Canada Day: Los Garcias, Breakwater Brass, Hold The Door!, Mauricio & The Latin ...

Wed. July 1st Confederation Park Free
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Canada Day: Los Garcias, Breakwater Brass, Hold The Door!, Mauricio & The Latin Beat Band, The Big Phat Horn Band, Fire10 Entertainment, Ground UP Downtown

Enjoy live music, programming, food trucks, licensed area, fun-filled kids zone.
Event can be attended in person In-Person Event Venue is part of the Downtown Kingston Business Improvement Area
Music Folk / Celtic / Latin / World Funk / Soul / R&B Jazz / Blues Pop / Rock / Indie Family / Children Dance Contemporary / Modern Folk / Cultural Family / Children Cultural / Heritage History / Heritage Celebration / Parade / March
Wed. July 1st + Add to Calendar Confederation Park (All Ages)
12:00pm Free

Artists

Los Garcias
Latin music from Kingston Ontario
Breakwater Brass
Hold The Door!
Instrumental Pop from Kingston Ontario
Mauricio & The Latin Beat Band
Latin rhythyms from Kingston Ontario
The Big Phat Horn Band
Big Band from Kingston Ontario
Fire10 Entertainment
from Kingston Ontario
Ground UP Downtown

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Downtown Kingston
The business improvement area for Kingston's downtown.
353 King St. East Kingston Ontario
Open / Operational
Live 365
City of Kingston
WFCU

Event Description

Join us at noon in Confederation Park for an Indigenous welcome with Grandmother Kathy Brant, opening remarks from Mayor Paterson

Enjoy a slice of red and white cake served after opening remarks and available while supplies last! Provided by Downtown Kingston

Live music in Confederation Park presented by Downtown Kingston

12:30 p.m. Los Garcias
1:45 p.m. Breakwater Brass
3 p.m. Hold the Door!
4:15 p.m. Mauricio & The Latin Beat Band
5:30 p.m. Big Phat Horn Band

Explore the Kids’ Zone featuring:
Inflatables
A climbing wall
Face painting

Catch lively performances throughout the afternoon by:
Caribbean fire dancing by Fire10 Entertainment
Yo-Yo Dave
Ground UP Downtown, presented by Ground UP Dance Festival

Fireworks, 10 p.m. at Confederation Park
End the evening with a fireworks display over Lake Ontario. Funded by the Government of Ontario.

Getting there
Everyone is encouraged to use public transit to attend Canada Day.  Use the Kingston Transit Trip Planner to find your way there!

Parking
Street parking is free on Canada Day. There are multiple options for parking, all located less than a 10-minute walk away from City Hall, including surface lots, parking garages and on-street parking.  

Weather
This event happens rain or shine. The event will only be cancelled if it becomes unsafe to be outside. Some activities may need to stop temporarily if it is raining but will start again when it is safe to do so.  

Road closure notifications
Please note that Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) wishes to advise the public that the LaSalle Causeway will be fully closed to vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians on Wednesday, July 1 from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Additional closures:

Market St. will be closed from June 30 at 8 a.m. to July 2 at 2 a.m.
Ontario St. will be closed from Clarence St. to Brock St. on July 1 from 7 a.m. to July 2 at 2 a.m.
King St. will be closed from Clarence St. to Brock St. on July 1 from 6-11 p.m.

Accessibility information
Confederation Park and Springer Market Square are fully accessible. Some activities will take place on the grass. 
Accessible restrooms are available in City Hall, the Visitor Information Centre, in addition to accessible portable restrooms.
Portable restrooms are non-gendered. Additional non-gendered restrooms are available in City Hall and the Visitor Information Centre.
Water bowls will be available for service dogs at the Special Events Office information booth.  
If you have any specific accessibility needs, please email [email protected]

Photography notice
This event is being photographed and/or video recorded. Please be advised that by entering this event site you are agreeing to being filmed and/or photographed, and the resulting assets may be used for City of Kingston marketing or promotional purposes. Should you wish not to be photographed or recorded on video, please notify one of the event photographers or videographers.

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Confederation Park
209 Ontario Street
Open / Operational

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