Fort Erie Friendship Festival (First week in July)          (905) 871-6454 The Friendship Festival is a celebration of the bond between Canada and the United States spanning nearly 200 years of peace. The unique relationship is especially prominent along the “Niagara”, the area of Southern Ontario and Western New York that share an international border.

Niagara Grape and Wine Festival (Fall)          (905) 688-0212 The Niagara Grape & Wine Festival runs a series of seasonal wine festivals in the Niagara region.  There truly is not better time to explore the 15,000 acres of vineyards in Niagara than during the seasonal Grape & Wine Festivals.

Shaw Theatre Festival (April to October)          (905) 468-2172 The Shaw Festival is the world’s only festival to exclusively produce the plays of George Bernard Shaw and his contemporaries.  The Festival runs from April to October serving an international audience of 350,000 people in its 3 theatres.

Winter Festival of Lights (November to January)           (905) 356-6061 In addition to the nightly illumination of the Falls, many hundreds of street and park light displays containing tens of thousands of lights abound on both sides of the border.  The festival of lights grows each year with added attractions, concerts and dazzlingly light displays.