Local festivals recognized as some of Ontario’s best

The opening of Bright Lights Windsor, November 30, 2024 (Robert Lothian/CTV News Windsor)

Festivals and Events Ontario (FEO) has announced the 2025 Top 100 Festivals & Events in the province.

Submissions from FEO members were received for consideration in the fall of 2024 and were judged by an independent panel of judges, according to FEO.

In the southwest Ontario region, a number of local festivals were included in the list:

• Amherstburg Open Air Weekends
• Amherstburg River Lights Winter Festival
• Amherstburg TRUEfest
• Amherstburg Uncommon Festival
• Bright Lights Windsor
• Chatham Retrofest Eat and Drink

The 2025 Top 100 Awards were given out on Wednesday, February 26th during FEO’s Annual Conference in Kitchener.