Mattawa Voyageur Days are again in Festivals and Events Ontario's list of the top 100.
"We are very proud!", Recreation Director Jacques Begin told BayToday. "That makes it eight consecutive years!"
See the website here: http://www.voyageurdays.com
These Top 100 recipients represent festivals and events that excel within the industry.
Included in the Top 100 are the Festivals & Events of Distinction (LOD), a select group which represent some of the most well-known and respected celebrations in the province; celebrations which draw both an international and domestic audience.
Submissions from FEO members were received for consideration in the fall of 2014 and were judged by an independent panel of judges.
Festivals and events of all kinds from every corner of Ontario were represented in the submissions – from community festivals to internationally recognized events.
Looking for something to do in Ontario this year? Here's the Top 100 list:
APRIL
Eat & Drink Norfolk (Simcoe) Apr 10 - 11
Stratford Festival (Stratford) Apr 21 - Oct 18 www.stratfordfestival.ca
MAY
Passport to Unity (Sault Ste. Marie) May 1 - 3
Carassauga Festival (Mississauga) May 22 - 24
Huron Fringe Birding Festival (Port Elgin) May 22 - 31
Thunder Bay Kite Festival (Thunder Bay) May 24
Sing! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival (Toronto) May 28 - 31
JUNE
Barrie Automotive Flea Market (Oro-Medonte) Jun 4 - 7
International Dundas Buskerfest (Dundas) Jun 5 - 7
The Streetsville Founders’ Bread & Honey Festival (Streetsville) Jun 5 - 7
Downtown Milton Street Festival (Milton) Jun 6
Re-enactment of the Battle of Stoney Creek (Stoney Creek) Jun 6 - 7
Mississauga Waterfront Festival (Mississauga) Jun 12 – 14
Sound of Music (Burlington) Jun 13 - 21 www.soundofmusic.ca
Oshawa Peony Festival (Oshawa) Jun 13 - 14
TD Toronto Jazz Festival (Toronto) Jun 18 - 27 www.torontojazz.com
TD Ottawa Jazz Festival (Ottawa) Jun 19 - Jul 1 www.ottawajazzfestival.com
Redpath Waterfront Festival (Toronto) Jun 19 - 21 www.TOwaterfrontfest.com
Luminato Festival (Toronto) Jun 19 - 28 www.luminatofestival.com
The Art of Eating Food & Wine Festival (Tecumseh) Jun 19 - 20
SALSA at Blue Mountain Festival (Blue Mountains) Jun 19 - 21
The Carrousel of the Nations (Windsor) Jun 19 – 28
Cuisine - Art Festival (Alton Mills) Jun 20 - 21
Pride Toronto Festival (Toronto) Jun 21 - 28 www.pridetoronto.com
Toronto RibFest (Toronto) Jun 27 - Jul 1
Peterborough Musicfest (Peterborough) Jun 27 - Aug 22
JULY
Canada Day Celebration (Ottawa/Gatineau) Jul 1 www.canadaday.gc.ca
Burlington’s Canada Day Celebrations (Burlington) Jul 1
Niagara Falls Canada Day Celebration (Niagara Falls) Jul 1
World Heritage Sunset Ceremonies (Kingston) Jul 1 - Sep 2
Heritage Mica Days (Tay Valley Township) Jul 1 - Oct 10
Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto (Toronto) Jul 7 - Aug 3www.torontocaribbeancarnival.com
Belleville Waterfront & Ethnic Festival (Belleville) Jul 8 – 12
RBC Ottawa Bluesfest (Ottawa) Jul 9 - 19 www.ottawabluesfest.ca
Holstein Rodeo & Country MusicFest (Holstein) Jul 9 - 12
TD Sunfest: Canada’s Premier Celebration of World Cultures (London) Jul 9 - 12
Lighthouse Blues Festival (Kincardine) Jul 10 - 12
Pelham Summerfest (Pelham) Jul 16 - 19
Home County Music And Art Festival (London) Jul 17 - 19
Mount Forest Fireworks Festival (Mount Forest) Jul 17 - 19
Stewart Park Festival (Perth) Jul 17 – 19
Rockhound Gemboree (Bancroft) Jul 20 - Aug 2
Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival (Ottawa) Jul 23 - Aug 6 www.chamberfest.com
Collingwood Elvis Festival (Collingwood) Jul 23 - 26
Mattawa Voyageur Days (Mattawa) Jul 23 - 26
Festival Kompa Zouk Ontario (Toronto) Jul 23 - Aug 3
Hillside Festival (Guelph) Jul 24 - 26 www.hillsidefestival.ca
Glengarry Highland Games (Maxville) Jul 31 - Aug 1
Harbourfest (Kenora) Jul 31 - Aug 2
Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival (Port Colborne) Jul 31 - Aug 3
Sioux Lookout Blueberry Festival (Sioux Lookout) Jul 31 - Aug 9
AUGUST
Cobourg Sandcastle Festival (Cobourg) Aug 1
MuslimFest (Mississauga) Aug 1 - 2
TD Kitchener Blues Festival (Kitchener)Aug 6 - 9
Alliston Potato Festival (Alliston) Aug 7 - 9
Taste of The Danforth (Toronto) Aug 7 - 9
The Kingston Sheep Dog Trials (Kingston) Aug 7 - 9
Rogers Cup presented by National Bank (Toronto) Aug 8 - 16 www.rogerscup.com
Havelock Country Jamboree (Havelock) Aug 13 - 16 www.havelockjamboree.com
Dundas Cactus Festival (Dundas) Aug 14 - 16
Carrot Fest (Bradford) Aug 15
Balloonapalooza (Windsor) Aug 15 - 16
Buckhorn Fine Art Festival (Buckhorn) Aug 15 - 16
Burlington’s Children’s Festival (Burlington) Aug 16
Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) (Toronto) Aug 21 - Sep 7 www.theex.com
Tweed Tribute to Elvis Festival (Tweed) Aug 21 - 23
Tecumseh Corn Festival (Tecumseh) Aug 27 - 30
The Great Canadian Kayak Challenge & Festival (Timmins) Aug 28 - 30
SEPTEMBER
Toronto International Film Festival (Toronto) Sep 10 - 20 www.tiff.net
Shores of Erie International Wine Festival (Amherstburg) Sep 10 - 13
Western Fair (London) Sep 11 - 20 www.westernfairdistrict.com
Supercrawl (Hamilton) Sept 11 - 13
Niagara Wine Festival (St. Catharines) Sep 12 - 27 www.niagarawinefestival.com
Meaford Scarecrow Invasion & Family Festival (Meaford) Sep 16 - 21
Bloor West Village Toronto Ukrainian Festival (Toronto) Sep 18 - 20
Headwaters Art Festival (Dufferin County) Sep 18 - Oct 4
Roncesvalles Polish Festival (Toronto) Sep 19 - 20
St. George Applefest (St. George) Sep 19 - 20
Telling Tales, A Family Festival of Stories (Hamilton) Sep 20
International Plowing Match & Rural Expo (Finch) Sep 22 - 26 www.plowingmatch.org
Carp Fair (Carp) Sep 24 - 27
The Word On The Street Toronto (Toronto) Sep 27
OCTOBER
Haunted Fort Night (Fort William) Oct 1 - 31
Pumpkinferno at Upper Canada Village (Morrisburg) Oct 1 - Nov 1
Port Elgin Pumpkinfest (Port Elgin) Oct 3 - 4
Norfolk County Fair and Horse Show (Simcoe) Oct 6 - 12
Kitchener - Waterloo Oktoberfest (Kitchener) Oct 9 - 17 www.oktoberfest.ca
Rockton World’s Fair (Rockton) Oct 9 - 12
Blue Mountains Apple Harvest Festival (Blue Mountains) Oct 10 - 12
A Haunted Forest 2014 (Aurora) Oct 24
NOVEMBER
OPG Winter Festival of Lights (Niagara Falls) Nov 14, 2014 - Jan 11, 2015 www.wfol.com
Niagara Falls Santa Claus Parade (Niagara Falls) Nov 14
First Light at Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons (Midland) Nov 26 – 28
WINTER DEC TO MAR 2016
Christkindl Market (Kitchener) Dec 3 - 6
Alight at Night - Upper Canada Village (Morrisburg) Dec 5 - Jan 2
Winterlude (Ottawa/Gatineau) Jan 29 - Feb 15, 2016 www.winterlude.gc.ca
Barrie Winterfest (Barrie) Feb 6 - 7, 2016
Voyageur Winter Carnival (Fort William) Feb 13 - 15, 2016
Aurora Winter Blues Festival (Aurora) Feb 20 - 28, 2016
Canada Blooms: The Flower and Garden Festival (Toronto) Mar 11 - 20, 2016www.canadablooms.com
