Comox Valley Canada Day l 150 Celebrations

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Friday, June 30th, 2017

This is one of the Comox Valley’s premier yearly events and it is all free. Courtenay is the place to be on Canada Day!

Canada Day in Courtenay, Saturday July 1, 2017 is a celebration honouring our country’s 150th birthday.

Pre-Celebrations

Sunday, June 25: 5:00 – 9:00 pm at Simms Park

14th ANNUAL 19 AND UNDER BATTLE OF THE BANDS
Youth musicians compete for recording session, radio airplay and other prizes

Friday June 30: 4:00 – 10:00 pm at Simms Park:

MULTICULTURAL PRE-SHOW 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
4:00 Darrel Mitchell and Grasshopper Little Johnny
4:30 Azucena Flamenco
5:00 Hawaiian Hula Dancers with Anela Kahiamoe
5:30 Erh Hu Chinese duo
6:00 Abbey Dance Studio
6:15 TAI CHI 24 Forms
6:30 Japanese Dance with Tomomi and Friends
6:15 Abbey Dance Studio

7:00 – 10:00 CANADA PAGEANT – 15 DECADES OF CANADIAN HISTORY

CANADA DAY BREAKFAST & PARADE:

7:00 – 9:00 AM at Simms Park:
– KINSMEN PANCAKE BREAKFAST Kinsmen Déjeuner aux Crêpes

9:30 AM on 5th Street
-5th STREET MILE. Comox Valley Road Runners Annual Family Run Course de la ‘5th Street’
(5th and Woods Ave.- come early to register)

8:30 – 10:00 AM on 5th Street
-KIDS BICYCLE DECORATING CONTEST
(City Transfer parking lot-5th and Menzies)

9:00 – 10:00 AM at Sid Williams Centennial Square
-COMOX VALLEY & DISTRICT CONCERT BAND

10:00 AM on 5th Street
-CANADA DAY GRAND PARADE
(Parade Marshall headquarters at Apple Tree Store)

CANADA DAY LEWIS PARK:

11:30 am – 12:00 noon approx. OPENING CEREMONIES
(immediately after the end of the parade)

12:00 noon OPENING CEREMONIES
– OH CANADA and free birthday cake

11:30 AM – 4:00 PM BOUNCE A RAMA
(Free bouncers for the kids at Lewis Park)

12:00 – 4:00 PM BEER GARDEN AT TENNIS COURT

12:00 – 3:00 PM FREE CIRCUS WORKSHOP
(Beside horseshoe pitch in Lewis Park)

1:00 PM SUE MEDLEY, MARY MURPHY, PAUL KEIM AND JOHN MANG
-Musicians

1:30 – 4:30 PM FREE OUTDOOR POOL SWIM

1:45 PM CHINESE DANCE GROUP

2:00 PM THE GREAT PLANS – DARRYL AND SASKIA
-Musicians

3:00 PM FREE KIDS BIKE DRAW

CANADA DAY SIMMS PARK:

12:00 PM UMINARI TAIKO DRUMMERS

1:00 PM GREEK MUSICAL DUO AND BELLY DANCER (YANNIS AND RAMONA)

2:00 PM OLD TIME FIDDLERS

3:00 PM CHRISTINE BUTLER

4:00 PM WINNERS 19 AND UNDER BATTLE OF THE BANDS.

NATIVE SONS HALL

2:00 – 4:00 PM GEORGIA STRAIT BIG BAND
-Tea Dance hosted by the “Evergreen Club”

SID WILLIAMS THEATRE

7:00 – 9:00 PM FREE FAMILY VARIETY SHOW
-come early as it’s festival seating
-bring donations for the food bank
-great local entertainment

The July 1st Committee would like to thank The City of Courtenay and The Department of Canadian heritage government of Canada/Ministere du Patriimoine for support of these festivities.
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.