Canadian long weekend trips from your city
Every 2027 long weekend from your city on one page: Family Day (February 15), Victoria Day (May 24), Canada Day (Thursday, July 1), the August civic holiday (August 2), Labour Day (September 6) and Thanksgiving (October 11), with a fare for each.
Dates: Family Day weekend (Feb 15), Feb 12 – Feb 15, 2027 · Victoria Day weekend (May 24), May 21 – May 24, 2027 · Canada Day (Thursday, Jul 1), Jul 1 – Jul 4, 2027 · August civic holiday weekend (Aug 2), Jul 30 – Aug 2, 2027.
Choose your departure city
Each city page shows real round-trip fares from that city, with the cheapest one for each destination.
Canada: Toronto · Vancouver · Montreal · Calgary · Edmonton · Ottawa · Winnipeg · Halifax · Quebec · Victoria
Where to go and why
- Vancouver: Stanley Park's seawall, Granville Island and Grouse Mountain, with Whistler two hours up the Sea-to-Sky
- Calgary: Banff and Lake Louise 90 minutes west: skiing at Sunshine and Lake Louise in February, lake trails by summer
- Montreal: Old Montreal, Mount Royal's lookout and the Plateau's terrasses, plus the Eastern Townships' maples in October
- Quebec: Old Quebec's walls, the Château Frontenac and Montmorency Falls, with the Plains of Abraham in colour by Thanksgiving
- Halifax: The Halifax waterfront boardwalk, Peggy's Cove and lobster suppers, with Lunenburg's harbour an hour south
- Ottawa: Canada Day celebrations downtown, the Rideau Canal, the ByWard Market and Gatineau Park's fall colour
- Toronto: The CN Tower, Kensington Market and the Toronto Islands ferry, with Niagara Falls 90 minutes away
- Las Vegas: Pool season from Victoria Day on, the Strip's shows and Fremont Street, with Red Rock Canyon in the cooler months
- New York: Central Park, Broadway and the High Line; the Canada Day trip ends on July 4, fireworks night in New York
- Boston: The Freedom Trail, Fenway Park and the North End, with Cape Cod beaches from Victoria Day to Labour Day
- Chicago: Millennium Park, the Riverwalk and deep-dish pizza, with North Avenue Beach open from Victoria Day to Labour Day
- Seattle: Pike Place Market, the Space Needle and ferries to Bainbridge Island, with Mount Rainier a two-hour drive
- Portland: Powell's Books, food carts and the Columbia Gorge waterfalls, with no sales tax for a shopping weekend
- San Francisco: The Golden Gate, Alcatraz and the cable cars, with Napa and Sonoma an hour north
- Los Angeles: Santa Monica and Venice beaches, Griffith Observatory and the studio tours, with Disneyland an hour away
- Washington: The Smithsonian museums, free to enter, the monuments on the Mall and Georgetown's waterfront
- New Orleans: The French Quarter, Frenchmen Street jazz and beignets at Café du Monde, warm even on Family Day weekend
- Orlando: Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando, with Family Day falling in Florida's dry, mild season
- Miami: South Beach, Wynwood's murals and Little Havana, with warm water even in February
- Cancun: The Hotel Zone's beaches, Isla Mujeres by ferry and the ruins at Tulum, an all-inclusive long weekend
- Punta Cana: Bávaro Beach's all-inclusive resorts and a Saona Island catamaran day, a quick escape from a Canadian winter
Family Day is a holiday in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick; Quebec has no February holiday. The August civic holiday is BC Day, Alberta's Heritage Day and New Brunswick Day, Ontario employers choose whether to give it, and Quebec doesn't have it. Victoria Day is National Patriots' Day in Quebec.
Facts checked October 8, 2026. Sources: Government of British Columbia: statutory holidays 2027 · Government of Alberta: general holidays 2027 · Government of Saskatchewan: public holidays (Family Day) · Government of Ontario: public holidays under the ESA · Government of New Brunswick: Days of Rest Act, prescribed days 2027 · Gouvernement du Québec: jours fériés (no February or August holiday) · Canada.ca: public holidays (Civic Holiday excludes Quebec)