Celebrate Canada Day

Schedule

Mon Jul 01 2024 at 10:00 am

Location

Fort George National Historic Site, Parks Canada | Niagara-on-the-lake, ON

Join the Friends of Fort George and Parks Canada as we celebrate Canada Day with lots of exciting programming!
In Simcoe Park, the Niagara-on-the-Lake Rotary Club will be hosting family activities throughout the day. Starting at 11:00 am will be their annual BBQ lunch, with children's entertainment, antique cars, and live music featuring the Jack van Ginger Band, and the 30-piece Metropolitan Silver Band from Toronto. At 3:00 pm, the annual Cake Parade will be led by the 41st Regiment Fife and Drum Corps and will head down Queen Street into Simcoe Park, where the cake will be distributed to the public, free of charge. Willow Cakes and Pastries has generously donated the Canada Day cake for 2024, with the design a secret until the day of the event.
Fort George National Historic Site is open from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm on July 1st, and it's free all day! Throughout the day, visitors to Fort George can tour the buildings, visit with costumed interpreters, enjoy a musket demonstration, and more.
There will be cold drinks and treats available from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm inside Fort George. Food services will be starting at 4:00 pm. Evening entertainment starts at 6:30 pm, with the kiddie militia and drill, followed by a presentation by the Fort George infantry, and Fife and Drum Corps. Funds raised by the sale of food by the Friends of Fort George will help to support student summer employment opportunities at Fort George and Brock's Monument.
On stage will be "The Howling Horns", an eight-piece horn band featuring music from blues to dance to classic rock. The evening will end with a spectacular fireworks show at 10:00 pm.
The day's and evening's events are all free for the public with generous donations and support from the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, Parks Canada, local businesses and individual supporters.

Where is it happening?

Fort George National Historic Site, Parks Canada, 51 Queens Parade,Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario, Canada

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Host or Publisher Friends of Fort George

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