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43.651883 -79.381707 | 1 Forget the weather and join the party! WinterCity is a city-wide celebration of culture, creativity and cuisine. Catch free entertainment at Nathan Phillips Square, enjoy the ever-popular… | |
45.6499 -74.3333 | 2 Attracting thousands of participants, the Canadian Ski Marathon at Lachute in Quebec is one of the world's largest cross-country ski events. Beginning in Lachute and ending in Buckingham, it… |  |
57.726 -101.66 | 3 One of the largest snow festivals in the world, the Québec Winter Carnival makes the most of the region's harsh climatic conditions. Close to a million visitors enjoy activities and shows in… |  |
46.512828 -84.337132 | 4 Fun events take over snowy Sault Ste. Marie in Northern Ontario during the yearly ten-day Bon Soo Winter Carnival. Live music and fireworks open the proceedings and insane swimmers brave the… |  |
43.639319 -79.383388 | 5 Toronto's Harbourfront Centre celebrates Black History Month at Kuumba - the Swahili word for creativity. Don't miss out on dance, music, art, theatre, film, storytelling and lots of other… |  |
48.420484 -123.366286 | 6 Hundreds of brews are available for purchase and tasting at the civilised Victoria Tea Festival held at the Crystal Garden. Choose from black, oolong, white, green and other varieties and… |  |
43.734653 -79.35805 | 7 The Southern Ontario Orchid Society's Annual Orchid Show at the Toronto Botanical Garden is an exotic gardener's paradise. Displays feature thousands of flowering orchid plants arranged in… | |
45.5 -73.5833 | 8 Valentine's Day celebrations are sensibly given five days during one of the biggest parties on the Montreal gay scene - Red Weekend. The highlight is the Red Party on Saturday night. |  |
51.036941 -114.051861 | 9 The annual Calgary Winefest features hundreds of international wines, ports, champagne and dessert wines from the world's most celebrated wine regions. The all-inclusive event includes wine… |  |
48.420644 -123.366283 | 10 Organic and heritage seeds, native plants, perennials, fresh produce, seedlings, compost worms and other garden products fill the Victoria Conference Centre on Annual Seedy Saturday, sponsored… | |
49.895452 -97.138273 | 11 Winnipeg's Festival du Voyageur is Western Canada's largest winter festival. Hear live music in venues across the city, compete in the Snow Sculpture Contest in Whittier Park or even the Beard… | |
45.4166 -75.6999 | 12 Ottawa's Winterlude takes place over three weekends in February and is North America's largest winter festival. Amongst a myriad activities, the event boasts the world's largest skating rink… |  |
46.826856 -71.24531 | 13 Québec International Pee Wee Hockey Tournament The Québec International Pee Wee Hockey Tournament takes place each year at Québec City's Colisée Pepsi. Now the biggest minor league hockey event in the world, it attracts over 2000 11- and… | |
49.195503 -123.991956 | 14 Get a sugar fix in Nanaimo during the Maple Sugar Festival, celebrating Canada's favourite export. There is live music, art, performances for children as well as the opportunity to sample… |  |
60.719692 -135.052288 | 15 The sounds are mostly folk or country at the chilly Frostbite Music Festival. Shake off the winter blues and warm up dancing at concerts by Canadian and regional musicians at the Yukon Arts… | |
43.644353 -79.386902 | 16 Canadian International Autoshow The annual Canadian International Autoshow takes place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Around 300,000 visitors ogle more than 1000 new vehicles including classics and prototypes and… | |
54.489186 -124.881591 | 17 The Yeti Mountain Snowshoe Series The Yeti Snowshoe Series comprises exhausting but fun snowshoeing races across British Columbia. Choose from a 5km power walk or a more serious 10km run at Mount Washington Ski Resort and… |  |
50.447234 -104.618013 | 18 Regina Mid-Winter Blues Festival Shake off the cold with a much-needed visit to Saskatchewan for the yearly Regina Mid-Winter Blues Festival. Warm, deep southern songs are performed at The Exchange, the Royal Saskatchewan… | |
49.25 -123.1333 | 19 Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games Vancouver hosts the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. After a four-year wait, hundreds of competitors from across the world battle it out for cherished gold medals in sports ranging from downhill… |  |
45.545447 -73.639076 | 20 Food, music and art are the ingredients of the Montreal High Lights Festival, a showcase of the best the city has to offer. It's the perfect reminder to residents and visitors that winter is… |  |
43.700934 -79.638822 | 21 The Outdoor Adventure Show at Toronto's International Centre has themed areas dedicated to everything from canoeing, scuba diving and mountain biking to hang gliding and mountaineering. Around… | |
49.25 -123.1333 | 22 Discover Canada's First Nation heritage at Vancouver's Talking Stick Festival. The event presents the best of local, national and international Aboriginal artists in a fusion of music, dance… | |
49.276174 -123.146167 | 23 The Museum of Vancouver hosts Ravishing Beasts, a glimpse into the strange world of taxidermy. Explore its history and revival in contemporary art. Is there a future for this practice? Or does… | |
43.654117 -79.392221 | 24 Toronto Human Rights Watch Film Festival Explore current issues of (in)justice, personal and collective struggle and human dignity at the Toronto Human Rights Watch Film Festival. Screenings take place in Jackman Hall at the Art… |  |
48.15 -80.0333 | 25 Every year, Kirkland's Winter Carnival offers a host of events and family fun, including live performances, a torchlit parade, tribute bands, kids' shows and the Giggles Comedy Club. Please… | |
48.4333 -71.0666 | 26 A truly family-orientated affair, The Hivernades in Chicoutimi has an inflatable playground, snowmobiles, ice skating, curling, dog sledding and other classic Canadian winter activities for… |  |
45.548234 -73.59217 | 27 Montreal International Children's Film Festival A lively spirit takes over Beaubien Cinema every year during the Montreal International Children's Film Festival. The fantastic international programme of French-language feature films, shorts… |  |
43.700934 -79.638822 | 28 Toronto's International Centre feeds the soul at the ESP Psychic Expo. There are lectures on astrology, auras and similar subjects. Consult palm and tarot card readers and gurus who attempt to… | |
46.6333 -64.8666 | 29 The Kingston Canadian Film Festival Each year the Kingston Canadian Film Festival screens a diverse selection of the year's best Canadian feature films at venues around town. The event also shows locally-produced short films and… | |
50.6666 -120.3333 | 30 The British Columbia Cowboy Heritage Society presents its annual Cowboy Festival in Kamloops. Demonstrations of cowboy skills, shows for the kids, cowboy poetry and storytelling aim to please… |  |
43.641634 -79.389696 | 31 FIM World Championship Supercross: Toronto FIM World Championship Supercross comes to Toronto's Rogers Centre. The series combines outrageous jumps with flat-out speed, making each race a spectacular event. Crashes are almost… |  |
45.545447 -73.639076 | 32 Montreal hosts the longest-established St Patrick's Parade in North America, which attracts crowds of around 600,000 to line the route. Forty different floats, 45 marching bands and over 4000… |  |
43.639319 -79.383388 | 33 The Natrel Skating Rink is Canada's largest artificial outdoor ice rink, open each winter at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre. Skate rentals, changing rooms, skate-sharpening facilities and hot… | |
57.726 -101.66 | 34 Labrador is Canada's newest Snowmobile destination and boasts one of the longest winter seasons in North America. The Winter Odyssey opens with a Snow Sculpture contest and features a 400km… | |
46.813 -71.207 | 35 Extreme sport fans won't want to miss Red Bull Crashed Ice in the Old Quebec district. Participants from Canada and beyond strap on their skates to race along an icy outdoor track, complete… |  |
43.651883 -79.381707 | 36 New York or Paris it ain't, but Toronto's L'Oreal Fashion Week deserves a visit for a glimpse into the next season's collections that precisely noone is going to be wearing. It is held twice… | |
43.633201 -79.41531 | 37 The annual Canada Blooms show at Toronto's Direct Energy Centre is the country's largest indoor garden show. Leading garden centres, florists, designers, educational and horticultural… |  |
43.644353 -79.386902 | 38 Fishermen, hunters, archers and other outdoor sports enthusiasts are in their element at the annual Toronto Sportsmen's Show at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Buy the latest gear, book… |  |
43.700934 -79.638822 | 39 International Home and Garden Show The International Home and Garden Show at Toronto's International Centre provides visitors with a wealth of inspiration for all aspects of home and garden improvements. Browse options for… | |
43.700934 -79.638822 | 40 The annual Toronto Wine and Cheese Show at the International Centre provides the best in fine wine, beer, whisky, cheese and speciality foods. The event is for over 19s only and hosts seminars… |  |
41 Yellowknife comes alive for the Caribou Carnival. Activities include Carnival Queen and Princess contests, an ice-sculpting competition and an impressive fireworks display set to music. | ||
51.179342 -73.520507 | 42 The annual week dedicated to the French language is celebrated in France and French-speaking areas from Québec to Brussels and Geneva. Francophones are invited to take part in a very special… |  |
45.545447 -73.639076 | 43 International Festival of Films on Art Montreal hosts the annual International Festival of Films on Art, showing around 300 films at venues around the city. Screenings cover subjects from architecture to fine art and the performing… |  |
50.301745 -125.890487 | 44 As spring blossoms, readers and writers come together for another edition of Words on the Water, held in Campbell River's Maritime Heritage Centre. The event features book signings, readings… | |
50.7678 -111.4922 | 45 In the moon-like badlands near Patricia, 200km east of Calgary, erosion is slowly revealing one of the world's most extensive dinosaur fossil beds. Take a guided tour to learn more about this… |  |
46 The Royal Manitoba Winter Fair is one of North America's largest. Around 130,000 visitors converge on the Keystone Centre in Brandon. | ||
46.844437 -71.615199 | 47 Head to Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier and spend the night in its otherworldly Ice Hotel. This eco-friendly design is made entirely from ice and snow with ceilings as high as 16 feet… |  |
46.867993 -71.643485 | 48 Built with 500 tons of ice and 15,000 tons of snow, the Ice Hotel in Quebec City offers its guests a unique and adventurous experience. Go now before global warming gets the better of Quebec's… |  |
49.275588 -123.113393 | 49 Vancouver International Auto Show The annual Vancouver International Auto Show at BC Place Stadium is one of the largest in Canada. Visitors can check out all the latest models and car accessories from major international… |  |
45.507365 -73.565973 | 50 Cubes, Blocks and Other Spaces Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art's first exhibition in the themed series Point[s] of View on the Collection centres on today's governing urban, architectural and media frameworks. Cubes… |  |
