Celebrate Canada Day in Vaughan
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Award-winning event
returns in-person with multiple JUNO Award nominee artist Scott Helman
You’re invited!
Come on out and celebrate Canada’s 155th birthday at one of the largest parties
in York Region. The City of Vaughan’s award-winning annual Canada Day event is
back in-person on Friday, July 1, and it’s going to be better than ever! The
2022 celebration will be hosted at Boyd Conservation Area (8739 Islington Ave.)
from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., headlined by multiple JUNO Award nominee Scott Helman.
This
fun-filled free family event will include arts and crafts, interactive
activities, life-sized games, yard games, ping pong and foosball tables, stilt
walkers, character meet-and-greets, video game stations and so much more.
Guests will also enjoy free admission, giveaways (while quantities last) and
food will be available for purchase.
Exciting
live entertainment hosted by Julia Suppa, an award-winning,
multi-platform media professional, is planned throughout the day. The full live
entertainment schedule includes:
- Scott Helman, Canadian singer/songwriter and multiple JUNO Award nominee artist
- David James, Canadian country music singer/songwriter
- Olivia Lunny, Canadian musician and winner of CTV’s The Launch
- Stuck On Planet Earth, Canadian rock band from Vaughan
- Exodus – A Tribute to Bob Marley
- Kreative in Dance Styles (K.I.D.S)
An official
welcome with Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua and Members of Council will take place
at 6:30 p.m.
Dignitaries,
including Gimaa (Chief) Stacey Laforme of the Mississaugas of the Credit First
Nation, will also be in attendance.
Limited
parking is available at the event site. Guests are encouraged to ride the free shuttle
bus services running between Al Palladini Community Centre (9201 Islington
Ave.) and Boyd Conservation Area (8739 Islington Ave.). The service will run
regularly from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
QUOTE
“After two years of
virtual celebrations, I look forward to spending Canada Day in person this year
with you – the great people of Vaughan! The City’s annual award-winning Vaughan
Celebrates Canada Day will feature activities and live entertainment for the
entire family, including a headline performance by multiple JUNO Award nominee
Scott Helman. I invite you to mark your calendars on Friday, July 1 to come
together as a community and celebrate this great country we call home. Canada
Day is an opportunity to reaffirm our shared commitment to advance the values,
principles and beliefs that make us proud to be Canadian. It's a day to unite
us as one diverse nation and collectively look to the future with hope and
optimism. I am confident this year's event will be better than ever!"
- Mayor Maurizio
Bevilacqua
QUICK FACTS
- The City of Vaughan’s award-winning annual Canada Day event is back in-person on Friday, July 1, 2022. It will take place at Boyd Conservation Area beginning at 2 p.m.
- The 2022 event is headlined by Scott Helman, Canadian singer/songwriter and multiple JUNO Award nominee artist.
- The 2022 event sponsor is Tim Hortons.
- This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada; it is supported with a Celebrate Canada grant received from the Government of Canada’s Celebration and Commemoration Program.