Celebrate Canada Day in Vaughan

June 17, 2019 12:00 p.m.
City of Vaughan
​Newly opened North Maple Regional Park to be the home of this year’s free event

 

The City invites the community to celebrate Canada’s 152nd birthday at one of the largest parties in York Region. Vaughan’s award-winning annual Canada Day event returns on Monday, July 1, headlined by two-time JUNO award winner and multi-platinum global reggae-pop quartet MAGIC!

The festivities will take place from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the newly opened North Maple Regional Park (11085 Keele St.), which, once complete, will be 900-acres – larger than New York’s Central Park. Event activities include arts and crafts, face painting, caricature artist, fun house maze, exotic animal encounters, inflatable castles, life-size games, rock climbing wall, zipline and much more. Guests will also enjoy free admission, giveaways (while quantities last) and food available for purchase.
 
Exciting entertainment hosted by Mocha Frap, from the Roz & Mocha morning show on KiSS 92.5 FM radio, is planned throughout the day. The full live entertainment schedule includes:
 
Limited parking is available at the event site. Guests are encouraged to ride the free shuttle bus services from Vaughan City Hall (2141 Major Mackenzie Dr.) and Maple Community Centre (10190 Keele St.) between 1:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Party-goers can also park and walk from St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Elementary School (131 Ravineview Dr.).
 
For more information about the 2019 Canada Day celebration, visit vaughan.ca/CanadaDay.
 
QUOTE
 
“This is an exciting time for the Vaughan community. As we prepare to honour our great country with friends and family, this year, citizens can also look forward to gathering at Vaughan’s newly opened North Maple Regional Park. This beautiful green space embodies our respect for the environment as well as our passion for bringing neighbours together to celebrate our shared values of equality, respect and inclusivity – the same values that Canada is built on. Vaughan’s 2019 Canada Day event will be a day filled with live music, family-friendly activities and entertainment for all. This celebration will be the best one yet and I look forward to seeing everyone there!”
- Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua
 
QUICK FACTS
 
  • The City’s 2019 Canada Day event is presented by TD and event sponsor Tim Hortons, and is supported with a Celebrate Canada grant received from the Government of Canada’s Celebration and Commemoration Program.
  • North Maple Regional Park, Phase 1, opened in September 2018 and features 200-acres of open greenspace, including two soccer fields with lighting and spectator seating, five kilometers of walking trails and a soon-to-be completed park pavilion.
  •  Vaughan Celebrates Canada Day 2015 was recognized as part of the 2016 Top 100 Festivals and Events in Ontario.
  • York Region’s temporary closure of Major Mackenzie Drive West (from McNaughton/Avro roads to 250 metres east of McNaughton/Avro roads) is in effect until Aug. 30, 2019. Guests attending Vaughan’s Canada Day celebration are encouraged to use Teston Road as a detour route.
  • The City of Vaughan has a fireworks by-law (PDF) that allows family fireworks on Victoria Day and Canada Day only. For displays on other days, residents must apply for a permit (PDF).
 
CANADA DAY CLOSURES
 
  • Municipal offices at Vaughan City Hall and the Joint Operations Centre will be closed on Monday, July 1.
  • Waste collection will not be affected on Monday, July 1 and will continue as regularly scheduled.
  • Access Vaughan, the City’s contact centre, will be closed on Monday, July 1. After-hours service will be available for municipal emergencies only.
  • All Vaughan community centres will be closed on Monday, July 1, except for Thornhill Outdoor Pool which remains open during the Canada Day holiday. See the Recreation Services Swimming webpage for schedules.
  • All public library branches will be closed on Monday, July 1. Vaughan Public Libraries digital services remain open.
  • Vaughan Animal Services, including the Vaughan Animal Shelter located at 70 Tigi Ct., will be closed on Sunday, June 30 and Monday, July 1.
 
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