Top Festival and Event

Ontario's Choice Award

Please choose ONE of the following to submit your vote for 2016's Top Festival and Event. Thank you for your vote!

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* 1. Top Festival and Event

On the Banks of the Beautiful Madawaska River in Ontario, Canada is the Palmer Rapids Twin Music Festival. Two COMPLETE FESTIVALS, each on its OWN STAGE. 2016 brings the 36th Annual Bluegrass Festival and the 30th Annual Country Festival. http://www.palmerrapids.ca

Experience the drama, pageantry, and excitement of the Battle of Stoney Creek of June 6, 1813, one of the most important events in Canada's history. Bring the whole family for games, food, demonstrations, musical entertainment, fireworks, and the Re-enactment of the Battle of Stoney Creek itself. www.battlefieldhouse.ca

This non-gated event - the Great Canadian Kayak Challenge & Festival is a showcase of kayak & stand up paddleboard challenges, seminars & workshops, arts & culture exhibitors & vendors, live performing arts which include free admission to live concerts both Friday & Saturday night, an interactive Aboriginal village, fireworks, and children's activities. This end of summer celebration occurs in Timmins, Ontario August 26, 27 and 28th 2016. http://www.thegreatcanadiankayakchallenge.com

Carrousel of the Nations is the only multicultural festival in the Windsor and Essex County area. It features local ethno-cultural villages, ethnic foods; arts & crafts and visitors enjoy 35+ cultural dance group performances/bands/singers and features a children’s village, cultural activities and historical displays. www.carrouselofnations.ca

Thousands of fans from across Canada and the U.S. and dozens of musicians will rock the Stonebridge Town Centre for this annual Stonebridge Wasaga Beach Blues Festival. The town and visitors take part in a Blues Pub Crawl, the Boogie Woogie Blues Banquet and of course the two-day free festival. wasagabeachblues.com

It’s a weekend full of winter fun for everyone at the Voyageur Winter Carnival! Bundle up, and come out and enjoy our Guinness Book of World Record’s “World’s Largest Snow Maze”, tubing and sliding hills, skating, winter games and activities, carnival games and contests, live indoor and outdoor entertainment, plus so much more! fwhp.ca

Bushplane Days is the 21st Annual Festival where you can see the CL-415 water bombing demonstration (subject to availability), special guests, train rides, carnival games and lots of celebrating! All day, good food and great fun. www.saulttourism.com