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This national holiday traditionally occurred on May 24 to celebrate the memory of Queen Victoria and to acknowledge the current Queen (of England). It is also called May Two-four and May Long or May Long Weekend, as it is now a three-day weekend that falls on or near the 24th of May. Victoria is most popular in the western provinces and territories, especially the city of Victoria in British Columbia. Today, May Long has developed into a popular time to celebrate the end of a long winter and the arrival of spring.

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Except for the addition of a lot of snow and some very cold temperatures, this is virtually the same celebration that takes place in Latin America and southern Europe in mid February or early March. The celebration is a pre-Lenten festival, which always ends on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. The biggest celebration takes place in Quebec City, but smaller celebrations can be found all across the country. Many outdoor winter events such as dog-sled races, ice sculpture contests, skiing contests and ice skating are associated with the popular holiday.

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July 1 is Canada Day, and the date signifies the date in 1867 when Canada became a Dominion (instead of a colony) under British rule and established itself as a semi-autonomous nation. The national holiday is celebrated with parades, music concerts, fireworks, barbecues and many outdoor activities. The holiday is more popular in English-speaking Canada than in French-speaking areas.

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Canadian Thanksgiving occurs at the same time as the American Columbus Day holidays, even though the festival is a harvest celebration and not relevant to the "Great Admiral." In fact, the holiday is thought to be related to a similar harvest festival held in Europe at the same time. Thanksgiving is a statutory holiday in all of Canada, except the far eastern provinces of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Labrador.

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While the lead-up to Christmas is undoubtedly the busiest shopping season of the Canadian year, the day after Christmas is a close second. Called Boxing Day for unclear historical reasons, the holiday is now entirely known as a crazed spectacle of materialistic excess. The second Christmas ends, stores across Canada dramatically slash their prices and offer all manner of deals in a thinly-veiled effort to unload much of their unsold, overflow holiday merchandise. Malls and electronics stores tend to be sites of particular madness, and it’s not uncommon to see deal-hungry Canadians literally camp out in parking lots on the night of December 25 just to be first in line when the shops open.

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large outdoor winter rave at the Quays of the Old Port of Montréal, the unusual Igloofest, regarded as the hippest city event in Canada, attracts tens of thousands of visitors to enjoy electronic dance music over four weekends totaling 12 nights. Attracting the the best local and international DJs, Igloofest showcases festival goers traditionally dressed in one-piece ski suits for the raves, with the best outfits being posted on Igloofest's website and awarded prizes.

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When you visit Calgary, Canada, you shouldn’t forget about this festival. This festival is usually held every July. There are more than 1 million people coming to this festival. You can enjoy some cultures when you visit this festival. Don’t forget to bring your families when you visit this Calgary Stampede.

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The 14 day winter celebration of culture, food and a variety of outdoor events in Toronto, the WinterCity Festival is actually a combination of three different events, the WOW Series taking place outdoors and focussing on family oriented performances from all over the world, the indoor Warm Up Series featuring multi-media events and performances geared towards both family and mature audiences and the Winterlicious program, which involves more than 150 restaurants offering special price-fixe promotions on meals. Winterlicious is Toronto's biggest winter culinary celebration to date.

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Commemorating the Calgary 1988 Winter Olympics, the Calgary Winterfest, a family oriented event held for 11 days in February, celebrates the fun of winter with live music including multicultural offerings representing the city's various cultures, dance, carnivals, story-telling, snowboarding competitions, ice sculptures and dogsled races as well as professional freestyle skiers showcasing their skills, and aspiring athletes testing their skills in the biathlon and the luge. And at Fort Calgary visitors can enjoy a trip back in time as live entertainment celebrates the former post of the NW Mounted Police.

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The annual Winterlude festival held in Canada’s capital city attracts more than 1.5 million visitors each year and celebrates winter with a host of outdoor activities including public skating and skating displays, ice sculpture competitions, musical concerts at the Snowbowl, children's play areas, the nation’s largest ice playground, and drinks served at the Snowbowl Lounge, which is completely made of ice. One of the biggest attractions of this event is the Rideau Canal, which is the world's largest skating rink when frozen, covering close to 8 km. Also popular are the fun Bed Race and the Giant Ski event in which the aim is to set a new record every year for holding as many people as possible on one set of skis.

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More than 120 spectacular illuminations, weekly fireworks shows and fun family friendly programming, the OPG Winter Festival of Lights attracts approximately 1.5 million visitors annually to Niagara Falls, Ontario. The OPG Winter Festival of Lights and has been recently recognized as one of Canada’s 10 Most Festive Christmas Cities by Readers Digest Canada, the Condé Nast Traveler’s international list of Most Extravagant Christmas Light Displays and theloopca’s list of Canada’s Best Winter Festivals.

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Held every year since 1824, 192 years and longest consecutively running parade without interruption, Montréal’s St Patrick’s Day Parade is one of the longest-running Saint Patrick's Day parades in North America and has come to be recognised as one of North America's Top 10 Saint Patrick's Day Parades, as well as being hailed as one of the top 20 Canada events and festivals. With the appearance of a giant replica of St Patrick marking the start of the fun, the three hour parade of floats, over 40 marching bands bands, a score of community and cultural groups, and thousands of appropriately dressed participants in green, the St Patrick’s Day Parade in Montréal draws a crowd of approximately 600,000 fans as it weaves through downtown Montreal.