The Lower Mainland is going to celebrate Canada Day on Wednesday, the country\u2019s 159th birthday.<\/p>\n
Many events in Metro Vancouver will feature fireworks, live music, food trucks, citizenship ceremonies, and other fun activities.<\/p>\n
The flagship event in the Lower Mainland will take place at Canada Place in downtown Vancouver, called Canada Together 2026.<\/p>\n
According to organizers, guests can look forward to all-day family fun with live music on multiple stages, an Indigenous Marketplace, performers, and food vendors.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The highlight will be a ceremony in which immigrants receive their citizenship documents.<\/p>\n
The event kicks off at 11 a.m. and goes until 6 p.m.<\/p>\n
Not far from downtown, people can flock to Granville Island to enjoy the annual False Creek Ferries water ballet and other performances by the Vancouver International Jazz Festival artists.<\/p>\n
Visitors can join a giant cake cutting action and watch the FIFA World Cup matches of the day on a large screen.<\/p>\n
Travelling east, the Burnaby StreetFest on Central, opening at 6:30 p.m., will see several music performances and a major fireworks display at 10:15 p.m.<\/p>\n
Visitors to New Westminster\u2018s Canada Day celebration can enjoy food vendors, a beer garden, a kids zone, Bubble Soccer, and live music. The festivities will conclude with a drone show at 10 p.m.<\/p>\n
Crossing the Fraser River into Richmond, the Steveston Salmon Festival, lovingly called Canada\u2019s biggest little birthday party, is one of the largest, not-for-profit Canada Day celebrations in the country.<\/p>\n
Coordinator Mary-Ann Pizzinato tells 1130 NewsRadio that there is a full line-up of musical acts, including a well-known Canadian headliner.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do have a closing act, and it\u2019s Barney Pentel and the Legendary Hearts. So, they\u2019re going to start performing at 6:15 p.m. We are really excited to have that.\u201d<\/p>\n
She recommends visitors get there early.<\/p>\n
\u201cAround 8 a.m. in the morning, please come down and have our pancake breakfast from our Steveston Rotary. We will have our Kids Bike parade, which is fun at 9:30 a.m. before we start our regular parade at 10:00 a.m.\u201d<\/p>\n
She adds that foodies will not want to miss the iconic Salmon Bake.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will start serving it at 11 a.m. Last year we did sell out in record-breaking time. We sold 3,000 meals by 12:30 p.m. So please come early if you want the salmon.\u201d<\/p>\n
Surrey\u2019s main event will take place at Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre, featuring live music headlined by Josh Ross and fireworks at 10:15 p.m.<\/p>\n
With amusement rides back at the amphitheatre, the event will offer fun for young and old alike.<\/p>\n
Kids activities include a family zone, a kids\u2019 craft zone, and Toddler Town, while adults can hang out at the beer garden.<\/p>\n
White Rock will organize another Canada Day by the Bay event for July 1. Bad Medicine, a Bon Jovi tribute band, will headline the event at 8:30 p.m. with country-roots artist Antonio Larosa opening at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n
This year, the celebration has a kids and soccer zone. The fireworks start at 10:15 p.m.<\/p>\n
Delta will celebrate Canada\u2019s birthday with live music, dance and cultural performances, giant games and interactive activities, and a fireworks finale. <\/p>\n
The event takes place at Chalmers Park, kicking off at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n
The Township of Langley will celebrate Canada Day at the Willoughby Community Park with doors opening at 11 a.m. and closing after the fireworks at 10 p.m.<\/p>\n
Organizers say that visitors can enjoy rides, main-stage entertainment, a car show, a dog show, and pony rides.<\/p>\n
On the North Shore, North Vancouver will host celebrations at the Shipyards, with the FIFA watch party happening there at the same time, and West Vancouver at John Lawson Park.<\/p>\n
Coquitlam\u2018s celebration kicks off at Town Centre Park at noon.<\/p>\n
Like many other Canada Day events, people can enjoy live music at two stages, food vendors, and a fireworks show starting at 10 p.m.<\/p>\n
The event will also feature a photo giggle booth, mini golf, soccer, hockey, and football.<\/p>\n
Port Coquitlam Canada Day will be held at Castle Park starting as early as 8:30 a.m. with a pancake breakfast at the Port Coquitlam Community Centre.<\/p>\n
Live music will be performed by, among others, April Wine and Owen Riegling.<\/p>\n
The city will also feature a fishing derby at Lions Park, going from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.<\/p>\n
Canada Day in Pitt Meadows will be celebrated at \u0161x\u02b7h\u00e9k\u0313\u02b7n\u0259s (Spirit Square) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/p>\n
Among an artisan alley, a dog show, and a kids zone, the highlight will be a watermelon eating contest at the front of the venue\u2019s stage.<\/p>\n
Maple Ridge\u2018s Canada Day celebration will run from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the city\u2019s Memorial Peace Park<\/a> and feature live entertainment, cultural performances, family activities, food trucks, a licensed beverage area, and FIFA World Cup viewing festivities.<\/p>\n Abbotsford starts the celebrations with a parade at 11 a.m., and festivities kick off at 1 p.m. at the city\u2019s Exhibition Park.<\/p>\n Visitors can look forward to food trucks, live music, artisan vendors, a dog show, and much more. The Fireworks start at 10 p.m.<\/p>\n \t\tKeep it Factual<\/p>\n Add CityNews Vancouver as a trusted source on Google to see more local stories from us.<\/p>\n
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