Fall Festivals In Canada Worth Traveling For

From coast to coast, there are many fall festivals across Canada worth traveling for. These festivals include everything from celebrating the country’s best wine regions and listening to fantastic national and international musicians to enjoying the changing of the leaves. Here are the best fall festivals in the Great White North.

1. Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest

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The Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest is a nine-day festival that begins on the Friday before Canadian Thanksgiving. Called Canada’s Greatest Bavarian Festival, it’s the largest Oktoberfest held outside of Germany. Approximately 700,000 people attend annually, and in 2016, 150,000 people lined the streets at the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade. Other things that visitors can do include visiting the many beer halls, enjoying the food and music at Willkommen Platz, meeting Miss Oktoberfest, and purchasing a souvenir from the retail store.

Rocky Mountain Wine and Food Festival

The Rocky Mountain Wine and Food Festival occurs in both Calgary and Edmonton. One city hosts for a weekend in October, while the other hosts in November. The festival includes hundreds of booths where guests can sample and learn about many different wines, spirits, and beers. There are also local chefs on hand, serving up food that pairs perfectly with the beverages. Over 25,000 guests attend the festival annually.

Fall Okanagan Wine Festival

The Okanagan Wine Festivals Society hosts wine festivals in winter, spring, and fall. It highlights why the Okanagan Valley is one of Canada’s top winemaking regions. The 2017 festival will take place from September 28th to October 8th. Some of the signature events include the BC Wine Awards, The Fall Westjet Wine Tasting Events, Cropped by Valley First (BC’s largest wine tasting and farmers market), and Thanksgiving Brunch at the Watermark Beach Resort.