Ontario Craft Show Listings
The Winter Antiques Sale
01/24 - 01/31 2010
Sherway Gardens - Toronto, ON
Promoter: Antiques Showsales International (asi)
Show Dir: Catherine Knoll Ph: (613) 521‑1970
Online: asi@sympatico.ca Website: asinter.com
Attendance: 225,000
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Contact
Winterfest
01/30 - 01/30 2010
Bond Head Park - Bond Head, ON
Promoter: Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
Show Dir: Joe Lotto Ph: (905) 775‑5359
Online: jlotto@townofbwg.com Website: town.bradfordwestgwillimbury.on.ca
Attendance: 2,000 Food Booths: local
By Hand ~ Toronto
01/30 - 02/01 2010
Sheraton Toronto Airport Hotel - Toronto, ON
Promoter: Signatures Shows Ltd.
Show Dir: J.Fahey Ph: (613) 241‑5777
Online: info@signatures.ca Website: byhand.ca
Attendance: 5,000
Exhibitors: 200 Juried Exhib. Fee: $780‑$2,520
Feb Fest
02/02 - 02/07 2010
Market Square - Kingston, ON
Promoter: Downtown Kingston! B.I.A.
Show Dir: Event Contact Ph: (613) 542‑8677
Online: info@downtownkingston.ca Website: downtownkingston.ca
Attendance: 20,000
Hillside Inside
02/06 - 02/06 2010
Sleeman Centre - Guelph, ON
Promoter: Hillside Community Festival
Show Dir: Event Contact Ph: (519) 763‑6396
Online: hillside@hillsidefestival.ca Website: hillsidefestival.ca
Attendance: 3,000
Exhibitors: 5 Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 11/01/2009
Winterfolk VIII
02/12 - 02/15 2010
Various Venues - Toronto, ON
Promoter: Winterfolk
Show Dir: Brian Gladstone Ph: email only
Online: brian@winterfolk.com Website: abetterworld.ca
Activities: seminars, workshops
Attendance: 7,000 Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Music: 12/16/200
Ottawa Irish Festival
03/10 - 03/17 2011
Ottawa (various locations) - Ottawa, ON
Promoter: Irish Society of The National Capital Region
Show Dir: Bryan Daly Ph: (613) 591‑9194
Online: communications@irishsocietyncr.com Website: irishsocietyncr.com
Attendance: 26,000
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: $100.00
Deadline: 03/05/2011
Canadian Music Week
03/10 - 03/14 2010
Various Venues - Toronto, ON
Promoter: Canadian Music Week
Show Dir: Paul Quigley Ph: (905) 858‑4747
Online: festival@cmw.net Website: cmw.net
Activities: awards shows & film festival
Attendance: 50,000
Exhibitors: Juried Exhib. Fee: $1,950 Cdn
Deadline: Music: 10/31/2009
Ottawa Irish Festival
03/10 - 03/17 2011
Lansdowne Park - Ottawa, ON
Promoter: Irish Society of The National Capital Region
Show Dir: Laura Hay Ph: (613) 591‑9194
Online: communications@irishsocietyncr.com Website: irishsocietyncr.com
Attendance: 19,000
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: $100.00
Deadline: 01/03/2011
Toronto Art Expo
03/11 - 03/14 2010
Metro Toronto Convention Centre - Toronto, ON
Promoter: Rime Canada
Show Dir: Event Contact Ph: (416) 265‑6988
Online: info@torontoartexpo.com Website: torontoartexpo.com
Attendance: 20,000 Food Booths: local
Exhibitors: 300+ Juried Exhib. Fee: $1,665‑$2,775
Deadline: Crafts: 10/15/2009
Canada Blooms: The Flower and Garden Festival
03/16 - 03/20 2011
Direct Energy Centre - Toronto, ON
Promoter: Canada Blooms
Show Dir: Event Contact Ph: (416) 447‑8655
Online: gerryginsberg@canadablooms.com Website: canadablooms.com
Attendance: 80,000
Exhibitors: 230 Juried Exhib. Fee: $18.50 per sq/ft
Deadline: Crafts: 11/31/2010
International Home and Garden Show
03/17 - 03/20 2011
International Centre - Mississauga, ON
Promoter: Showcase Marketing Ltd.
Show Dir: Pat Gramsch Ph: (416) 512‑1305
Online: info@internationalhomeshow.ca Website: internationalhomeshow.ca
Attendance: 40,000 Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: $445
The Ottawa Spring Antiques Sale
03/26 - 03/28 2010
Carleton University Fieldhouse - Ottawa, ON
Promoter: Antiques Showsales International (asi)
Show Dir: Catherine Knoll Ph: (613) 521‑1970
Online: asi@sympatico.ca Website: asinter.com
Attendance: 3,500
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Contact
From Our Hands to Yours Craft & Collectible Show
04/02 - 04/03 2010
Memorial Auditorium - Kitchener, ON
Promoter: From Our Hands to Yours
Show Dir: Marilyn Adam Ph: (519) 468‑3870
Online: marilyn@fromourhandstoyours.com Website: fromourhandstoyours.com
Attendance: 4,500
Exhibitors: 90 Juried Exhib. Fee: $289‑$605
Deadline: Crafts: 03/01/2010
New Music in New Places
04/10 - 04/10 2010
Carleton University Art Gallery - Ottawa, ON
Promoter: Ottawa Chamber Music Society
Show Dir: Karen St Aubin Ph: (613) 234‑8008
Online: kstaubin@chamberfest.com Website: chamberfest.com
Originals Spring Craft Sale
04/14 - 04/17 2011
Lansdowne Park - Ottawa, ON
Promoter: Signatures Shows, LTD
Show Dir: Nancy Law Ph: (613) 241‑5777
Online: info@signatures.ca Website: originalsshow.ca
Attendance: 18,000
Exhibitors: 180 Juried Exhib. Fee: $800‑$2.240
Deadline: Crafts: 09/15/2010
Millbrook Maplefest
04/17 - 04/18 2010
Kennedy Sugar Bush - Millbrook, ON
Promoter: Millbrook & District Lion Club
Show Dir: Albert Munneke Ph: (705) 944‑5744
Online: amunneke@nexicom.net Website: lionwap.org/eclub/sites/millbrookon/
Attendance: 3,000 Food Booths: 1
Exhibitors: Juried
Spring Made by Hand Show
April 21, 2012
International Centre, Hall 4, 6900 Airport Road, Mississauga, ON
Promoter: Made by Hand
Show Dir.: madebyhandshow@yahoo.ca
Phone: 289-878-6234
Online: http://www.madebyhandshow.com
Activites:
Attendance: 1750+
Exhibitors: 150+
Deadline: March 1, 2012
Green Living Show ~ Toronto
04/15 - 04/17 2011
Exhibition Place Toronto - Toronto, ON
Show Dir: Vel Omazic Ph: (416) 360‑0044
Online: info@green‑living.ca Website: greenlivingonline.com
Activities: speakers
Attendance: 20,000 Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: 418 Exhib. Fee: $1,595+
Milton Farm Spring Craft Show
05/01 - 05/02 2010
Country Heritage Park - Milton, ON
Promoter: Gernhart Quality Crafts
Show Dir: Dave Gernhart Ph: (519) 756‑4467
Online: dagernhart@sympatico.ca Website: miltonfarmcraftshows.com
Attendance: 16,000
Exhibitors: 140 Juried Exhib. Fee: $180+
Deadline: Crafts: 02/27/2010
Canadian Tulip Festival
05/07 - 05/24 2010
Various Venues - Ottawa‑Gatineau, ON
Promoter: Canadian Tulip Festival, Inc.
Show Dir: Event Contact Ph: (613) 567‑5757
Online: info@tulipfestival.ca Website: tulipfestival.ca
Attendance: 600,000 Food Booths: local
Flamboro Antique Show
05/08 - 05/08 2010
Brampton Fairgrounds - Caledon, ON
Promoter: Flamboro Antique Shows
Show Dir: Show Office Ph: (905) 685‑1225
Online: info@flamboro.com Website: flamboro.com
Attendance: 2,000 Food Booths: 4 Food Fee: Closed
Exhibitors: 100+ Juried Exhib. Fee: $200, $275, $300
Deadline: Crafts: 05/02/2010 Food: 05/02/2010
Retrofest
05/21 - 05/23 2010
King Street - Chatham, ON
Promoter: Historic Downtown Chatham BIA
Show Dir: Janice Wieringa Ph: (519) 352‑8387
Online: bia@bellnet.ca Website: retrofestchatham.com
Activities: classic car show & cruise
Attendance: 45,000 Food Booths: 15 Food Fee: $200
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: $50
Deadline: Crafts: 04/03/2010 Food: 04/01/2010
Calithumpian Weekend Festival
05/20 - 05/23 2011
Community Centre - Thamesford, ON
Promoter: Calithumpain
Show Dir: Delanie Evans Ph: (519) 285‑5129
Online: evans.rye@rogers.com
Activities: magic show, fireworks, amusement, lawn mower races, tug of war
Attendance: 3,500 Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Contact
Buckhorn Spring Craft Show
05/21 - 05/23 2011
Buckhorn Community Centre - Buckhorn, ON
Promoter: Buckhorn Community Centre
Show Dir: Diane Michell Ph: (705) 657‑8833
Online: craftinfo@buckhorncc.com Website: buckhorncommunitycentre.com
Attendance: 4,000
Exhibitors: 95 Juried Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 02/15/2010
Ottawa International Children's Festival de La Jeunesse
06/01 - 06/05 2011
Lebreton Flats - Ottawa, ON
Show Dir:Catherine O'Grady Ph: (613) 241‑0999
Online: boxoffice@ottawachildrensfestival.ca Website: ottawachildrensfestival.ca
Activities: arts & crafts tent, face painting,
Attendance: 17,000
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Contact
Christie Spring Antique Show
05/29 - 05/29 2010
Christie Lake Conservation Area - Dundas, ON
Promoter: Gadsden Promotions Limited
Show Dir: Jeff Gadsden Ph: (800) 667‑0619
Online: gadsden@antiqueshowscanada.com Website: antiqueshowscanada.com
Attendance: 10,000 Food Booths: 11 Food
Exhibitors: 300 Juried Exhib. Fee: $200
Deadline: 05/01/2011
Thorold's Art and Craft Show
05/28 - 05/29 2011
Thorold Community Arena - Thorold, ON
Promoter: Thorold Community Activities Group
Show Dir: Cathy Henderson Ph: (905) 227‑7248
Online: cathy.henderson@sympatico.ca Website: thoroldgroup.org
Attendance: 3,000 Food Booths: 5 Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: 100 + Juried Exhib. Fee: $200
Deadline: Crafts: 05/01/2010 Music: 03/01/2010 Food: 04/01/2010
CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival
06/01 - 06/06 2010
Various Locations - Toronto, ON
Promoter: Canadian Film Center
Show Dir: Event Contact Ph: (416) 445‑1446
Online: shortfilmfest@cfccreates.com Website: worldwideshortfilmfest.com
Activities: film festival
Attendance: 1,500
Exhibitors: Juried Prize Money: Over $60,000
Robin in the Hood Medieval Festival
06/05 - 06/05 2010
Gibson Park - Elmira, ON
Promoter:
Show Dir: Sarah Ph: (519) 886‑6039
Online: info@robininthehood.com Website: robininthehood.com
Activities: knights in battle
Attendance: 1,000 Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Contact
Art in the Park
06/05 - 06/06 2010
Willistead Park - Windsor, ON
Promoter: Rotary Club of Windsor (1918)
Show Dir: Rotary Office Ph: (519) 253‑6382
Online: info@rotary1918.com Website: aipwindsor.com
Activities: wineries, kids' area
Attendance: 21,000 Food Booths: local
Exhibitors: 200 Juried Exhib. Fee: $300‑$625
Deadline: Crafts: 04/30/2010
Canada Dance Festival
06/05 - 06/12 2010
Various Venues - Ottowa, ON
Promoter: Canada Dance Festival Society
Show Dir: Kevin Ryan x 238 Ph: (613) 947‑7000
Online: kryan@nac‑cna.ca Website: canadadance.ca
Attendance: 8,000
Orillia Spring Blues Festival
06/11 - 06/13 2010
Various Venues - Orillia, ON
Show Dir:Joe Fecht Ph: (705) 325‑8508
Online: jfecht@orilliapronet.com Website: orilliaspringblues.com
Attendance: 1,000
Antique and Classic Car Show
06/12 - 06/12 2010
Gull Lake Park & Muskoka Wharf - Gravenhurst, ON
Promoter: Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce
Show Dir: Brea Smith Ph: (705) 687‑4432
Online: events@gravenhurstchamber.com Website: gravenhurstchamber.com
Attendance: 1,000
Exhibitors: 25 Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 06/04/2010
Ancaster Heritage Days
06/12 - 06/12 2010
Downtown - Ancaster, ON
Show Dir:Wendi VanExan Ph: (905) 546‑2489
Online: info@ancasterheritagedays.com Website: ancasterheritagedays.com
Activities: kid's world, teen scene, soap box derby, parade
Attendance: 3,500 Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: $100
Festival Franco‑Ontarien
06/17 - 06/20 2010
Festival Plaza (Ottawa City Hall) - Ottawa, ON
Promoter: Festival Franco‑Ontarien
Show Dir: Daniel Simoncic Ph: (613) 321‑0102
Online: daniel@simoncic.ca Website: ffo.ca
Activities: parade
Attendance: 40,000
Markham Village Music Festival
06/18 - 06/19 2010
Markham Road North of Hwy. 7 - Markham, ON
Promoter: Markham Village Music Festival
Show Dir: Ed Joaquin Ph: (416) 846‑2243
Online: keith@capstonecomm.com Website: markham‑festival.org
Activities: carnival rides & games, silent auction
Attendance: 10,000 Food Booths: 15 Food Fee: $85‑$250
Exhibitors: 95 Juried Exhib. Fee: $75‑$350
Deadline: Crafts: 05/31/2010 Music: 03/01/2010 Food: 05/31/2010
Ottawa Dragon Boat Race Festival
06/18 - 06/20 2010
Mooney's Bay Park - Ottawa, ON
Show Dir:Executive Director Ph: (613) 238‑7711
Online: development@dragonboat.net Website: dragonboat.net
Activities: dragon boat races, children's activities, beer garden
Attendance: 70,000
Deadline: Crafts: 04/30/2010 Music: 05/27/2010 Food: 04/30/2010
Tottenham Bluegrass Festival
06/18 - 06/20 2010
Tottenham Conservation Area - Tottenham, ON
Show Dir: Event Contact Ph: (905) 936‑4100
Online: cofac@eol.ca Website: tottenhambluegrass.ca
Activities: workshops, children's program, children's talent contest, gospel hour
Attendance: 5,000 Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Contact
TD Canada Trust 2010 Ottawa International Jazz Festival
06/24 - 07/04 2010
Various Venues - Ottawa, ON
Promoter: Ottawa Jazz Festival
Show Dir: Catherine O'Grady Ph: (613) 241‑2633
Online: info@ottawajazzfestival.com Website: ottawajazzfestival.com
Attendance: 250,000 Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Contact
Schoolhouse Studio Arts & Crafts Show 2011
06/25 & 06/26 2011
Schoolhouse Studio 9924 Gold Creek Drive KOMOKA London, ON N0L 1R0 Just off Komoka Road!!
Promoter: Schoolhouse Studio
Show Dir.: Tara Shelton
Phone: Local phone May to Sept: 519-808-6260
Online: please contact Tara: torontotara@yahoo.com
Attendance: 1000+
Exhibitors: up to 25 Exhibitors plus food vendors welcome $100 booth fee, free to public!
Deadline: April 2011, first applications in receive best choice in space available, inside/outside/electricity etc
Twisted Pines Music and Arts Festival
06/25 - 06/27 2010
Maple Valley Club - Penetanguishene, ON
Promoter: Twisted Pines Music & Arts
Show Dir: Paul Northcott Ph: (705) 527‑7778
Online: twistedpinesmusic@gmail.com Website: twistedpines.com
Attendance: 500
Toronto Jazz Festival
06/25 - 07/04 2010
Various Venues - Toronto, ON
Promoter: Toronto Downtown Jazz Society
Show Dir: Patrick Taylor Ph: (416) 928‑2033
Online: tdjs@torontojazz.com Website: torontojazz.com
Attendance: 500,000
Exhibitors: 30 Juried Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Music: 01/01/2010
Pride Week
06/25 - 07/04 2010
Church & Wellesley - Toronto, ON
Promoter: Pride Toronto
Show Dir: Event Contact Ph: (416) 927‑7433
Online: media@pridetoronto.com Website: pridetoronto.com
Activities: pride parade
Attendance: 1,500,000 Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: 100+ Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 06/04/2010 Music: 03/01/2010 Food: 06/02/2010
Air Show Ottawa
06/26 - 06/27 2010
Carp Airport - Carp, ON
Promoter: Air Show Ottawa Inc
Show Dir: Show Contact Ph: (613) 424‑3806
Online: airshow@airshowottawa.com Website: airshowottawa.com
Attendance: 10,000
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: $750‑$4,000
Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival
06/26 - 06/27 2010
Toronto Centre Island - Toronto, ON
Promoter: Toronto Chinese Business Association
Show Dir: Elsa Ng, ext 23 Ph: (416) 595‑0313
Online: eng@dragonboats.com Website: dragonboats.com
Attendance: 120,000 Food Fee: $1,200+
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: $350‑$3,500
Windfall Ecology Festival
06/tba - 06/tba 2010
Fairy Lake Park - Newmarket, ON
Promoter: Windfall Ecology Centre
Show Dir: Joanne Nesbitt Ph: (905) 727‑0491
Online: festival@windfallcentre.ca Website: windfallcentre.ca
Activities: kids' activities, speakers
Attendance: 5,000 Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: $300‑$550
Deadline: Crafts: 05/01/2010 Food: 05/01/2010
World Routes Presents Canada Day
07/01 - 07/01 2010
Harbourfront Centre - Toronto, ON
Promoter:Harbourfront Centre
Show Dir: Harbourfront Centre Ph: (416) 973‑4000
Online: info@harbourfrontcentre.com Website: harbourfrontcentre.com
Canada Day Celebrations
07/01 - 07/01 2010
Bradford Community Centre - Bradford, ON
Promoter: Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
Show Dir: Joe Lotto Ph: (905) 775‑5359
Online: jlotto@townofbwg.com Website: town.bradfordwestgwillimbury.on.ca
Activities: midway,family fun events, fireworks
Attendance: 10,000
Deadline: Music: 06/15/2010
Canada Day
07/01 - 07/01 2010
Main site: Parliament Hill - Ottawa, ON
Promoter: National Capital Commission
Show Dir: National Capital Commission Ph: (613) 239‑5000
Online: NA Website: canadaday.gc.ca
Activities: parade, ceremonies, family activities, fireworks
Attendance: 450,000
Chancery Sailing Festival
07/01 - 07/24 2010
Chancery Art Gallery - Bracebridge, ON
Promoter: Chancery Art Gallery
Show Dir: Lena Kolobow, Director Ph: (705) 646‑0514
Online: gallery@chanceryart.com Website: chanceryart.com
Activities: sailing regatta; sailing boats show; sailing films/slideshows
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: 50% of sales
Deadline: Crafts: 06/01/2010 Music: 06/01/2010
Fanfayr ‑ Outdoor Juried Art & Crafts Show
07/02 - 07/04 2010
Confederation Park at City Hall - Kingston, ON
Show Dir:Joan McGrath Ph: (613) 549‑7706
Online: gmcgrath6@cogeco.ca Website: home.cogeco.ca/~gmcgrath6/Fanfayr/index.htm
Attendance: 12,000
Exhibitors: 90+ Juried Exhib. Fee: $295
Kincardine Scottish Festival & Highland Games
07/02 - 07/04 2010
Victoria Park - Kincardine, ON
Promoter: Kincardine Scottish Festival
Show Dir: David McFarlane Ph: (519) 396‑9300
Online: kinscotfest@bmts.com Website: kincardinescottishfestival.ca
Activities: pipe band competition, heavy events
Attendance: 11,000 Food Booths: 7 Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: 20 Juried Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 04/01/2010 Music: 03/31/2010 Food: 03/31/2010
La Cloche Juried Art Show
07/03 - 07/11 2010
Whitefish Falls Community Centre - Whitefish Falls, ON
Promoter:
Show Dir: Margo Thomason Ph: (705) 285‑4546
Online: laclocheartshow@hotmail.com Website: lacloche.ca
Attendance: 2,000
Exhibitors: Juried Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 06/14/2010
Brantford International Villages Festival
07/07 - 07/10 2010
Various (14) Locations - Brantford, ON
Promoter: Brantford International Villages Festival
Show Dir: Pat Eyzenga Ph: (519) 756‑8767
Online: info@brantfordvillages.ca Website: brantfordvillages.ca
Activities: heritage displays
Attendance: 120,000 Food Booths: local
TD Canada Trust Sunfest '10
07/08 - 07/11 2010
Victoria Park - London, ON
Promoter: London Committee For Cross Cultural Arts Inc.
Show Dir: Alfredo Caxaj (Artistic Dir.) Ph: (519) 672‑1522
Online: info@sunfest.on.ca Website: sunfest.on.ca
Attendance: 250,000 Food Booths: 50+ Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: 225+ Juried Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 02/01/2010 Music: 02/01/2010 Food: 02/01/2010
Kingston Buskers Rendezvous
07/08 - 07/11 2010
Downtown - Kingston, ON
Promoter: Downtown Kingston! B.I.A.
Show Dir: Event Contact Ph: (613) 542‑8677
Online: info@downtownkingston.ca Website: kingstonbuskers.com
Activities: face painting, balloon twisting, children's activities
Attendance: 150,000
Mariposa Folk Festival
07/09 - 07/11 2010
Tudhope Park - Orillia, ON
Promoter: Mariposa Folk Foundation
Show Dir: Event Contact Ph: (705) 326‑3655
Online: ed@mariposafolk.com Website: mariposafolk.com/signpost.php?dest=home
Activities: kids' activities, parade
Attendance: 20,000 Food Booths: 12 Food Fee: $150 + 15%
Exhibitors: 40 Juried Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 04/15/2010
Saint Marys Stonetown Heritage Festival
07/09 - 07/11 2010
Downtown - Saint Marys, ON
Promoter: Tourism Saint Marys
Show Dir: Tourism Office Ph: (519) 284‑3500
Online: tourism@townofstmarys.com Website: townofstmarys.com
Attendance: Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Contact
Muskoka Summerfest
07/09 - 07/11 2010
Wharf Road - Bracebridge, ON
Show Dir: Beth Wilson Ph: (866) 512‑2173
Online: sponsor@muskokasummerfest.com Website: muskokasummerfest.com
Activities: demonstrations, kids amusements, carnival games, sampling, dog sports, beer tent
Attendance: 4,000 Food Booths: 5 Food Fee: $250
Exhibitors: 50 Juried Exhib. Fee: $225
Deadline: Crafts: 07/05/2010 Music: 05/28/2010 Food: 07/05/2010
Bluesfest International Windsor
07/15 - 07/18 2010
Riverfront Festival Plaza - Windsor, ON
Show Dir: Ted Boomer Ph: (519) 977‑9631
Online: ted@thebluesfest.com Website: thebluesfest.com
Attendance: 31,000
Exhibitors: 8 Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 03/30/2010 Music: 12/31/2009
The Home County Folk Festival
07/16 - 07/18 2010
Victoria Park - London, ON
Show Dir: Event Contact Ph: (519) 432‑4310
Online: info@homecounty.ca Website: homecounty.ca
Activities: dance, children's stages
Attendance: 125,000 Food Booths: 30
Exhibitors: 135 Juried Exhib. Fee: $375 + $50 deposit
Deadline: Crafts: 03/30/2010 Music: 01/30/2010 Food: 03/30/2010
Beaches International Jazz Festival
07/16 - 07/25 2010
Various Locations - Toronto, ON
Show Dir: Lido Chilelli Ph: (416) 698‑2152
Online: infobeachesjazz@rogers.com Website: beachesjazz.com
Activities: workshops
Attendance: 850,000 Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: 50 Exhib. Fee: $300 + Gst
Deadline: Crafts: 05/15/2010 Music: 02/01/2009
Flamboro Outdoor Antique Show
07/17 - 07/17 2010
Milton Fairgrounds - Milton, ON
Promoter: Flamboro Antique Shows
Show Dir: Show Office Ph: (905) 685‑1225
Online: info@flamboro.com Website: flamboro.com
Attendance: 2,000 Food Booths: 5 Food Fee: Closed
Exhibitors: 100+ Exhib. Fee: $150‑$300
Deadline: Crafts: 07/15/2010 Food: 07/15/2010
Stratford Summer Music
07/19 - 08/22 2010
Various Venues - Stratford, ON
Promoter: The Stratford Arts Foundation
Show Dir: John Miller Ph: (519) 271‑2101
Online: info@stratfordsummermusic.ca Website: stratfordsummermusic.ca
Attendance: 32,000
Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival
07/24 - 08/07 2010
Various Venues - Ottawa, ON
Promoter: Ottawa Chamber Music Society
Show Dir: Glenn Hodgins Ph: (613) 234‑8008
Online: kstaubin@chamberfest.com Website: chamberfest.com
Attendance: 50,000
Mill Race Festival
07/30 - 08/01 2010
Downtown - Cambridge, ON
Promoter: Mill Race Folk Society
Show Dir: Brad McEwen Ph: (519) 621‑7135
Online: mill_race@yahoo.com Website: millracefolksociety.com
Activities: kids' activities
Attendance: 10,000 Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Contact
Joseph Brant Day Festival
08/01 - 08/02 2010
La Salle Park - Burlington, ON
Promoter: Museums of Burlington
Show Dir: Sylvia Hentz Ph: (905) 332‑9888
Online: hentzs@burlington.ca Website: museumsofburlington.com
Activities: giant inflatables, historic encampment, boat rides, animals, games, kids' activities
Attendance: 6,000
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: $40‑$150
The Summer Antiques Sale
08/02 - 08/08 2010
Sherway Gardens, The QEW at Highway 427 - Toronto, ON
Promoter: Antiques Showsales International (asi)
Show Dir: Catherine Knoll Ph: (613) 521‑1970
Online: asi@sympatico.ca Website: asinter.com
Attendance: 100,000
Exhibitors: 80 Exhib. Fee: Contact
Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship
08/04 - 08/08 2010
Downtown - Shelburne, ON
Promoter: Rotary Club of Shelburne
Show Dir: Rotary Club Ph: (519) 925‑8620
Online: fiddleshelburne@yahoo.ca Website: shelburnefiddlecontest.on.ca
Activities: parade, camping, workshops, 24 hours meals, non‑denominational church service
Attendance: 1,500 Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: Music: 08/04/2010
Manitoulin Country Fest
08/05 - 08/08 2010
Low Island Park - Little Current, ON
Promoter: 100.7 FM Radio Station‑The Island
Show Dir: KT Timmermans Ph: (705) 368‑1419
Online: radio@manitoulin.net Website: manitoulincountryfest.com
Activities: beer garden, kids' activities
Attendance: 12,000 Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Contact
Indiafest
08/06 - 08/07 2010
Covent Garden Market - London, ON
Promoter: Kala Manjari
Show Dir: Dr. Dev Sainani Ph: (519) 473‑1642
Online: info@indiafest.ca Website: indiafest.ca
Activities: dance, dance drama, poetry, spoken word, arts & crafts, cooking demos, sari tying, henna
Attendance: 25,000 Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 05/01/2010 Music: 06/01/2010 Food: 05/01/2010
Art in the Park
08/07 - 08/07 2010
Alexandra Park - Strathroy, ON
Promoter: Strathroy Art Group
Show Dir: Henry Verberne Ph: (519) 652‑5503
Online: henlin@rogers.com
Activities: kids' area
Attendance: 1,000 Food Booths: 1
Exhibitors: 55 Exhib. Fee: $0
Deadline: Crafts: 07/17/2010
Buckhorn Fine Art Festival
08/12 - 08/15 2010
Buckhorn Community Centre - Buckhorn, ON
Promoter: Buckhorn Community Centre
Show Dir: Sherry Senis Ph: (705) 657‑1918
Online: art@buckhorncc.com Website: buckhornfineart.com
Attendance: 6,000
Exhibitors: 100 Juried Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 03/15/2010 Music: 03/15/2010 Food: 05/15/2010
Ottawa Folk Festival
08/13 - 08/15 2010
Britannia Park - Ottawa, ON
Promoter: Ottawa Folk Festival
Show Dir: Festival Office Ph: (613) 230‑8234
Online: festival@ottawafolk.org Website: ottawafolk.org
Activities: family area, dance
Attendance: 20,000 Food Booths: 20 Food Fee: $656.25
Exhibitors: 20 Juried Exhib. Fee: $383.35 + tax
Deadline: Crafts: 06/19/2010 Music: 02/13/2010 Food: 06/19/2010
Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games
08/13 - 08/15 2010
Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex - Fergus, ON
Show Dir: Val Bradley Ph: (519) 787‑0099
Online: info@fergusscottishfestival.com Website: fergusscottishfestival.com
Activities: games, kids' activities, piping, highland dancing
Attendance: 23,000 Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: Contact
Havelock Country Jamboree Music Festival
08/19 - 08/22 2010
44 Mary Street North - Havelock, ON
Promoter: Havelock Country Jamboree, Inc.
Show Dir: Ed Leslie Ph: (705) 778‑3353
Online: info@havelockjamboree.com Website: havelockjamboree.com
Activities: camping
Attendance: 18,000 Food Booths: 12 Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: 110 Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 04/30/2010 Music: 01/30/2010 Food: 04/30/2010
Superex
08/19 - 08/29 2010
Lansdowne Park - Ottawa, ON
Promoter: The Central Canada Exhibition Association
Show Dir: Wayne Roy Ph: (613) 237‑7224
Online: judyb@ottawasuperex.com Website: ottawasuperex.com
Attendance: 1,500 Food Fee: $950‑$3,250
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: $110 Per Foot (min 10')
Capital Pride Festival
08/20 - 08/20 2010
Ottawa City Hall - Ottawa, ON
Promoter: Capital Pride
Show Dir: Doug Saunders Ph: (613) 252‑7174
Online: info@capitalpride.ca Website: capitalpride.ca
Attendance: 50,000 Food Fee: Contact Info@capitalpride.ca
Exhibitors: 150 Exhib. Fee: Contact Info@capitalpride.ca
Dockside Festival of the Arts
08/20 - 08/22 2010
Muskoka Wharf - Gravenhurst, ON
Promoter: Gravenhurst Chamber of Commerce
Show Dir: Chamber Office Ph: (705) 687‑4432
Online: events@gravenhurstchamber.com Website: gravenhurstchamber.com
Attendance: 5,000 Food Booths: 5 Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: Juried Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 04/30/2010 Food: 04/30/2010
Ottawa Reggae Festival
08/20 - 08/22 2010
Lebreton Flats Festival Park - Ottawa, ON
Show Dir: Benjamin Williams Ph: (613) 898‑6731
Online: info@ottawareggaefestival.com Website: ottawareggaefestival.com
Activities: kids area with activities & demos
Attendance: 3,500 Food Fee: $500‑snack, $1,200
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: $500
Deadline: Crafts: 06/15/2010 Music: 06/08/2010 Food: 06/15/2010
Bradford Carrot Fest
08/21 - 08/22 2010
Downtown - Bradford, ON
Promoter: Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
Show Dir: Joe Lotto Ph: (905) 775‑5359
Online: jlotto@townofbwg.com Website: townofbradford.com
Activities: 5k charity run, beer garden, poker tourney, midway, capoeria, carrotsticks kids, wrestling
Attendance: 35,000 Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: 50 Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 08/12/2010
Limestone City Blues Festival
08/26 - 08/29 2010
Various Venues - Kingston, ON
Promoter: Downtown Kingston! B.I.A.
Show Dir: Event Contact Ph: (613) 542‑8677
Online: info@downtownkingston.ca Website: kingstonblues.com
Attendance: 20,000
Eaglewood Folk Festival
08/27 - 08/29 2010
Eaglewood Resort - Pefferlaw, ON
Promoter: Eaglewood Enterprises
Show Dir: Event Contact Ph: (705) 437‑4347
Online: info@eaglewoodfolk.com Website: eaglewoodfolk.com
Attendance: 1,000 Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: 15 Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 08/09/2010 Music: 02/20/2010 Food: 07/31/2010
Rock Of Ages ‑ Celebrating the 50s, 60s & 70s
08/27 - 08/29 2010
Best Western Hotel & Conference Centre, - Brantford, ON
Promoter: Memphis Motion
Show Dir: Joan Minnery Ph: (519) 752‑1694
Online: joanminnery@sympatico.ca Website: memphismotion.com
Activities: tribute artist competition, showcases, concerts, live bands, impersonators, kid's contest,
Attendance: 1,500
Exhibitors: 10 Exhib. Fee: $50
Deadline: Crafts: 08/01/2010 Music: 01/31/2010
Winona Peach Festival
08/27 - 08/29 2010
Winona Park - Winona, ON
Promoter: Winona Peach Festival
Show Dir: Festival Office Ph: (905) 643‑2084
Online: info@winonapeach.com Website: winonapeach.com
Activities: midway rides & games, car show, commercial exhibits, pageant (july), grand peach ball
Attendance: 160,000
Exhibitors: 215+ Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 05/01/2010
Windsong Music Festival
08/28 - 08/29 2010
509 Memorial Park Drive - Powassan, ON
Promoter: Windsong Music Festival
Show Dir: Michael Herman Ph: (705) 724‑3852
Online: windsongmusicfestival@live.ca Website: windsongmusicfestival.com
Activities: free camping, bring your food and drink
Attendance: 500
Shelter Valley Folk Festival
09/03 - 09/05 2010
Henkel Farm - Grafton, ON
Show Dir:Jan Cody Ph: (905) 355‑1244
Online: festival@sheltervalley.com Website: sheltervalley.com
Attendance: 18,000 Food Booths: 6 Food Fee: Contact
Exhibitors: Juried Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Music: 01/31/2010
Southside Shuffle Blues & Jazz Festival
09/10 - 09/12 2010
Memorial Park - Port Credit, ON
Promoter: Southside Shuffle
Show Dir: Chuck Jackson Ph: (905) 271‑9449
Online: diane.goldsmith@sympatico.ca Website: southsideshuffle.com
Activities: lakeshore shuffle alley, saturday, september 11th 2 ‑ 6 pm lakeshore road
Attendance: 35,000 Food Booths: 10 Food Fee: $1,500+ $45 bus. license
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: $750+ $45 bus. license
Deadline: Crafts: 06/30/2010 Music: 03/31/2010 Food: 06/30/2010
Milton Farm Craft Show
September 17th and 18th, 2011
Country Heritage Park 8560 Tremaine Rd Milton, Ontario
Promoter: Dave Gernhart
Show Dir.: Dave Gernhart
Phone: 1-888-307-3276
Online: www.miltonfarmcraftshows.com
Activites: Live Entertainment and lots of great food
Attendance: 15,000
Exhibitors: 140 Inside and Outside
Deadline: May 9th, 2011
One Hundred and Forthy‑Seventh Carp Fair
09/23 - 09/26 2010
Carp Fairgrounds - Carp, ON
Promoter: Carp Agricultural Society
Show Dir: Fair Contact Ph: (613) 839‑2172
Online: info@carpfair.ca Website: carpfair.ca
Attendance: 40,000 Food Fee: per ft‑ $19 inside, $13 out
Coldwater Fall Fair
09/24 - 09/26 2010
Fairgrounds - Coldwater, ON
Promoter: Coldwater & District Agricultural Society
Show Dir: Margaret Stoikoff Ph: (705) 538‑1933
Online: coldwaterfair@yahoo.ca Website: coldwaterfallfair.com
Activities: remote controlled vehicle demo, catapult comp, turkey & moose calling, drill team
Attendance: 4,500 Food Fee: $8‑$10/ft frontage
Exhibitors: Exhib. Fee: $6
Deadline: Crafts: 09/24/2010 Food: 09/01/2010
Twelfth Studio Tour
09/25 - 09/26 2010
Various Venues - Strathroy and Area, ON
Promoter:Strathroy Art Group
Show Dir: Henry Verberne Ph: (519) 652‑5503
Online: henlin@rogers.com
Attendance: 500
Exhibitors: 20 Juried
Buckhorn Harvest Craft Show
10/09 - 10/11 2010
Buckhorn Community Centre - Buckhorn, ON
Promoter: Buckhorn Community Centre
Show Dir: Diane Michell Ph: (705) 657‑8833
Online: craftinfo@buckhorncc.com Website: buckhorncommunitycentre.com
Attendance: 5,000
Exhibitors: 95 Juried Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 05/15/2010
Ontario Council of Folk Festivals Conference
10/14 - 10/17 2010
Crowne Plaza Hotel - Ottawa, ON
Promoter: Ontario Council of Folk Festivals
Show Dir: Conference Coordinator Ph: (613) 560‑5997
Online: info@ocff.ca Website: ocff.ca
Activities: panels, private showcases, mentoring sessions, networking, jam sessions
Attendance: 1,000
Exhibitors: 24 Exhib. Fee: Contact
Deadline: Crafts: 09/17/2010 Music: 06/01/2010
The Writers Festival, Fall Edition
10/21 - 10/27 2010
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts - Ottawa, ON
Promoter: The Writers Festival
Show Dir: Sean Wilson Ph: (613) 562‑1243
Online: sean@writersfestival.org Website: writersfestival.org
Attendance: 23,000
Exhibitors: Juried
Stamp-A-Rama
October 22, 2011
Burlington Seniors Centre, Burlington ON
Promoter: Jenn Tinline
Show Dir.: Jenn Tinline
Phone: 905-639-9788
Online: http://www.stamparama.com
Activities: A fun-filled day for rubber stampers' and scrap bookers. Learn new techniques, make projects to take home.
Lunch, a stamp set, prizes, demos, goody bags & more are all included!
Attendance: 100 people
Exhibitors: Stampin' Up displays and technique demonstrations
Deadline: October 1st 2011
Deep River Arts and Crafts Fair
Nov 3 and 4, 2012
Mackenzie Community School, Deep River, Ont, Canada
Promoter: Rotary Club of North Renfrew
Show Dir.: Bob French
Phone: 6135844619
Online: http://rotarynr.ca
Attendance: about 1000 over two days
Exhibitors: details on our site, includes layouts, fees, rules, pamphlet and poster
Deadline: registration is Jan - Sep 30, 2012
Made by Hand Show
11/05 2011
International Centre, Hall 1, 6900 Airport Road, Mississauga, ON CANADA
Promoter: Made by Hand
Show Dir.: J Hunter
Phone: 289-878-6234
Online: http://www.madebyhandshow.com/
Attendance: 1000? first year
Exhibitors: 150+
Deadline: 08/15/2011
Bialik PTA Boutique Nite
November 14, 2011
Bialik School, Toronto
Show Dir.: Cindy Goelman
Phone: 416-482-9009
Online: www.bialikboutique.ca
Activites:
Attendance: 600 +
Deadline: September 23, 2011
Dickens Christmas Craft Show
December 3&4, 2011
Simcoe, ON
Promoter: Youth Unlimited
Show Dir.: Michelle Bertrand
Phone: 519-426-9719
Online: dickenscraftshow.norfolk@hotmail.com
Attendance: 1000-1500
Exhibitors: 100
Deadline: October 31,2011
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