Event Location: Across Canada

Diwali (Dīvali, Dīpāwali, or Deepavali) is a festival of lights observed on the 15th day of the month of Kartika in the Hindu calendar.

Eid al-Adha is a significant annual Islamic observance for many Muslims in Canada.

Many Jewish communities in Canada the first day of Sukkot (Succot, Succoth, Sukkoth), which is the start of the Sukkot period.

Yom Kippur is a Jewish holiday known as the Day of Atonement.

Many Jewish Canadians celebrate Rosh Hashana (or Rosh Hashanah), which is also known as the Jewish New Year.

Many Muslims in Canada celebrate Eid al-Fitr (also known as Id al-Fitr or Eid ul-Fitr) on the first day of Shawwal in the Islamic calendar. It marks the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan and the start of a feast that lasts up to three days in some countries.

Many Muslims in Canada celebrate Laylat al Qadr, also spelled as Laylat al-Qadr or Shab-e-Qadr, which most likely falls on one of the last 10 days of the Islamic month of Ramadan.

Many Jewish people in Canada observe Tisha B’Av, which is the ninth day of the month of Av in the Jewish calendar.

Ramadan begins in Canada. Ramadan (also known as Ramadhan or Ramzan) is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar.

Saint Jean Baptiste Day, held annually on June 24, is the feast day of St. John the Baptist, a Jewish preacher who baptized Jesus in the River Jordan.