Winter Festivals (2023-2024)

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Here is a list of Winter Music and Arts festivals in Canada in 2023 and 2024.

New Brunswick

Fredericton Frostival Festival

Fredericton, January 18 to February 4
www.frederictoncapitalregion.ca/see-do/festivals-events/calendar-events/frostival

Montréal

Salon des métiers d’art du Québec

Montréal, December 7 to 17
514-861-2787 | www.metiersdart.ca

Igloofest

Montréal, January 18 to February 10
www.igloofest.ca

Orchestre symphonique de Laval

Festival classique hivernal

Laval, January 26 to 28
www.osl.ca/festival-classique-hivernal

The Orchestre symphonique de Laval presents its 3rd annual Festival classique hivernal (Winter Classical Festival). A festival with a varied repertoire, suitable for all generations, featuring music from the films Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, the great classics by Strauss and Wagner, the musical tale Peter and the Wolf, and song and dance in Stravinsky’s Pulcinella.

You can take advantage of the Festival classique hivernal Passport including three symphony concerts: Nordic and Interstellar Legends, Andrei Feher conducts Pulcinella AND the family concert Cartoon Stories, all for only $93 (taxes and box office fees included)!
Tickets at www.osl.ca or 450 667-2040

Art Souterrain

Montréal, February 17 to April 7
514-380-0596 | www.artsouterrain.com

Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma

Montréal, February 21 to March 3
514-526-9635 | www.rvcq.com

Festival Montréal en lumière

Montréal, February 22 to March 3
www.montrealenlumiere.com

International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA)

Montréal et Québec, March 14 to 24
514-714-1637 | www.lefifa.com

Festival Magic Montréal

Montréal, March 15 to 17
[email protected]

Expozine

Montréal, November 30 to December 1
www.expozine.ca

Festival Noël dans le parc

Montréal, December 11 to January 14
www.noeldansleparc.com

Québec

Carnaval de Québec

Québec, January 25 to February 11
418-626-3716 | www.carnaval.qc.ca

Ottawa-Gatineau

NAC Hip Hop Theatre Festival

Ottawa, January 31 to February 10
www.nac-cna.ca

Winterlude

Ottawa, February 2 to 19
844-878-8333 | www.canada.ca

Undercurrents festival

Ottawa, February 7 to 17
www.undercurrentsfestival.ca

BIG BANG Festival

Ottawa, February 17 to 18
www.nac-cna.ca

Toronto

21C Music Festival

Toronto, January 19 to May 9
www.rcmusic.com/performance/21c-music-festival

The 11th iteration of The Royal Conservatory’s 21C Music Festival kicks off in January 2024 with Turkish pianist Fazıl Say performing his own works for solo piano, voice, and chamber ensemble. Grammy Award-winners Brad Mehldau, Laurie Anderson, and Kronos Quartet return to Koerner Hall, violin phenomenon Lara St. John performs solo pieces composed by 12 leading composers, and virtuoso harpist Bridget Kibbey brings Edgar Allen Poe’s Masque of the Red Death to life with the help of the Calidore String Quartet and narrator Mervon Mehta.