Top events in Canada 2026
The events worth planning around in Canada in 2026 — the biggest and best-known first, with people to go with.
7762 events
15 Dec 2025 – 12 Mar 2028
1380 free
Highlights: Calgary Justice Film Festival, Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, Guelph Film Festival
Any time
Today71This weekend1027This month8157Next month2904Free1520Highlights1823Festivals186Christmas markets41Date night3292With kids1270On your own2219With friends823After-work & aperitivo108With a view7Birthday49Hen and stag parties119Volunteering3Pumpkin patches2Autumn foliage12Stargazing2Rainy day2559Museum night1Pantomime2
Calgary Justice Film Festival
5 Nov 2026 · Calgary
Market / fair
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
6 Nov 2026 · Toronto
Guelph Film Festival
11 Nov 2026 · Guelph
Market / fair
Vancouver Christmas Market
16 Nov 2026 · Vancouver
Alight at Night
27 Nov 2026 · Cornwall
Parade / celebration
Fête nationale du Québec
23 Jun 2027
Penticton Elvis Festival
26 Jun 2027 · Penticton
Festival
Ball's Falls Thanksgiving Festival
October · St. Catharines
Canadian Finals Rodeo
October · Edmonton
Festival
Festival of Fear
October · Montréal
Festival
Festival Frissons
October · Mascouche
Hub City Tattoo Expo
October · Moncton
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Runs every yearTicketsThe Netherlands Centennial Carillon
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Runs every yearTicketsArt Gallery of Alberta
5
Runs every yearTicketsThe Hotel On Wolfe Island
6
Runs every yearTicketsThe Grand Theatre
9
Runs every yearTicketsContemporary Calgary
11
Runs every yearTicketsThe Confluence Historic Site & Parkland
12
Runs every yearTicketsCanada Life Place
14
Runs every yearTicketsThe Gladstone Theatre
16
Runs every yearTicketsMonument-National
Questions
Top events in Canada 2026: what's on?
7,762 events between 3 Nov – 12 Mar 2028. Among them: Calgary Justice Film Festival · Royal Agricultural Winter Fair · Guelph Film Festival.
What is the next event in Canada?
Raine Maida & Chantal Kreviazuk: I'm Going to Break Your Heart… on 3 Nov in Saint John.
Which events in Canada are free?
1380 events are free, for example Every Tuesday. All day special! · AWARE Textile Repair Workshop 101 · Sixty Watt Trivia Nights.
What are the biggest events in Canada?
The named events of the place: Calgary Justice Film Festival (5 Nov) · Royal Agricultural Winter Fair (6 Nov) · Guelph Film Festival (11 Nov) · Vancouver Christmas Market (16 Nov).
Where in Canada is most going on?
Most events are in Toronto (1150) · Calgary (500) · Vancouver (490).