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Key information
Date: Saturday 01 July 2017
Time: 12:00pm to 8:00pm
Venue: Trafalgar Square, Westminster, London, WC2N 5DN, GB
Cost: No tickets required
Join us for a day of Canadian hospitality as we celebrate our 150th birthday with music, sport, theatre and more!
Try your hand at Canadian sports, including:
- a children’s hockey skills competition
- a celebrity ball hockey tournament
- Canadian football workshops
and even a climbing wall!
Enjoy free performances from the hit West End musical Kinky Boots and hot Quebec circus troupe Flip FabriQue. Canadian comedians John Hastings, Paul Myrehaug and Glenn Wool will keep the laughs rolling throughout the day.
Canada’s coveted Polaris Music Prize is bringing some of the biggest new names to the stage featuring Pup, Tanya Tagaq, Daniel Caesar and Safia Nolin. The cool jazz sound of Ron Davis will be in the mix and a true sense of ceremony will be provided courtesy of the Royal Canadian Artillery Band. Soprano Eve Daniell will even sing an aria or two on the live music stage!
Don’t miss the “field to table” food demonstration and photo booths, and snack on everything from maple goodies, blueberry sorbet, home baking, barbecue, poutine (the street food of the moment) and so much more.
So don your best red and white and join us for an action-packed celebration of all things Canadian in the heart of London. See you on July 1st.
For media queries about Canada Day festivities, please contact the Canada House press office on 0207 004 6162.