
Mississauga and its surrounding areas are brimming with vibrant festivals and community events year-round, celebrating arts, culture, and local heritage. Whether you’re a resident or a visitor, these events offer something for everyone to enjoy. From music and art festivals to food, cultural, and seasonal celebrations, Mississauga offers something for everyone throughout the year. Popular events like the Mississauga Italfest, Carassauga, and the Mississauga Latin Festival bring together residents and visitors to enjoy lively performances, delicious cuisine, and a shared sense of community. These events not only showcase the city’s multicultural spirit but also provide opportunities for people to connect, celebrate, and experience the unique offerings of Mississauga.
Mississauga and its neighbouring communities offer endless opportunities to explore and connect. Discover the unique energy of this region through its diverse and exciting events! The following festivals are presented in various locations in Mississauga and the surrounding area.
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May 23 - 25, 2025
Carassauga Festival
www.carassauga.com
CELEBRATING ONTARIO'S CULTURAL DIVERSITY!
Over three fun-filled days, visitors will have the unique opportunity to span the globe without leaving the city! A Carassauga Festival Passport gets you unlimited access to cultural, s all-festival weekend long!
Each culture provides a unique blend of music, fashion, and food with a focus on celebrating the city's cultural diversity. Carassauga's mission is to organize a city-wide multicultural festival to promote understanding, respect and cooperation among all Canadians of different heritages., s feature a wide variety of activities depicting many cultures are showcased in arenas, community centres and private halls throughout the City. Each showcases heritage through cultural music, food, art, fashion, and dance.
June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2025 | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Lions Farmers Market (Sundays)
3 Robert Speck Pkwy, Mississauga, ON L4Z 2G5 (in the parking lot, adjacent to Shipp Drive)
https://lionscentral.com/farmers-market-mississauga-wednesday-sund
The Lions Farmers Market is a bustling, community-focused event held weekly from June to October. Local vendors offer fresh produce, baked goods, artisanal products, and more. It's an excellent opportunity to support local farmers and businesses while enjoying the vibrant atmosphere of Celebration Square. The market provides a perfect setting for families and friends to gather, shop, and enjoy the local offerings.
June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2025 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Lions Farmers Market (Wednesdays)
Celebration Square, 300 City Centre Dr.
https://lionscentral.com/farmers-market-mississauga-wednesday-sund/
The Lions Farmers Market at Celebration Square in Mississauga is a bustling, community-focused event held weekly from June to October. Local vendors offer fresh produce, baked goods, artisanal products, and more. It's an excellent opportunity to support local farmers and businesses while enjoying the vibrant atmosphere of Celebration Square. The market provides a perfect setting for families and friends to gather, shop, and enjoy the local offerings.
June 6 - 8, 2025
Bread & Honey Festival
Memorial Park, Streetsville
www.breadandhoneyfestival.ca
Streetsville's Bread and Honey Festival is held in Streetsville Memorial Park, a natural amphitheatre site of 30 acres on the Credit River. This year the festival will take place from June 6-8, and as usual, expect the tongue-tantalizing sensations of the locally made bread from the local flour mills in Streetsville, the Reid Milling, and ADM Milling flour mills. Of course, to go with the local bread, local honey is also used. Various forms of music will be featured on the main stage Saturday and Sunday from 60's to rock and Jazz, Pop and Country. There will be events and features for children like the petting zoo located on the fairgrounds, including a rubber duck race through the Credit River, food concession stands, and various rides.
June 8, 2025
Annual Mississauga Dragon Boat Festival
Mississauga Canoe Club, 31 Front Street North, Mississauga
mississaugacanoeclub.ca/pages/mississauga-dragon-boat-festival
The 15th Annual Mississauga Dragon Boat Festival is an event that allows you and your friends, family, and/or co-workers to compete in friendly dragon boat races on the Credit River in beautiful Port Credit. The event is open to all levels of paddlers; from beginners to experts! Two practices with an experienced coach and all of the equipment necessary are provided before the festival and on the day of the festival! This is a fundraising event for the not-for-profit operation of both the Mississauga Canoe Club and Cardiac Kids. Join us for some fun on the water and to show your support of these great organizations!
June 13 - 14, 2025
Handi Mississauga Halal Food Festival
Celebration Square
mississaugahalalfoodfestival.ca
Mississauga Halal Food Festival (MHFF) celebrates diverse halal cuisines with food, fun, and entertainment, drawing over 50,000 attendees annually for the past eleven successful years.
June 27 - 28, 2025
Living With Wellness Arts Festival 2025
Celebration Square
www.vservecanada.com
Experience inspiration at the Living With Wellness Arts Festival 2025 in Mississauga—celebrating creativity, mindfulness, and community through art, music, workshops, and wellness activities for all ages.
July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2025 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Lions Farmers Market (Wednesdays)
Celebration Square, 300 City Centre Dr.
https://lionscentral.com/farmers-market-mississauga-wednesday-sund/
The Lions Farmers Market at Celebration Square in Mississauga is a bustling, community-focused event held weekly from June to October. Local vendors offer fresh produce, baked goods, artisanal products, and more. It's an excellent opportunity to support local farmers and businesses while enjoying the vibrant atmosphere of Celebration Square. The market provides a perfect setting for families and friends to gather, shop, and enjoy the local offerings.
July 6, 13, 20, 27, 2025 | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Lions Farmers Market (Sundays)
3 Robert Speck Pkwy, Mississauga, ON L4Z 2G5 (in the parking lot, adjacent to Shipp Drive)
https://lionscentral.com/farmers-market-mississauga-wednesday-sund
The Lions Farmers Market is a bustling, community-focused event held weekly from June to October. Local vendors offer fresh produce, baked goods, artisanal products, and more. It's an excellent opportunity to support local farmers and businesses while enjoying the vibrant atmosphere of Celebration Square. The market provides a perfect setting for families and friends to gather, shop, and enjoy the local offerings.
July 2025 | 10:30 a.m - 11:15 a.m
Open Air Storytime presented by TD
Celebration Square
These interactive summer programs at Celebration Square Amphitheatre have become a weekly favourite! Family-friendly storytimes keep kids entertained while promoting a love of books and reading over the summer months. Join Mississauga Library staff each Wednesday at 10:30 am for Open Air Storytime and participate in a high-energy, interactive program, filled with stories, songs, rhymes, and other fun activities. Everyone is welcome! Stay tuned for weekly schedule. See you at the square, bookworms!
July 2025 | 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Movie Nights presented by InSauga
Celebration Square
Enjoy exciting films on the big screens all summer long. Grab a blanket with your family and besties on the lawn for the Pre-Show at 7:30 pm. Then, sit back and enjoy the main event at 8:00 pm with your fellow movie-lovers.
Movie Nights are free and accessible. Closed-captioning is displayed during all film screenings. Assistive listening devices are available upon request. To request an assistive listening device, please speak with staff at the Celebration Square main stage before 8 pm.
July 11 - 13, 2025 | 9:00 a.m - 11:00 p.m.
Jackalope Mississauga
Celebration Square
jackalope.tribu.co/mississauga-jackalope
Witness pros and enthusiasts push their limits in skateboarding, bouldering, MOTO X & BMX, BASE jumping, and more at the JACKALOPE festival. World-class competitions and mind-blowing demos by legendary athletes will leave you speechless. But the fun doesn't stop there! Shop unique finds, savour local eats or book one of the experiences we offer. Memories made, friendships forged, and hearts pounding. Join the action!
July 18 - 20, 2025
Mississauga Latin Festival 2025
Celebration Square
www.mississaugalatinfestival.com
Mississauga Latin Festival 2025 celebrates 17 years with lively entertainment, delicious food, artisans, and a special Colombia Day parade and flag raising on Sunday, July 20 at Celebration Square.
July 2025
MUSLIMFEST
Mississauga Celebration Square
www.muslimfest.com/event/mississauga
Don't miss the annual MuslimFest, a celebration of the best in Muslim arts, entertainment, and cuisine and it is the largest event of its kind in North America. The two-day festival includes a Film and Food Festival, an International Art Exhibit, a Multicultural Bazaar, a talent show, a puppet show, comedy acts, and a Kids Carnival with pony rides and carnival games. Through art and laughter, MuslimFest builds bridges with all Canadians.
July 2025 | 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Back 2 Roots Festival
Presented by School of Indian Folk Arts & Tradition AND Rooh Punjab Dee Toronto
Living Arts Centre
www.visitmississauga.ca/event/back-2-roots-festival
School of Indian Folk Arts & Tradition Inc. (SIFAT) & Rooh Punjab Dee Toronto presents the biggest Indian Punjabi festival of the year called Back 2 Roots Festival. Teams from all over the world including CANADA, the USA, the UK & EUROPE will be participating to showcase their talent by doing Bhangra & Giddha (folk dances of Punjab) performances.
Notes: Baby tickets are available for 0-24 months. Reserved Seating and regular service fees apply. All sales are final.
August 1 -2, 2025
Mosaic Festival: South Asian Festival of Mississauga
Celebration Square
www.mosaicfest.com
The 19th annual Mosaic Festival will celebrate the rich art, culture, heritage and cuisine of South Asian Canadians in a family-oriented free festival featuring artists from Pakistan, India, USA and Canada. Events are weather permitting and subject to change. Please visit the event website for more information.
August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2025 | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Lions Farmers Market (Sundays)
3 Robert Speck Pkwy, Mississauga, ON L4Z 2G5 (in the parking lot, adjacent to Shipp Drive)
https://lionscentral.com/farmers-market-mississauga-wednesday-sund
The Lions Farmers Market is a bustling, community-focused event held weekly from June to October. Local vendors offer fresh produce, baked goods, artisanal products, and more. It's an excellent opportunity to support local farmers and businesses while enjoying the vibrant atmosphere of Celebration Square. The market provides a perfect setting for families and friends to gather, shop, and enjoy the local offerings.
August 6, 13, 20, 27, 2025 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Lions Farmers Market (Wednesdays)
Celebration Square, 300 City Centre Dr.
https://lionscentral.com/farmers-market-mississauga-wednesday-sund/
The Lions Farmers Market at Celebration Square in Mississauga is a bustling, community-focused event held weekly from June to October. Local vendors offer fresh produce, baked goods, artisanal products, and more. It's an excellent opportunity to support local farmers and businesses while enjoying the vibrant atmosphere of Celebration Square. The market provides a perfect setting for families and friends to gather, shop, and enjoy the local offerings.
August 2025
Japan Festival Canada
Mississauga Celebration Square
www.japanfestivalcanada.com
Japan Festival CANADA has been hosted in one of the most multicultural countries in the world, Canada, to introduce and promote genuine Japanese food, culture and technologies.
August 22 - 23, 2025
Mississauga Italfest 2025
Celebration Square, Mississauga
mississaugaitalfest.com
Experience Italy at Mississauga Celebration Square with music, dancing, and food! Top Italian performers, emerging Italian-Canadian artists and a variety of music will keep you dancing, and culinary experts will whip up the finest in Italian cuisine, with cooking demonstrations, samplings and more! Heritage and arts will also be the main focus of this huge Italian event!
September 2025 | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Lions Farmers Market (Sundays)
3 Robert Speck Pkwy, Mississauga, ON L4Z 2G5 (in the parking lot, adjacent to Shipp Drive)
https://lionscentral.com/farmers-market-mississauga-wednesday-sund
The Lions Farmers Market is a bustling, community-focused event held weekly from June to October. Local vendors offer fresh produce, baked goods, artisanal products, and more. It's an excellent opportunity to support local farmers and businesses while enjoying the vibrant atmosphere of Celebration Square. The market provides a perfect setting for families and friends to gather, shop, and enjoy the local offerings.
September 2025 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Lions Farmers Market (Wednesdays)
Celebration Square
lionscentral.com/farmers-market-mississauga-wednesday-sund/
The Lions Farmers Market at Celebration Square in Mississauga is a bustling, community-focused event held weekly from June to October. Local vendors offer fresh produce, baked goods, artisanal products, and more. It's an excellent opportunity to support local farmers and businesses while enjoying the vibrant atmosphere of Celebration Square. The market provides a perfect setting for families and friends to gather, shop, and enjoy the local offerings.
September 5-7, 2025
Southside Shuffle, Port Credit's Blues and Jazz Festival
Memorial Park, Lakeshore Road, along the Credit River, Mississauga
www.southsideshuffle.com
Ontario’s award-winning Tim Hortons Southside Shuffle Blues and Jazz Festival will bring an unforgettable weekend of music and fun to Port Credit and Memorial Park from September 6 to 8. This event draws thousands of music and festival lovers to Mississauga year after year on the weekend that follows Labour Day.
September 5-7, 2025
Georgetown Fall Fair
1 Park Ave, Georgetown
georgetownfallfair.ca
This Fall Fair celebrates its 177th year with concerts, a Truck Pull, an Agricultural Education Tent, Family Friendly Midway, a Petting Zoo, Free Children’s Games and Activities, Entertainment, and more.
September 2025
Latin Festival 2025
Maja Prentice Theatre. Mississauga
www.latinfestival.ca
The 12th Annual LATIN FESTIVAL 2024 is a unique 2-day event that celebrates the culture of Latin America.
September 7, 2025 | 11 am
2025 Mississauga Music Walk of Fame Induction Ceremony
Memorial Park’s Gazebo Stage, Port Credit
www.musicwalkoffame.ca
Join the 2025 Mississauga Music Walk of Fame Induction Ceremony on Sunday, September 7 at 11:00 AM in Port Credit Memorial Park. Celebrate local musical legends during the Southside Shuffle Blues and Jazz
September 12 - 14, 2025
Philippine Festival Mississauga
Celebration Square
philfestmississauga.ca
A 2-Day Filipino food, music, arts, and culture festival at the Mississauga’s Celebration Square! Now celebrating 13 years of fun and diversity west of the Greater Toronto Area.
September 21, 2025 | 12 – 9 pm
The Great Canadian Halloween Market
Luxe Convention Centre, Mississauga
https://greatcanadianhalloween.com
The annual spooky shopping event celebrates the best the favourite season offers.
September 20 - 21, 2025
The Egyptian Coptic Festival
Celebration Square
egyptiancopticfestival.ca
Established in 2018, the Egyptian Coptic Festival is North America's largest celebration of Egyptian culture, featuring music, food, vendors, kids' activities, and more at Mississauga Celebration Square. Free admission.
September 26 - 27, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
The Arts of the Middle East Festival
Celebration Square
artsmefest.ca
Come and join us to discover the Arts of the Middle East. The Arts of the Middle East Fest is the first Middle Eastern festival in Mississauga Celebration Square. It will have attractive programs and many Middle Eastern celebrities.
September 2025
Tastes of South East Asia - Love Festival
Celebration Square
www.tastesofsea.com
It features the finest art, brightest culture, and best-crafted cuisine, aiming to propel the cultural footprint of South, East, and Southeast Asia in Canada, all while raising awareness against human trafficking and child exploitation.
October 2025 | 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Lions Farmers Market
Celebration Square, 300 City Centre Dr.
https://lionscentral.com/farmers-market-mississauga-wednesday-sund/
The Lions Farmers Market at Celebration Square in Mississauga is a bustling, community-focused event held weekly from June to October. Local vendors offer fresh produce, baked goods, artisanal products, and more. It's an excellent opportunity to support local farmers and businesses while enjoying the vibrant atmosphere of Celebration Square. The market provides a perfect setting for families and friends to gather, shop, and enjoy the local offerings.
October 2025 | 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Lions Farmers Market (Sundays)
3 Robert Speck Pkwy, Mississauga, ON L4Z 2G5 (in the parking lot, adjacent to Shipp Drive)
https://lionscentral.com/farmers-market-mississauga-wednesday-sund
The Lions Farmers Market is a bustling, community-focused event held weekly from June to October. Local vendors offer fresh produce, baked goods, artisanal products, and more. It's an excellent opportunity to support local farmers and businesses while enjoying the vibrant atmosphere of Celebration Square. The market provides a perfect setting for families and friends to gather, shop, and enjoy the local offerings.
October 2025 | 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Festival of Arabic Music & Arts
Presented by Maple Arts
Living Arts Centre
Im Hussein was first introduced to audiences when AJYAL founder, Najee, had to step in to play the character when the actress had an emergency days before the character's debut. Since then, her antics have left us laughing at her, and ourselves, and she has become a memorable caricature, whose episodes have felt all too familiar. The hilarious AJYAL Theatrical Troupe joins the Festival of Arabic Music and Arts for the first time in its 8th edition to present Im Hussein in “My One and Only” in Mississauga.
October 2025
Diwali RazzMatazz
Mississauga Celebration Square
canadadiwali.ca/diwali-razzmatazz
Diwali RazzMatazz is all about Razzle and Dazzle around the festive celebrations of Diwali, also known as the festival of lights.
October 2025
Haunted Mississauga Heritage Tour
Streetsville, Mississauga
https://heritagemississauga.com/haunted-mississauga
History truly comes to life, each and every year, in a fun, interactive and unscripted evening.
October 2025 | 12 - 4:00 p.m.
Halloween Harvest Festival 2025
Bradley Museum
https://web.mississauga.ca/arts-and-culture/events
Get ready for a hauntingly good time at the Halloween Harvest Festival 2025, set to take place at the historic Bradley Museum in Mississauga. This beloved annual event offers a perfect blend of spooky fun and autumnal charm, making it a must-visit for families and Halloween enthusiasts alike. Nestled among the beautiful fall foliage, the Bradley Museum provides an atmospheric backdrop for a day filled with festive activities, eerie entertainment, and a celebration of the harvest season.
November 2025
Merry Market - celebrating 5 years of handmade!
Small Arms Inspection Building, 1352 Lakeshore Rd E, Mississauga
www.hellohappyhq.com/upcoming-events/24-merry-market-1
Give better gifts, get them now. Support over 100 local businesses and shop small this holiday season. Hello Happy will be hosting a food drive during this event. All donations will be in support of a local charity.
December 31, 2024 | 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Clock Tower Lighting: New Year’s Eve - Multiple Colours
Mississauga Civic Centre
www.mississauga.ca/events-and-attractions/events-calendar/clock-tower-lighting-new-years-eve-2024?eventdate=2024-12-31T20%3A00%3A00&schedule=15962
This clock tower lighting is part of the City's Community Recognition Program.
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March - April 2026
Annual PEEL MUSIC FESTIVAL 2026
Various locations and dates
www.peelmusicfestival.ca
Peel Music Festival was started in 1927 by W.E. Capps, a Brampton schoolteacher who wanted to create a competitive venue for school choirs. Today, over 90 years later, PMF has grown into being one of Canada's largest music festivals. Faithful to its origin, PMF continues to have a section for school choirs and ensembles. But it has also become much more, even pushing out of the boundaries of music and into related art forms. Besides offering competitive adjudication of the highest professional standard to young performers playing a wide variety of instruments – brass, woodwinds, strings, classical guitar, and piano – PMF also includes classes for ensembles, and for performers in related art forms such as vocal, musical theatre and speech arts. Peel Music Festival is a not-for-profit organization, run by a group of dedicated, volunteer music teachers.
Annual PEEL MUSIC FESTIVAL 2026
Various locations and dates
www.peelmusicfestival.ca
Peel Music Festival was started in 1927 by W.E. Capps, a Brampton schoolteacher who wanted to create a competitive venue for school choirs. Today, over 90 years later, PMF has grown into being one of Canada's largest music festivals. Faithful to its origin, PMF continues to have a section for school choirs and ensembles. But it has also become much more, even pushing out of the boundaries of music and into related art forms. Besides offering competitive adjudication of the highest professional standard to young performers playing a wide variety of instruments – brass, woodwinds, strings, classical guitar, and piano – PMF also includes classes for ensembles, and for performers in related art forms such as vocal, musical theatre and speech arts. Peel Music Festival is a not-for-profit organization, run by a group of dedicated, volunteer music teachers.
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