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Canada Day - July 1, 2008
Live shot of Parliament Hill. Photo
courtesy of the Government of Canada.
The Nation's Capital is the headquarters for Canada's birthday celebration.
Each year, hundreds of thousands of people visit Parliament Hill, Major's
Hill Park, Jacques-Cartier Park, and other locations in the surrounding
areas to celebrate Canada. This year marks Canada's 141st birthday.
Most of the information on this page is taken from the National
Capital Commission's Canada
Day web site.
See also: Ottawa Events,
Ottawa Maps, Ottawa Tourism,
Ottawa Hotels
Parliament Hill
- 9:30am - Flag raising ceremony
- 10:00am - Changing
of the Guard
- 10:30am - RCMP Musical Ride
- 12:00pm-1:30pm - Canada Day Noon Show, featuring
Blue Rodeo, Paul Brandt, Joel Plaskett, Canada's Snowbirds, and more.
Broadcast live on CBC.
- 6:30pm-10:00pm - Canada Day Evening Show, featuring
Shad, Ron Hynes, Joel Plaskett, Paul Brandt, Oliver Jones Trio, Blue
Rodeo, and more.
Broadcast live on Rogers Television.
- 10:05pm - Fireworks
Major's Hill Park
- 8am-6pm - Lots of interactive activities and displays,
plus music and concerts all day long
- 6pm-10pm - Evening show - "A Contemporary
Folk Evening" with headliner Hawksley Workman.
Jacques Cartier Park
- 8am-6pm - Lots of interactive activities and displays,
plus music and concerts all day long
- 6pm-10pm - Evening show - "Canadian Vibe"
concert with headliner Sylvain Cossette.
Other Canada Day Events
 The
Fireworks
This year's fireworks go off as the grand finale of the mainstage
show on Parliament Hill, just after 10:05pm. The fireworks are set off
from the Astrolabe, just behind the National Gallery. You can watch
them from Parliament Hill, but the best views are from Major's Hill
Park, Jacques-Cartier Park, and anywhere along the Ottawa River.
Related: Firework safety tips
Transportation
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