Where to go, what to do on Canada Day

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Canada Day 2023 – Finding Our North Star • July 1, The Forks

• The Forks Market stage: Noon – Darryl Buck; 1 p.m. – Onna Lou; 2 p.m. – Tommyphyll; 3 p.m. ¬– HERA; 4 p.m. – Lev Snowe; 6 p.m. – Jérèmie & The Delicious Hounds; 7 p.m. – Jade Turner; 8 p.m. – The 12/21; 9:30 p.m. – Indian City

• Forks Festival grounds – 10:30 p.m. – Acakos drone show. Acakos (ah-cha-kos) means ‘star’ in Cree and this show has been curated around the teachings of Elder Wilfred Buck, a member of Opaskwayak Cree Nation and internationally renowned star knowledge keeper

• Plus family activities at the CN Stage, workshops, tours, picnic tables, food trucks, and a huge soccer tournament

Canada Day Celebration • July 1, Assiniboine Park

• Lyric Theatre: 11:15 a.m. – Son D’Arranke; 12:15 p.m. – Cassidy Mann; 1:15 p.m. – Richard Inman Band; 2:15 p.m. – Madeleine Roger; 3:15 p.m. – J.P. Hoe

• Performance Garden at The Leaf: 11:15 a.m. – Andrina Turenne; 12:15 p.m. – Slow Leaves; 1:15 p.m. – Wackydoodle Dance Party for Kids; 2:15 p.m. – Chuck Copenace; 3:15 p.m. – Shay Wolf.

• Plus a citizenship ceremony, beer garden, bouncy castles, kids’ activities, Inspiration Market makers’ market, face/hand painting, fire teachings by Cree Crowchild at the fire node

Canada Day Fireworks and Festival • July 1, Assiniboia Downs, 3 to 11 p.m.

• Live music: 3 p.m. – The Incredibly Hip; 4 p.m. – Cohen Sieg; 4:30 p.m. – Fire & Smoke; 5:30 – Arnold J; 6 p.m. – Bobby Dove; 7 p.m. – Kwiat; 7:30 p.m. – Vox Rea; 8:30 p.m. – Alex Maher; 9:30 p.m. – Elliott Brood; 10:30 p.m. – DJ set from JayWood

• Fireworks at 11 p.m.

• Plus local vendors, kids’ activities, beer gardens and food trucks.

• Tickets at showpass.com

Canada Day Celebration at Bridgwater Parks • July 1, Fountain and lake area, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Live multicultural entertainment, bouncy castles, dragon dance, lion dancem, drumming, face-painting, kids’ activities, birthday cake, food trucks, bazaar tables, petting zoo.

• Fireworks at 11 p.m.

• Plus local vendors, kids’ activities, beer gardens and food trucks.

• Hosted by Winnipeg Chinese Senior Association, Winnipeg South MP Terry Duguid, Waverley MLA Jon Reyes, Waverley West city councillor Janice Lukes

Canada Day Free Concerts in the Park • July 1, Royalwood Park, 245 Shorehill Park

• Live music: Noon – Gary Gach; 1 p.m. – Sol James; 2 p.m. – Prairie Joggers

• Hosted by St. Vital city councillor Brian Mayes

Fête du Canada • July 1, Le Patio 340, Centre-culturel franco manitoban, 5 p.m. – midnight

• Live music from: Éemi, À La Mode, Ben Tamana

The Summer in the Village Block Party • July 1, Noon to 4 p.m.,  Bell Tower Stage and Gas Station Arts Centre Stage/Beer Can Stage Osborne Village

• Create your own comic with the award-winning graphic novelist and Osborne Village resident, GMB Chomichuk

• 12:30 p.m., Winnipeg Steel Orchestra; 1:15 p.m., Fashion show from the local boutique The Overflow Part 1; 1:30 p.m., Family Dance Party with DJ JPQ; 2:30 p.m., Little Monsters Open Dance Class; 3:10-3:25 p.m., Fashion show from the local boutique The Overflow Part Two; 3:30 p.m., Dirty Catfish Brass Band

Transcona Fireworks • July 1, Buhler Recreation Park, 135 Murdock Rd. Gates open at 9:30 p.m.

• Presented by Transcona BIZ, Buhler Recreation Park. Supported by Ball Insurance Agency, Oakley Alarms, Goodfellow Realty, NFI Group. Hosted by Transcona city councillor Russ Wyatt, Elmwood-Transcona MP Daniel Blaikie, Transcona MLA Nello Altomare, Radisson MLA James Teitsma, Heritage Canada, TD Community

• Show by Archangel Fireworks

West End BIZ Canada Day Celebration • July 1, Central Park, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• Featuring a free hotdog lunch; kids’ activities; Papa and Epp; Salnam Dance Group, Quidel Chilean Dance Group; Casa do Mino Portuguese folk dance; Fubuki Daiko taiko drum group.

West St. Paul’s Canada Day Celebration • July 1, Access Centre, 48 Holland Rd.

• Featuring a pancake breakfast; kids’ activities; Mopar show & shine; craft sale; robot wars, kids’ activities and arcade; petting zoo. Live wrestling at 7 p.m.; Live music from Men in Kilts at 8:45 p.m.

• Sponsored by West St. Paul Canada Day Committee, West St. Paul Fire Dept., West St. Paul council. More info at weststpaul.com