12 wine festivals, harvest celebrations, and food-and-wine events — with dates, tickets, and travel tips.
Festivals worth planning a trip around.
All 12 festivals organised by month.
Fête des Vendanges — Eastern Townships (Québec)
L'Orpailleur near Dunham is the oldest and most established Québec winery — their Vidal blanc ice cider is a revelation, technically cidre de glace but similar to icewine. October foliage in the Townships is stunning; book accommodation in Knowlton or Sutton.
This is the best time to visit Okanagan wineries without crowds — many offer private barrel tasting appointments usually unavailable in summer. Big White Ski Resort events combine ski passes with winery dinners at valley prices.
Similkameen Valley Wine Festival
Clos du Soleil is one of Canada's top Bordeaux-blend producers — their Capella and Signature are hard to find outside BC. The Similkameen is a 90-minute drive from Kelowna through one of BC's most dramatic river canyon landscapes.
Pelee Island Wine & Music Festival
The ferry schedule is the festival constraint — book round-trip tickets before accommodation, as the service is limited and sells out. The island has no cars except bicycles — rent one at the dock. Canada's most southerly latitude means wine surprisingly similar in style to northern Italy.