Save the date: Ontario Culture Days festival takes place September 20 to October 13, 2024.

The Ontario Culture Days Festival is an annual celebration of arts, culture and heritage taking place each fall across the province. Each year, we work with organizers and artists of all disciplines to produce this province-wide festival

World of Threads, Oakville Culture Days 2023. Photo by Sarah Arfan.

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Join thousands of creators and event organizers for a celebration of arts, culture, and creativity. Registration is now open!

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Njacko Backo plays at Jamii’s Kisanii Hub, Toronto Culture Days 2022. Photo credit: Eilish Waller.

Organizer Information

Whether you’re an individual artist, part of a collective, or work with an organization or a municipality, you are warmly invited to present an activity for the public during Ontario Culture Days – a three-week festival with over 1000 events presented by people like you.

Organizer Information
Markham Arts Council Collaborative Art Project, Markham Culture Days 2022. Photo by Sarah Arfan.

Festival Primer

Organizing an event for Ontario Culture Days and want to know where to begin? Just need a refresher? Let us guide you through the benefits, criteria, and steps to get involved. Explore our Festival Primer for all the details.

Festival Primer

Meet the 2024 Creatives in Residence!

These eight artists from across the province will launch new works during Ontario Culture Days. Through reclamation, research, gathering and interventions, they draw from personal and collective experiences under the banner of Heartbeat.

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Alcohol Ink Demonstration with Kirsty Naray 2022, presented by Scugog Arts. Scugog. Photo courtesy of Eilish Waller.

Festival Hubs

Celebrate arts and culture with Festival Hubs across Ontario. Visit Hubs to explore unique programming, connect with community, and discover new destinations.

Festival Hubs

Looking back at the 2023 Creatives in Residence

In 2023, the Ontario Culture Days Creatives in Residence program welcomed our fourth lineup of residents. These artists worked across artistic disciplines and were active in regions across the province, developing new community-engaged projects for the annual fall festival.

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