Canada & Quebec SPORTS CALENDAR
Other than annual events such as Montréal's Grand Prix of Formula One car
racing some events occur in different cities in different years.
The following is a list of most of these major events that will be played
somewhere in Canada that would be worth attending if you are nearby.
If you know of
others email me @ funfestivals@yahoo.ca
so I can add to my list.
A red star * indicates my presence for a part or all of the
event or celebrations.
2025
Toronto is
hosting the Grand
Slam of Curling from April 8 – 13.
Rimouski,
Quebec will host the Memorial Cup Canadian junior hockey championships from
May 22 – June 1.
Jeux du Québec
– Trois Rivières
Winnipeg, Man will host the Grey Cup in Nov 2025.
2026
The 2026 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships are
going to be held in Minnesota,
USA from late Dec 2025-Jan 2026.
Kelowna, BC will host the 2026
Memorial Cup Canadian junior hockey championships in May.
Canada (along with Mexico & the USA) will
host the World Cup of soccer. Canada will host 10 games, with games in
Toronto & Vancouver from June 11- July 19, 2026.
Quebec city will host the Vanier
Cup university football championship game in November. *
2027
The 2027 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships are
going to be held in Calgary
& Edmonton, Alberta.
Quebec city will host the Canada Winter Games Feb 27 – March 14.
The Memorial Cup Canadian junior hockey championships
will be in Ontario.
For other sporting events in Quebec
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2025
The 2025 IIHF World Junior
Hockey Championships were held in Ottawa,
Ontario from Thurs Dec 26, 2024 – Sun Jan 5, 2025
The new NHL Four Nations
Face-off was in Montreal, Qc & Boston, Mass from Feb 10 – Feb 20, 2025 *
2024
Kingston, Ont hosted the Vanier
Cup university football championship game * for the 2nd
straight year.
BC hosted the Grey Cup.
Toronto hosted Grand
Slam of curling in Toronto in April 9-14, 2024 *
World Figure skating
championships at the Bell Centre in
Montreal March 18-24, 2024
The World Womens curling
championships Sydney, Nova
Scotia March 16-24
The Curling Brier was in Regina,
Sask March 1-10th
Jeux du Québec – March 1-9 @ Sherbrooke
The Curling Scotties was in Calgary, Alb. Feb 16-25
The Davis Cup men’s tennis
tie (qualifications) in Montreal Feb 2-3, 2024. *
NHL All-star weekend in
Toronto, Ont Feb 2-3, 2024.
2023
Kingston, Ont hosted the Vanier
Cup university football championship game Sat Nov 25th *
Hamilton hosted the 2023 Grey
Cup won by the Montreal Alouettes Sun Nov 19th.
2022
NHL entry draft after holding online versions
in 2020 & 2021 it was finally held
in Montreal,
Qc July 7 &
8 *
2021
Canadian Olympic & Paralympic track &
field trials – Montreal, Qc – Thurs
June 24 – Sun June 27
Vanier Cup Canadian university football championship game @ Québec, Qc
2020
Postponed for online version – coronavirus NHL
entry draft – originally supposed to be in Montreal, Qc – Fri
June 26 – Sat June 27
ISU World figure skating championships Mon
March 16 – Sun March 22 @ Bell Centre Cancelled – corona virus
Brier in
Kingston, Ont Sat
Feb 29 – Sun March 8 *
2019
Mémorial Cup in Halifax, NS or Moncton, NB. - Fri May 17 – Sun
May 26
Grand Prix de Montreal (judo) – July
5 – 7 Arena Maurice Richard
Vanier Cup
Canadian university football championship game @ Québec, Qc Sat
Nov 23th
2018
ISU World championship short track speedskating in Montreal, Qc (Maurice
Richard arena) March 14 - 16
2018 World womens curling championship in North
Bay, Ont March 17-25
Fed Cup tennis tournament @ Montreal (Uniprix
stadium)– 1st round Ukraine vs Canada Sat April 21- Sun 22
*
Stars on Ice @ Bell Centre *
Vanier Cup Canadian university football championship
game @ Québec, Qc Sat
Nov 24th
Brier, Scotties, Mémorial Cup,
Grey Cup are all outside Québec in 2018
2017
It’s not sports but Montreal is celebrating its 375th anniversary
in 2017 *…………
The FIG Artistic
gymnastics World Championships * were in Montreal Oct 2- 8.
The Grey
Cup game & festival was in Ottawa * Nov
20 - 25.
Roar
of the Rings in Ottawa Dec 2-10 (Canadian curling qualification tournament
to decide the mens & womens team that goes to the Olympics)
2016
NBA all-star game Sun Feb 14th
@ Toronto,
Ont. (pro basketball)
The Brier (Canadian Mens curling championship) @ Ottawa March 5 – 13, 2016
Jeux du Québec during the summer
@ Montreal *
World Cup of Hockey Sept 17 –
Oct 1, 2016 @ Toronto
with exhibition games & training camps in Montreal & Quebec city *
Grey Cup game & festival weekend of Sunday Nov 27th @
Toronto *
World Junior Hockey Championships Dec 2016 –
Jan 2017 @ Toronto & Montreal (medal round @ Mtl) *
2015
Fed Cup tennis tournament @ Qc (PEPS) – 1st
round Czech Republic vs Canada Sat
Feb 7 – Sun 8 *
Memorial Cup (Canadian Junior
Hockey Championship Tournament) Thu May 21 – Sun May 31 in
Quebec city, Quebec*
FIFA Womens World Cup of soccer @ Montreal, Ottawa, Moncton, Winnipeg,
Edmonton & Vancouver *
World Cup triathlon @ Montreal (Old Montreal) Sat Sept 12 – Sun 13
Vanier Cup university football championship - Sat Nov
28th @ Quebec city
2014
World womens curling championships (Scotts Tournament of Hearts)
in Montreal, Qc* Sat
Feb 1 – Sun 9
Fed Cup tennis tournament in Montreal, Qc (Maurice
Richard arena)* Sat
Feb 8 – Sun 9
ISU World championship short track speedskating in
Montreal, Qc (Maurice Richard arena) Fri
March 14 - Sun16
Fed Cup tennis tournament in Quebec city, Qc (PEPS) Sat
April 19 – Sun 20 *
Memorial Cup (Canadian Junior
Hockey Championship Tournament) in London,
Ont May 16 - 25
FINA World master championships (swimmers 25 &
over) Sun
July 27 – Sun Aug 10 in Montreal, Qc @ Parc Jean-Drapeau
FIFA Under 20 Women’s World Cup of soccer Tues Aug 5 – Sun Aug 24
@ Montreal, Qc
Davis Cup tennis world group playoff for 2015 - Canada
vs Columbia Halifax, NS (Sept
12-14)
CFL Hall of Fame weekend @ Montreal, Qc Sat Sept 20 – Sun Sept 21
ISU World Cup Short track speedskating @ Montreal, Qc
(Arena Maurice Richard) Fri Nov 14 – Sun 16 *
Vanier Cup Canadian university football championship
game @ Montreal, Qc Sat
Nov 29th *
World
Junior Hockey Championships Fri Dec 26, 2014 – Mon Jan 5, 2015 Montreal
(Centre Bell)* & Toronto* (medal round @ TO)
2013
World mens curling championships @
Victoria, BC March 30 – April 7
IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World
Championships @ Ottawa, Ont Tues April 2 – Tues Apr 9
Memorial Cup (Canadian Junior Hockey Championship
Tournament) @ Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Vanier Cup @ Quebec
City – November 23, 2013
Grey Cup @ Saskatchewan - November 24,
2013
2012
The Grey Cup (Nov
25) & Vanier
Cup*football
games (Nov
23) &
Grey Cup festival* (Nov 16 – 25) @ Toronto*
The Davis Cup tennis playoff - Canada defeated South
Africa @ Montreal, Qc (Sept
14-16) *
World Junior Hockey Championships Dec 2011 – Jan 2012–
@ Calgary
& Edmonton
2011
Grey Cup (& festival*) was in Vancouver, BC
World Junior Hockey Championships – Dec 2010 – Jan
2011 just over the border @ Buffalo,
NY
2010
Grey Cup was in Edmonton, Alberta
Vanier Cup in Quebec city Nov 27 *
Vancouver Winter Olympics (Feb 12-28) & Paralympic Games (March 12-21)
2009
The Montréal Canadiens hosted the 2009 NHL all-star game *
& held the amateur draft,
to celebrate the organisation’s
100th anniversary.
5th straight Gold at the
World Junior Hockey Championships –
Ottawa, Ont. *
2008
CFL Grey Cup football championship @ Montreal / host
Alouettes lost to Calgary *
IIHF Mens World Hockey Championship - Halifax & Quebec City
*