Happy Canada Day, Vaughan!
Join us at Boyd Conservation Area from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The long weekend is here, and it’s not too late to make plans for Canada Day!
Bring your family and friends to Vaughan’s award-winning Canada Day celebration today at Boyd Conservation Area (8739 Islington Ave.) from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., headlined by Sam Roberts Band!
To mark Canada’s 156th birthday, this fun-filled free event will include live entertainment, activities, food vendors, a business zone and much more. Stage entertainment will start at 11:30 a.m. with an official welcome from Mayor Steven Del Duca and Members of Council at 6:30 p.m. Food trucks will also be on-site so you can snack all day and night.
Entertainment includes:
- Sam Roberts Band
- Ferraro
- Kreative In Dance Styles (KIDS)
- Sonshine and Broccoli
- Recreation Services - Zumba
- Earth Rangers
- Samba Squad
- Dolly Bollywood
- Krusher BMX Stunt Show
- Black Stars Collective
There will also be many activities to enjoy, including:
- airbrush tattoos
- archery
- axe throwing (for people over 12 years old) and inflatable axe throwing (for all ages)
- LEGO and EverBlock building station
- Meet and greet with Toopy and Binoo
- Monkey Movers gymnastics obstacle course
- ping pong and foosball tables
- selfie and photo opportunities
- stilt walkers and kids’ favourite characters
- Talking Treaties: artful explorations of local Indigenous and treaty history with Jumblies Theatre
- touch-a-truck
- Vaughan camp activities zone
- We Got Game! video gaming stations
New this year, Mascot Brewery will be on-site selling beer from noon to 7:30 p.m. with 20 per cent of the sales going to Rec Assist. Although everyone is welcome in the beer garden, you must be 19 years or older to be able to purchase beer. The area will be fenced off and alcohol must be consumed in the beer garden area only.
Parking is limited. You are encouraged to ride the free shuttle bus with services running from Al Palladini Community Centre, Dufferin Clark Community Centre, Vaughan City Hall and the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre to Boyd Conservation Area. The service will run regularly from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Learn more about Vaughan’s Canada Day event at vaughan.ca/CanadaDay.
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