Get the "411 Ontario" travel dates for  Feburay & March Vacation and school break  weekend holiday dates.   Winter special event dates are listed below with links to festivals, statutory holidays,and special occasions in resort destinations north of Toronto Canada. 

February is the shortest month of the year, but probably has more special days and dates than any other month in Ontario.  Family Day, Valentines Day, Ground Hog Day, Heritage Day are all special.   

February 2012
2nd Ground Hog Day...Ground Hog Day Canada
14th Valentine's Day...Valentines Getaways
20th Family Day...Family Day Weekend Getaway
February 20: Canada Heritage Day celebrates Heritage of Power Generation. 
February 20-25:   Ontario Heritage Week,  plus Ontario Events during Heritage Week.  The Ontario Heritage Trust has chosen the theme of “Defending a nation” to celebrate Heritage Week 2012. (Commemorate 2012 as the bicentennial anniversary of the War of 1812).  See more Ontario February events

March 2012
March 12 to March 16 March Break Holiday  March Break Getaways
10th Daylight Saving Time Begins
17th St. Patrick's Day
20th First Day of Spring
24th Palm Sunday
29th Good Friday
31st Easter Sunday

April 2012
1st April Fools Day April Spring Getaways
April 6 Good Friday Easter Getaways
April 9   Vimy Ridge Day. Visit a Military Museum
April 10  Wildlife Week starts Hiking Getaways and Walk for Wildlife
April 30 Children's Book Week starts. Read on a Family Getaways

May 2012
1-30 National Museum Month-Ontario Museums
13th Mothers Day -See Mother's Day Getaways
21st Victoria Day -See May Getaways, May 24 Weekend Events
28th Memorial Day (US), May Getaways, June Getaways

June 2011
19: Fathers Day Father's Day Getaway Gift Ideas
21: Summer Solstice: First Day of Summer, Summer Getaways
21: National Aboriginal Day:  Celebrate at Sainte Marie among the Hurons
26:  Samuel de Champlain Day, Act of Parliament See Delawana Inn Resort
26:  National Canoe Day, See Kayak and Canoe Getaways
27: Canadian Multiculturalism Day
30: Canada Day Eve: Start Canada Day Weekend

July 2012
1st Canada Day
4th Independence Day (US)

August 2011
1st Civic Holiday:  August Getaway Packages
 6th Métis Day Bo'jou Neejee: See Discovery Harbour

September 2011
5th Labour Day  September Getaways
11th Grandparents Day
23th First day of Fall, Fall Colours Road Trips
29th Rosh Hashanah
Future Labour Day Dates

October 2011
10th Thanksgiving Day
Canadian Thanksgiving Information
Thanksgiving Getaway Packages
Ontario Fall Colour Road Trips
31st Halloween

November 2011
6th Daylight Savings Time Ends
11th Remembrance Day
11th Veteran's Day (US)
24th Thanksgiving (US)
November Santa Claus Parades
November  Ontario Weekend Getaways

December 2011
20th-28th Hanukkah
21st First Day of Winter
23th  Christmas Holiday School break starts
24th Christmas Eve
25th Christmas Day
26th Boxing Day
31st New Years Eve
December Santa Claus Parades

January 2012
1st New Years Day

January 11: Canada's First Prime Minister John A. MacDonald Birthday in 1815.  Celebrate in Kingston Ontario

January 13: Winter Carnivals, Ice festivals, Cabin Fever events start north in Ontario.  See  Ontario Winter Carnivals

January 26: A four-day hockey extravaganza starts in Ottawa Thursday January 26 at 5 p.m.  ET on the NHL Network

January (Date Pending):  Passenger Railway Traffic with GO will resume from Barrie To Toronto from the site of the Historic Allandale Station

Ontario Vacation Holiday Dates 2012-2015

March Break (Mid-Winter March Vacation)

2012:  Friday March 9-Sunday March 18, 2012
2013:  Friday March 8-Sunday March 17, 2013
2014:  Friday March 7-Sunday March 16, 2014
2015:  Friday March 13-Sunday March 22, 2015

See more official Ontario holiday school break dates at Ontario Ministry of Education

Civic Holiday August Long Weekend (Monday Simcoe Day Holiday)
2012:  Friday August 3-Monday August 6
2013  Friday August 2-Monday August 5
2014  Friday August 1-Monday August 4
2015  Friday July 31 -Monday August 3

Labour Day or Labor Day Long Weekend 2012-2015

2012  Friday August 29-Monday September 1
2013: Friday August 30-Monday September 2
2014: Friday September 1-Monday September 4
2015  Friday September 4-Monday September 7