Photo Credit: Taylor Jones https://www.someonesstudio.com/, FEO Awards Gala at the “SUSTAIN” Conference 2026,
Pictured: 2026 Best New Festivals: Whitby Home Sweet Home & Oshawa Convergence Music & Art Festivals
2026 TOP 100 FESTIVALS & EVENTS IN ONTARIO
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Aurora’s Christmas Market
Aurora’s Haunted Forest
Georgina SnoFest
Markham Jazzlicious
Markham-Milliken Children’s Festival
Markham Olympic and Paralympic Celebration
Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival
Oshawa Convergence Music and Art Festival
Oshawa Halloween Boo Bash
Oshawa Indigenous Cultural Celebration
Oshawa Peony Festival
Richmond Hill Retro Ribfest
Stouffville Main Street 5K
Vaughan Culture Days
Vaughan International Film Festival
Vaughan Winterfest
Whitby Brooklin Harvest Festival
Whitchurch-Stouffville Strawberry Festival
Best New Festival or Event – Operating Budget of $100,000 or less
Whitby Home Sweet Home Festival
Best New Festival or Event – Operating Budget of $100,000 to $500,000
Oshawa Convergence Music and Art Festival
Best Festival or Event Series – Operating Budget of $100,000 to $500,000
Newmarket Music Series
Sponsor of the Year – Operating Budget of $100,000 or less
Oshawa Events in the Park sponsored by: TD Bank
Sponsor of the Year – Operating Budget of $100,000 to $500,000
Vaughan International Film Festival sponsored by: QuadReal Property Group
2026 MUNICIPALITY OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Population more than 50,000 and less than 150,000
Town of Newmarket
2026 FEO Hall of Fame Inductees
Antonio Ienco – Vaughan International Film Festival
