Sunday 11 May 2008 - Mother's Day (second Sunday in May)
Monday 19 May 2008 - Victoria Day Public Holiday
(third Monday in May)
FunnyFest
Calgary Comedy Festival - features 11 nights of comedy
with 70 performers at 15 venues, more than10,000 punchlines and 25
comedy themes.
Canadian
Tulip Festival - More than three million tulips create
an exotic mosaic of colour and beauty in Canadas Capital Region in
the largest tulip festival in the world.
Ottawa
Race Weekend - One of Canada's oldest major marathons
boasting thousands of competitors, the event combines competition,
participation and fundraising to make a distinctive contribution to
the health of the community.
May 29 to Sept 27 2008 - Bard
on the Beach Shakespeare Festival - Bard on the Beach is one
of Canada's largest professional Shakespeare festivals. Held in
Vancouver's Vanier Park, the festival offers Shakespeare plays,
related dramas and several special events in two performance tents
from June through September.