# List of music festivals in Canada

This is an incomplete list of music festivals in Canada.

## Sublists
### By type

* List of classical music festivals#North America
* List of electronic music festivals
* List of folk festivals#Canada
** List of blues festivals in Canada
* List of jazz festivals#Canada

## Music festivals
### Sortable table

| Festival name | City/venue | Province | 1st year | Genre/type |
| Action Music Fest | Summerland | British Columbia | | |
| Adstock | Maple Ridge | British Columbia | | |
| Amnesia Rockfest | Montebello | Quebec | 2005 | Rock festival |
| Armstrong Metal Fest | Armstrong | British Columbia | | Heavy metal festival |
| Astral Harvest Music & Arts Festival | Driftpile | Alberta | | Arts festival |
| Bass Coast | Merritt | British Columbia | | |
| Beaches International Jazz Festival | Toronto | Ontario | | Jazz festival |
| Big Sky Music Festival | Oro-Medonte | Ontario | | |
| Boots and Hearts Music Festival | Oro-Medonte | Ontario | | Country music festival |
| Bushwacked | Beaverdell | British Columbia | | |
| Calgary Folk Music Festival | Calgary | Alberta | | Folk festival |
| Calgary International Blues Festival | Calgary | Alberta | | Blues festival |
| Calgary International Reggae Festival | Calgary | Alberta | | Reggae festival |
| Canadian Music Week | Toronto | Ontario | | |
| Canmore Folk Fest | Canmore | Alberta | | Folk festival |
| Capital Hoedown | Ottawa | Ontario | | Country music festival |
| Cavendish Beach Music Festival | Cavendish | Prince Edward Island | | Country music festival |
| CBC Music Festival | Toronto | Ontario | | |
| Celtic Colours | Cape Breton Island | Nova Scotia | | Celtic music festival |
| Centre of Gravity | Kelowna | British Columbia | | |
| Chasing Summer | Calgary | Alberta | 2012 | Electronic dance music |
| Choral Mosaic 2020 | Mississauga | Ontario | 2020 | Choral ensemble |
| Classics by the Bay | Parrsboro | Nova Scotia | | classical music festival |
| CMT Music Fest | Kitchener | Ontario | | |
| Come Together Music Festival | Durham | Ontario | | |
| Contact Winter Music Festival | Vancouver | British Columbia | | Teen friendly |
| Connect Music Festival | Mortlach | Saskatchewan | | |
| Craven Country Jamboree | Regina Qu'Appelle Valley | Saskatchewan | | |
| Dawson City Music Festival | Dawson City | Yukon | | |
| Desert Live Music Festival | Osoyoos | British Columbia | | |
| Digital Dreams Music Festival | Toronto | Ontario | | |
| Dream Music Festival | Penticton | British Columbia | | |
| East Van Summer Jam | Vancouver | British Columbia | | |
| Edgefest | Toronto and Barrie | Ontario | | |
| Edmonton Folk Music Festival | Edmonton | Alberta | | |
| Electric Eye Music Festival | Lethbridge | Alberta | | |
| Enderby Arts Festival | Enderby | British Columbia | | |
| Escapade Music Festival | Ottawa | Ontario | | |
| Ever After Music Festival | Kitchener | Ontario | | |
| Evolve Festival | Atlantic Canada | | | |
| Fest of Ale | Penticton | British Columbia | | |
| Festival of Small Halls | | Prince Edward Island | | Music and dance festival at various locations featuring folk/country/indie artists |
| Funtastic | Vernon | British Columbia | | |
| Fusion Festival | Surrey | British Columbia | | |
| Future Forest Music & Arts Festival | Outside of Fredericton | New Brunswick | | Electronic |
| Gateway Music Festival | Bengough | Saskatchewan | | |
| Goderich Celtic Roots Festival | Goderich | Ontario | | |
| Golden West Music Fest | Bonnyville | Alberta | | |
| GrizFest | Tumbler Ridge | British Columbia | | |
| The Groove Music Festival | Midway | British Columbia | | |
| Halifax Jazz Festival | Halifax | Nova Scotia | | |
| Halifax Pop Explosion | Halifax | Nova Scotia | | |
| Harrison Festival | Harrison Hot Springs | British Columbia | | |
| Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival | Fredericton | New Brunswick | | |
| Havelock Country Jamboree | London | Ontario | | |
| Heavy MONTRÉAL | Montreal | Quebec | | |
| Hillside Festival | Guelph Lake | Ontario | | |
| Hornby Island Festival | Hornby Island | British Columbia | | |
| Home County Folk Festival | London | Ontario | | |
| Indie Week Canada | Toronto | Ontario | 2002 | Music festival and industry conference |
| Innu Nikamu | Mani-Utenam | Quebec | 1985 | First Nations music |
| Island Musicfest | Comox Valley | British Columbia | | |
| Islands Music Festival | Duncan | British Columbia | | |
| Jazz Winnipeg Festival | Winnipeg | Manitoba | | |
| The Junction Summer Solstice Festival | Toronto | Ontario | | |
| Love & Records - Lethbridge Music Festival & Record Fair | Lethbridge | Alberta | | |
| Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival | Lunenberg | Nova Scotia | | |
| Manitoulin Country Fest | Little Current | Ontario | | |
| Mariposa Folk Festival | Orillia | Ontario | | |
| Maritime Fiddle Festival | Dartmouth | Nova Scotia | 1950 | Folk music/Step Dance festival |
| MazzFest | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | | |
| Mission Folk Festival | Mission | British Columbia | | |
| Montreal International Jazz Festival (Festival International de jazz de Montréal) | Montreal | Quebec | | |
| Montreal International Reggae Festival | Montreal | Quebec | | |
| MoSo Fest | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | | |
| Motion Notion | Golden | British Columbia | | |
| Mushtari Begum Festival | New Westminster | British Columbia | | |
| Music and Beyond | Ottawa | Ontario | | |
| MusicFest Canada | | | | |
| Mutek | Montreal | Quebec | | |
| Nakusp Music Fest | Nakusp | British Columbia | | |
| Ness Creek Music Festival | Big River | Saskatchewan | | |
| North by Northeast | Toronto | Ontario | | |
| Northern Lights Festival Boreal | Sudbury | Ontario | 1972 | |
| La Nuit sur l'étang | Sudbury | Ontario | | |
| OM Festival | Southern Ontario | Ontario | | |
| Open Air Performances | Lake Country | British Columbia | | |
| Osheaga | Montreal | Quebec | | |
| Ottawa Bluesfest | Ottawa | Ontario | | |
| Ottawa Chamber Music Festival | Ottawa | Ontario | | |
| Ottawa Folk Festival | Ottawa | Ontario | | |
| Ottawa Jazz Festival | Ottawa | Ontario | | |
| Ottawa Reggae Festival | Ottawa | Ontario | | |
| Paradise Music Festival | Whitehorse | Yukon | | |
| Pop Montreal | Montreal | Quebec | | |
| Purple City Music Festival | Edmonton | Alberta | 2013 | Rock, punk, shoegaze, post-punk, hardcore, metal, etc |
| Quebec City Summer Festival | Quebec City | Quebec | | |
| Regina Folk Festival | Regina | Saskatchewan | | |
| Reignbough Fiddle Arts & Music Festival | Smoky Lake | Alberta | | |
| River Rats Festival | Athabasca | Alberta | | |
| Rockin’ River Musicfest | Merritt | British Columbia | | Rock festival |
| Rockin' the Fields of Minnedosa | Minnedosa | Manitoba | | Rock festival |
| Rock the Shores | Victoria | British Columbia | | Rock festival |
| Pretty Good Not Bad | Victoria | British Columbia | | Experimental Electronic Music and art |
| Rock of the Woods Music Festival | Cowichan Valley | British Columbia | | Rock festival |
| Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Festival | Salmon Arm | British Columbia | | Blues festival |
| Sappyfest | Sackville | New Brunswick | | |
| Sarnia Bayfest | Sarnia | Ontario | | |
| Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Fest | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | | Jazz festival |
| SCENE Music Festival | St. Catharines | Ontario | | |
| Shambhala | Salmo | British Columbia | | EDM |
| Shorefest | Vancouver | British Columbia | | |
| Sled Island | Calgary | Alberta | | |
| Sommo Fest | Cavendish | Prince Edward Island | 2023 | Indie music |
| Sooke River Bluegrass Festival | Sooke | British Columbia | | Bluegrass festival |
| Squamish Constellation Festival | Squamish | British Columbia | | |
| Stan Rogers Folk Festival | Canso | Nova Scotia | | |
| Steamboat Mountain Music Festival | Edgewater | British Columbia | | |
| Summerfest | Charlottetown | Prince Edward Island | | |
| Sunfest | London | Ontario | | |
| Supercrawl | Hamilton | Ontario | | |
| Tdot Fest | Toronto | Ontario | | |
| Time Festival | Toronto | Ontario | | |
| Tiny Lights Festival | Ymir | British Columbia | | |
| Toronto Jazz Festival | Toronto | Ontario | | |
| Unity Music Festival | Slocan | British Columbia | | |
| Up Here Festival | Sudbury | Ontario | | |
| Vancouver Folk Music Festival | Vancouver | British Columbia | | |
| Vancouver International Jazz Festival | Vancouver | British Columbia | | |
| VELD Music Festival | Toronto | Ontario | 2012 | Electronic / Hip Hop |
| Victoria Ska Fest | Victoria | British Columbia | | |
| Virgin Festival | Toronto and Vancouver | | | |
| Wanderlust Festival | Whistler | British Columbia | | |
| Wapiti Music Festival | Fernie | British Columbia | | Folk / Indie / Rock |
| Warped Tour | Various | Various | | |
| WEMF | Toronto | Ontario | | |
| WestFest | Calgary | Alberta | | |
| Wild Mountain Music Festival | Hinton | Alberta | | |
| Winnipeg Folk Festival | Winnipeg | Manitoba | 1974 | Folk festival |
| Winnipeg New Music Festival | Winnipeg | Manitoba | 1992 | Contemporary classical music festival |
| Whoop & Hollar Folk Festival | Portage la Prairie | Manitoba | 2015 | Folk festival (Alternative / Blues / Francophone / Folk / Indie / Indigenous / Pop / Rock / Roots / World) |

### Organized by province or territory

* Lilith Fair, a traveling festival

#### Alberta

* Astral Harvest, Driftpile
* Beaumont Blues and Roots Festival, Beaumont
* Big Valley Jamboree, Camrose
* Blues on Whyte Block Party, Edmonton
* Calgary Folk Music Festival, Calgary
* Chasing Summer Music Festival, Calgary
* Edmonton Folk Music Festival, Edmonton
* Calgary International Blues Festival, Calgary
* Interstellar Rodeo, Edmonton
* North Country Fair, Driftpile
* Reignbough Fiddle Arts & Music Festival, Smokey Lake
* Sled Island, Calgary
* South Country Fair, Ft Macleod
* Sasquatch Gathering, Rangeton Park
* TD Edmonton International Jazz Festival, Edmonton
* Up and DT Festival, Edmonton
* Wild Mountain Music Festival, Hinton
* Loud As Hell Open Air Metal Festival, Drumheller
* Decimate Metal Festival, Millet

#### British Columbia

* CannaFest Music Festival, Grand Forks
* Constellation Festival, Squamish
* FVDED In the Park
* Shambhala Music Festival
* ValhallaFest
* Vancouver Folk Music Festival
* Wapiti Music Festival, Fernie
* Glacial Mutilation Metal Festival, Vancouver
* Armstrong Metal Festival, Armstrong
* Hyperspace Metal Festival, Vancouver

#### Manitoba

* Big Fun Festival, Winnipeg
* Harvest Moon Festival, Clearwater
* Jazz Winnipeg Festival, Winnipeg
* Manitoba Electronic Music Exhibition, Winnipeg
* Matlock Festival of Music Art and Nature, Matlog
* Rainbow Trout Music Festival, St. Malo
* Real Love Summer Fest, Teulon
* sākihiwē festival, Winnipeg
* Winnipeg Folk Festival, Winnipeg
* Winnipeg Music Festival, Winnipeg
* Winnipeg New Music Festival, Winnipeg
* Whoop & Hollar Folk Festival, Portage la Prairie
* YES FEST, Winnipeg
* Manitoba Metal Festival, Winnipeg

#### New Brunswick

* List of festivals in New Brunswick

#### Newfoundland and Labrador

* Tuckamore Festival, St. John's

#### Northwest Territories

* Folk on the Rocks

#### Nova Scotia

* Evolve Festival, Antigonish
* Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax
* Maritime Fiddle Festival, Dartmouth

#### Ontario

* Big Music Fest, Belleville and Owen Sound
* Burlington's Sound of Music Festival, Burlington
* Canadian Music Week, Toronto
* Capital Hoedown, Ottawa
* Capital Idea!, Ottawa
* Choral Mosaic 2020, Mississauga
* CMT Music Fest, Kitchener
* Ever After Music Fest, Kitchener
* Field Trip, Toronto
* Forge Fest, Tillsonburg
* Hillside Festival, Guelph
* Music and Beyond, Ottawa
* North by Northeast, Toronto
* Northern Lights Festival Boréal, Sudbury
* Ottawa Bluesfest, Ottawa
* Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, Ottawa
* Ottawa Folk Festival, Ottawa
* Ottawa International Animation Festival, Ottawa
* Ottawa International Jazz Festival, Ottawa
* OVO Fest, Toronto
* RiverFest, Elora
* Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival, Owen Sound
* Supercrawl, Hamilton
* VELD Music Festival, Toronto
* Virgin Festival, Toronto
* Wayhome Music & Arts Festival, Oro-Medonte
* WEMF (World Electronic Music Festival), South Algonquin

#### Prince Edward Island

* Cavendish Beach Music Festival, Cavendish

#### Quebec

* Eclipse Festival, Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau
* Heavy MTL, Montreal
* Île Soniq, Montreal
* Kinetik Festival, Montreal
* Les Francos de Montréal, Montreal
* Longueuil International Percussion Festival, Longueuil
* M for Montreal, Montreal
* Montreal International Jazz Festival, Montreal
* Mundial, Montreal
* MUTEK, Montreal
* Osheaga Festival, Montreal
* Piknic Électronik, Montreal
* Pop Montreal, Montreal
* Quebec City Summer Festival, Quebec City
* Rockfest, Montebello