Showing posts with label Canada. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canada. Show all posts

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Festivals and Events Ontario - Why Ontario, Canada Provincial Party

More than 3,000 Ontario festivals and events keep locals and tourists celebrate throughout the year. If you are looking to celebrate, you'll find more than enough to keep you happy here.

Some of the biggest summer festivals, outdoor events as they occur in the foreground.

Outdoor summer music festivals are enormous. The biggies include the Toronto Jazz Festival, Festival of the Sound in Parry Sound, the Sound of Music Festival in Burlington, Barrie Jazzand Blues Festival is held in London, and the Festival of Friends in Hamilton. Many of these festivals offer free admission or at least offer free concerts along with those in charge. So I'm very easy on your wallet.

Summer outdoor art festivals are also a big attraction in good weather. The admission-free outdoor art show features more than 500 of Toronto Canada and the world of contemporary artists and artisans, attracting over 100,000 visitors. Stratford alsodemonstrated the craft along the river, and Barrie has a huge arts and crafts festival called Kempen hard.

Autumn is packed full of festivals. Ontario is the largest fruit grown grapes, musts and September is harvest time. The Region of Niagara toast the new harvest with the Niagara Grape and Wine Festival. Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest is the biggest party outside of Germany. If the balls Thanksgiving features crafts, food and family fun. Halloween fans canjoin the "Howlin 'Hootenany" to Black Creek Pioneer Village north of Toronto fell for a lot of fun and treats like pumpkin pie, candied apples and apple juice. Readers and writers in Toronto is the gratuitous love of Word on the Street Festival, where they meet their favorite authors and hear them read their works. And then there's the granddaddy of all literary festivals, the International Festival of Authors in Toronto. Wait - do not forget the Toronto InternationalFilm Festival! (If you run out at the weekend yet?)

Ontario festivals and events do not stop in winter. Ontarians understand the season with Toronto Ottawa Winterlude Winter City, and of course the feast of the New Year, Oakville and crazy polar bear plunge in Festival The giant glowing animated figures of the Niagara Falls Festival of Lights are guaranteed to make you smile and warm on a cold winter day. Another safe bet is theNiagara Ice Wine Festival in Niagara Region.

Spring Festival is the best of all, so welcome the return of good weather. Some famous festivals are the festivals of maple syrup in Ontario that appear every southern Ontario. Bronte Creek in Oakville has a good sampling tours, syrup and candy, breakfast and so on. The Ottawa Tulip Festival is more than just flowers. It features concerts, one-of-a-kind art and crafts lessonsand more (and outdoor concerts are free). Want to see the true scent of spring? Visit the Lilac Festival in Hamilton Royal Botanical Gardens, and explore the larger, purple dizzying model in the world.

If you are a local Ontario festivals and events are a great way to meet your neighbors. If you're a tourist, why not plan your visit around one of these events?

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Best places to visit in Canada

Our neighbors to the north are some very nice places to visit, beyond those common to mind when you say "pop Canada. Even for a dyed in the wool fan of hockey, how do I find so much to see and do in this beautiful country you could shake a hockey stick at!

Canada has many festivals, parties, each a different aspect of their culture. First there are the festivals of theater, including some of the best in theatrical entertainment. There are threeFestival of Shakespeare in Stratford, Ontario, (this is a really well done one), Bard on the Beach in Vancouver, British Columbia and Saskatchewan Shakespeare in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The Bard English is not your cup of tea? No less than thirteen other festivals, some in English and French, from comedy to drama dark foamy.

If you want something more active and adventurous, Canada has plenty of both as well. There areTours, take a small boat close and personal for humpback whales off the coast of Newfoundland and other tours take you closer to other wild animals as you can see ever thought possible. You can spend part of your holiday Canadian face to face with a polar bear, a moose or a giant walrus face!

Toronto is the largest city in Canada and has much to offer. Of course I had to give up my status as a hockey fan if you do not remember the Hockey Hall of Fame is hereBut believe me, just to make one of the many, many things. World Class Fine Dining is available in the Distillery District, and numerous galleries in the meaning of joy. , Toronto is also home to the Royal Ontario Museum and the famous Toronto Zoo. Oh well, it is also home to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Montreal is not only the seat of Canadians NHL is filled with some of the most beautiful cathedrals in the world. Includes Mary, Queen of the WorldCathedral, a quarter-scale copy of St. Peter's in Rome. Montreal also has a planetarium, a biosphere reserve and some of the beautiful architecture around the world.

Ottawa, Canada is the fourth largest city and home of the Senators in Ottawa. Its top draw Parliament Hill in Ottawa, but some of the best collection of museums, which could be any city. These include the Museum of Civilization, science and technology and the Museum National Aviation Museum. Nature lovers will enjoyGatineau Park festival and there are many throughout the year including the Jazz Fest in the summer and winter Winterlude.

Edmonton is home to the Oilers and has its own museums and parks to boast, but if it's shopping you want, you can only Canadian city Edmonton. The West Edmonton Mall offers 900 stores and its IMAX theater and theme park, directly including a separate water park for children on site. See? It's not just moose and hockey player is?