Canada Day Celebrations

 Taken from Free Community Events compiled by Eugene and Ken


 Canada Day Celebrations at Canada Place
http://www.canadaday.canadaplace.ca/
Location: Canada Place, 999 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC
Jack Poole Plaza, Harbour Green Park and surrounding streets
Date: Monday, July 1, 2013, 10 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
Monday, July 1, join us for the biggest birthday celebration outside of Ottawa: the 26th Annual
Canada Day at Canada Place presented by Coast Capital Savings. Enjoy 13 hours of FREE family fun including
music, dance, cuisine, exhibits and displays from across the nation, all in honour of Canada’s 146th birthday.
The city’s largest waterfront party welcomes over 250,000 people and will include 25 amazing music and dance
performances, extreme sports displays, a celebration of great Canadian inventions, a Citizenship Ceremony, the
Canadian Armed Forces and the Port Metro Vancouver Zone. The ever-popular Canada Day Parade is back at
7 p.m. and the awe-inspiring Canada Day Fireworks Show, the city’s only double barge Canada Day fireworks,
will begin at 10:30 p.m. Activities: http://www.canadaday.canadaplace.ca/Event_Info/Activities_and_Attractions


5th Annual Canada Day Parade
http://www.canadaday.canadaplace.ca/Event_Info/Canada_Day_Parade
Location: Begins at Georgia & Broughton Streets. Heads east to Burrard Street, proceeding north
down Burrard Street to West Pender Street.
Date: Monday, July 1, 2013, 7 p.m.
The 5th annual Canada Day Parade is presented by the Burrard Inlet Fireworks Society and the
Department of Canadian Heritage. This free community event will be featuring dozens of entries and recognizes
diversity, multiculturalism, freedom and the special bond that connect all Canadians. Free.
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Canada Day Burrard Inlet Fireworks Show
http://www.canadadayfireworks.ca/
http://www.canadaday.canadaplace.ca/Event_Info/Fireworks
Location: Burrard Inlet, Vancouver, BC
Date: Monday, July 1, 2013, 10:30 p.m. (arrive early to get a good viewing spot)
At 10:30 p.m. on July 1, the Canada Day Burrard Inlet Fireworks Show will light up the sky with
an extravaganza for the senses. This two-barge simultaneously pyrotechnical display is based
off the Burrard Inlet near Canada Place and Dundarave in West Vancouver. This fireworks celebration
showcases our great country and celebrates our freedom and diversity as it caps off a tremendous Waterfront
Party at Canada Place. Over 450,000 people watch the Canada Day Burrard Inlet Fireworks Show as it is
viewable from several locations and communities and is simulcast to music broadcast by media partner, Classic
Rock 101. Shaw TV will also be broadcasting the fireworks show live. Free.


TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival
http://www.coastaljazz.ca/Jazz_Festival_Guide
Location: Various
Date: Now – Sunday, July 1, 2012
Last day of the festival is today. Enjoy free jazz performances at a wide variety of venues,
including the Roundhouse Community Centre, the David Lam Park Stage, and on Granville Island
at the Public Market Stage, Performance Works, the Railspur District Stage and the Ron Basford
Park Stage, from noon throughout the day. See the Jazz Festival Guide for a full list of free
performances.

Canada Day at Burnaby Village Museum
http://www.burnabyvillagemuseum.ca/EN/main/visit/events/events/canada-day.html
Location: 6501 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby, BC
Date: Monday, July 1, 2013, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
It's a Party! Burnaby Village Museum hosts Burnaby’s official Canada Day celebrations offering
visitors the backdrop of its 1920s village streets, family entertainment including a circus, displays
& demonstrations. Admission is free. (Carousel rides are $2.35 each). A delicious birthday cake
will be served at 2:30 p.m. Free.


Steveston Salmon Festival
http://stevestonsalmonfest.ca/
Location: Steveston, Richmond, BC
Date: Monday, July 1, 2013, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
The day begins at 10 a.m. with a parade through historic Steveston village, which features
over 100 entries including floats, marching bands, celebrities, politicians, community
groups, vintage vehicles & much more. Festival highlights include attractions such as the Japanese Cultural
Show, Craft Fair, Trade Show, an awesome Children’s Festival, Carnival, Martial Arts Demonstrations, Youth
Festival, multi-ethnic Food Fair plus an Art Show & Exhibit. The main attraction is our famous salmon barbecue
($15 per plate) where over 1200 pounds of wild salmon filets are grilled over open fire pits.