The Canada South Festival network was created in 1999 by festival organizers, local politicians, regional and provincial tourism industry representatives to develop a stronger sector presence through collaboration, careful scheduling, sound development and effective promotion. The Canada South Festival Network is a not-for-profit membership-based organization comprised of festivals and events, fairs and sporting events now advocating on behalf of the industry, able to heighten awareness on related issues and assist members to attain their goals.
The mission is to advocate, enhance, promote, strengthen, support and encourage the development of festivals and events of all size and focus while being the common voice of the Windsor-Essex Festival Tourism Industry resulting in measurable regional economic impact.
The mandate is to promote Windsor-Essex as a year-round "Festival Tourist Destination," support existing festivals and events and to assistin the development of new festivals and events in the Windsor-Essex region.