Big list of Canada Day activities in Halifax area
Posted Jun 30, 2011 12:08:43 PM.
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Alderney Landing – free pancake breakfast 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
– flag raising, 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Grand Parade, City Hall – free pancake breakfast 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
– flag raising, 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Pier 21 – Canada Day at the Canadian Museum of Immigration 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
– Join us at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 for a full day of multicultural festivities, performances and birthday cake of course!
Downtown Halifax – Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo Parade 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
– check the Tattoo website for parade route
Halifax Citadel – Official Halifax Canada Day Ceremony 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
– Free admission
– Special Free performance by Vancouver’s Hey Ocean!
– flypast from 12 Wing Shearwater
– Singing of O Canada and FREE Canada Day Cake at 12:30 pm.
– foot and arms drill by the 78th Highlanders.
Halifax Commons – The Great Canadian Family Picnic 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
– Discovery Centre in the RIM Scienstein zone
– Free Bounce castles
– Kids Activity Sites
– The Cool Canines
– Laser Tag
– FREE Face Painting by MSVU’s Shinerama
– FREE Canada Day Birthday Cake
Halifax Commons – Mawio’mi 2011, free admission, 12:00 PM – 9 p.m.
– Aboriginal Vendor Marketplace
– Mi’kmaq Cultural Village demonstration
– International Pow Wow competition, Grand Entry 7 p.m.
– complete list of events on Mawio’mi website.
Sullivan’s Pond – Free Concert featuring Bonnie Ste-Croix 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
– Bonnie Ste-Croix will perform her Cross Canada’ Canada Recording project featuring original songs from each Province and Territory
Public Gardens – Free Concert 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
– A FREE Canada Day Band Concert featuring local performer, Carmel Mikol.
– Free maple cookies while quantities last.
Alderney Landing – Molson Canadian Free Canada Day Concert 4:00 PM – 11:59 PM
– 4:00 Kaleb Simmonds
– 5:00 Andrew Hunter & The Gatherers
– 6:00 Town Heroes
– 7:00 Hey Ocean! (British Columbia)
– 8:15 *THE TREWS*
– 10:00 Fireworks
– 10:20 Stanfields
Sackville Landing – Free Flamenco Concert 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Halifax Harbour – Official Canada Day Fireworks 10:00 PM – 10:10 PM
Beaches!
Provincial beaches will be staffed by lifeguards as of July 1.
23 beaches staffed from July 1 to August 29, most staffed from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The following is a list of 23 beaches supervised by the Nova Scotia Lifeguard Service from Friday, July 1, until Sunday, August 29, unless otherwise specified.
Unless otherwise noted, beaches are guarded daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Antigonish County:
— Bayfield Beach
— Pomquet Beach
Cape Breton Regional Municipality:
— Mira Gut Beach
— Dominion Beach (Supervision ends on Sept. 5)
— Ingonish Beach
Cumberland County:
— Heather Beach
Digby County:
— Mavillette Beach (Supervised on Saturdays and Sundays only)
Halifax Regional Municipality:
— Clam Harbour Beach (Supervised on Saturdays and Sundays only)
— Dollar Lake Beach
— Lawrencetown Beach (Weekday supervision ends Sept. 5; Weekend supervision continues until Sept. 19)
— Queensland Beach (Supervision ends on Sept. 5)
— Rainbow Haven Beach (Supervision ends on Sept. 5)
— Martinique Beach (Supervision ends on Sept. 5)
Inverness County:
— Inverness Beach
— Port Hood Beach
Kings County:
— Aylesford Lake Beach (Supervision ends on Sept. 5)
Lunenburg County:
— Bayswater Beach
— Rissers Beach (Supervision ends on Sept. 5)
Pictou County:
— Melmerby Beach (Supervision ends on Sept. 5)
Richmond County:
— Point Michaud Beach
Yarmouth County:
— Lake Ellenwood Beach
— Port Maitland Beach
— Lake Milo Boat Club (Supervision ends on Sept. 5)
