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Toronto’s Top 100 Events 2019

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Ottawa #9 Festival & Parade For its 40th anniversary, Winterlude hosted about 600,000 visitors to skate the canal and take part in ice-carving competitions. The Sub-Zero Concert Series and the Ice Dragon Boat Festival returned, while an old favorite, the Waiters’ and Waitresses’ Race on Ice, was brought back from years gone by. Sponsors included Circle K and Tim Hortons. Next: February 1-17, 2019

Top 100 Events in Canada 2018

#2 Art & Design Event The all-night art crawl is expanding eastward into the community of Scarborough in 2018, where it will feature more artists and welcome new a sponsor: Scarborough Town Centre. Attendance in 2017 was level, at about one million. Next: September 29, 2018

Toronto's Top 100 Events 2018

Montreal #4 Food, Wine & Hospitality Industry Event The French city of Lyon was the focus this year, when about 1.5 million guests, as well as chefs from 14 countries, participated at 41 venues. New for 2018: The focus will be on the next generation of chefs instead of any one city or country. Bell and RBC remain key sponsors. Next: February 22-March 4, 2018

Top 100 Events in Canada 2017

#1 Trade Show & Convention Attendance in 2016 hit 1.54 million, just short of 2015’s 10-year record. Highlights last year included the East Coast Kitchen Party, food trucks, and the Great Canadian Water Ski Caper on Lake Ontario. New sponsors for 2017 include French’s and Meridian. Next: August 18-September 4, 2017

Toronto's Top 100 Events 2017

Ottawa #4 Festival & Parade (up from #6) About 350,000 gathered for the party on Parliament Hill this year, which included, for the first time, a musical fireworks show with 2,000 aerial shells. Chicken Farmers of Canada was the national sponsor. A banner year is expected in 2017, when Canada celebrates its 150th birthday. Next: July 1, 2017

Top 100 Events in Canada 2016

#3 Festival & Parade (up from #4) The jugglers, mimes, and musicians move to Woodbine Park in the Beaches this year, where the festival will include a licensed beer garden, a family fun zone, and CTV and the Toronto Star as sponsors. The event raised $250,000 for Epilepsy Toronto last year. Next: September 2-5, 2016

Toronto's Top 100 Events 2016

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Quebec City #4 Festival & Parade Despite 2015 being the coldest in 115 years, more than 420,000 people came out for the 61st annual carnival. More than 200 activities took place over 17 days, including the Snowshoe World Cup. Next: February 2016

Top 100 Events in Canada 2015

#6 Music Event Growing again in 2015, the Queen Street show featured 10 performers and 17 presenters and was co-hosted by singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. Major sponsors include Bud Light Lime-A-Rita, Coca-Cola, and Virgin Mobile. Next: June 19, 2016

Toronto's Top 100 Events 2015

Montreal #2 Food, Wine & Hospitality Event The city itself took center stage at this year’s event, which had a “Spotlight on Montreal” theme and was presented by RBC in collaboration with Bell. The new configuration of the free, outdoor site at the Place des Festivals—which included stylized recreations of classic city backyards and laneways—helped increase sales by 33 percent. Next: February 19-March 1, 2015

Top 100 Events in Canada 2014

#1 Festival & Parade Toronto hosts WorldPride this year, the first North American city to do so. The international celebration coincides with the city’s usually uproarious Pride Week. Next: June 20-29, 2014

Toronto's Top 100 Events 2014

#2 Art & Design Event The Scotiabank-sponsored overnight contemporary arts party offers large-scale outdoor spectacles and smaller, indoor installations at hundreds of locales. The 2013 edition featured Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s sculpture incorporating more than 3,000 bicycles. Next: Fall 2014

Toronto's Top 100 Events 2013