Canada Day is Friday, July 1, 2011.
Spending Canada Day in Vancouver? These top five events are the way to spend it.
1. Canada Day at Granville Island
Image Courtesy of Granville Island
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 - Midnight
Where: Granville Island
2. Canada Day at Canada Place - Street Festival & Parade
Image Courtesy of Canada Place Corporation
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 - 6pm; Parade starts at 7pm
Where: Street Festival at Canada Place; Parade starts at the corner of Georgia Street & Broughton Street.
3. 2011 Surrey Canada Day
Image Courtesy of City of Surrey
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
4. Canada Day at the Steveston Salmon Festival
Image Courtesy of Steveston Community Society / Steveston Salmon Festival
What: Steveston, Richmond's historic fishing village, attracts over 70,000 visitors to its joint Canada Day and Steveston Salmon Festival. The festival includes a parade, craft shows, cultural events, and Steveston's famous salmon barbecue, where over 1200 pounds of wild salmon filets are grilled over open fire pits.
When: 6:30am - 5pm
Where: Steveston Village, Richmond
5. Canada Day Burrard Inlet Fireworks Show
Image Courtesy of Canada Place Corporation
What: Cap off your Canada Day celebrations with this pyrotechnic extravaganza! Happening in Burrard Inlet, the 5th 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
