Canada Day

City of St. Thomas Canada Celebration

Location: 1Password Park, Burwell Road, St. Thomas

Date: Saturday, July 1, 2023

Time: 4:00-10:30pm

Schedule of Events:
4:00pm – Kinsmen Club and Optimist Club BBQ
4:00-7:00pm 
 Petting Zoo
4:00-8:00pm  Free inflatables and games
5:30-8:30pm - Free face painting (courtesy of All the Things by Bronagh)
5:30-6:30pm - PC James and police dog Axle demonstration 
6:00pm – Musical entertainment by John Milles
7:00pm – Welcome speech by Mayor Preston, Indigenous Land Acknowledgement by Councillor Baldwin-Sands, national anthem, and free ice cream cake (courtesy of the Ice Box).
Dusk – Fireworks

There will also be music entertainment and confectionary items throughout the event.

Snack City Popcorn will have funnel cakes, candy, popcorn and cold drinks. 
The Ice Box concessions will be open with soft serve, slushies, drinks, and more. Why Not Cookies will be selling sandwiches, wraps, coffee, cold drinks, and cookies.The St. Thomas Kinsman & Optimist Clubs will be offering hamburgers, hot dogs, and French fries. 

Attendees are welcome to enjoy the playground and cool off on the splashpad.

Little Tracks Petting Zoo will be there featuring a mixture of goats, sheep, alpaca rabbits of different breeds, silkie chickens, mini ducks, chinchillas, guinea pigs, and dwarf hamsters. 

Please note, there is no ATM at this facility so please bring cash if you intend to purchase food from any of the vendors.  


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Acknowledgements:
A special thank you to Canadian Heritage for the grant under the Celebration and Commemoration Program awarded to the City of St. Thomas assisting in the July 1st Canada Day celebrations and spectacular fireworks display.

Un merci spécial à Patrimoine canadien pour la subvention du programme de célébration et de commémoration accordée à la ville de St. Thomas participe aux célébrations de la fête du Canada du 1er juillet et à l'affichage spectaculaire des feux d'artifice.

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Thank you to the St. Thomas Kinsmen Club for their donation in support of the fireworks display.


Map:

Map for Canada Day