Canada Day

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Canada Day

Bring your national pride to celebrate Canada Day and enjoy free Canadian-inspired activities and entertainment all day at Spencer Smith Park.

When and Where

Saturday, July 1, 2017 from noon to 10 p.m.

Spencer Smith Park
1400 Lakeshore Rd.

Transportation

Road Closure

Lakeshore Road from Maple Avenue to Elizabeth Street will be closed July 1 from 9 to 11 p.m for the fireworks at the Canada Day Celebration. Traffic will be redirected and the closure will be supervised by the Halton Regional Police Service.

For more information, please contact 905-335-7671.

Shuttle Bus

Shuttle Bus Schedule

A fully accessible shuttle bus for Canada Day will be operated by Burlington Transit. The shuttle buses will drop off attendees at the downtown bus terminal, located on John Street. There will be a shuttle sign location at the terminal.

Haber Recreation Centre	Time to be confirmed in June 2017.
Mainway Recreation Centre	Time to be confirmed in June 2017.
Burlington Go Station (North side)	Time to be confirmed in June 2017.

The shuttle bus for Canada Day will leave the downtown terminal to return to the 3 locations at the following times:

Downtown Burlington Transit Terminal

Time to be confirmed in June 2017.

Bike Valet

A free Bike Valet is provided on Canada Day for those looking to avoid parking downtown and reduce their carbon footprint. The Bike Valet is in Spencer Smith Park at the corner of Brant Street and Lakeshore Road, beside the Waterfront Hotel.

Entertainment

Main Stage

Time	Artist	Location
Noon	Prime Live Band	Main Stage
1 p.m.	Opening ceremonies with Burlington Teen Tour Band	Main Stage
2 p.m.	Mystic Drumz	Main Stage
3 p.m.	Sir John A MacDonald - The Characters Talent Agency	Main Stage
3:30 p.m.	James Anthony - Blues Hall of Fame USA	Main Stage
4:15 p.m.	Eva Bighorse and the Cayuga Lake Dancers	Main Stage
5 p.m.	Kobbler Jay	Main Stage
5:30 p.m.	Mount Farewell	Main Stage
6:30 p.m.	Tianna Woods	Main Stage
9 p.m.	Symphony on the Bay featuring the Spoons and Rik Emmett	Main Stage
10 p.m.	Fireworks presented by BUNZL Canada	Main Stage

Park Activities

Time	Activity	Location
Noon-5 p.m.	Face painting with BeeBop the Clown	Family Zone
Noon-5 p.m.	Balloon animals with MD Children Entertainment	Family Zone
Noon-5 p.m.	Photo booth with Mardi Gras Photo Booth	Family Zone
Noon-5 p.m.	Hair spray art with Edu-corp	Playground
Noon-5 p.m.	Inflatables with Niagara Inflatables and Main Event Fun	Playground
Noon-6 p.m.	Canadian hockey player and Canadian Mountie stilt walkers with Heath Tarlin	Throughout the park
9 a.m.	Canada Day 5km Run and 1km Kids Run	East Lawn
10 a.m.	Yoga	West Lawn
Noon, 2 p.m. & 4 p.m.	Scholars in Collars Dog Show	East Lawn