Port Coquitlam Canada Day | Kids Out and About Vancouver

Port Coquitlam Canada Day


*The event has already taken place on this date: Mon, 07/01/2024
Celebrate Canada Day with us on Monday, July 1, 2024 at Castle Park! The free all-day event includes live music, family-friendly entertainment, beverage garden, mouth-watering eats from local food trucks, market vendors and more. Bring your family and friends, grab your beach chairs and blankets and enjoy all the festivities at Castle Park.

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Fishing Derby & Pancake Breakfast at Lions Park: 8-11am
Celebration at Castle Park: 12-10pm

Live Entertainment

Event Headliner: Tim Hicks

Country music star and Canadian singer-songwriter Tim Hicks is set to headline Canada Day in Port Coquitlam! Tim Hicks has released many highly praised albums throughout his career including Throw Down, 5:01, 5:01+, Shake These Walls, New Tattoo, Wreck This, Campfire Troubadour and Talk To Time. He has been nominated for five JUNO Awards, won a CCMA Award, has four-platinum selling singles and has garnered eighteen Top 10 radio hits. Hicks has over 100 million collective streams and has sold out back-to-back national tours. Some of his best-selling hits include ‘Hell Raisin Good Time,’ ‘Stompin’ Ground,’ ‘Stronger Beer’ and ‘Here Comes the Thunder.’ Tim was nominated for Fans’ Choice and Album of the Year, “Talk to Time” at the 2023 CCMA Awards and wrapped his Campfire Troubadour 2023 headline tour across Canada last fall.

Performance time: TBA

Grand Finale Fireworks

Be there for the exciting firework show!

Fireworks time: After dark

Additional Performances

• O Canada – Rowan O’Callaghan (12:15pm)
• Baron Band
• Irish Dance Vancouver
• Michaela Slinger
• Whiskey Blind Country
• Wild Moccasin Dancers
• The Way Cool Band

Food Trucks

• Dos Amigos
• Kona Ice of Chilliwack
• Reel Mac & Cheese
• S for Skewer
• Salty’s Lobster Express
• Shameless Buns
• Sweet Tooth Creamery
• 4th PoCo Scouts – BBQ

Beverage Garden

• Boardwalk Brewing
• NiceLife Cocktail Co.
• Taylight Brewing
• Tinhouse Brewing Co.

Canada Day Market

Shop local at the Canada Day Market, featuring tons of local artisan vendors.

Kids, Youth & Family Zones

Activities for all ages.

Free Shuttle Service

Event-goers are encouraged to take transit, walk or cycle or enjoy free round-trip shuttle services to and from downtown Port Coquitlam. Shuttles will run every 30 minutes from 11:45am – 11pm (times may be delayed due to traffic) from stops in north and south side of Port Coquitlam:

• Minnekhada Middle School
• James Park Elementary School
• East parking area of the Port Coquitlam Community Centre (on Kingsway Avenue)
• Kilmer Elementary School
• Pitt River Middle School

Shuttle busses will drop off event-goers at Castle Park. Strollers are allowed on the shuttle busses and should be folded and placed in the luggage area of the bus.


*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.

Location:

Castle Park- Port Coquitlam
2252 Castle Crescent
Port Coquitlam, BC, V3C 5Y1
Canada

Phone:

604.927.5411
Contact name: 
General Information
The event has already taken place on this date: 
07/01/2024
Time: 
8 am-10 pm