Brampton Ontario offers events and festivals year-round from food and wine to arts and crafts, from history to good old fashion fun. There is sure to be something to please and entertain you. Culture can be thought of as the beliefs attitudes, customs, and practices of a people and place. For Brampton, culture is a celebration of its people’s experience, heritage, human creativity, imagination, and originality.
The following festivals are presented in various locations in Brampton and the surrounding area.
September 9-10, 2023
Annual World of Jazz Festival
Downtown Brampton
www.worldofjazz.ca
Come to the Annual World of Jazz and enjoy discovering, listening, exploring, learning, educating, performing, and defining the word “Jazz”, presented by musicians from around the world.
September 14-17, 2023
Brampton Fall Fair
Brampton Fairgrounds, 12942 Heart Lake Rd.
www.bramptonfair.com
An event for the whole family! Activities include the demolition derby, Campbell’s midway, horse shows, dog shows, baby show, agricultural education area, vendors, livestock shows, and antique and classic car show.
November 1, 2023 | 4:00 to 8:00 PM
Pumpkin Party
Ken Whillans Square
Grab your pumpkin and light it up one last time in Ken Whillans Square! On November 1, from 4-8 pm, wear your costume and join us at this FREE event. Featuring live entertainment, interactive games, giveaways and the return of the pumpkin smash!
November 17, 2023 | 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Winter Lights Festival
Downtown Brampton
www.brampton.ca/EN/Arts-Culture-Tourism/Festivals-and-Events/Pages/Winter-Lights-Festival.aspx
Celebrate the holiday season with Brampton’s Winter Lights Festival.
December 31, 2023 | 9:00 PM to 12:10 AM
New Year’s Eve
Garden Square, Downtown Brampton
www.brampton.ca/EN/Arts-Culture-Tourism/Festivals-and-Events/Pages/New-Years-Eve.aspx
Ring in the New Year in downtown Brampton!
March 2024
PEEL MUSIC FESTIVAL 2024
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 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.
April TBA | 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival 2024
Terra Cotta Conservation Area – Terra Cotta
14452 Winston Churchill Blvd., Caledon
maplesyrupfest.com/terra-cotta
Come out and tap into spring! Enjoy demonstrations, wagon rides, activities…. and of course pancakes and real maple syrup!
May TBA
Peel Children’s Water Festival
Heart Lake Conservation Area
www.peelregion.ca/pw/chwaterfest
Registration closes on Friday, April 5th
From source protection and quality to efficient water usage and wastewater treatment, the Region of Peel is committed to educating the public about the importance of water and fostering respect for the natural environment. The Peel Children’s Water Festival has provided young and eager minds the opportunity to interact and engage with the natural world around them.
May TBA
Rotary Rib ‘n’ Roll, Brampton’s popular Ribfest
Gage Park
www.ribnroll.com
The event will be staged in Gage Park on Friday evening from 5 to 11 p.m. and on Saturday from 12 noon to 11 p.m. Rotary Rib ‘n’ Roll uses local ribbers and this year’s lineup includes Jake’s Boathouse, Louisianna, RD’S Southern BBQ, Sul Irmaos Smoke House, Turtle Jack’s, and J. Red & Co.
June TBA
CeleBRAMPTON
Queen St. & Main St., Downtown Brampton
www.brampton.ca
Join in the celebration at the City of Brampton’s kickoff to “Summer Fun in The City” for a fun packed day of free food, entertainment, and activities for all ages. The City of Brampton has combined the annual Brampton Day event with the Flower City Parade. Enjoy spectacular parade floats brimming with brightly coloured blooms, marching bands, costume characters, and much more!
June 2024
Brampton Celebrates Pride
Downtown Brampton
Celebrate Brampton’s vibrant LGBTTIQQ2SA communities through art, performance, and programming for all ages. Historically, the month of June has been recognized as Pride month to commemorate the Stonewall riots. Although it has been celebrated for more than 50 years, June was officially declared Pride month in 2000.
Pride in Brampton is a celebration of people coming together in love and friendship, to show how far the rights have come, and how in some places there’s still work to be done. We are a city committed to addressing the unique challenges that face the community as a result of their intersectional identities, and champions to creating safe and inclusive space for Pride to be celebrated.
Join us for a:
- Co-headliner performance, with local acts, a DJ and a host
- Sponsor giveaways
- Engagement with community groups and organizations that provide services and support to the LGBTQIA2S+ communities in Brampton and surrounding Peel area
- Free face painting
- Free photo booth
- Local food and beverage partners
Safety and comfort are priorities throughout Pride. City Hall Conservatory will be a dedicated safe-space and accessible and all-gender washrooms will be available on-site.
June 2024
National Indigenous Peoples Day
Ken Whillans Square
Brampton celebrates the heritage, diverse cultures, and outstanding achievements of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis each year on National Indigenous Peoples Day. The City of Brampton recognizes and acknowledges that our work takes place on the Treaty Territory of the Mississauga’s of the Credit First Nation, and before them, the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee (hau-de-no-sau-nee), Huron and Wendat (Ou-en-dat). We also acknowledge the many First Nations, Metis, Inuit, and other global Indigenous people that now call Brampton home. We are honoured to live, work on and enjoy this land.
July 2024
Carabram – Brampton’s Multicultural Festival
Various location
carabram.org
Carabram is Brampton’s annual multicultural festival. It was first conceived in 1982 and still continues to promote Ontario’s multiculturalism. Carabram provides an opportunity for families to “Tour the World” and experience the rich culture, food, crafts, drink and entertainment of different ethnic groups in Brampton and the surrounding community attracting thousands to this event.
Drive to the pavilions located in cultural centres, schools and rec centres around Brampton or you can hop on a Brampton Transit shuttle bus, for free, and travel to Canada, Caribbean, Croatia, Germany, Hawaii, India, Ireland, Italy, Macedonia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, and Ukraine.
August 2024
Brampton Food Truck Festival
Chinguacousy Park
www.canadianfoodtruckfestivals.com/brampton
Brampton Food Truck Festival is expanding to 3 days! 40 Food Trucks will be serving up some of the best food from around the country, this is a festival you won’t want to miss! Show some of your Brampton love by bringing your friends and family. Oh and don’t forget, there will be FREE ADMISSION, local performers, cold beer and eating challenges geared to entertain the masses!
