Canada Day at the Park
Weather Notice **
- The Citizenship Ceremony at 11:00 am will now be held in the Pavilion.
- Music and programming from the Gardens at The Leaf will be moved inside The Leaf. This includes: Happy Solstice Market, Coast-to-Coast Drumming presented by the Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre, Cake & Fortune Cookies, Jace Bodner, Dom Adam's, Onna Lou.
- Fire teachings with Cree Crowchild at the Fire Node will continue or pause as weather permits.
- Bouncy castle and slide are cancelled due to weather conditions.
- Lyric field activities have been moved to inside The Leaf.
- Lyric stage performances cancelled due to weather.
Join us at Assiniboine Park on Monday, July 1 for a day filled with music, entertainment, and fun in celebration of Canada Day.
Activities include:
- Citizenship ceremony at the Lyric Theatre | beginning at 11:00 am
- Concerts at the Lyric Theatre and the Performance Garden at The Leaf | see schedule below
- Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) Workshops at the Tannis M. Richardson Classroom in The Leaf | 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
- Bouncy castles and activities for kids at the Lyric Field | 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Food trucks at the Lyric Field | 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Pavilion Pop-Up Patio | 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Happy Solstice Market by diary sessions in the Gardens at The Leaf | 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Fire teachings with Cree Crowchild at the Indigenous Peoples Garden Fire Node | 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Cake & Fortune Cookies presented by the Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre in the Kitchen Garden | 2:00 pm
Entertainment at the Lyric Field
Host: Jane Testar
11:00 am Citizenship Ceremony, O'Canada by Musica Singers of Manitoba
12:15 pm Viva Brasil Canada
1:15 pm Andrina Turenne
2:15 pm Son of Dave
3:15 pm School of Rock
4:15 pm Zrada
Activities and Booths at the Lyric Field
Blue Cross Manitoba
GellyBall with Endless Event Rentals
Folklorama
Parks Canada
Solar daytime observing with the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Winnipeg
Fire Safety House
Cancer Care Manitoba Foundation
Winnipeg Crime Stoppers
Winnipeg Police Community Caravan
Entertainment at the Performance Garden at The Leaf
Host: Cassidy Mann
12:00 pm Coast-to-Coast Canada Day Drumming Presented by the Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre
2:15 pm Jace Bodner
3:15 pm Dom Adams
4:15 pm Onna Lou
Happy Solstice Market Vendors
Bead 'n Butter
Festie Boutique
Artel Studio
Salvaged Earth Designs
AspensGloops
Aine's Creations
Brie's Botanicals
Transportation and Parking
Parking in Assiniboine Park is limited and can be difficult to find during large events. Please consider carpooling or using alternate transportation options like public transit or active transportation.
A park and ride will be available at the Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) located at 500 Shaftesbury Blvd. A shuttle will transport visitors from CMU, to the Park, and back from 11:00 am - 6:00 pm. The final ride departs at 5:30 pm.
A FREE Winnipeg 150 shuttle bus will travel between The Forks and Assiniboine Park from 11:00 am - 6:00 pm (every 30 minutes). The Park drop-off and pick-up location will be on Portage Avenue near the Assiniboine River footbridge.
Funded in part by the Government of Canada
