{"id":776722,"date":"2026-07-03T02:22:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T02:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/776722\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T02:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T02:22:16","slug":"surrey-canada-day-2026-draws-over-80000-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/776722\/","title":{"rendered":"Surrey Canada Day 2026 draws over 80,000 people"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/voiceonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Josh-Ross_Surrey-Canada-Day_Bill-Reid-Millennium-Amphitheatre_July-1-2026.jpg\" data-caption=\"Canadian country music star Josh Ross performs to a packed crowd during Surrey Canada Day 2026 at Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre in Surrey.&#010;Photo: City of Surrey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"lazyload entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Josh-Ross_Surrey-Canada-Day_Bill-Reid-Millennium-Amphitheatre_July-1-2026-696x464.jpg\"  data- alt=\"\" title=\"Josh Ross_Surrey Canada Day_Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre_July 1, 2026\"\/><\/a>Canadian country music star Josh Ross performs to a packed crowd during Surrey Canada Day 2026 at Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre in Surrey.<br \/>\nPhoto: City of Surrey<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_8610360944599616458elementtoproof\">MORE\u00a0than 80,000 people\u00a0gathered at Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre in Cloverdale yesterday for Surrey Canada Day 2026, reinforcing its reputation as Western Canada\u2019s largest free Canada Day celebration.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_8610360944599616458elementtoproof\">Presented by Prospera, the event delivered a full day of free festivities, headlined by Canadian country star Josh Ross, with performances from Lee Aaron and Tyler Shaw. The celebration featured live entertainment across four stages, an Indigenous Village and Marketplace, amusement\u00a0rides, food\u00a0trucks, beer gardens, and a fireworks finale.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_8610360944599616458elementtoproof\">\u201cThis year\u2019s Surrey Canada Day showcased the very best of Canada,\u201d Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke said. \u201cAt a time when it is more important than ever to celebrate what unites us, thousands of people came together to share in our pride as Canadians and in the diversity that makes our country stronger. Thank you to everyone who attended, and to the sponsors, volunteers, performers and staff who helped make this year\u2019s celebration such a memorable success.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_8610360944599616458elementtoproof\">Attendees enjoyed a wide range of attractions across the site, including the Community Hub, which featured DJs, dance battles, and, new this year, the Chapman\u2019s Chill Zone offering free ice cream samples. The Indigenous Village and Marketplace provided opportunities for cultural sharing and connection, while families took part in free activities and performances in the Family Zone.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_8610360944599616458elementtoproof\">\u201cSurrey Canada Day is always\u00a0a great event,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0Raquel Santos, manager of community engagement at Prospera. \u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0fantastic to see our community come together, celebrate, and have fun. The event has so much to offer, and we really welcome these opportunities to be involved and make connections.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_8610360944599616458elementtoproof\">Event attendees are\u00a0invited to provide their feedback on the event by taking an online survey for\u00a0a chance to win a $200\u00a0gift card to Guildford Town Centre\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surreycanadaday.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.surreycanadaday.ca\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1783101408826000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0wlb73bEDRVh3AVjVI6CMg\">surreycanadaday.ca.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_8610360944599616458elementtoproof\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_8610360944599616458elementtoproof\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Canadian country music star Josh Ross performs to a packed crowd during Surrey Canada Day 2026 at Bill&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":776723,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194299],"tags":[879,49,48,1048,43,87674,254252,194871],"class_list":["post-776722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-surrey","tag-breaking-news","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-events","tag-headlines","tag-surrey","tag-surrey-canada-day","tag-surrey-mayor-brenda-locke"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/776722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=776722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/776722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/776723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=776722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=776722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=776722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}