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