Canada is a multicultural and secular country with people of diverse ethnic groups living together and participating in different festivities of light, music, and culture. Here are some of the top cultural events in Canada.
Winterlude
This is a three-week-long winter festival that celebrates ice. It holds in almost all of February of each year. The festival features ice sports, ice art, and various musical events.
Celebration of Light
This is a week-long festival of fireworks displays and competitions that hold in July and August of every year. Fireworks during the celebration are phenomenal and breathtaking and are anchored on different themes each year.
The Canadian National Exhibition
The Ex, as it is popularly called, is a festival that promotes technology, agriculture, and diversity in Canada. It is a family festival that takes place between August and September at Lake Ontario every year leading to the Labor Day celebration.
Pride Toronto
This is an annual carnival by the LGTB community in Greater Toronto in celebration of the freedom and diversity of the LGTB community in Canada and the world. It holds in late June of every year.
Folklorama
Folklorama is a festival that emphasizes the multiculturalism of Canada. In this festival, you will see the different peoples and ethnicities of Canada showcase their cuisines, culture, art, music, and folk dances. The event is a symbol of Canadian solidarity, diversity, and secularity. It holds for two weeks in August every year.
The Calgary Stampede
This is one of the most interesting festivals in Canada. It exhibits the country’s cowboy’s history, music, entertainment, and all. The Calgary Stampede takes place every year for ten days in July. It is another avenue of showcasing the cultural diversity that exists in Canada.
Canada Day Celebrations
Canada Day is celebrated throughout the country on the 1st of July of every year. The people and the streets are adorned in the colors of red and white throughout the day. The day also includes so many interesting events and vibrant fireworks to celebrate. The best place to enjoy this day is in the country’s capital Ottawa.
Edmonton Folk Music Festival
If you are a lover of folk music, then this festival is for you. It holds every August and features the best folk music artists from Edmonton, Canada, and around the world. The organizing is done by volunteers with proceeds from the event going to charity.
The Celtic Colors International Festival
This festival celebrates Cape Breton Island’s living traditional culture. It holds for nine days in October every year. With hundreds of events taking place for nine days in October. There are Gaelic singing, Cape Breton fiddling, world-class bagpiping, local dance traditions as well as international music concerts.
The diversity of Canada can be seen in each of these cultural events. You can be a part of the celebrations by visiting Canada.