Canada Day St. Thomas

Celebrate in St. thomas

With the conclusion of the 2019 NBA playoffs, which saw our country come together to cheer on our nation's championship-winning team, Canadians have a lot to celebrate this Canada Day! Take the family to this special event and enjoy the abundance of music, food, local vendors, and free activities to celebrate all things Canada! 

JUNE 29th HORTON MARKET 8am-Noon

We're celebrating Canada at The Horton Farmers' Market this Saturday and we would love for you to join us! Enjoy:

• Music
• Face Painting
• Canada Day Specials
• Fire Trucks
• Free Cake!

JULY 1st PINAFORE PARK 11am-11pm

Schedule

• ​11:00am-1:00pm: Derrick Drover Band (Bandshell)
• 11:00am-10:00pm: Kinsmen Club Beer Garden & BBQ (West Dance Pavilion) 
• 1:00pm-3:00pm: Police, Fire, EMS Display (across from splash pad) 
• 1:30pm-2:30pm: 1290 (Bandshell)
• 2:00pm - 7:00pm: Free inflatables for kids of all ages
• 2:00pm-3:00pm: Dotsy’s Craft Table & Balloon Twisting Clown (Bandshell)
• 2:30pm-4:00pm: Meet the Avengers (Bandshell)
• 3:00pm-5:00pm: Shore Wild Bird Display (btwn splash pad and bandshell, in the trees/path) 
• 3:30pm-4:30pm: Little Ray’s Reptile Zoo Presentation (Bandshell)
• 4:30pm-5:30pm: The Amazing Corbin Magic Show (Bandshell)
• 5:00pm - 8:00pm: Petting Zoo & Pony Rides
• 5:30pm-7:00pm: Deni Gauthier (Bandshell)
• 7:00pm: Ceremony (O Canada, Stephanie Brown) - speeches, free Canada Day cookies (Bandshell)
• 7:30pm-9:00pm: The Smokin’ Bass Band (Bandshell)
• 10:00pm - Fireworks courtesy of the St. Thomas Kinsmen Club!

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Activities

• Street Railway Shelter: Local artists “Art Crawl” featuring live painting & sculpting
• Vendor Alley: crafts, clothing, accessories, jewelry, baked goods, ice cream, candles, flags, toys, popcorn, cotton candy, soaps, bath salts, books, collectables, apple fritters, and many other unique vendors.
• Food served all day from Kinsmen & Optimist Clubs.
  

Canada is Pretty Cool, eh?

10 Weird and Wonderful Facts about Canada

1. The CN Tower in Toronto was the world’s tallest free standing structure until 2007.
2. Canada has the world's smallest jail in Rodney Ontario at 24.3 square metres.
3. There is a secret underground / world's deepest laboratory in Sudbury called Snolab.
4. We speak on behalf of Santa Claus; use the postal code H0H 0H0 and get a letter back.
5. Canada is the garter snake capital of the world.
6. Between 1984 and 2008 it was illegal to sell pop cans in PEI, all carbonated drinks had to be sold in glass bottles.
7. The world's first UFO landing pad was built in 1967 in St. Paul Alberta.
8. The longest beaver dam in the world was found in north Alberta at 850 metres.
9. More than two thirds of the world's polar bear population live in Canada.
   
10. 77% of the world's maple syrup is made in Quebec.
    

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