Celebrate Canada Day!
Posted by: Sara Hodge on: 2011-06-27 Permanent Link: Celebrate Canada Day!
It’s Canada’s 144th birthday!! Looking for fun ways to celebrate with the family? Here’s a list of Canada Day activities in and around the GTA!
Brampton / Caledon
- Canada Day Brampton at Powerade Centre – Friday, July 1, 2011 from 11am to 10:30 pm at Powerade Centre, 7575 Kennedy Road South in Brampton (please note there is no general parking for this event- please take one of the free shuttles offered by Brampton Transit). Attractions include main stage entertainment featuring Keshia Chante, Neverest and Jann Arden, kids stage, indie stage, monster truck rides, bouncing castles and midway. For more information please visit the Celebrate Canada Day Brampton web page
- Canada Day Strawberry Festival at Downey’s Farm – Friday, July 1 from 9am – 5pm at Downey’s Farm, 13682 Heart Lake Rd., Caledon. Attractions include pancake breakfast, live entertainment, farm animals, wagon and pony rides, dog show and pick your own strawberries. Admission and parking are free. For more information, visit the Downey’s Farm website
Cambridge
- 37th Annual Canada Day Celebration – Friday, July 1, 2011. Includes Canada’s Largest Canada Day Parade!. Parade starts at Bishop and King Streets and continues on King Street to Riverside Park, where there is a midway and family friendly activities. Parade starts at 1 pm. Other attractions include a children’s activity centre in the old petting zoo at Riverside Park (2pm -6pm), Exotic petting zoo (12pm – 8pm), Fireworks show at 9:30 pm and lots more. Visit the Cambridge Parades website for full details.
Guelph
- Canada Day in the Park – Friday, July 1, 2011 from 11am to 10 pm at Riverside Park, Presented by the Rotary Club of Guelph. Enjoy fun family activities and musical fireworks. Donations are $2 per person OR $5 per family – proceeds to local charities. Attractions include music, dream home lottery draw, citizenship ceremony, midway and rides, children’s play zone and lots more. Visit the Canada Day in the Park website for further details
- Canada Day at McCrae House – Friday, July 1, 2011 at McCrae House museum from 12pm – 4 pm. Numerous military displays and demonstrations, music, dancing, outdoor games and birthday cake. Lots of activities for the entire family. For more information please visit the Guelph Museums website
Kitchener / Waterloo
- Bingemans Canada Day Fireworx – Friday, July 1 at Bingemans, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive in Kitchener. Beer Garden open at 7pm and fireworx start at dusk. Admission and parking are free, but please bring a non-perishable food item for the Food Bank of Waterloo Region. Sponsored By: Morell Kelly Personal Injury Law, Brick Brewing, 105.3 Kool FM, KFUN 99.5, and Bingemans. Big splash will also be open from 10am-8pm including the huge new waterslides! Admission for Big Splash is $26.95 per person (plus tax) for 48” and over; $18.95 per person (plus tax) for under 48”. For more information, visit the
Bingemans website
- University of Waterloo Canada Day Celebrations – Friday, July 1, 2011 starting at 2 pm, at University of Waterloo north campus (on Columbia Lake Fields), Columbia St. W. Attractions include children’s activities and a fireworks show starting at 10 pm. Admission and parking are FREE. For more details please visit the University of Waterloo Canada Day web page
North Halton
- Acton Canada Day Concert in the Park – Friday, July 1 at 5pm in Prospect Park. Kids- decorate your bike and join in the children’s bicycle parade (starting at 5pm)! Other attractions include a concert at 6pm featuring local entertainment and BYOLC (bring your own lawn chair!) to enjoy the Acton Firefighters Association’s annual fireworks display at dusk. For more information, visit the Downtown Acton website
- Canada Day Swimming – Friday, July 1, 2011 from 1pm to 2:30pm at the Gellert Leisure Centre. Regular admittance fees and admittance policies apply. For details, please see the Halton Hills Recreation and Parks website
- Glen Williams Canada Day Events – Friday, July 1, 2011 8am to 5 pm. Activities include pancake breakfast, old timers ball game, Halton Hills Fire Department demonstrations, historical walking tours, children’s games, citizen of the year ceremonies, and fireworks. Popular annual Canada Day parade begins at noon. For more information, please visit the Halton Hills Glen Williams Canada Day page
- Chudleigh’s Opening Day! – Friday, July 1, 2011 from 10am-5pm at Chudleigh’s Entertainment Farm, 9528 Highway 25, Halton Hills. Chudleigh’s opens on Canada day and has a special promotion- kids under 12 get in FREE! Attractions include animal petting farm, straw maze, horse tire swing, huge sandbox, face painting, tractor drawn wagon, nature trail, teepee and rope swing in the forest, lunch by the waterfall and more. For more information, visit the Chudleigh’s Farm website
- Milton Canada Day – Friday, July 1, 2011 from 11:30 am at Milton Fairgrounds. Attractions include breakfast with veterans at Victoria Park, swearing in ceremony for new Canadians, live entertainment and kids zone with family entertainment. For more information, please visit the Milton Canada Day website
Orangeville
- Orangeville Canada Day Celebrations – Friday, July 1 from 7:00 – 9:30pm at the Orangeville Fairgrounds on 5 sideroad in Orangeville. Attractions include kids activities and food vendors, music from Z103.5, great Canadian talent contest, and fireworks starting at 10pm. For more information please visit the Rotary Club of Orangeville Canada Day page
Richmond Hill
- Canada Day Celebrations – Friday, July 1 11am to 11pm at Richmond Green Park and Sports Complex, 1300 Elgin Mills Road (NW corner of Elgin Mills Road and Leslie St), presented by Tim Hortons and Richmond Green Park. FREE admission! Attractions include children’s village and teen zone, King Henry’s Arms Bavarian Garden, multicultural food pavillion and fireworks. For more information, see the Richmond Hill Canada Day page
Markham
- People’s Parade – Friday, July 1 at 4pm, starting at NW corner or McCowan Road and highway 7, travelling south 1/2 mile into Milne Park. Children can join the parade! – kids, decorate yourselves, your bike and / or wagon and meet at 3:00 pm at the southwest corner of Markville shopping centre! Children’s parade lineup number is 20. Please note there is no public parking at Milne Park, but there will be a free shuttlebus service running every 15 minutes from Markville Shopping Centre to Milne Park (free parking at Markville Shopping Centre). For more information, please visit the Markham.ca Canada Day Celebrations page
- Milne Park Party and Fireworks – Friday, July 1, 2011 at Milne Park from 12pm to 11pm. Attractions include children’s tent (3-6pm), flag raising ceremony (4:30pm), hours of entertainment, and fireworks. For more information, please visit the Markham.ca Canada Day Celebrations page
Vaughan
- Canada’s Wonderland Canada Day Fireworks – Friday, July 1 from 10 pm (weather permitting) at Canada’s Wonderland, 9740 Jane St., Maple. For more information visit the Canada’s Wonderland Canada Day Fireworks page
- Vaughan Celebrates! Canada Day – Friday, July 1 from 3pm – 8pm at Mackenzie Glen District Park, 220 Cranston Park Avenue, Maple. Attractions include free live concert, inflatable zone sponsored by Tim Horton’s, family barbeque, face painting, arts and crafts, water park, playground and more. For more information, visit the Vaughan Celebrates! Canada Day page
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