Top 12 Food Themed 2026 Spring and Summer Festivals in Ontario
Pack up the family and your appetite and savour the 2025 Ontario Food Festival
This year’s mouth-watering food festivals will delight your taste buds! Tickle your taste buds at any of the delicious, award-winning festivals and events this year!
This Year’s Food Festivals include:
Spring Sparkles
April 10 – 19, 2026 (St. Catharine/Niagara)
Dive into a world of fizzy fun and get ready to sparkle and shine at the Spring Sparkles this March! Sip on the finest VQA sparkling wines served with bold flavours from local chefs.
Streetsville Founders Day Bread & Honey Festival
June 5 – 7, 2026 (Mississauga)
This is a fun-filled family festival featuring a huge parade at 10 am on Saturday, live entertainment on 2 stages, a petting zoo, pony rides, children’s inflatables, crafts, souvenirs and much more.
Lasalle Strawberry Festival
June 11 – 14, 2026 (LaSalle)
The LaSalle Strawberry Festival features a carnival, fireworks, pageants, a parade, live entertainment, vendors and of course, local strawberries!
Jerkfest
August 7 – 9, 2026 (Etobicoke)
Experience the tantalizing tastes, mysterious flavours, and captivating aromas of unforgettable jerk food- chicken, pork, beef, lamb, seafood, and vegetables. Live entertainment, kids’ activities and prizes.
Carrot Fest
August 14 – 15, 2026 (Bradford)
The event includes a large vendor market with hundreds of vendors, the Ontario Dock Dogs Association, professional wrestling events, BMX Stunt Shows, Kids Zone, live stage entertainment and more!
Tecumseh Corn Festival
August 2026 (Tecumseh)
The Tecumseh Corn Festival is a prominent four-day festival which hosts a spectacular variety of family entertainment, contests and activities with tons and tons of hot buttered corn on the cob.
Winona Peach Festival
August 28 – 30, 2026 (Winona)
In its 50th year, the event promises something for everyone, from arts and crafts to vintage cars to the midway and a full lineup of entertainment. Best of all, admission is free.
Canada’s Largest Ribfest
September 4 – 7, 2026 (Burlington)
This fundraising initiative of the Rotary Club of Burlington Lakeshore offers a family-friendly weekend full of musical entertainment, an artisan fair, kids’ midway and delicious, mouth-watering ribs!
St. George Applefest
September 19 – 20, 2026 (St. George)
A Marquee Event in Brant County – an affordable family festival with apples, pies, crafts, entertainment, kids’ activities, FREE Saturday night Street Party. FREE admission and parking. Coaches welcome.
Norfolk County Fair & Horse Show
October 6 – 12, 2026 (Simcoe)
Come Savour the Flavours of Norfolk County. Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere. Sample from up to 50 separate food and beverage displays! Come for the FUN, Come for the FOOD! Mix and mingle with Friends!