Food festivals in Canada

MTLaTABLE is Montreal's restaurant week; its participating restaurants serve table d'hote dinner menus at 38, 55, 70 and 90 dollars, and some add a brunch option.

Distillery Winter Village, formerly the Toronto Christmas Market, fills the Distillery Historic District with food cabins, raclette, mulled wine and hot chocolate from 12 November 2026 to 3 January 2027.

The Great Montreal Christmas Market sets about 40 chalets of Quebec artisans on Jeanne-Mance Street in the Quartier des spectacles, with hot mulled drinks, gourmet treats and free shows into January.

TipUntil 13 December it opens only Wednesday to Sunday, from 15:00 on weekdays; from 16 December it is open every day.

Montreal Christmas Village fills Place du Marché Atwater from November 26 to December 24, 2026, with 59 exhibitors from Quebec and free family programming.

TipOpening days change: until December 20 it is Fridays 4PM to 8PM, Saturdays 11AM to 8PM and Sundays 11AM to 6PM; December 24 closes at 3PM.

Dine Out Vancouver Festival, run by Destination Vancouver, fills January and February with fixed-price menus at hundreds of restaurants plus food events, from sea foraging to dumpling fests.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Winterlicious is a city-run prix-fixe dining festival; over 240 Toronto restaurants offer three-course menus at $20-$55 lunch and $25-$75 dinner across two.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

La Poutine Week is a one-week February poutine competition; in 2025 over 100 Montreal restaurants served classic to haute-cuisine versions, with prizes for the best.

Vancouver International Wine Festival at the Convention Centre is the city's reference wine festival since 1979; the 2027 edition has about 90 wineries pouring about 750 wines, with food and wine pairings.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Expo Manger Sante et Vivre Vert is a healthy-living fair at the Palais des congres in Montreal, with exhibitors, demonstrations and talks on plant-based food, health and ecology.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

T.O. Food and Drink Fest at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre runs over 200 food and beverage exhibitors, MasterChef demos, mixology classes and a wine.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Richmond Night Market opens Friday to Sunday nights from late April to September on River Road, with over 100 food booths serving more than 500 dishes, plus retail stalls and live stage shows.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Premiers Vendredis, or First Fridays, is a free monthly street-food festival from June through the summer, with over 40 food trucks and kiosks, live music and a family zone.

Taste of Little Italy closes College Street between Bathurst and Shaw for an Italian-Canadian food and music festival, the BIA's three-day celebration each June.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Summerlicious is the city-run summer counterpart to Winterlicious, three-course prix fixe at over 200 Toronto restaurants across the first three weeks of July.

Taste of the Danforth closes Danforth Avenue between Broadview and Pape for a Greek-and-multicultural street festival; the 2026 edition returns August 7 to 9.

Expected dates, not yet confirmed by the organiser

Bieres et Saveurs de Chambly calls itself Quebec's largest craft beer festival, supporting local microbreweries, cideries and artisan producers over Labour Day weekend.