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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    2012 TOP 100 FESTIVALS & EVENTS IN ONTARIO ANNOUNCEDProvincial organization recognizes industry leaders

    (March 5, 2012) Festivals and Events Ontario (FEO) is proud to announce the 2012 Top

    100 Festivals & Events in Ontario, sponsored by VIA Rail Canada. These Top 100 recipients

    represent festivals and events that excel within the industry. Included in the Top 100 are

    the Festivals & Events of Distinction, a select group which represent some of the most well-

    known and respected celebrations in the province; celebrations which draw both an

    international and domestic audience.

    Submissions from FEO members were received for consideration in the fall of 2011 and

    were judged by an independent panel of judges. Festivals and events of all kinds from everycorner of Ontario were represented in the submissions from community festivals to

    internationally recognized events. The 2012 Top 100 Awards were given out on Saturday,

    March 3 during FEOs Annual Conference Beyond Borders in Niagara Falls, ON.

    FEO would like to congratulate the 2012 Top 100 Festivals & Events in Ontario:

    11th Annual Holstein Rodeo Weekend

    (Brampton)

    30th Annual Sioux Lookout Blueberry

    Festival (Sioux Lookout)

    49th Annual Rockhound Gemboree

    (Bancroft)

    Alight at Night Festival at Upper Canada

    Village (Morrisburg)

    All Canadian Jazz Festival (Port Hope)

    Art in the Park Windsor (Windsor)

    Aurora Jazz+ Festival (Aurora)

    Barrie Winterfest and Festival of Ice

    (Barrie)

    Blue Mountain Apple Harvest Festival

    (Blue Mountains)

    Bon Soo Winter Carnival (Sault Ste. Marie)

    Brantford International Villages Cultural

    Festival (Brantford)

    Buckhorn Fine Art Festival (Buckhorn)

    Burlington's Canada Day (Burlington)

    Burlington's Sound of Music Festival

    (Burlington)

    CAA Winter Festival of Lights (Niagara Falls)

    Canada Blooms (Toronto)

    Canada Day Celebrations (Ottawa)

    Canada Day Celebrations (Sarnia)

    Canadian National Exhibition (CNE)

    (Toronto)

    Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival

    (Port Colbourne)

    Carassauga Festival of Cultures

    (Mississauga)

    Carrot Fest(Bradford)

    Carrousel of the Nations (Windsor)

    Children's Festival (Burlington)

    Collingwood Elvis Festival (Collingwood)

    Cruising on King Street(Kitchener)

    Doors Open Ontario

    Dundas Cactus Festival (Dundas)

    Dunnville 38th Mudcat Festival (Dunnville)

    Festival of Northern Lights (Owen Sound)

    First Light(Midland)

    Fort Fright(Kingston)

    Friendship Festival (Fort Erie)

    Glengarry Highland Games (Maxville)

    Hanover Sights & Sounds Festival

    (Hanover)

    Hockeyfest(Brantford)

    Home County Folk Festival (London)

    Huntsville Girlfriends' Getaway Weekend

    (Huntsville)

    It's Your Festival (Hamilton)

    Jazz Sudbury Festival (Sudbury)

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    JerkFest: Jerk Food Festival (Toronto)

    Kapuskasing Annual Lumberjack Heritage

    Festival (Kapuskasing)

    Kempenfest 2012 (Barrie)

    Kingston Sheep Dog Trials 25th

    Anniversary (Kingston)

    Kirkland Lake Homecoming Week(Kirkland Lake)

    Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest

    (Kitchener-Waterloo)

    Luminato - Toronto Festival of Arts +

    Creativity (Toronto)

    Maple in the County 2013 (Bloomfield)

    Mattawa Voyageur Days (Mattawa)

    Mississauga Waterfront Festival

    (Mississauga)

    Mosaika: Canada Through the Eyes of Its

    People (Ottawa)

    Mount Forest Fireworks Festival

    (Mount Forest)MuslimFest(Toronto)

    Niagara Food Festival (Welland)

    Niagara Wine Festival (St. Catharines)

    Norfolk County Fair and Horse Show

    (Norfolk)

    Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival

    (Orangeville)

    Ottawa Folk Festival (Ottawa)

    Ottawa International Chamber Music

    Festival (Ottawa)

    Peak to Shore Music Festival

    (Blue Mountains)

    Peterborough Little Lake Musicfest(Peterborough)

    Port Elgin Pumpkinfest(Port Elgin)

    RBC Royal Bank Ottawa Bluesfest(Ottawa)

    Re-enactment of the Battle of Stoney Creek

    (Hamilton)

    River Lights Winter Festival (Amherstburg)

    Rockton's World Fair (Rockton)

    Rogers Bayfest(Sarnia)

    Rogers Cup Presented by National Bank

    (Toronto)

    Royal Agricultural Winter Fair (Toronto)

    SALSA at Blue Mountain (Blue Mountains)

    Sauble Beach's 24 Weeks of Summer

    (Sauble Beach)

    Scotiabank BuskerFest(Toronto)

    Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Toronto

    (Toronto)

    Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon

    (Toronto)

    Shores of Erie International Wine Festival(Amherstburg)

    Straffordville Watermelon Fest

    (Straffordville)

    Stratford Shakespeare Festival (Stratford)

    Streetsville Founders' Bread and Honey

    Festival (Streetsville)

    Taste of the Kingsway (Etobicoke)

    TASTE! A Celebration of Regional Cuisine

    (Bloomfield)

    TD Kitchener Blues Festival (Kitchener)

    TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival

    (Ottawa)

    TD Sunfest 2012: Canada's PremierCelebration of World Cultures (London)

    Taste of Asia (Markham)

    TD Toronto JazzFestival (Toronto)

    Tecumseh Corn Festival (Tecumseh)

    Telling Tales: A Family Festival of Stories

    (Rockton)

    The Great Canadian Kayak Challenge &

    Festival (Timmins)

    The Windsor International Film Festival

    (Windsor)

    The Word on theStreet(Toronto)

    Tim Hortons Southside Shuffle Blues and

    Jazz Festival (Mississauga)Toronto Fringe Festival (Toronto)

    Toronto International Dragon Boat Race

    Festival (Toronto)

    Toronto International Film Festival

    (Toronto)

    Toronto Pride Week(Toronto)

    Toronto Ribfest(Toronto)

    Trenton Scottish Irish Festival (Trenton)

    Western Fair (London)

    Winterlude (Ottawa)

    World Heritage Sunset Ceremonies

    (Kingston)

    Beyond Borders was held at the Sheraton on the Falls Hotel in Niagara Falls, ON.

    About FEO

    FEO was established in 1987 as a pan-provincial, not-for-profit tourism association

    devoted to the growth of the festivals and events industry in Ontario.

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    FEO orchestrates and facilitates the collaborative interests of its members and the

    overall industry in the areas of marketing, advocacy, education and professional

    development/networking. In addition to providing festival and event organizers and

    managers with access to business-building expertise, tools and resources, FEO also

    serves industry members whose goods and services are of benefit to these festivals

    and event professionals. FEO acts as an advocate, at all levels of government, byidentifying and working towards solutions in areas such as legislation, funding and

    program development, so as to create a more favourable operating environment

    within which the industry can conduct and grow its business.

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    Media Contact:

    Nicole Hamilton

    Communications Coordinator, FEO

    [email protected]

    www.festivalsandeventsontario.ca@FEOntario 519.537.2226

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