caledonia Fair

1 Oct to 4 Oct 2026
Caledonia, Ontario, Canada
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Arts and Performance see site

"The inaugural Yukon Fringe Festival brings theatre, dance, comedy, storytelling, circus and puppetry to downtown Whitehorse in October 2026, expanding the Canadian Fringe circuit to the country's far north for the first time."

Yukon Fringe Festival

1 Oct to 4 Oct 2026
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"A cosy autumn arts and music festival on Pender Island celebrating the harvest season and Gulf Islands community spirit as the tourist crowds depart and the island settles into fall."

The Crisp Festival

2 Oct to 4 Oct 2026
Pender Island, British Columbia, Canada
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Fetes and Fairs see site

"A 40-year-old harvest tradition on the Lake Huron shore where giant pumpkins routinely tip the scales past 1,700 pounds and a two-day giant vegetable weigh-off anchors one of Ontario's largest outdoor car shows, a craft village, midway, and family fun."

Port Elgin Pumpkinfest

3 Oct to 4 Oct 2026
Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"A week-long county fair anchoring the tobacco-belt town of Simcoe, the Norfolk County Fair combines one of Ontario's premier horse shows with agricultural exhibits, a full midway, and deep rural heritage stretching back over 150 years."

Norfolk County Fair and Horse Show

6 Oct to 12 Oct 2026
Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"Held across Thanksgiving weekend in the Wellington County village of Erin, this beloved agricultural fair celebrates the farmer at its heart, with tractor pulls, a demolition derby, horse shows, and the theme for 2026 honouring the International Year of the Woman Farmer."

Erin Fair

9 Oct to 12 Oct 2026
Erin, Ontario, Canada
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Country Shows see site

"Hosted by the Flos Agricultural Society over Thanksgiving weekend in the Simcoe County village of Elmvale, this multi-generational fair mixes livestock exhibits, craft competitions, and classic fall-fair entertainment in a genuine small-community setting."

Elmvale Fall Fair

9 Oct to 10 Oct 2026
Elmvale, Ontario, Canada
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Folk and Music see site

"Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2026, this nine-day festival sends fiddles, pipes, and song echoing through dozens of Cape Breton villages against a backdrop of peak autumn foliage, with 52 concerts and hundreds of community cultural experiences."

Celtic Colours International Festival

9 Oct to 17 Oct 2026
Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Country Shows From $15

"Running since 1868 in the small village of Norwood, Peterborough County, this three-day fair is a living piece of rural Ontario history, featuring cattle and horse shows, homecrafts, midway rides, a tractor pull, and an antique car show."

Norwood Fall Fair

10 Oct to 12 Oct 2026
Norwood, Ontario, Canada
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Heritage and Gardens see site

"Held at the tip of the Viking Trail each June when icebergs drift past the Great Northern Peninsula, this 10-day coastal community festival unites St. Anthony and neighbouring outport villages for boat tours, local seafood, and traditional Newfoundland music amid breathtaking Arctic scenery."

NL Iceberg Festival

4 Jun to 13 Jun 2027
St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Folk and Music Free

"The 53rd annual celebration of Ukrainian pioneer culture in Vegreville features folk art workshops, grandstand shows, Ukrainian dance competitions, a Pioneer Village with a working stone flour mill, and Zabava evening dances."

Vegreville Pysanka Festival

2 Jul to 4 Jul 2027
Vegreville, Alberta, Canada