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The Canadian Tulip Festival: Celebrating 80 Years of Liberation
2025-05-09 09:00 - 2025-05-19 22:30 (America/Vancouver) | BC
The Canadian Tulip Festival transforms Ottawa into one of the most picturesque destinations in Canada.
The Canadian Tulip Festival celebrates 80 Years of Liberation with the Canadian Army at Commissioners Park. You won’t want to miss out on this beautiful event!
From May 9th-19th, 2025, the Canadian Tulip Festival at Dow’s Lake will showcase over 300,000 stunning tulips in every shape and colour.
The 73rd edition will honour Veterans of the Year with a special Central Band Parade and the lighting of the Canadian Remembrance Torch.
Highlights at the Canadian Tulip Festival

Movies in the Park: Enjoy free showings of popular films daily at 11 a.m., 2 p.m., and 7 p.m.
Big Bug Boardwalk: Walk through a thousand tulips displayed under ultraviolet light, and see the World’s only Blacklight Tulip!
Free Self-Guided Walking Tour: Explore different breeds of tulips and discover both the cultural and botanical significance of the festival.
Tulip Market: Shop for tulip bulbs, fresh-cut flowers, and handcrafted merchandise made by local artisans.
Play Zone: A space for kids and adults alike to unleash their creativity and have fun!
Food Trucks: Enjoy delicious food from a variety of food trucks and on-site concessions.

Did you know tulips aren’t originally from the Netherlands? They come from Central Asia and Türkiye and became famous during the Dutch Tulip Mania in the 1600s!
Tulips are flexible. While most bloom in spring, some bloom as early as late winter. When cut, they keep growing in your vase, stretching toward the light and bending for maximum beauty!
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Think you’ve seen it all? Think again! Some tulips have frilly edges, and others have stunning green streaks—like the viridiflora variety. They’re the rock stars of the flower world!
Don’t miss your chance to be a part of the Canadian Tulip Festival this year and enjoy the beauty of these amazing flowers!
For more details and a full list of events, click here.
Published: May 02, 2023 | Updated: January 31, 2025

Spot Prawn Festival Tempts Tastebuds with Fresh Pacific Catch
2025-05-25 11:00 - 15:30 (America/Vancouver) | Granville Island, 1661 Duranleau Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3S3, Canada
Spot Prawn Festival brings the best of BC to your plate with delicious dishes, live music, family fun, and more.
Get ready for a seafood experience like no other at the Spot Prawn Festival! This event promises to serve up the freshest Pacific spot prawns, bringing the ocean’s finest directly to your plate. Whether you’re a prawn enthusiast or a casual seafood lover, you won’t want to miss this flavourful celebration.
The Spot Prawn Festival at the Fisherman’s Wharf by Granville Island lets you enjoy delicious spot prawn dishes. From grilled to fried, sautéed to seasoned, there’s a dish for every taste.
Local chefs showcase their culinary skills, creating mouthwatering recipes that highlight the rich, natural flavours of Pacific spot prawns.

Chefs serving mouthwatering dishes at the Shrimp Festival! (Stephanie Yuen)

Beyond the food, the festival is a lively experience for all ages. Enjoy live music, vibrant stalls, and fun activities for the whole family. It’s not just a feast for your tastebuds, but for all your senses.
What makes the BC spot prawns so special? The Pacific Ocean’s rich marine life produces prawns harvested in BC, renowned for their freshness, sweet flavor, and firm texture.
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Did you know? These spot prawns “have a 4-year life cycle and start as males then transition to females in their last year.”
Most spot prawns are harvested from the waters between Vancouver and Vancouver Island. The fresh catch is delivered straight from the ocean to local vendors, ensuring each bite is as fresh as it gets.
Don’t forget to pair your spot prawns with a refreshing drink from local breweries or enjoy a tasty seafood cocktail. This festival offers the perfect setting to relax, unwind, and savour the tastes of the Pacific.
The Spot Prawn Festival is the ultimate destination for seafood lovers. So, gather your friends and family, and experience the Pacific’s best prawns.
You’ll be going back for seconds!

Butter Tart Festival - Savour Sweet Fun in Midland
2025-06-14 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Midland Culture Centre, Midland, Ontario, 333 King St., Midland, Ontario, L4R 3M7, Canada
Butter Tart Festival celebrates 11th anniversary this June showcasing the best of Canada’s authentic pastry. Savour the sweetest day of the year in Midland, Ontario.
The annual event is Canada’s original and largest butter tart festival. Butter tarts are a classic Canadian dessert made with delicious flaky pie crust filled with butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, and eggs.
The dessert is a cultural pride of many communities across Ontario, Canadian Central and Maritime provinces.
The all-day event attracts about 60,000 visitors annually. The festival features

Egg Farmers of Ontario Butter Tart Contest. It is opened to both professional and amateur/home bakers in the traditional and wild style categories
Over 200 vendors including food trucks selling everything from butter tarts to unique, hand-made items and more.
Free family-friendly entertainment, a kids zone, free shuttles, a butter tart trot (pre-registration is required) and much more!

Love butter tarts? This is the place to sample butter tarts of all kind, from plain, raisin, pecan, walnut, maple, bacon, coconut, chocolate covered, gluten-free, vegan, nut-free, cheesecake, pumpkin and more.
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Experience A Day at the Farm
2025-09-06 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Vancouver) | 4690 Kirkland Rd., Delta, BC V4K 3N2, 4690 Kirkland Road, Delta, BC, V4K 3N2, Canada
Experience a Day at the Farm is a fun and family friendly event that provides visitors with a peek into the daily life of a local farmer in B.C.’s Fraser River Delta.
Experience A Day at the Farm at Westham Island Herb Farm nestled on British Columbia’s fertile Fraser River Estuary on September 06, 2025. Learn first-hand the challenges and rewards of growing quality food and how our farmland supports local and global biodiversity.
The Fraser River Estuary is the main artery that feed biodiversity to the province’s coast. The largest estuary along the Pacific Coast of North America is home to over 400 species of vertebrates, thousands of plant species and countless small invertbrates.
In the heart of the estuary is the the George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary. The sanctuary is an important ecological site to millions of birds, fish and other wildlife. It serves as an international crossroad of bird migration routes from 20 countries and three continents.
The Fraser River is the largest salmon producer on the Pacific Coast of North America.
Visitors can learn about soil health, ecosystem services, and the vital role farmers play as stewards of the land at the various interactive workshops and displays. Other activities include:

Live country/folk music performance
Potato dig
Poulty in motion
Hay wagon rides
Draft horse plowing
Cooking demonstration by Chef Trevor Randle
Jam and bread contests and more

Start your fall with a harvest. Pick your own pumpkins at the pumpkin patch.

Alba White Truffle Fair Celebrates Its 95th Year
2025-10-11 09:00 - 2025-12-08 20:00 (Europe/Rome) | Cortile della Maddalena, Via Luigi Paruzza, Alba, CN, 12051, Italy
Italian Chef Carlo Zarri discussing with truffle vendor on the truffle quality and price. (Nikao Media)

Alba White Truffle Fair returns to Piedmont, Italy for the 95th Year. Savour exquisite truffles, regional delights, and discover Alba’s millenary culture
Every October, the Alba White Truffle Fair attracts gastronomy professionals and connoisseurs, tycoons, and celebrities from around the world to taste, bid and purchase the world’s best white truffles (tartufo bianco).
Alba White Truffle – Diamond of the Kitchen
Italian truffles like caviar are luxurious and prized gourmet delights. Eighteenth century French gastronome Brillat-Savarin called the truffle “the diamond of the kitchen”.
The best truffles are the wild white Piedmontese type (Tuber Magnatum Pico) from Alba in the Italian province of Cuneo. The flesh (or gleba) varies from white to yellowish-grey, and etched with thin white veins. It releases a pungent and powerful aroma liken to a combination of earthy, woody and aged cheese scent.
Join famed Italian Chef Carlo Zarri as speaks to vendors and attendees at the Alba White Truffle Fair.

Wild truffles thrive symbiotically with roots of leafy trees such as oak, poplar, willows; lime and hazelnut bushes. The hardier the tree wood, the stronger the intensity of the truffle’s scent and flavour.
Northern Italy’s damp Lange forests are the best harvesting ground. Only licenced hunters (trifulaos) can harvest the wild truffles. They are usually accompanied by their dogs rather than pigs as they tend to eat the truffles once unearthed.
Depending on the quality and supply, a kilogram of Italian white truffles can be priced as high as USD5,000 or more. The white truffles are available between September to December.
At the fair, visitors can also savour black truffles, the famous Barolo wines,and regional delights such as, cured meats, and the renowned IGP Piedmont hazelnut (Tonda Gentile della Langa). The rich taste, superb quality and longer shelf life of this sweet round and refined of Langhe is what sets it apart from other hazelnut varieties.
Visitors will also have an opportunity to discover Alba’s millenary culture through folklore events, historical re-enactments and entertainment.
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First Published: October 08, 2016 | Updated: September 19, 2025

Vancouver Christmas Market Celebrates its 15th Year
2025-11-13 16:00 - 2025-12-24 18:00 (America/Vancouver) | Jack Poole Plaza (at the Olympic Cauldron), 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC, V6C 3L5, Canada
Vancouver Christmas Market, the city’s cherished yuletide event returns this year with more festive offerings, fun activities and live entertainment.
Vancouver Christmas Market is largest and longest running Christmas Market and only European Christmas Market in Vancouver. The fun event where families and friends can enjoy and experience the beloved holiday tradition, German-style.
Christmas markets originated in Germany. It’s an advent tradition going back to the late Middle Ages in German-speaking Europe and many former Holy Roman Empire territories.
The Vancouver Christmas Market is a wonderful event to enjoy authentic German-inspired sights and sounds. Savour German flavours and shop for unique gifts at over 90 huts at the market and usher in the joyous season with families and friends.
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What to Do and See?
Below are some of the market features.

Alpine Haus – relax and savour hot beverages and delicious food in a warm holiday setting.
Lovers’ Lane – an Instagram-worthy 30-foot long tunnel decorated with 20,000 twinkling lights and mistletoe.
Love Lock Installation – an area where lovers can attach a ‘Vancouver Christmas Market Love Lock’, representing their love and partnership over the holiday season..
Winterdeck – an area to soak up the scenic views of the North Shore.
Walk-Through Christmas Tree – experience magical moments under the display of 36,000 twinkling lights.
Live entertainment on the Christmas Pyramid’s ‘Flying Stage’ perched 10ft high above the market.
Scavenger Hunt – a family favourite where you and your kids can go on a merry quest for goodies scattered across the Market and more..

Delectable Food and Beverages
There is nothing more jolly than sampling the array of German delicacies:

Glühwein (a hot-spiced mulled wine), German Bratwurst,
Gulasch, Spätzle, Schnitzel
A selection of German beer, award-winning German style wine, and more

Ticket Information
Ticket Purchase at the Gate and online. Children Age 0-6, FREE.
Discounted pricing available for online purchase. Price varies depending on date of purchase. Season passes are also available at $35.99. Click here for more ticket information.
First Published: November 13, 2018 | Updated: November 30, 2025
