Aurora is celebrating Canada Day with two days of events this weekend, including a dance party in the park, a parade on Yonge Street, activities, live music and a fireworks finale.
Start the festivities with Dance in the Park on Sunday, June 30 from 7 to 11 p.m. at Aurora Town Park, 49 Wells St., with food vendors, dancing and live entertainment, and a beer garden operated by the Rotary Club of Aurora.
On Monday, July 1, stop by Town Park and check out the Aurora Farmers’ Market and Artisan Fair with the Aurora Community Band performing from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and then again from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Watch the Canada Day parade starting at 10 a.m. from Yonge Street to Aurora Heights Drive with festive floats and marching bands.
Then make your way to Lambert Willson Park to check out a variety of fun activities from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Learn more about Canada, by participating in educational and interactive activities tailored to each province and territory. Other free activities at the Aurora Family Leisure Complex are public skates, public swims, gym drop-ins and a free pancake breakfast provided by the Optimist Club of Aurora.
Live entertainment includes the Birds of Prey Show, Off the Rock – Tribute to Great Big Sea, Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot, Crosswinds and closing off before the fireworks with a Tribute to the Tragically Hip. On-site food vendors will be serving up delicious treats at a nominal cost.
“Canada Day festivities in Aurora are one of the most popular events in our community. I invite our residents to help us celebrate being Canadian and relish in the diversity and culture that makes us all proud to call Canada our home,” Mayor Tom Mrakas said in a news release.
For more information on Canada Day festivities, visit aurora.ca/CanadaDay.
Did you know that in 1969, Aurora officially became Canada's Birthday Town? Watch the Canada’s Birthday Town documentary to learn about how this designation came to be in Aurora.
