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Cornucopia - Held each November in Whistler, British Columbia, Cornucopia is regarded as the west coast's premier food and wine festival.

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Cornucopia - Talented local and regional chefs will win your heart (and your stomach). Local breweries, distilleries, and wineries will keep you going into the after-parties. You can also enjoy hands-on seminars, winery dinners, and gala tasting events.

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Gourmet Food & Wine Expo - Toronto's Gourmet Food & Wine Expo runs mid-November each year, attracting more than 40,000 guests with the chance to indulge in sophisticated bites and over 1,800 types of fine wines, spirits, and beers.

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Gourmet Food & Wine Expo - This is the festival to visit if you want to taste not only gourmet food and wine, but also the sophisticated culture of the ever-stylish city.

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Dine Out Vancouver Festival - This 17-day festival runs mid-January to early February, and it's reputed to be the country's largest restaurant festival.

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Dine Out Vancouver Festival - The event showcases sample menus from over 200 restaurants at a fixed price, so you can try all those upscale places without breaking the bank.

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World Wine & Food Expo - In late October each year, Moncton, New Brunswick hosts Atlantic Canada's best and biggest wine and food event.

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World Wine & Food Expo - Choose from over 350 fine wines and treat yourself to gourmet food tastings at either the on-site bistro or one of the range of participating restaurants across town.

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A Taste of Niagara on the Lake - Short but sweet, this Ontario festival runs for one day at a time, but on three separate occasions (in January, March, and April).

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A Taste of Niagara on the Lake - While it's world famous for its wine and cheese, this festival also offers a five-course gourmet meal in which each course is offered at a different restaurant—transportation between all locations is covered in the price.

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Bon Appetit Festival - Ottawa's Bon Appetit Festival occurs in early May and has been recognized for over a decade as the best cocktail party of the year.

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Bon Appetit Festival - The festival draws in more than 2,000 foodies annually, showcasing the best food and wine concocted by the region's top chefs and renowned wineries.

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Spring Okanagan Wine Festival - Okanagan, British Columbia is a food and wine lover's heaven, so it only makes sense that the Spring Okanagan Wine Festival is recognized as one of Canada's best wine and food festivals.

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Spring Okanagan Wine Festival - Each May, more than 100 events sprinkle the valley, ranging from light lunches to gourmet dinners, all against the breathtaking backdrop of Kelowna.

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Cuvée En Route - Held in March each year, this Niagara region's food and wine festival celebrates local talented chefs and winemakers from around Ontario.

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Cuvée En Route - Signature dishes are crafted at live cooking stations along a route of winemakers' favourite wines, and the festival is renowned for its oh-so-Canadian array of ice wines made from frozen winter grapes.

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Eat! Vancouver - Never was a command so easily and willingly fulfilled than at this festival, which is held annually from the end of May into the beginning of June.

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Eat! Vancouver - It features celebrity chefs, cooking demonstrations, cookbook authors, and culinary competitions, as well as a Tasting Pavilion that hosts hundreds of different wines and local beers.

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1000 Islands Wine and Food Festival - Held mid-June in Brockville, Ontario, this festival offers Ontario-made delights, from savoury dishes to tart wines.

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1000 Islands Wine and Food Festival - Learn something new at a cooking demonstration or an educational cheese seminar.

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Tofino Food and Wine Festival - British Columbia's vibrant wines and local gourmet chefs are showcased each June in at the Tofino Food and Wine Festival.

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Tofino Food and Wine Festival - Meet with Vancouver Island cheese purveyors, try fresh shucked oysters from Quadra Island, and enjoy live music all while relaxing into the beauty of the Tofino Botanical Gardens.

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Taste: Victoria's Festival of Food and Wine - If Vancouver Island in late July wasn't appealing enough already, the food and wine festival makes the trip down-right mandatory.

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Taste: Victoria's Festival of Food and Wine - Indulge in a long weekend of top-rated culinary experiences, including food and wine tastings, seminars, and workshops with some of the greatest regional chefs, farmers, fishers, cheese-makers, and vintners.

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Fall Flavours - Prince Edward Island's fine food festival is held each September and highlights authentic tastes and traditions from the province.

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Fall Flavours - It is hosted by celebrity chef Michael Smith and features more than 250 events, including cooking lessons and a clam feast on the beach.

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Cowichan Wine & Culinary Festival - Vancouver Island is clearly a fantastic place to live if you love food and wine. It hosts yet another festival in Cowichan Valley every September.

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Cowichan Wine & Culinary Festival - The festival showcases the best local wines, ciders, and farm fresh foods, and—more importantly—it offers the chance to participate in a real grape stomp.

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Edmonton Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival - Alberta's biggest food and wine festival is held in late October and offers mouthwatering samples of five-star dishes and award-winning artisan wines.

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Edmonton Rocky Mountain Wine & Food Festival - Try your hand—or your taste buds—at adjudicating, which is really just a good excuse to sample everything.

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