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* List of classical music festivals#North America *
List of electronic music festivals The following is an incomplete list of music festivals that feature electronic music, which encapsulates music featuring electronic instruments such as electric guitar and keyboards, as well as recent genres such as electronic dance music (EDM ...
* List of folk festivals#Canada ** List of blues festivals in Canada * List of jazz festivals#Canada


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Lilith Fair Lilith Fair was a concert tour and travelling music festival, founded by Canadian musician Sarah McLachlan, Nettwerk Music Group's Dan Fraser and Terry McBride, and New York talent agent Marty Diamond. It took place during the summers of 1997 ...
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Alberta

* Astral Harvest, Driftpile *
Beaumont Blues and Roots Festival Beaumont may refer to: Places Canada * Beaumont, Alberta * Beaumont, Quebec England * Beaumont, Cumbria * Beaumont, Essex **Beaumont Cut, a canal closed in the 1930s * Beaumont Street, Oxford France (communes) * Beaumont, Ardèche * Be ...
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Beaumont Beaumont may refer to: Places Canada * Beaumont, Alberta * Beaumont, Quebec England * Beaumont, Cumbria * Beaumont, Essex **Beaumont Cut, a canal closed in the 1930s * Beaumont Street, Oxford France (communes) * Beaumont, Ardèche * Be ...
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Big Valley Jamboree The Big Valley Jamboree, commonly referred to as "BVJ", is an annual country music festival held in Camrose, Alberta, Canada. Established in 1992, the Jamboree is held during the Civic Holiday in August and features country singers from North A ...
, Camrose * Blues on Whyte Block Party,
Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
* Calgary Folk Music Festival,
Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
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Edmonton Folk Music Festival The Edmonton Folk Music Festival (EFMF) is an annual four-day outdoor music event held the second weekend of August in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, established in 1980 by Don Whalen. The festival continues to draw many people from around the world a ...
, Edmonton *
Calgary International Blues Festival Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
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Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
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Interstellar Rodeo Interstellar Rodeo was an annual three-day outdoor music event held the last weekend of July in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, established in 2012 and held at the Heritage Amphitheatre within Hawrelak Park. From 2015 to 2017, Six Shooter Records also ...
, Edmonton *
North Country Fair The North Country Fair is an annual summer Solstice celebration held in the Driftpile Valley near Driftpile in northern Alberta, Canada. References External links * lslncca.ca Fairs in Alberta Music festivals in Alberta Music festivals ...
, Driftpile * Reignbough Fiddle Arts & Music Festival, Smokey Lake *
Sled Island The Sled Island Music & Arts Festival is an annual independent music and arts festival formed in 2007 and held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Each June, the five-day festival showcases over 200 bands, visual artists, filmmakers and comedians as w ...
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Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...
* South Country Fair, Ft Macleod *
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, Rangeton Park *
TD Edmonton International Jazz Festival The TD Edmonton International Jazz Festival is an annual 10-day music festival in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The festival was founded in 2005 by the Edmonton Jazz Festival Society, and focuses on making jazz music accessible to as many people as p ...
, Edmonton * Up and DT Festival, Edmonton *
Wild Mountain Music Festival Wild, wild, wilds or wild may refer to: Common meanings * Wildlife, Wild animal * Wilderness, a wild natural environment * Wildness, the quality of being wild or untamed Art, media and entertainment Film and television * Wild (2014 film), ''Wi ...
, Hinton


British Columbia

*CannaFest Music Festival, Grand Forks *Constellation Festival, Squamish *Fvded In the Park *Shambhala Music Festival * ValhallaFest *
Vancouver Folk Music Festival The Vancouver Folk Music Festival (VFMF), founded in 1978, is an outdoor multistage music festival, located at Jericho Beach Park on the west side of Vancouver, British Columbia. It takes place annually, on the third weekend of July. The fes ...
* Wapiti Music Festival, Fernie


Manitoba

* Big Fun Festival, Winnipeg * Harvest Moon Festival,
Clearwater Clearwater or Clear Water may refer to: Places Canada * Clear Water Academy, a private Catholic school located in Calgary, Alberta * Clearwater (provincial electoral district), a former provincial electoral district in Alberta * Clearwater, Briti ...
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Jazz Winnipeg Festival The TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival is a Canadian jazz festival first held in 1989 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is usually held in June. The festival, organized by the Jazz Winnipeg organization and formerly called the Jazz Winnipeg Festiva ...
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Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...
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Manitoba Electronic Music Exhibition Manitoba Electronic Music Exhibition aka "MEME" is a yearly electronic music and digital arts festival started in 2010 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. MEME is Western Canada's leading electronic music and digital arts festival. MEME features variou ...
, Winnipeg * Matlock Festival of Music Art and Nature, Matlog * Rainbow Trout Music Festival,
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* Real Love Summer Fest,
Teulon Teulon is a town located approximately 59 kilometres north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, on Provincial Trunk Highway 7. Located between Stonewall and Gimli, Teulon is commonly referred to as "The Gateway to the Interlake". Teulon is surrounde ...
* sākihiwē festival, Winnipeg * Winnipeg Folk Festival, Winnipeg *
Winnipeg Music Festival Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...
, Winnipeg * Winnipeg New Music Festival, Winnipeg * Whoop & Hollar Folk Festival, Portage la Prairie * YES FEST, Winnipeg


New Brunswick

* List of festivals in New Brunswick


Newfoundland and Labrador

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Tuckamore Festival The Tuckamore Festival is a chamber music festival in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. It is traditionally held annually in August for two weeks. The festival was co-founded in 2001 by violinist Nancy Dahn and pianist Timothy Steeves, classical ...
, St. John's


Northwest Territories

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Folk on the Rocks Yellowknife (; Dogrib: ) is the capital, largest community, and only city in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is on the northern shore of Great Slave Lake, about south of the Arctic Circle, on the west side of Yellowknife Bay near the o ...


Nova Scotia

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Evolve Festival Evolve Festival is an annual multi-genre music and cultural festival in New Brunswick. The festival is dedicated to the promotion of sustainable living and environmental awareness. It uses renewable energy sources (aided by diesel generators), ...
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* Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax


Ontario


Prince Edward Island

* Cavendish Beach Music Festival, Cavendish


Quebec

* Eclipse Festival, Sainte-Thérèse-de-la-Gatineau *
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Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...
* Île Soniq, Montreal *
Kinetik Festival ''Kinetik'' is the second and final album by industrial metal band Omega Lithium Omega Lithium was a Croatian industrial metal/ gothic metal band. It was formed in 2007 and is signed to Drakkar Entertainment, a part of Sony BMG. The band ...
, Montreal *
Les Francos de Montréal Les Francos de Montréal is a large annual music and performance festival held in Downtown Montreal, Quebec, featuring French-language performers from all over the world. Many of the performances are free to the public and are held on various ...
, Montreal * Longueuil International Percussion Festival, Longueuil *
M for Montreal M for Montreal (M pour Montréal) is an annual 4-day music event produced by Avalanche Prod, which is held in various venues in Montréal, Québec. It usually takes place in the third weekend of November. Description M for Montreal is an indep ...
, Montreal * Montreal International Jazz Festival, Montreal * Mundial, Montreal * MUTEK, Montreal *
Osheaga Festival The Osheaga Music and Arts Festival (french: Festival musique et arts Osheaga) is a multi-day indie music festival in Montreal, Quebec, that is held every summer at Parc Jean-Drapeau on Île Sainte-Hélène. The festival takes place on six stages ...
, Montreal * Piknic Électronik, Montreal * Pop Montreal, Montreal *
Quebec City Summer Festival Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
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Quebec City Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Communauté métrop ...
* Rockfest, Montebello


See also

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List of festivals in Canada This is an incomplete list of festivals in Canada. This list includes festivals of diverse types, among them regional festivals, commerce festivals, fairs, food festivals, arts festivals, and recurring festivals on holidays. Sublists by loca ...
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List of music festivals in the United States This is a list of music festivals in the United States organized by state and then by name. It includes current and past notable festivals. Touring festivals * Rolling Loud * Budweiser Made in America Festival * Electric Daisy Carnival * ...


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