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Canada Day

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Saturday, Jul 1st
Simcoe Park, Picton Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake, L0S 1J0
Tiny Museum
Upcoming
One Time Event

The Tiny Museum will be at Simcoe Park (on King Street side) with an exhibit for Canada Day!

Canada Day Activities for Niagara-on-the-Lake include:

Simcoe Park:

11:30 am - 3 pm: Rotary & PigOut Catering Canada Day BARBECUE! 

Food choices are: Canadian Burger, Veggie Burger, Jumbo Hot Dog, Corn on the Cob, Chips, Beverages

11:30 am – 3:00 pm:  Live music in the bandshell, children’s activities (including face painting & balloon artists), Niagara Antique and Classic Car Association, and the Tiny Museum!

3:00 pm:  Annual Cake Parade led by the 41st Regiment Fife and Drum Corps proceeds along Queen Street into Simcoe Park, where the cake is distributed to the public, free of charge at approximately 3:30 pm.

Willow Cakes and Pastries has generously donated the Canada Day cake again for 2023, with the design a secret until the day of the event! 

Funds raised benefit Rotary charitable programs. Visit our Projects page to read more. 

 

Fort George National Historic Site:

See musket firing, the Fife & Drum Corps and spectacular fireworks after dark! FREE ALL DAY!

10:00 am to 10:00 pm. Tour the buildings, visit with costumed interpreters, enjoy a musket demonstration, and more! 

4:00 pm: Food trucks will be on site

6:30 pm: Kiddie Militia and drill, followed by a presentation by the 41st Regiment Fife & Drum Corps, and Fort George Artillery

On stage: “The Howling Horns” An 8-piece horn band featuring music from blues to dance to classic rock.

10:00 pm: Spectacular Fireworks Display will once again close the evening, by the award-winning fireworks company, Garden City Fireworks

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, Parks Canada, local businesses and individual supporters.

Funds raised by the sale of food by the Friends of Fort George will help to support summer student employment opportunities at Fort George & Brock’s Monument.

We look forward to celebrating with you!

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