Canada Day: Los Garcias, Breakwater Brass, Hold The Door!, Mauricio & The Latin Beat Band, The Big Phat Horn Band, Fire10 Entertainment, Ground UP Downtown
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353 King St. East Kingston Ontario
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City of Kingston
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Event Description
Join us at noon in Confederation Park for an Indigenous welcome with Grandmother Kathy Brant, opening remarks from Mayor Paterson
Enjoy a slice of red and white cake served after opening remarks and available while supplies last! Provided by Downtown Kingston
Live music in Confederation Park presented by Downtown Kingston
12:30 p.m. Los Garcias
1:45 p.m. Breakwater Brass
3 p.m. Hold the Door!
4:15 p.m. Mauricio & The Latin Beat Band
5:30 p.m. Big Phat Horn Band
Explore the Kids’ Zone featuring:
Inflatables
A climbing wall
Face painting
Catch lively performances throughout the afternoon by:
Caribbean fire dancing by Fire10 Entertainment
Yo-Yo Dave
Ground UP Downtown, presented by Ground UP Dance Festival
Fireworks, 10 p.m. at Confederation Park
End the evening with a fireworks display over Lake Ontario. Funded by the Government of Ontario.
Getting there
Everyone is encouraged to use public transit to attend Canada Day. Use the Kingston Transit Trip Planner to find your way there!
Parking
Street parking is free on Canada Day. There are multiple options for parking, all located less than a 10-minute walk away from City Hall, including surface lots, parking garages and on-street parking.
Weather
This event happens rain or shine. The event will only be cancelled if it becomes unsafe to be outside. Some activities may need to stop temporarily if it is raining but will start again when it is safe to do so.
Road closure notifications
Please note that Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) wishes to advise the public that the LaSalle Causeway will be fully closed to vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians on Wednesday, July 1 from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Additional closures:
Market St. will be closed from June 30 at 8 a.m. to July 2 at 2 a.m.
Ontario St. will be closed from Clarence St. to Brock St. on July 1 from 7 a.m. to July 2 at 2 a.m.
King St. will be closed from Clarence St. to Brock St. on July 1 from 6-11 p.m.
Accessibility information
Confederation Park and Springer Market Square are fully accessible. Some activities will take place on the grass.
Accessible restrooms are available in City Hall, the Visitor Information Centre, in addition to accessible portable restrooms.
Portable restrooms are non-gendered. Additional non-gendered restrooms are available in City Hall and the Visitor Information Centre.
Water bowls will be available for service dogs at the Special Events Office information booth.
If you have any specific accessibility needs, please email [email protected]
Photography notice
This event is being photographed and/or video recorded. Please be advised that by entering this event site you are agreeing to being filmed and/or photographed, and the resulting assets may be used for City of Kingston marketing or promotional purposes. Should you wish not to be photographed or recorded on video, please notify one of the event photographers or videographers.
For physical events that happen at a specific time. For example a concert, or dance performance. If there are multiple shows, you can still duplicate your event to cover them all.
In-Person Event
Wed. July 1st + Add to Calendar
Confederation Park
12:00pm
Free
