Canada Day in Vancouver

What: Granville Island's huge Canada Day celebration includes a Parade, a Truly Canadian Pancake Breakfast, an official Canada Day Ceremony, live jazz, performers, False Creek Ferry Ballet, and MELA!, a South Asian cultural extravaganza of song, traditional dance, Bollywood fashions, mouth-watering food, and more.
When: 8am - 11pm
Where: Granville Island

What: Canada Place hosts Downtown Vancouver's biggest Canada Day celebration with a street festival, live music concerts on four stages, and an annual Canada Day Parade.  It also co-produces the Burrard Inlet Fireworks that are Number 5 on this list.
When: Street Festival: 10am - 7pm; Parade starts at 7pm
Where: Street Festival at Canada Place; Parade starts at the corner of Georgia Street & Broughton Street.

What: OK, this one is not actually in Vancouver....But it has to go on this list because Surrey's Canada Day celebration is both the biggest Canada Day event in western Canada and one of the biggest outdoor concerts in B.C. And it's all FREE! The Fruiticana Fireworks Spectacular follows the concert.
When: 10am - 10:30pm
Where: Cloverdale Millennium Amphitheatre, Surrey

What: First held in 2004, this now-annual Canada Day bike race attracts hundreds of participants and thousands of spectators. Bike yourself or watch the cyclists in this exciting high speed race around Yaletown, and check out the kids' races for fun for the whole family.
When: 1pm - 6pm
Where: Race starts on Mainland St., Yaletown. Course details here.

What: Cap off your Canada Day celebrations with this pyrotechnic extravaganza! Happening in Burrard Inlet, the 4th annual Fireworks Show will be visible from Downtown, West Vancouver, North Vancouver, and Vancouver's west side.
When: 10:30pm - 11pm
Where: Vancouver Downtown and west side