Canada Day at Queen’s Park, Friday, July 1, 2016
Bring the whole family to the annual free, fun-filled Canada Day celebration at Queen’s Park, where there’s something to see and do for kids of all ages.
When: Friday, July 1, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the official opening and 21-gun salute beginning at noon.
Where: Front lawn of Queen’s Park in Toronto.
See the full schedule of activities for more information.
Don’t forget to bring a reusable water bottle for the water refill station. Food is also available for purchase onsite.
Attractions:
- Midway rides and inflatables
- Performing arts and crafts workshops
- Mad Science fun stations
- Roaming costumed characters
- Face painting and henna stations
- Parent-Child Mother Goose Storytelling Program tent and more!
Live performances:
- The casts of Fame The Musical and Alice in Wonderland
- Canadian Beatbox Champion Scott Jackson
- Anishnaabe dance artist Nimkii Osawamick
- KC Roberts & The Live Revolution
- Mélanie Brûlée
- Alysha Brilla
- Hogtown Sound
Roads around Queen’s Park will be closed from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Canada Day, but the TTC will be running on a holiday schedule.
Road Closures
- Queen’s Park Crescent East from College Street to Wellesley Street West
- Queen’s Park Crescent West from College Street to Hoskin Avenue
- Grosvenor Street from Queen’s Park Crescent East to Surrey Place
- Wellesley Street West from Queen's Park Crescent East to Queen's Park Crescent West
Schedule of activities
Main Stage
- 10:00 Nimkii Osawamick
- 10:35 KC Roberts & the Live Revolution
- 11:10 Mélanie Brûlée
- 12:00 Official Opening and 21-Gun Salute
- 12:30 FAME The Musical (ACT 1)
- 13:25 Scott Jackson
- 14:05 FAME The Musical (ACT 2)
- 15:05 Alysha Brilla
- 16:05 KC Roberts & the Live Revolution
- 16:40 Hogtown Sound
Family Fun Stage
- 10:00 Hogtown Sound
- 10:35 Alice in Wonderland
- 11:10 Scott Jackson
- 12:40 The Greg Tarlin Juggling Show
- 13:15 Family Hoops
- 13:40 Alice in Wonderland
- 14:15 Hogtown Sound
- 14:50 Scott Jackson
- 15:25 The Greg Tarlin Juggling Show
- 16:00 Alice in Wonderland
- 16:35 Bella Magic Show
Workshops & Activities
10:00 - 17:00
- Craft Station: Canada Day Buttons
- Craft Station: Crafty Plants
- Craft Station: Mask Making
- Craft Station: Wind puppets
- Face painting
- Family Hoops: Hula Fun Zone
- Henna
- Inflatables and Midway Rides
- Interactive Chalk Art Zone
- Mad Science: Superballs Fun Station
- Mad Science: Feel The Pressure Fun Station
- Parent-Child Mother Goose Storytelling Program
10:00 , 12:30 & 14:40
- Singing Workshop
10:00 , 12:30 & 14:50
- Dancing Workshop
11:00 & 12:30
- Native Hoop Dancing with Nimkii Osawamick
11:00, 13:40 & 16:00
- Tap Dancing / Body Percussion Workshop
11:00, 13:40 & 16:25
- Acting Workshop
15:45
- Beatbox Workshop with Scott Jackson
Meet and Greets
11:05, 14:10 & 16:30
- Alice in Wonderland
15:15
- FAME The Musical
10:45, 12:30, 13:30, 14:30, 15:30 & 16:30
- Captain Canuck
Other Entertainers and Exhibitors
- Canadian Cadets Organization
- Chalk Chick
- Creativiva (roaming)
- Gaia Earth Goddess Maple Tree (roaming)
- INFOTOGO
- Ostrich Riders (roaming)
- Toronto Paramedic Services Display
Food Vendors
- El Trompo Movil
- Lemon Heaven
- Mastersoft Diary
- Me.n.u
- Superior Events (Fun Foods)
- Sushitto on the Road
- Simply BBQ
Services
- First Aid
- Lost & Found
- Lost Kids
- Mist Tent
- Water on Wheels (Water refill station)
- Accessible Washrooms
