Back to SearchThe City of Stratford will host a music celebration in Market Square this July 1 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a family-friendly program featuring entertainment, fun activities, and food trucks. Live performances on the main stage include Festival Brass (instrumental), Lea Keeley (upbeat soul/pop), Okama (Indigenous folk), Upside of Maybe (upbeat pop), and The Bookends (original Celtic).
Other event highlights include the Cozy Can Photo Booth, Mohawk balloon artist Mister Twister and child-friendly activities by community partners. Food trucks include sweet and savoury offerings from Ken’s French Fries, Beavertails, My Big Fat Food Truck and Simple Dreams.
The outdoor celebration will be enjoyed rain or shine, and organizers encourage those attending to come decked out in colours of community support: red and white for Canadiana, blue and yellow to show support for Ukraine, orange as a symbol of solidarity in Truth and Reconciliation, and rainbow colours to celebrate LGBTQ+ pride.
A free Canada Day public swim will also take place at the Lions Pool from 2-4 p.m.
Other Canada Day events, including a parade, live music and fireworks, are being hosted by community partners.
PARADE
The Stratford and District Saddle Club is organizing a 2022 Canada Day parade, with the help of volunteers. This year's parade is scheduled kick off at 6 p.m. from the corner of Lakeside Drive and Waterloo Street, moving north-east from Waterloo Street to Mornington Street, then west on McCarthy Road West and finishing at the Rotary Complex. Fifty floats are expected to participate.
Anyone interested in helping out at the parade can contact Martin Ritsma by phone or text at 519-276-9659 or email martinritsma@gmail.com
Groups interested in entering a float in the parade can register through the City of Stratford’s website at www.stratford.ca/CanadaDay
FIREWORKS
Starting at 8 p.m., the Kinsmen Club of Stratford is hosting a music concert, food vendors and fireworks at the Stratford Education and Recreation Centre (SERC), near Matilda Street and Oakdale Avenue. Fireworks are expected to begin at 10 p.m.
For more details about Stratford’s Canada Day activities, please visit www.stratford.ca/CanadaDay
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