Canada Day
Celebrate everything about Canada with the City’s biggest annual event! Admission is free.
When and where?
Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at Confederation Park and Springer Market Square (216 Ontario St.), from 12 - 10 p.m.
Activities
Enjoy live music, arts and cultural programming, food trucks, a licensed area, and a fun-filled kids’ zone before a fireworks finale.
Daytime programming, 12 - 7 p.m. at Confederation Park and Springer Market Square
Specific times will vary, schedule is subject to change.
- 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
- Fun for everyone in the City Hall Amphitheatre (Market Street side)
- 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Magician Rob Driscoll
- 2 p.m. Limbo Dancing with Fire10 Entertainment
- 4 p.m. Country Line Dancing Workshop presented by Ground UP Dance Festival
- 6:15 p.m. Latin Dance Workshop presented by Ground UP Dance Festival
- Visit the Music From Miles Around free exhibition in City Hall sponsored by Empire Life. Entrance via Springer Market Square
- 12-6 p.m. on Canada Day
- Watch an artist in progress during the installation of a new public artwork by Lee Stewart on Clarence and Ontario Street
- Enjoy local food vendors, a licensed beer garden (19+) and acoustic music performances in Springer Market Square.
- Licensed / all ages
- To purchase alcoholic beverages, you will need to present a government-issued photo ID
- No outside alcohol is allowed
- Local musicians perform acoustic sets in the licensed beer garden (19+) presented by Downtown Kingston
- 12 p.m. Pat Johnson
- 1 p.m. Anthea Fever
- 2 p.m. Adam Chartrand
- 4 p.m. Lukas Oak
- 5 p.m. Nicci Rea
- 6:15 p.m. Nolan Hubbard
Evening programming, 7 - 10 p.m. at Springer Market Square
- Local food vendors, a licensed beer garden (19+) continues
- Free evening concert on the main stage, sponsored by WFCU
- DJ Deena spins a dynamic, genre-spanning set that launches a high-energy all-ages dance party
- Soul Sublime delivers nonstop hits and feel-good funk, disco and R&B
- Presented by Arts & Culture Services
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 specialeventsoffice@cityofkingston.ca
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.
The City of Kingston acknowledges that we are on the traditional homeland of the Anishinabek, Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat, and thanks these nations for their care and stewardship over this shared land.
Today, the City is committed to working with Indigenous peoples and all residents to pursue a united path of reconciliation.
Learn more about the City's reconciliation initiatives.
