Country: Canada

  • Niagara-on-the-Lake Peach Festival

    A two-day Queen Street celebration of Niagara’s peach harvest, with farm-fresh fruit, peach treats and family programming.

  • Pelham Farmers Market

    A free weekly Thursday-afternoon farmers market in Fonthill featuring local Niagara produce and makers, from May through October.

  • Royal Canadian Henley Regatta

    North America’s oldest and largest rowing regatta, drawing thousands of rowers to Martindale Pond each August.

  • Niagara Falls International Marathon

    A scenic late-October road race finishing beside the thundering Horseshoe Falls.

  • Welland Hope Floats Challenge

    A community dragon boat race day on Welland’s world-class flatwater course, supporting breast cancer survivors.

  • Niagara Falls Santa Claus Parade

    Niagara Falls launches the holiday season with an afternoon Santa parade of floats, marching bands, and costumed characters through the downtown.

  • Music Niagara Festival

    A months-long Niagara-on-the-Lake concert series pairing world-class classical, jazz and pop artists with wineries, churches and historic halls.

  • Mighty Niagara Film Fest

    The Niagara Artists Centre’s St. Catharines film festival spotlights movies made in, about or connected to Niagara alongside international works.

  • Ball’s Falls Thanksgiving Festival

    A long-running Thanksgiving-weekend harvest festival at Ball’s Falls with 150+ artisans, local farmers, craft beverages and Niagara wines.

  • St. Catharines Rotary Ribfest

    A four-day championship BBQ and live-music party in downtown St. Catharines’ Montebello Park over the August long weekend.