The BC Home Hunter Group - Canada Day Events Guide 2014

Happy Birthday Canada your turning 147 years young next Tuesday. Our real estate team at The BC Home Hunter Group are proud Canadians and have including a partial round up of ways to celebrate with your fellow Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley Canadians!

Langley Canada Day Celebrations
Family activities, rides, main-stage entertainment, a car show, an assortment of ethnic foods, dog show, fireworks, pony rides and much more are all on the menu for this fun-filled and exciting event. • Willoughby Community Park, Langley Events Centre, Langley • June 30 and July 1 • Free, langleycanadaday.ca

27th Annual Canada Day at Canada Place
The largest Canada Day celebration outside the nation’s capital. Enjoy 13 hours of free family fun including a wide variety of live performances, exhibits and interactive displays. • July 1, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. • canadaday.canadaplace.ca

6th Annual Canada Day Parade
This free community event features more than 60 entries and recognizes diversity, multiculturalism and the special bond that connect all Canadians. • West Georgia and Broughton Streets • July 1, 7 p.m. • canadaday.canadaplace.ca/Parade

Abbotsford Canada Day Parade and Family Festival
Celebrate Canada’s birthday with a Canada Day Parade, Family Festival featuring lots of fun activities for all ages and the evening Fireworks Finale. • Abbotsford Exhibition Park, Abbotsford • July 1 • abbotsford.ca

Burnaby Canada Day Concert
Celebrate Canada’s birthday with this family-friendly concert featuring Spirit of the West, Dear Rouge and Dustin Bentall & the Smokes. • Swangard Stadium, Kingsway & Boundary, Burnaby • July 1, 6:30 p.m. • Free, tourismburnaby.com

Canada Day at Burnaby Village Museum
Burnaby’s Official Canada Day celebration offer visitors the backdrop of 1920s village streets, multicultural family entertainment, displays and demonstrations. • 6501 Deer Lake Ave. • July 1, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. • Free admission, 604-297-4565604-297-4565, burnabyvillagemuseum.ca

Canada Day at Fort Langley National Historic Site
Celebrate Canada’s 147th birthday at the site where British Columbia was born. Enjoy multicultural music, cake and family activities. • 23433 Mavis Ave., Fort Langley • July 1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. • Free, 604-513-4777604-513-4777, pc.gc.ca/fortlangley

Canada Day at Granville Island
Enjoy a pancake breakfast, live jazz music and a South Asian cultural extravaganza, which includes traditional dances, Bollywood fashion and ethnic food. • July 1, 7 a.m.-midnight • canada-day.ca/vancouver/

Canada Day at the FCA
Celebrate Canada Day with the Federation of Canadian artists. Plein air painters, guided gallery tours and a child-friendly art activities. • Federation Gallery, 1241 Cartwright St. • July 1, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. • $1 suggested donation, 604-681-2744604-681-2744, artists.ca

Canada Day Canoeing
Celebrate Canada Day with a very Canadian activity – canoeing! Ages 13+ • Burnaby Lake Regional Park, Burnaby • July 1, 2:30-5 p.m. • $21.25, register at 604-432-6359604-432-6359, metrovancouveronline.org

Canada Day Chilliwack 2014
Features the Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast at Evergreen Hall, lots of free activities including a ice skating and swimming, face painting and live entertainment, plus Fireworks Finale at Townsend Park. • Chilliwack • July 1, 8 a.m.-10:30 p.m. • chilliwackartscouncil.com

Coquitlam Celebrates Canada Day
A fun-filled day of festival favourites including entertainment, food, cultural village, artisans and a spectacular fireworks display. • Coquitlam • July 1, noon-9:15 p.m. at Town Centre Park, 10 p.m.: Fireworks at Lafarge Lake • Free, coquitlam.ca

Crab Park Canada Day Festival
Annual, free outdoor festival includes performances by Doug Andrew & The Circus in Flames, the Stingin’ Hornets and Rachel L Davis & the Banned. • Crab Park, North foot of Main Street • July 1, 1-4 p.m. • Free, facebook.com/bandcouver

Delta Canada Day Celebrations
Bring lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy a fun-filled, family-friendly festivities. Includes a pancake breakfast, live entertainment, crafts, games, food vendors and a fireworks show. . • Chalmers Park, Delta • July 1, 9 a.m.-10:30 p.m. • Free, delta.ca

Farm Museum Canada Day Celebration
Live entertainment, demos of Canadian pioneer life, scavenger hunt, carriage rides, balloon twisting, petting zoo and more. • 9131 King St., Fort Langley • July 1, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. • Free, celebratecanadaday.ca

North Vancouver Canada Day Celebrations
Includes an array of entertainment and activities for all ages. From live multicultural performances to interactive crafts and activities, there is something for everyone. • Waterfront Park, North Van • July 1, noon-4 p.m. • Free, northvancanadaday.com

Picnic in the Park at Haney House Museum
Visit Haney House Museum this Canada Day. Enjoy a picnic in the park, refreshments, guided tours and family games. • Haney House Museum, 11612 224th St., Maple Ridge • July 1, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. • By donation, 604-463-5311604-463-5311, mapleridgemuseum.org/

Port Coquitlam Canada Day Celebrations
Lions Park, 8-11:30 a.m.: Lions Club Pancake Breakfast and Twelfth Annual Fishing Derby • Castle Park, noon-dusk: Opening ceremony, children’s activities, International Bazaar, Firefighters’ Salmon Barbeque, evening entertainment and Grande Finale Fireworks • July 1 • Free, portcoquitlam.ca

Port Moody Canada Day Celebration
Canada turns 147 years old this July 1st. Join Port Moody Mayor and Council for an official ceremony, free cupcakes, refreshments and live entertainment. • Mainstage at Rocky Point Park, 2800 block of Murray Street, Port Moody • July 1 • Free, portmoody.ca

Steveston Salmon Festival
Canada’s biggest little birthday party since 1945. Features a parade, followed by entertainment, a Japanese cultural show, craft fair, trade show, children’s festival, mini midway and more. The main attraction is the salmon barbecue. • Steveston Village • July 1 • Free, 604-238-8094, 604-238-8094, stevestonsalmonfest.ca

Surrey Canada Day
Lots of activities for the whole family, plus evening fireworks (10:15 p.m.) and one of the biggest outdoor concerts in B.C. featuring headliner Matthew Good. • Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre, 176th Street and 64th Avenue, Surrey • July 1, 10 a.m.-10:30 p.m. • Free, surrey.ca/canadaday

Vancouver Canada Day Fireworks
The Canada Day Burrard Inlet fireworks show can bee seen from downtown, West Van, North Van and Vancouver’s west side. • July 1, 10:30-11 p.m. • canada-day.ca/vancouver/

West Vancouver Canada Day Celebrations
Pack your own a picnic, or try something from the community barbecue while enjoying live entertainment. Performers take the stage from 4:30-10:30 p.m. followed by a fireworks show. • John Lawson Park, West Van • July 1, 4:30-11 p.m. • 604-925-7000604-925-7000, westvancouver.com

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