Great Canadian Travel Destinations: Prairies/North – Winter

Don't let your family hibernate this winter! Avoid cabin fever and celebrate winter by taking part in some of the incredible events happening across the Great White North.

Le Festival du Voyageur             

Winnipeg, MB

This ten-day celebration in February is Western Canada' largest winter festival. Reflecting Canada's unique French Canadian heritage and honouring our historical fur trade era there are arts and crafts, exhibits and displays, traditional food and many other fun winter events offering a little something for everyone. http://www.festivalvoyageur.mb.ca/

Enchanted Forest

Saskatoon, SK

One of Canada's largest drive-through Christmas light shows, the Enchanted Forest will cast a spell over your children. Held annually from late November to early January, the towering trees of the Saskatoon Forestry Farm Park provide the perfect background for 1,000 images illuminated by over one million Christmas lights offering one of the most incredible holiday light displays in Canada. http://www.enchanted-forest.org/

Yellowknife Aurora Festival        

Yellowknife, NT

The Yellowknife Aurora Festival invites you to experience life under the lights - the northern lights that is! During the month of March, your family will enjoy exhibits, concerts, activities and, of course, the lights themselves. http://www.aurorafestival.com/

Annual Caribou Carnival Festival                     

Yellowknife, NT

Held every March (or April) the Caribou Carnival was originally launched as a competition to crown a Bush King. Today, the festival has expanded to include snow sculptures, a pond hockey tournament, a children's art contest, a Canadian championship dog derby, clown shows as well as kids craft and activity tents. http://www.cariboucarnival.com/

For more information about festivals and events across Canada, visit http://www.culture.ca/canada/events-activites-e.jsp

By Rochelle Strauss