(Show:
all events
within 1 month
within 3 months
past events
)
7/01/2007 - 7/01/2007Canada Day
Ottawa,
Canada
Canada Day - the anniversary of the birth of the nation - is celebrated with music, pageantry and popular participation, and nowhere more so than in the capital, Ottawa. On Canada Day, hundreds of thousands of people fill the streets and parks of the city centre where the main attraction is the stage on Parliament Hill. Live music and entertainment are laid on in lavish quantities and there are concerts, picnics and street performances taking place in various locations. A colourful street parade features the military, the Mounties and other great Canadian icons. Typically, the parade begins on Laurier Street at Confederation Park and ends at the Supreme Court of Canada building. The grand finale is a show of fireworks, detonated at The Astrolabe, just behind the National Gallery. The central parks and the banks of the Ottawa River are good places to enjoy the display
Themes:
Entertainment
, Kids' Stuff
, Music
, History
, Spectacle
, Pop(ular)
Hours: All day. Fireworks usually 2200
Cost: Free
Where: Various locations in Ottawa
Includes Parliament Hill, Major's Hill Park, Jacques-Cartier Park and Confederation Park
Ottawa, Canada
Getting there:
Foot: All locations are in central Ottawa
Contact Information:
National Capital Commission
202-40 Elgin Street
Ottawa
Ontario
K1P 1C7
Canada
Telephone: +1 (613) 239 5000.
Email: info@ncc-ccn.ca
Website: www.canadascapital.gc.ca
