June 9, 2025
Queen’s Park is the place to be this Canada Day. Join us for a jam-packed, fun-filled celebration of our nation’s 158th birthday. Enjoy tons of free events and activities including live performances on two stages, midway rides, family-friendly crafts and games, roaming entertainers, self-guided tours of the historic Legislative Building, and so much more. Food for purchase will be available from on-site vendors as well.
Join the crowd and sing Canada’s national anthem live during the opening ceremony starting at 11:30 a.m., then take a patriotic selfie at one of our Canada flag stations – both inside and outside Ontario’s Legislative Building.
Later, don’t miss a special appearance and performance by, Canadian Olympic gold medalist in breakdancing, Phil Wizard. He will be on hand for a meet-and-greet and dance demo with his team of breakdancers at 4 p.m.
This is sure to be a Canada Day celebration you don’t want to miss.
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (official opening ceremony at 11:30 a.m. with the singing of the national anthem)
Location: Queen’s Park, Toronto (just north of the TTC Queen’s Park subway station)
No pre-registration is required. All visitors entering the Legislative Building must go through airport-style security screening with the last entry at 4 p.m.
See a detailed schedule of all activities below.
Event schedule
| Start time | End time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 10 a.m. | 5 p.m. | Ongoing activities:
|
| 10:30 a.m. | 4 p.m. | Bubble and hoop zones |
| 10:30 a.m. | 11 a.m. | Circle Show: Circus Ringmaster K (outside) |
| 10:30 a.m. | 11 a.m. | Performance: Enchanted Strings (inside) |
| 11 a.m. | 4:30 p.m. | Roaming juggler and stilt walker |
| 11:30 a.m. | 12 p.m. | Performance: Enchanted Strings (inside) |
| 12 p.m. | 12:30 p.m. | Circus workshop |
| 12:30 p.m. | 1 p.m. | Circle Show: Circus Ringmaster K (outside) |
| 12:30 p.m. | 1 p.m. | Performance: Enchanted Strings (inside) |
| 1 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. | Circus workshop |
| 1:30 p.m. | 2 p.m. | Circle Show: Circus Ringmaster K (outside) |
| 1:30 p.m. | 2 p.m. | Performance: Enchanted Strings (inside) |
| 2 p.m. | 2:30 p.m. | Circus workshop |
| 2:30 p.m. | 3 p.m. | Circle Show: Simon Zenker (outside) |
| 2:30 p.m. | 3 p.m. | Performance: Enchanted Strings (inside) |
| 3 p.m. | 3:30 p.m. | Circus workshop |
| 3:30 p.m. | 4 p.m. | Circle Show: Simon Zenker (outside) |
| 3:30 p.m. | 4 p.m. | Performance: Enchanted Strings (inside) |
| 4 p.m. | Last entry to the Legislative Building for tours | |
| 4 p.m. | 4:30 p.m. | Circus workshop |
| 4:30 p.m. | 5 p.m. | Performance: Enchanted Strings (inside) |
| 5 p.m. | End of event |
Mainstage
| Start time | End time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 11:15 a.m. | 11:30 a.m. | Hitmen Drumline parade |
| 11:30 a.m. | 12 p.m. | Opening ceremony with Glen Wallace and Astrid Moulin
|
| 12 p.m. | 12:10 p.m. | Shaan Punjab Dee |
| 12:15 p.m. | 12:45 p.m. | Jade's Hip Hop Academy |
| 1 p.m. | 1:40 p.m. | Alpha Rhythm Roots |
| 2 p.m. | 2:30 p.m. | Big Smoke Brass |
| 3 p.m. | 3:30 p.m. | Dance Migration |
| 4 p.m. | 4:15 p.m. | Olympic breaking gold medalist Phil Wizard Meet-and-greet following performance |
| 4:15 p.m. | 5 p.m. | Big Smoke Brass |
| 5 p.m. | End of event |
Kidz Zone stage
| Start time | End time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 12:30 p.m. | 1 p.m. | Zoe Stardust Magic Bubble Show |
| 1:30 p.m. | 2 p.m. | Lei Ala Dance School |
| 2:30 p.m. | 3 p.m. | Dan the Music Man |
| 3:30 p.m. | 4 p.m. | Dan the Music Man |
| 5 p.m. | End of event |
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