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This is a list of festivals and carnivals in Canada.

Canada's largest festivals are represented by the Canadian Festivals Coalition, formed in 2010 to lobby the federal government for stable funding under the "Marquee Tourism Events Program".[1] The lobby group claims that the top 15 festivals in Canada "attract 12,600,000 attendees annually, [and] contribute $650 million in GDP to their local economies...".[2]

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[edit] Largest by attendance

As of 2010[3]

  1. Winterlude (Ottawa-Gatineau) 1.6 million
  2. Celebration of Light (Vancouver) 1.6 million
  3. Just For Laughs (Montreal) 1.5 million
  4. Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto) 1.3 million
  5. Calgary Stampede 1.2 million
  6. Pride Toronto 1.3 million
  7. Toronto International Film Festival 0.5 million
  8. Quebec Winter Carnival 0.5 million

[edit] Largest by economic impact

As of 2010[4]

  1. Calgary Stampede $172.4 million
  2. Winterlude (Ottawa-Gatineau) $151 million
  3. Pride Toronto $136 million
  4. Toronto International Film Festival $135 million
  5. Just For Laughs (Montreal) $80 million
  6. Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto) $58.6 million
  7. Celebration of Light (Vancouver) $37 million
  8. Quebec Winter Carnival $34 million

[edit] Children's Festivals

Further information: Category:Canadian children's festivals

[edit] Comedy Festivals

Further information: Category:Canadian comedy festivals

[edit] Cultural Festivals

[edit] Exhibitions

[edit] Film Festivals

[edit] Music Festivals

[edit] Fringe Festivals

[edit] Literary Festivals

[edit] By city or region

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/tag/canadian-festivals-coalition/
  2. ^ http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/tag/canadian-festivals-coalition/
  3. ^ http://money.ca.msn.com/savings-debt/gallery/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=24740236&page=1
  4. ^ http://money.ca.msn.com/savings-debt/gallery/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=24740236&page=1
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