Five Ontario art festivals that are a summer must: Explore some of the most inspired festivals

ONTARIO (June 8, 2016) – Have you ever wondered what happens when event professionals and talented artists come together? Creativity ensues and a call for celebration beckons the culturally curious.

Festivals and Events Ontario (FEO) invites you to experience the magnificent intermingling of flair and creativity at anyone of these Ontario Top 100 summer art festivals and events.
Festival organizers have crafted a spectacular blend of art, music, literature, theatre, film, dance and visual arts uniting communities and drawing visitors from far and wide.  Get set to explore some of the province’s most colourful and inspired summer art festivals.

 
This summer’s Art Festival Highlights include:Luminato Festival     June 6 – June 26  (Toronto)  luminatofestival.com  Awarded Level of Distinction by FEO, Luminato Festival is Toronto’s international multi-arts festival for people open to having art change their outlook on the world.
  Toronto Fringe Festival    June 29 – July 10 (Toronto)   fringetoronto.com   Take in Toronto's largest theatre festival and one of the most exciting summer events.  Over 120 productions at 35 venues.  Enjoy comedy, drama, dance, children's shows and more.
  Buckhorn Fine Art Festival    Aug 12 – Aug 14 (Buckhorn)   buckhornfineart.com  The festival showcases gallery quality fine art for sale. Plan a day trip or come for a vacation we invite you to linger, appreciate art, enjoy nature and experience creativity.
  SuperCrawl    Sept 9 – Sept 11 (Hamilton)   supercrawl.ca    Supercrawl is a free, three-day arts and music festival. Road closures along James Street North allow for music stages, art installations, family area, street vendors and food trucks.
  Toronto International Film Festival      Sept 8 – Sept 18 (Toronto)  tiff.net  Awarded Level of Distinction by FEO, The Toronto International Film Festival is the leading public film festival in the world, screening more than 300 films from 60+ countries every September.

Remember, there’s always something to celebrate in Ontario! Visit festivalsandeventsontario.ca  to find a complete listing of art festivals including this year’s Top100 Festivals and Events in Ontario and more.  

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About Festivals & Events Ontario Festivals & Events Ontario (FEO) provides education, marketing and advocacy services and operates Canada’s largest dedicated festival and event Conference. FEO publishes and distributes an annual 225,000 circulation (plus on-line exposure) consumer guide to Ontario festivals & events, a second guide to promote its industry supplier goods and services, facilitates industry-leading marketing research, oversees an industry leading awards recognition program, manages a dynamic on-line website, markets a weekly festivals & events industry news-brief with a distribution exceeding 2,500 email recipients and advocates at the provincial and federal level for an improved operating environment within which its members can successfully conduct their business. Visit festivalsandeventsontario.ca for more information.