Posted on Nov 14, 2019 in Festivals, Lists and Bests

Canadian Music Festivals 2020

Last year, Listening Through The Lens was asked to publish a Canadian music festival list, as a corollary to (1) our USA festival catalog which has been going (and growing!) for about four years and (2) an Australian version which is into its second year.

Thanks to Treasa Levasseur, Canadian representative of Folk Alliance International, who kick started the offerings here through providing us with a significant number of events.

Since last year’s debut effort, the landscape has changed quite considerably. A surprising number of events haven fallen off the perch, some festivals have moved their dates by multiple months and, even after thorough searching of relevant dedicated websites or Facebook pages, frankly it is hard to tell what’s happening at certain times.

Below is our list of 2020 festivals in Canada. We will revisit these each month and mark this year’s dates once announced and any other changes so that what is presented here is as current and useful as possible.

Our version here over 300 festivals listed in date and alphabetical order, together with links for each one.

Any corrections or omissions, please drop a comment below or email us at team@listeningthroughthelens.com

Here’s our version of 2019 Canadian festivals.

CANADA FESTIVALS 2019

You can find our USA and Australian versions by simply clicking on the links below:

USA Festivals 2020

Australian Festivals 2020

Here is our list of music festivals held in Canada for 2020 – Enjoy!

IMPACT OF COVID-19!!

Many events have been/will be cancelled in 2020

Strike-through dates shows ones we’ve found affected

PLEASE CHECK LINKS to confirm event details

UPDATED 12 June 2020

	Festivals By Date		2020


1	Igloofest	Montreal QC	16 Jan – 8 Feb
2	Snowdance Festival of Winter and Music	Falcon Lakes MB	17 – 19 Jan
3	Speak Music Be Kind	Toronto ON	17 – 19 Jan
4	Wintersong	Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON	17 – 19 Jan
5	Tongue On The Post Festival (TOP Fest)	Medicine Hat AB	20 – 25 Jan
6	Lux Magna	Montreal QC	22 – 26 Jan
7	Winterruption Saskatoon	Saskatoon SK	22 – 26 Jan
8	Big Winter Classic	Calgary AB	23 – 26 Jan
9	Blizzard	Rossland BC	23 – 26 Jan
10	Winteruption	Edmonton AB	23 – 26 Jan
11	Fireside	Kelowna BC	24 – 26 Jan
12	Coldsnap	Prince George BC	24 Jan – 1 Feb
13	Beer Bacon Bands	Regina SK	25-Jan
14	Shivering Songs	Fredericton NB	29 Jan – 2 Feb
15	Ottawa Winter	Ottawa ON	30 Jan – 1 Feb
16	Taverne Tour	Montreal QC	30 Jan – 1 Feb
17	Winterlude	Ottawa ON	31-Jan
18	La Grande Degelee	Granby QC	1 and 8 Feb
19	Festival du Voyageur	Winnipeg MB	14 – 23 Feb
20	Talking Stick Festival	Vancouver BC	18 – 29 Feb
21	Block Heater	Calgary AB	20 – 22 Feb
22	Winterfolk Roots & Blues Festival	Toronto ON	21 – 23 Feb
23	Aurora Winter Blues Fest	Aurora ON	22 Feb – 22 Mar
24	Saskatoon Blues Festival	Saskatoon SK	24 Feb – 1 Mar
25	Festival du Bois Coquitlam	Coquitlam BC	6 – 8 Mar
26	Winter Folk Camp	Haliburton ON	6 – 9 Mar
27	Cluster	Winnipeg MB	24 – 28 Mar
28	Roots North	Orillia ON	23 – 25 Apr
29	Ottawa Grassroots Festival	Ottawa ON	23 – 26 Apr
30	Festival Acces Asie	Montreal QC	30 Apr – 31 May
31	Folklore	Thunder Bay ON	2 – 3 May
32	Paddle Fest	St Andrews NB	14 – 17 May
33	Festival Santa Teres	Saint-Therese QC	15 – 17 May
34	Metro Metro	Montreal QB	15 – 17 May
35	Pouzza Fest	Montreal QC	15 – 17 May
36	Trails Tales Tunes Festival	Norris Point NL	15 – 25 May
37	Festival des Guitares du Monde	Rouyn-Noranda QC	23 – 30 May
38	Living Roots Festival	Fredericton NB	28 – 31 May
39	Dundas West Fest	Toronto ON	5 – 6 Jun
40	Summerland Action	Summerland BC	5 – 7 Jun
41	Orangeville Blues & Jazz	Orangeville ON	5 – 7 Jun
42	Prairie Wind Music Festival	Cypress River MB	5 – 7 Jun
43	Back 40 Folk	Morden MB	7-Jun
44	Lulaworld	Toronto ON	tba
45	Mutual Festival of Small Halls	Charlottetown PEI	7 – 21 Jun
46	5 X	Vancouver BC	11 – 14 Jun
47	Jazz Winnepeg	Winnipeg MB	11 – 19 Jun
48	Barrie Jazz & Blues	Barrie ON	11 – 22 Jun
49	Luminato	Toronto ON	11 – 28 Jun
50	Ever After	Kitchener ON	12 – 14 Jun
51	Kluane Mountain Bluegrass	Haines Junction YT	12 – 14 Jun
52	Summerland Bluegrass	Summerland BC	12 – 14 Jun
53	Tiny Lights	Ymir BC	12 – 14 Jun
54	FrancoFolies	Montreal QC	12 – 20 Jun
55	Westfest	Ottawa ON	not in 2020
56	Live On The Lake	Burlington ON	13-Jun
57	Montebello Rock	Montebello QB	tba
58	Sound of Music	Burlington ON	14 – 21 Jun
59	Skeleton Park Music	Kingston ON	17 – 21 Jun
60	Country At The Creek	Big River SK	18 – 21 Jun
61	Long Day’s Night Music	Swift Current SK	18 – 21 Jun
62	Montreal Folk	Montreal QC	18 – 21 Jun
63	Toronto Jazz	Toronto ON	18 – 28 Jun
64	Beaumont Blues and Roots	Beaumont AB	19 – 20 Jun
65	Campbell Bay Music	Mayne Island BC	19 – 21 Jun
66	Cowichan Valley Bluegrass	Lake Cowichan BC	19 – 21 Jun
67	Full Circle	Newport NS	19 – 21 Jun
68	North Country Fair	Driftpile AB	19 – 21 Jun
69	Stratford Blues & Ribfest	Stratford ON	19 – 21 Jun
70	The Groove Gathering	Sydenham ON	19 – 21 Jun
71	Tottenham Bluegrass	Tottenham ON	19 – 21 Jun
72	Festival Petit-Cap	Gaspe QC	19 – 23 Jun
73	Vancouver International Jazz	Vancouver BC	19 – 28 Jun
74	Victoria International Jazz	Victoria BC	19 – 28 Jun
75	Ottawa Jazz	Ottawa ON	19 Jun – 1 Jul
76	The Works Art & Design	Edmonton AB	19 Jun – 1 Jul
77	Sled Island	Calgary AB	24 – 28 Jun
78	Dauphin Countryfest	Dauphin MB	25 – 28 Jun
79	Festival de la Chanson de Tadoussac	Tadoussac QC	postponed
80	Montreal International Jazz	Montreal QC	25 Jun – 4 Jul
81	Arts Fest	Hamilton ON	26 – 28 Jun
82	Dreams	Toronto ON	tba
83	Adaka Cultural	White Horse YK	26 Jun – 2 Jul
84	39 Days of July Cowichan Summer	Duncan BC	26 Jun – 3 Aug
85	Peterborough Musicfest	Peterborough ON	27 Jun – 22 Aug
86	Reign Bough Fiddle	Thorhild AB	tba
87	River Rats	Athabasca AB	30 Jun – 1 Jul
88	Festival Chants de Vielles	Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu QC	2 – 5 Jul
89	Festival Blues Eldorado (Plateau Boreal)	Val D’Or QB	3 – 4 Jul
90	FVDED In The Park	Surrey BC	3 – 4 Jul
91	Edmonton International Jazz	Edmonton AB	tba
92	Festival Fransaskois	Saskatoon SK	3 – 5 Jul
93	Follyfest	Gagetown NB	3 – 5 Jul
94	Mariposa Folk	Orillia ON	3 – 5 Jul
95	Montreal AIM	Montreal QB	3 – 5 Jul
96	PEI Bluegrass and Old Time Music	Charlottetown PEI	3 – 5 Jul
97	Smithers Midsummer	Smithers BC	3 – 5 Jul
98	Calgary Stampede	Calgary AB	3 – 12 Jul
99	Saskatchewan Jazz Fest	Saskatoon SK	3 – 12 Jul
100	Steamboat Mountain Music	Edgewater BC	3 – 5 Jul
101	Tremblant International Blues	Mont-Tremblant QC	3 – 12 Jul
102	PEI Jazz & Blues	Charlottetown PEI	tba
103	Beaches Jazz and Blues Fest	Toronto ON	3 – 26 Jul
104	Afrofest	Toronto ON	4 – 5 Jul
105	Astral Harvest	Driftpile AB	not in 2020
106	Halifax Jazz	Halifax NS	7 – 12 Jul
107	Indian River Festival	Indian River PEI	tba
108	Festival International Nuits d’Afrique	Montreal QC	postponed
109	Sherblues & Folk	Sherbrooke QC	8 – 12 Jul
110	Northern Lights Festival Boreal	Sudbury ON	tba
111	TD Sunfest World Music	London ON	9 – 12 Jul
112	Country Thunder	Craven SK	9 – 12 Jul
113	Evangeline Bluegrass and Traditional Music	Abram-Village PEI	9 – 12 Jul
114	Kultrun World	Kitchener ON	9 – 12 Jul
115	Renfrew’s Bluegrass	Renfrew ON	9 – 12 Jul
116	Winnipeg Folk	Winnipeg MB	9 – 12 Jul
117	Festival D’ete de Quebec	Quebec QC	9 – 19 Jul
118	Ottawa Blues Fest	Ottawa ON	9 – 19 Jul
119	Pembina River Nights	Rangeton Park AB	10 – 11 Jul
120	Bluesfest Windsor	Windsor ON	10-11, 17-18 Jul
121	Atlin Arts & Music	Atlin BC	10 – 12 Jul
122	Cavendish Beach	Cavendish PE	10 – 12 Jul
123	Lighthouse Blues	Kincardine ON	10 – 12 Jul
124	Newfoundland & Labrador Folk	St. John’s NL	10 – 12 Jul
125	Vancouver Island Music Fest	Vancouver Island BC	10 – 12 Jul
126	Bass Coast	Merritt BC	10 – 13 Jul
127	Thunder Bay Blues	Thunder Bay ON	not in 2020
128	Harrison Arts	Harrison Hot Springs BC	10 – 19 Jul
129	Go North	St Joseph Island ON	11-Jul
130	Canterbury Folk	Ingersoll ON	12 – 14 Jul
131	Rock The Park	London ON	15 – 18 Jul
132	Dooryard Arts	Woodstock NB	16 – 18 Jul
133	Festival du Loup	Lafontaine ON	16 – 18 Jul
134	Acoustic Maritime Music	Kempt Shore NS	16 – 19 Jul
135	Mosaiq Multicultural	Moncton NB	17 – 18 Jul
136	Bella Coola Music	Bella Coola BC	17 – 19 Jul
137	Dawson City Music	Dawson City YT	17 – 19 Jul
138	Folk on the Rocks	Yellowknife NT	17 – 19 Jul
139	Home County Music & Art	London ON	17 – 19 Jul
140	Porquis Blues	Porquis Junction ON	17 – 19 Jul
141	Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival and Music Camp	Souris PEI	17 – 19 Jul
142	South Country Fair	Fort MacLeod AB	17 – 19 Jul
143	Starbelly Jam	Crawford Bay BC	17 – 19 Jul
144	Stewart Park	Perth ON	17 – 19 Jul
145	Valhalla Sound Circus	Montreal QB	17 – 19 Jul
146	Vancouver Folk Music	Vancouver BC	17 – 19 Jul
147	Wild Mountain Music	Hinton AB	17 – 19 Jul
148	Festival Of The Sound	Parry Sound ON	17 Jul – 8 Aug
149	Big Sky Music	Oro-Medonte ON	18-Jul
150	Chemainus Bluegrass	Chemainus BC	18-Jul
151	Niagara Jazz	Niagara on the Lake ON	18-Jul
152	Ness Creek Music	Saskatoon SK	18 – 21 Jul
153	West Island Blues Festival	Montreal QC	20-Jul
154	Festival Mémoire et Racines	Joliette QC	22 – 26 Jul
155	River & Sky Music/Camping	Field ON	22 – 26 Jul
156	Calgary Folk	Calgary AB	23 – 26 Jul
157	Kemptville Live	Kemptville ON	23 – 26 Jul
158	Le Festif	Quebec City QC	23 – 26 Jul
159	Nova Scotia Bluegrass and Oldtime Music	Bible Hill NS	23 – 26 Jul
160	Palmer Rapids Twin Music	Palmer Rapids ON	23 – 26 Jul
161	Stan Rogers Folk	Canso NS	23 – 26 Jul
162	Mission Folk Music	Mission BC	24-Jul
163	Harmony Bazaar	Lockeport NS	24 – 25 Jul
164	Gateway	Bengough SK	24 – 26 Jul
165	Hillside Inside	Guelph ON	24 – 26 Jul
166	Islands Folk	Vancouver Island BC	24 – 26 Jul
167	Kispiox Valley Music	Kispiox BC	24 – 26 Jul
168	Squamish Constellation	Squamish BC	24 – 26 Jul
169	Shambhala	Salmo BC	24 – 27 Jul
170	Surrey Fusion	Surrey BC	25 – 26 Jul
171	Evolve	Moncton NB	tba
172	Interstellar Rodeo	Edmonton AB	tba
173	Brandon Folk, Music & Art	Brandon MB	tba
174	Festival acadien de Clare	Little Brook NS	25 Jul – 1 Aug
175	Calgary International Blues	Calgary AB	27 Jul – 2 Aug
176	Big Valley Jamboree	Camrose AB	30 Jul – 2 Aug
177	Fox Mountain	Aylesford NS	30 Jul – 2 Aug
178	Rockin’ River Musicfest	Merritt BC	30 Jul – 2 Aug
179	Sunfest	Cowichan Valley BC	30 Jul – 2 Aug
180	Boot Hill Jamboree	Bothwell ON	30 Jul – 3 Aug
181	Hornby	Hornby Island BC	30 Jul – 8 Aug
182	Atlantic Fiddlers Jamboree	Abram-Village PEI	tba
183	Blueberry Bluegrass & Country	Stony Plain AB	31 Jul – 2 Aug
184	Blue Skies Music	Clarendon ON	31 Jul – 2 Aug
185	Festival of Friends	Hamilton ON	31 Jul – 2 Aug
186	Fire & Water Music	Lac du Bonnet MB	31 Jul – 2 Aug
187	Kaslo Jazz Music	Kaslo BC	31 Jul – 2 Aug
188	Osheaga	Montreal QC	31 Jul – 2 Aug
189	Rockin’ The Fields Of Minnedosa	Minnedosa MB	31 Jul – 2 Aug
190	Arts Wells	Wells BC	31 Jul – 3 Aug
191	Filberg	Comox BC	31 Jul – 3 Aug
192	Harmony Arts	West Vancouver BC	31 Jul – 9 Aug
193	Sappyfest	Sackville NS	tba
194	Alianait Arts	Iqaluit NU	Aug
194	Chasing Summer	Calgary AB	1 – 2 Aug
195	VELD	Toronto ON	1 – 2 Aug
196	Canmore Folk	Canmore AB	1 – 3 Aug
197	Wanderlust	Whistler BC	tba
198	Grizfest	Tumbler Ridge BC	not in 2020
199	Sawdust City Music	Gravenhurst ON	2 – 4 Aug
200	Lynn River Music & Arts	Simcoe ON	tba
201	Miramichi Folksong	Miramichi NB	2 – 7 Aug
202	Folklorama	Winnipeg MB	2 – 15 Aug
203	Donnacona Blues	Quebec City QB	5 – 9 Aug
204	Larlee Creek Hullabaloo	Perth Andover NB	5 – 9 Aug
205	Afrikadey! World Music	Calgary AB	tba
206	Manitoulin Musicfest	Little Current ON	6 – 8 Aug
207	Festival International des Rythmes du Monde	Chicoutimi QC	6-8, 12-15 Aug
208	Boots and Hearts	Oro-Medonte ON	6 – 9 Aug
209	Edmonton Folk	Edmonton AB	6 – 9 Aug
210	Festival Musique du bout du monde	Gaspé QC	6 – 9 Aug
211	Kitchener Blues	Kitchener ON	6 – 9 Aug
212	Lunenburg Folk Harbour	Lunenburg NS	6 – 9 Aug
213	Brimstone Head Folk	Fogo Island NL	14 – 16 Aug
214	Ilesoniq	Montreal QC	7 – 8 Aug
215	Burnaby Blues	Burnaby BC	7 – 8 Aug
216	Cloggeroo	Montague PEI	tba
217	Edge of the World Music	Haida Gwaii BC	7 – 9 Aug
218	Emerald Music	Amherst Is ON	7 – 9 Aug
219	Fergus Scottish Festival & Highland Games	Fergus ON	7 – 9 Aug
220	Goderich Celtic Roots	Goderich ON	7 – 9 Aug
221	Kingsville Folk Music	Kingsville ON	7 – 9 Aug
222	Live From The Rock Folk	Red Rock ON	tba
223	Regina Folk	Regina SK	tba
224	Trout Forest Music	Ear Falls ON	7 – 9 Aug
225	Future Forest	Fredericton NB	7 – 10 Aug
226	Festival International de la Chanson de Granby	Granby QC	10 – 19 Aug
227	Wolfe Island	Wolfe Island ON	tba
228	NXNE	Toronto ON	11 – 16 Aug
229	Festival Des Traditions Du Monde	Sherbrooke QC	12 – 16 Aug
230	Reggaefest	Calgary AB	13 – 15 Aug
231	Saskatoon Folk Fest	Saskatoon SK	13 – 15 Aug
232	Havelock Country Jamboree	Havelock ON	13 – 16 Aug
233	Salmon Arm Roots & Blues	Salmon Arm BC	13 – 16 Aug
234	Nanaimo Blues	Nanaimo BC	13 – 16 Aug
235	Summer’s End Folk	Grand Manan NB	tba
236	The Island Unplugged	Pelee Island ON	14 – 15 Aug
237	Bear Creek Folk	Grande Prairie AB	14 – 16 Aug
238	Northern Lights Bluegrass & Old Tyme	Big River SK	14 – 16 Aug
239	Robson Valley Music	Dunster BC	14 – 16 Aug
240	Stony Plain Cowboy Gathering	Stony Plain AB	14 – 16 Aug
241	Festival of Dance Annapolis Royal	Annapolis Royal NS	18 – 23 Aug
242	Writers at Woody Point	Woody Point NL	18 – 23 Aug
243	Trois-Rivieres en Blues	Trois-Rivières QC	20 – 23 Aug
244	Country Thunder Alberta	Calgary AB	21 – 23 Aug
245	Harvest Sun Music Fest	Kelwood MB	21 – 23 Aug
246	Peterborough Folk	Peterborough ON	21 – 23 Aug
247	Riverfest Elora	Elora ON	21 – 23 Aug
248	Summerfolk Music and Crafts	Owen Sound ON	21 – 23 Aug
249	NimbleFingers Bluegrass & Old-Time Music	Sorrento BC	22-Aug
250	Prismatic Arts	Halifax NS	tba
251	Small World Music	Toronto ON	tba
252	MUTEK	Montreal QC	25 – 30 Aug
253	Lucknow’s Music In The Fields	Lucknow ON	27 – 29 Aug
254	Limestone Blues	Kingston ON	27 – 30 Aug
255	Manito Ahbee Festival	Winnipeg MB	27 – 30 Aug
256	Windsong	Powassan ON	28 – 29 Aug
257	Edmonton Blues	Edmonton AB	28 – 30 Aug
258	Whoop and Hollar Folk	Portage La Prairie MB	29-Aug
259	Lilac	Calgary AB	20-Sep
260	Ashkenazi Festival	Toronto ON	1 – 7 Sep
261	Festival de Musique Emergente	Rouyn-Noranda QC	3 – 6 Sep
262	Carrefour mondial de l’accordéon	Montmagny QC	3 – 7 Sep
263	Acoustic Roots	Marion Bridge NS	4 – 6 Sep
264	West Coast Blues Downtown Shuffle	Goderich ON	tba
265	Sunshine Music	Powell River BC	tba
266	Supercrawl	Hamilton ON	4 – 6 Sep
267	Escapade	Ottawa ON	5 – 6 Sep
268	MondoKarnaval	Quebec City QC	5 – 7 Sep
269	Vancouver Island Blues Bash	Victoria BC	5 – 7 Sep
270	Canadian Music Week	Toronto ON	8 – 12 Sep
271	Country Music Week	Hamilton ON	10 – 13 Sep
272	Rifflandia	Victoria BC	10 – 13 Sep
273	Jasper Folk	Jasper AB	11 – 13 Sep
274	Southside Shuffle	Port Credit ON	11 – 13 Sep
275	Quebec City Celtic	Quebec City QC	tba
276	Mountain View Arts	Didsbury AB	12 – 13 Sep
277	Harvest Jazz and Blues	Fredericton NB	15 – 20 Sep
278	City Folk	Ottawa ON	17 – 20 Sep
279	Festival La Grande Rencontre	Montreal QC	tba
280	Festival of Small Halls	Multiple ON	tba
281	Nanaimo Ukulele	Nanaimo BC	18 – 19 Sep
282	Pender Harbour Blues	Pender Harbour BC	18 – 19 Sep
283	Harvest Moon	Clearwater MB	18 – 20 Sep
284	Wasaga Beach Blues	Wasaga Beach ON	18 – 20 Sep
285	POP Montreal	Montreal QC	23 – 27 Sep
286	Festival Franco-Ontarien	Ottawa ON	24 – 26 Sep
287	Deep Roots Music	Wolfville NS	25 – 27 Sep
288	Folk Music Ontario Annual Conference	Toronto ON	25 – 27 Sep
289	Mushtari Begum	New Westminster BC	26-Sep
290	LawnyaVawnya Festival	St John’s NL	30 Sep – 3 Oct
291	Rendez-Vous ès Trad	Quebec City QC	tba
292	Celtic Colours International	Cape Breton NS	9 – 17 Oct
293	Halifax Pop Explosion	Halifax NS	21 – 24 Oct
294	Rejigged	Dartmouth NS	tba
295	Coup de Coeur	Franco-Canada QC	5 – 15 Nov
296	Contact Winter Music	Vancouver BC	tba
297	Indie Week Canada	Toronto ON	not in 2020
298	Motion Notion	Beaverfoot Lodge BC	tba
299	In The Dead Of Winter Halifax	Halifax NS	tba


	Festivals By Name		2020

1	39 Days of July Cowichan Summer	Duncan BC	26 Jun – 3 Aug
2	5 X	Vancouver BC	11 – 14 Jun
3	Acoustic Maritime Music	Kempt Shore NS	16 – 19 Jul
4	Acoustic Roots	Marion Bridge NS	4 – 6 Sep
5	Adaka Cultural	White Horse YK	26 Jun – 2 Jul
6	Afrikadey! World Music	Calgary AB	tba
7	Afrofest	Toronto ON	4 – 5 Jul
8	Alianait Arts	Iqaluit NU	Aug
9	Arts Fest	Hamilton ON	26 – 28 Jun
10	Arts Wells	Wells BC	31 Jul – 3 Aug
11	Ashkenazi Festival	Toronto ON	1 – 7 Sep
12	Astral Harvest	Driftpile AB	not in 2020
13	Atlantic Fiddlers Jamboree	Abram-Village PEI	tba
14	Atlin Arts & Music	Atlin BC	10 – 12 Jul
15	Aurora Winter Blues Fest	Aurora ON	22 Feb – 22 Mar
16	Back 40 Folk	Morden MB	7-Jun
17	Barrie Jazz & Blues	Barrie ON	11 – 22 Jun
18	Bass Coast	Merritt BC	10 – 13 Jul
19	Beaches Jazz and Blues Fest	Toronto ON	3 – 26 Jul
20	Bear Creek Folk	Grande Prairie AB	14 – 16 Aug
21	Beaumont Blues and Roots	Beaumont AB	19 – 20 Jun
22	Beer Bacon Bands	Regina SK	25-Jan
23	Bella Coola Music	Bella Coola BC	17 – 19 Jul
24	Big Sky Music	Oro-Medonte ON	18-Jul
25	Big Valley Jamboree	Camrose AB	30 Jul – 2 Aug
26	Big Winter Classic	Calgary AB	23 – 26 Jan
27	Blizzard	Rossland BC	23 – 26 Jan
28	Block Heater	Calgary AB	20 – 22 Feb
29	Blue Skies Music	Clarendon ON	31 Jul – 2 Aug
30	Blueberry Bluegrass & Country	Stony Plain AB	31 Jul – 2 Aug
31	Bluesfest Windsor	Windsor ON	10-11, 17-18 Jul
32	Boot Hill Jamboree	Bothwell ON	30 Jul – 3 Aug
33	Boots and Hearts	Oro-Medonte ON	6 – 9 Aug
34	Brandon Folk, Music & Art	Brandon MB	tba
35	Brimstone Head Folk	Fogo Island NL	14 – 16 Aug
36	Burnaby Blues	Burnaby BC	7 – 8 Aug
37	Calgary Folk	Calgary AB	23 – 26 Jul
38	Calgary International Blues	Calgary AB	27 Jul – 2 Aug
39	Calgary Stampede	Calgary AB	3 – 12 Jul
40	Campbell Bay Music	Mayne Island BC	19 – 21 Jun
41	Canadian Music Week	Toronto ON	8 – 12 Sep
42	Canmore Folk	Canmore AB	1 – 3 Aug
43	Canterbury Folk	Ingersoll ON	12 – 14 Jul
44	Carrefour mondial de l’accordéon	Montmagny QC	3 – 7 Sep
45	Cavendish Beach	Cavendish PE	10 – 12 Jul
46	Celtic Colours International	Cape Breton NS	9 – 17 Oct
47	Chasing Summer	Calgary AB	1 – 2 Aug
48	Chemainus Bluegrass	Chemainus BC	18-Jul
49	City Folk	Ottawa ON	17 – 20 Sep
50	Cloggeroo	Montague PEI	tba
51	Cluster	Winnipeg MB	24 – 28 Mar
52	Coldsnap	Prince George BC	24 Jan – 1 Feb
53	Contact Winter Music	Vancouver BC	tba
54	Country At The Creek	Big River SK	18 – 21 Jun
55	Country Music Week	Hamilton ON	10 – 13 Sep
56	Country Thunder	Craven SK	9 – 12 Jul
57	Country Thunder Alberta	Calgary AB	21 – 23 Aug
58	Coup de Coeur	Franco-Canada QC	5 – 15 Nov
59	Cowichan Valley Bluegrass	Lake Cowichan BC	19 – 21 Jun
60	Dauphin Countryfest	Dauphin MB	25 – 28 Jun
61	Dawson City Music	Dawson City YT	17 – 19 Jul
62	Deep Roots Music	Wolfville NS	25 – 27 Sep
63	Donnacona Blues	Quebec City QB	5 – 9 Aug
64	Dooryard Arts	Woodstock NB	16 – 18 Jul
65	Dreams	Toronto ON	tba
66	Dundas West Fest	Toronto ON	5 – 6 Jun
67	Edge of the World Music	Haida Gwaii BC	7 – 9 Aug
68	Edmonton Blues	Edmonton AB	28 – 30 Aug
69	Edmonton Folk	Edmonton AB	6 – 9 Aug
70	Edmonton International Jazz	Edmonton AB	tba
71	Emerald Music	Amherst Is ON	7 – 9 Aug
72	Escapade	Ottawa ON	5 – 6 Sep
73	Evangeline Bluegrass and Traditional Music	Abram-Village PEI	9 – 12 Jul
74	Ever After	Kitchener ON	12 – 14 Jun
75	Evolve	Moncton NB	tba
76	Fergus Scottish Festival & Highland Games	Fergus ON	7 – 9 Aug
77	Festival acadien de Clare	Little Brook NS	25 Jul – 1 Aug
78	Festival Acces Asie	Montreal QC	30 Apr – 31 May
79	Festival Blues Eldorado (Plateau Boreal)	Val D’Or QB	3 – 4 Jul
80	Festival Chants de Vielles	Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu QC	2 – 5 Jul
81	Festival de la Chanson de Tadoussac	Tadoussac QC	postponed
82	Festival de Musique Emergente	Rouyn-Noranda QC	3 – 6 Sep
83	Festival des Guitares du Monde	Rouyn-Noranda QC	23 – 30 May
84	Festival Des Traditions Du Monde	Sherbrooke QC	12 – 16 Aug
85	Festival D’ete de Quebec	Quebec QC	9 – 19 Jul
86	Festival du Bois Coquitlam	Coquitlam BC	6 – 8 Mar
87	Festival du Loup	Lafontaine ON	16 – 18 Jul
88	Festival du Voyageur	Winnipeg MB	14 – 23 Feb
89	Festival Franco-Ontarien	Ottawa ON	24 – 26 Sep
90	Festival Fransaskois	Saskatoon SK	3 – 5 Jul
91	Festival International de la Chanson de Granby	Granby QC	10 – 19 Aug
92	Festival International des Rythmes du Monde	Chicoutimi QC	6-8, 12-15 Aug
93	Festival International Nuits d’Afrique	Montreal QC	postponed
94	Festival La Grande Rencontre	Montreal QC	tba
95	Festival Mémoire et Racines	Joliette QC	22 – 26 Jul
96	Festival Musique du bout du monde	Gaspé QC	6 – 9 Aug
97	Festival of Dance Annapolis Royal	Annapolis Royal NS	18 – 23 Aug
98	Festival of Friends	Hamilton ON	31 Jul – 2 Aug
99	Festival of Small Halls	Multiple ON	tba
100	Festival Of The Sound	Parry Sound ON	17 Jul – 8 Aug
101	Festival Petit-Cap	Gaspe QC	19 – 23 Jun
102	Festival Santa Teres	Saint-Therese QC	15 – 17 May
103	Filberg	Comox BC	31 Jul – 3 Aug
104	Fire & Water Music	Lac du Bonnet MB	31 Jul – 2 Aug
105	Fireside	Kelowna BC	24 – 26 Jan
106	Folk Music Ontario Annual Conference	Toronto ON	25 – 27 Sep
107	Folk on the Rocks	Yellowknife NT	17 – 19 Jul
108	Folklorama	Winnipeg MB	2 – 15 Aug
109	Folklore	Thunder Bay ON	2 – 3 May
110	Follyfest	Gagetown NB	3 – 5 Jul
111	Fox Mountain	Aylesford NS	30 Jul – 2 Aug
112	FrancoFolies	Montreal QC	12 – 20 Jun
113	Full Circle	Newport NS	19 – 21 Jun
114	Future Forest	Fredericton NB	7 – 10 Aug
115	FVDED In The Park	Surrey BC	3 – 4 Jul
116	Gateway	Bengough SK	24 – 26 Jul
117	Go North	St Joseph Island ON	11-Jul
118	Goderich Celtic Roots	Goderich ON	7 – 9 Aug
119	Grizfest	Tumbler Ridge BC	not in 2020
120	Halifax Jazz	Halifax NS	7 – 12 Jul
121	Halifax Pop Explosion	Halifax NS	21 – 24 Oct
122	Harmony Arts	West Vancouver BC	31 Jul – 9 Aug
123	Harmony Bazaar	Lockeport NS	24 – 25 Jul
124	Harrison Arts	Harrison Hot Springs BC	10 – 19 Jul
125	Harvest Jazz and Blues	Fredericton NB	15 – 20 Sep
126	Harvest Moon	Clearwater MB	18 – 20 Sep
127	Harvest Sun Music Fest	Kelwood MB	21 – 23 Aug
128	Havelock Country Jamboree	Havelock ON	13 – 16 Aug
129	Hillside Inside	Guelph ON	24 – 26 Jul
130	Home County Music & Art	London ON	17 – 19 Jul
131	Hornby	Hornby Island BC	30 Jul – 8 Aug
132	Igloofest	Montreal QC	16 Jan – 8 Feb
133	Ilesoniq	Montreal QC	7 – 8 Aug
134	In The Dead Of Winter Halifax	Halifax NS	tba
135	Indian River Festival	Indian River PEI	tba
136	Indie Week Canada	Toronto ON	not in 2020
137	Interstellar Rodeo	Edmonton AB	tba
138	Islands Folk	Vancouver Island BC	24 – 26 Jul
139	Jasper Folk	Jasper AB	11 – 13 Sep
140	Jazz Winnepeg	Winnipeg MB	11 – 19 Jun
141	Kaslo Jazz Music	Kaslo BC	31 Jul – 2 Aug
142	Kemptville Live	Kemptville ON	23 – 26 Jul
143	Kingsville Folk Music	Kingsville ON	7 – 9 Aug
144	Kispiox Valley Music	Kispiox BC	24 – 26 Jul
145	Kitchener Blues	Kitchener ON	6 – 9 Aug
146	Kluane Mountain Bluegrass	Haines Junction YT	12 – 14 Jun
147	Kultrun World	Kitchener ON	9 – 12 Jul
148	La Grande Degelee	Granby QC	1 and 8 Feb
149	Larlee Creek Hullabaloo	Perth Andover NB	5 – 9 Aug
150	LawnyaVawnya Festival	St John’s NL	30 Sep – 3 Oct
151	Le Festif	Quebec City QC	23 – 26 Jul
152	Lighthouse Blues	Kincardine ON	10 – 12 Jul
153	Lilac	Calgary AB	20-Sep
154	Limestone Blues	Kingston ON	27 – 30 Aug
155	Live From The Rock Folk	Red Rock ON	tba
156	Live On The Lake	Burlington ON	13-Jun
157	Living Roots Festival	Fredericton NB	28 – 31 May
158	Long Day’s Night Music	Swift Current SK	18 – 21 Jun
159	Lucknow’s Music In The Fields	Lucknow ON	27 – 29 Aug
160	Lulaworld	Toronto ON	tba
161	Luminato	Toronto ON	11 – 28 Jun
162	Lunenburg Folk Harbour	Lunenburg NS	6 – 9 Aug
163	Lux Magna	Montreal QC	22 – 26 Jan
164	Lynn River Music & Arts	Simcoe ON	tba
165	Manito Ahbee Festival	Winnipeg MB	27 – 30 Aug
166	Manitoulin Musicfest	Little Current ON	6 – 8 Aug
167	Mariposa Folk	Orillia ON	3 – 5 Jul
168	Metro Metro	Montreal QB	15 – 17 May
169	Miramichi Folksong	Miramichi NB	2 – 7 Aug
170	Mission Folk Music	Mission BC	24-Jul
171	MondoKarnaval	Quebec City QC	5 – 7 Sep
172	Montebello Rock	Montebello QB	tba
173	Montreal AIM	Montreal QB	3 – 5 Jul
174	Montreal Folk	Montreal QC	18 – 21 Jun
175	Montreal International Jazz	Montreal QC	25 Jun – 4 Jul
176	Mosaiq Multicultural	Moncton NB	17 – 18 Jul
177	Motion Notion	Beaverfoot Lodge BC	tba
178	Mountain View Arts	Didsbury AB	12 – 13 Sep
179	Mushtari Begum	New Westminster BC	26-Sep
180	MUTEK	Montreal QC	25 – 30 Aug
181	Mutual Festival of Small Halls	Charlottetown PEI	7 – 21 Jun
182	Nanaimo Blues	Nanaimo BC	13 – 16 Aug
183	Nanaimo Ukulele	Nanaimo BC	18 – 19 Sep
184	Ness Creek Music	Saskatoon SK	18 – 21 Jul
185	Newfoundland & Labrador Folk	St. John’s NL	10 – 12 Jul
186	Niagara Jazz	Niagara on the Lake ON	18-Jul
187	NimbleFingers Bluegrass & Old-Time Music	Sorrento BC	22-Aug
188	North Country Fair	Driftpile AB	19 – 21 Jun
189	Northern Lights Bluegrass & Old Tyme	Big River SK	14 – 16 Aug
190	Northern Lights Festival Boreal	Sudbury ON	tba
191	Nova Scotia Bluegrass and Oldtime Music	Bible Hill NS	23 – 26 Jul
192	NXNE	Toronto ON	11 – 16 Aug
193	Orangeville Blues & Jazz	Orangeville ON	5 – 7 Jun
194	Osheaga	Montreal QC	31 Jul – 2 Aug
195	Ottawa Blues Fest	Ottawa ON	9 – 19 Jul
196	Ottawa Grassroots Festival	Ottawa ON	23 – 26 Apr
197	Ottawa Jazz	Ottawa ON	19 Jun – 1 Jul
198	Ottawa Winter	Ottawa ON	30 Jan – 1 Feb
199	Paddle Fest	St Andrews NB	14 – 17 May
200	Palmer Rapids Twin Music	Palmer Rapids ON	23 – 26 Jul
201	PEI Bluegrass and Old Time Music	Charlottetown PEI	3 – 5 Jul
202	PEI Jazz & Blues	Charlottetown PEI	tba
203	Pembina River Nights	Rangeton Park AB	10 – 11 Jul
204	Pender Harbour Blues	Pender Harbour BC	18 – 19 Sep
205	Peterborough Folk	Peterborough ON	21 – 23 Aug
206	Peterborough Musicfest	Peterborough ON	27 Jun – 22 Aug
207	POP Montreal	Montreal QC	23 – 27 Sep
208	Porquis Blues	Porquis Junction ON	17 – 19 Jul
209	Pouzza Fest	Montreal QC	15 – 17 May
210	Prairie Wind Music Festival	Cypress River MB	5 – 7 Jun
211	Prismatic Arts	Halifax NS	tba
212	Quebec City Celtic	Quebec City QC	tba
213	Reggaefest	Calgary AB	13 – 15 Aug
214	Regina Folk	Regina SK	tba
215	Reign Bough Fiddle	Thorhild AB	tba
216	Rejigged	Dartmouth NS	tba
217	Rendez-Vous ès Trad	Quebec City QC	tba
218	Renfrew’s Bluegrass	Renfrew ON	9 – 12 Jul
219	Rifflandia	Victoria BC	10 – 13 Sep
220	River & Sky Music/Camping	Field ON	22 – 26 Jul
221	River Rats	Athabasca AB	30 Jun – 1 Jul
222	Riverfest Elora	Elora ON	21 – 23 Aug
223	Robson Valley Music	Dunster BC	14 – 16 Aug
224	Rock The Park	London ON	15 – 18 Jul
225	Rockin’ River Musicfest	Merritt BC	30 Jul – 2 Aug
226	Rockin’ The Fields Of Minnedosa	Minnedosa MB	31 Jul – 2 Aug
227	Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival and Music Camp	Souris PEI	17 – 19 Jul
228	Roots North	Orillia ON	23 – 25 Apr
229	Salmon Arm Roots & Blues	Salmon Arm BC	13 – 16 Aug
230	Sappyfest	Sackville NS	tba
231	Saskatchewan Jazz Fest	Saskatoon SK	3 – 12 Jul
232	Saskatoon Blues Festival	Saskatoon SK	24 Feb – 1 Mar
233	Saskatoon Folk Fest	Saskatoon SK	13 – 15 Aug
234	Sawdust City Music	Gravenhurst ON	2 – 4 Aug
235	Shambhala	Salmo BC	24 – 27 Jul
236	Sherblues & Folk	Sherbrooke QC	8 – 12 Jul
237	Shivering Songs	Fredericton NB	29 Jan – 2 Feb
238	Skeleton Park Music	Kingston ON	17 – 21 Jun
239	Sled Island	Calgary AB	24 – 28 Jun
240	Small World Music	Toronto ON	tba
241	Smithers Midsummer	Smithers BC	3 – 5 Jul
242	Snowdance Festival of Winter and Music	Falcon Lakes MB	17 – 19 Jan
243	Sound of Music	Burlington ON	14 – 21 Jun
244	South Country Fair	Fort MacLeod AB	17 – 19 Jul
245	Southside Shuffle	Port Credit ON	11 – 13 Sep
246	Speak Music Be Kind	Toronto ON	17 – 19 Jan
247	Squamish Constellation	Squamish BC	24 – 26 Jul
248	Stan Rogers Folk	Canso NS	23 – 26 Jul
249	Starbelly Jam	Crawford Bay BC	17 – 19 Jul
250	Steamboat Mountain Music	Edgewater BC	3 – 5 Jul
251	Stewart Park	Perth ON	17 – 19 Jul
252	Stony Plain Cowboy Gathering	Stony Plain AB	14 – 16 Aug
253	Stratford Blues & Ribfest	Stratford ON	19 – 21 Jun
254	Summer’s End Folk	Grand Manan NB	tba
255	Summerfolk Music and Crafts	Owen Sound ON	21 – 23 Aug
256	Summerland Action	Summerland BC	5 – 7 Jun
257	Summerland Bluegrass	Summerland BC	12 – 14 Jun
258	Sunfest	Cowichan Valley BC	30 Jul – 2 Aug
259	Sunshine Music	Powell River BC	tba
260	Supercrawl	Hamilton ON	4 – 6 Sep
261	Surrey Fusion	Surrey BC	25 – 26 Jul
262	Talking Stick Festival	Vancouver BC	18 – 29 Feb
263	Taverne Tour	Montreal QC	30 Jan – 1 Feb
264	TD Sunfest World Music	London ON	9 – 12 Jul
265	The Groove Gathering	Sydenham ON	19 – 21 Jun
266	The Island Unplugged	Pelee Island ON	14 – 15 Aug
267	The Works Art & Design	Edmonton AB	19 Jun – 1 Jul
268	Thunder Bay Blues	Thunder Bay ON	not in 2020
269	Tiny Lights	Ymir BC	12 – 14 Jun
270	Tongue On The Post Festival (TOP Fest)	Medicine Hat AB	20 – 25 Jan
271	Toronto Jazz	Toronto ON	18 – 28 Jun
272	Tottenham Bluegrass	Tottenham ON	19 – 21 Jun
273	Trails Tales Tunes Festival	Norris Point NL	15 – 25 May
274	Tremblant International Blues	Mont-Tremblant QC	3 – 12 Jul
275	Trois-Rivieres en Blues	Trois-Rivières QC	20 – 23 Aug
276	Trout Forest Music	Ear Falls ON	7 – 9 Aug
277	Valhalla Sound Circus	Montreal QB	17 – 19 Jul
278	Vancouver Folk Music	Vancouver BC	17 – 19 Jul
279	Vancouver International Jazz	Vancouver BC	19 – 28 Jun
280	Vancouver Island Blues Bash	Victoria BC	5 – 7 Sep
281	Vancouver Island Music Fest	Vancouver Island BC	10 – 12 Jul
282	VELD	Toronto ON	1 – 2 Aug
283	Victoria International Jazz	Victoria BC	19 – 28 Jun
284	Wanderlust	Whistler BC	tba
285	Wasaga Beach Blues	Wasaga Beach ON	18 – 20 Sep
286	West Coast Blues Downtown Shuffle	Goderich ON	tba
287	West Island Blues Festival	Montreal QC	20-Jul
288	Westfest	Ottawa ON	not in 2020
289	Whoop and Hollar Folk	Portage La Prairie MB	29-Aug
290	Wild Mountain Music	Hinton AB	17 – 19 Jul
291	Windsong	Powassan ON	28 – 29 Aug
292	Winnipeg Folk	Winnipeg MB	9 – 12 Jul
293	Winter Folk Camp	Haliburton ON	6 – 9 Mar
294	Winterfolk Roots & Blues Festival	Toronto ON	21 – 23 Feb
295	Winterlude	Ottawa ON	31-Jan
296	Winterruption Saskatoon	Saskatoon SK	22 – 26 Jan
297	Wintersong	Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON	17 – 19 Jan
298	Winteruption	Edmonton AB	23 – 26 Jan
299	Wolfe Island	Wolfe Island ON	tba
300	Writers at Woody Point	Woody Point NL	18 – 23 Aug