Holidays to Ontario 2025, 2026

Most Ontarians live in the south within a few hundred kilometres of the US border, where winters are magical and long summer days lure folks outside. Toronto, Canada’s largest city, is here – a blazing metropolis overflowing with multicultural arts, entertainment and dining opportunities. Ottawa, Canada's capital, is not only the political centre of the Country, but it's also the perfect place to experience some of the country’s best attractions, celebrations and flavours.

Year-round, Ontario celebrates its diversity with a cavalcade of festivals. Thespians rejoice over Stratford’s Shakespeare Festival and the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Connoisseurs of a more hedonistic activity – beer drinking – immerse themselves in Kitchener’s Oktoberfest and the London Beer Festival, while a festival-free weekend in Toronto is an event unto itself. And in winter, visitors of all ages are astonished by stunning ice sculptures at the magical Winterlude festival in Ottawa. 

Not far from the madding crowd, low-key agricultural towns and historic settlements define Ontario’s country civility. And if you want wildlife, there are some excellent provincial parks here too. From arctic Hudson Bay in the north to the temperate Great Lakes in the south you’ll find more than enough boreal forests, undulating hills and vineyards to keep you feeling green. And don’t forget Niagara Falls – no natural wonder is more deserving of the adjective ‘spectacular', say no more.