Canada Day is always a special time here in Bay Ward and around the Nation’s Capital with so much going on throughout the various communities. It is also a nice opportunity to sit back and spend some time with family and friends in your own backyard.
Here is a list of events and other items that may be of interest for residents
Canada Day on the mainstage:
- LeBreton Flats Park and 1 Vimy Pl.
- 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on July 1.
- Free.
The Royal Canadian Air Force will commemorate 100 years of service to Canada, with a fly past:
Sky Hawks parachute Team will jump from:
-Canada Air & Space Museum between 11:30am and 11:50am
-LeBreton Flats as part of the main Ceremony at 12:05pm and 12:15pm
-Parliament Hill between 3:00pm and 3:30pm
Snowbirds air demonstration team will:
-complete Oh’ Canada burst over LeBreton Flats 12:40pm and 12:45pm
-complete an air display over Parliament Hill 4:00pm and 4:30pm.
Local communities in and around Ottawa will also hold events for those who don’t want to head to the downtown.
- Barrhaven has fireworks and events starting at 8:30 a.m.
- Beacon Hill’s community association is hosting a fireworks display at dusk.
- Carleton Place will have live music, food and fireworks starting at 12:30 p.m.
- Mississippi Mills is hosting Canada Day Eve party starting at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the Steward Community Centre. The party continues on Canada Day starting at 3:30 p.m. at Gemmill Park.
- Dunrobin Community Centre will host a celebration starting at 4 p.m.
- Greely Community Centre’s celebration starts at noon.
- Walter Baker Park in Kanata is hosting events on June 30 and July 1.
- Osgoode’s Canada Day Festival will take place at Osgoode Village Park and Stuart Holmes Arena starting at 11:30 a.m.
- Clarence-Rockland’s festivities at Simon Park start at 8 a.m.
- Riverside South Community Association Canada Day party is at Claudette Cain Park starting at 10 a.m.
- Stittsville’s celebration and fireworks display will start at 6 p.m.
- Gatineau is hosting La fête du Canada dans le Vieux-Hull (Canada Day in the Old Hull) starting at noon.
The National Arts Centre Orchestra will perform a FREE concert at Southam Hall in Ottawa on Canada Day.
Admission to many museums is also FREE on July 1:
- Canada Aviation and Space Museum.
- Canada Science and Technology Museum.
- Canada Agriculture and Food Museum.
- The Canadian War Museum.
- The Canadian Museum of History.
- The National Gallery of Canada.
- The Bank of Canada Museum.
- The Canadian Museum of Nature.
- The Ottawa Art Gallery.
The former U.S. embassy at 100 Wellington St. will be closing for redevelopment as it becomes an official meeting space for Inuit, First Nations and Métis people. First, though, it will host a temporary exhibit about Inuit culture and history on Canada Day from 10am to 4pm.
Wishing everyone a Happy Canada Day and a safe and relaxing long weekend!
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