HAPPY CANADA HALIFAX!!! Canada Day Events in Halifax

I just want to wish everyone a happy and safe Canada Day! It is a time to celebrate our freedom and the great country that we live in and often take so much for granted. It is also a time to think about the brave souls overseas fighting for our country. The following event list has been found at the Halifax Canada Events Site Dartmouth Pancake Breakfast Presented by Holiday Inn Harbourview Jul 1, 2009 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Free pancake breakfast, while supplies last. Sponsored by Holiday Inn Harbourview. Alderney Landing Please Contact: Stephanie Bizzeth Phone: 902-490-4092 Fax: 902-490-5950 bizzeths@halifax.ca Pepsi Pancake Breakfast & Flag Raising at the Grand Parade Jul 1, 2009 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Free pancake breakfast, while supplies last. Flag raising and singing of O Canada. Performance by the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo. Grand Parade, Halifax. Please Contact: Stephanie Bizzeth Phone: 902-490-4092 Fax: 902-490-5950 bizzeths@halifax.ca Dartmouth Flag Raising Ceremony Jul 1, 2009 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM Join Jeff Wall, Chair of the Halifax-Dartmouth Canada Day Committee, invited dignitaries and Sponsors of the Canada Day program as we raise the Canadian flag and sing O’Canada. Alderney Landing Please Contact: Stephanie Bizzeth Phone: 902-490-4092 Fax: 902-490-5950 bizzeths@halifax.ca Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo Parade Jul 1, 2009 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM The Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo Canada Day Parade starts at 10:30 am. NOTE: This 10:30 am start time is an hour earlier than the traditional Tattoo Canada Day Parade of previous years. The Parade Route is as follows: The Parade will form up at the Royal Artillery Park West on Sackville Street then go South on South Park Street then East on Spring Garden Road and then North on Brunswick Street and finally East on Duke Street ending at the Metro Centre. For more information please call 420-1114 or visit www.nstattoo.ca HAPPY CANADA DAY!!! Downtown Halifax Please Contact: Rebekah Streeter Phone: 902-420-1114 Fax: 902-423-6629 info@nstattoo.ca www.nstattoo.ca Official Halifax Canada Day Ceremony Jul 1, 2009 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Free admission on Canada Day to the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site. Join the Canada Day Committee, Government Officials and Sponsors at the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site of Canada featuring the Canada Day proclamation, flypast from 12 Wing Shearwater, cake, 21-gun salute, and a foot and arms drill by the 78th Highlanders. Singing of O’ Canada and FREE Canada Day Cake at 12:30 pm. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 426-1995 Halifax Citadel National Historic Site of Canada Please Contact: Danielle Renault Phone: 902-426-1995 The Great Canadian Family Picnic on the Commons Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Don’t miss this Canada Day Tradition in Halifax! Featuring: Concrete Roots, Maritime Fiddle Festival,Pockets the Clown, NovaLug Maritime LEGO Group, Ocean’s Wild, Kids Activity Sites,The Cool Canines,Discovery Centre, Members of both the Halifax Regional Police & Fire Services, Many Different Vendors, FREE Face Painting by MSVU’s Shinerama, FREE Canada Day Birthday Cake (while quantities last), plus much, much more. HAPPY CANADA DAY!!! The Halifax Common by the Pavilion & Skate Park Please Contact: Stephanie Bizzeth Phone: 902-490-4092 Fax: 902-490-5950 bizzeths@halifax.ca Nova Scotia Music at Alderney Landing Presented by Nova Scotia Come to life and Dartmouth Crossing Jul 1, 2009 1:00 PM – 11:59 PM Don’t miss the 2009 FREE Canada Day Concert on the Dartmouth Waterfront! Molson Beer Garden opens at 2:30 pm w/ cover charge. Enjoy this year’s line-up: LIVE MUSIC FEATURING: 3:00 pm: Maritime Fiddle Festival Kickoff (45 Minutes) 4:05 pm: Q-104 & Monte’s Rock Show Down Winner presented by Molson Canadian (60 Minutes) 5:25 pm: ASIA & NuGruv (50 Minutes) 6:35 pm: Under The Sun (80 Minutes) 8:25 pm The Joel plaskett Emergency (90 minutes) 10:00 pm: Dartmouth Crossing FIREWORKS (10 minutes) 10:20 pm: Blueberry Grunt (90 Minutes) 12:00 midnight: FINISH HAPPY CANADA DAY!!! Alderney Landing Events Plaza Please Contact: Stephanie Bizzeth Phone: 902-490-4092 Fax: 902-490-5950 comerbi@halifax.ca Nova Scotia Come to life Canada Day Band Concert Jul 1, 2009 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM A FREE Canada Day Band Concert featuring local performers Alex Vaughan, Donna Scaglioni & Ken MacKay of the “Swell Guys” performing the hits of the 40′s, 50′s & 60′s live at the Public Gardens Band Shell in Halifax. Free maple cookies while quatities last. Public Gardens, Halifax Please Contact: Stephanie Bizzeth Phone: 902-490-4092 Fax: 902-490-5950 bizzeths@halifax.ca Nova Scotia Come to life Canada Day Band Concert Jul 1, 2009 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM A FREE Canada Day Band Concert featuring Shirley Jackson & The Good Rockin’ Daddys at the Sullivan’s Pond Band Shell. Free maple cookies while quantities last. Sullivan’s Pond, Dartmouth Please Contact: Stephanie Bizzeth Phone: 902-490-4092 Fax: 902-490-5950 bizzeths@halifax.ca Viva! Flamenco Jul 1, 2009 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Free Flamenco Concert 7:00 – 8:00 pm Sackville Landing, Halifax. Please Contact: Stephanie Bizzeth Phone: 902-490-4092 Fax: 902-490-5950 bizzeths@halifax.ca Dartmouth Crossing Canada Day Fireworks Jul 1, 2009 10:00 PM – 10:10 PM THE FIREWORKS ARE A GO FOR Wednesday, JULY 1st AT 10:00 pm Celebrate Canada Day with the largest Fireworks Show East of the Nation’s Capital. The Canada Day Fireworks will be fired from the centre of Halifax Harbour at 10:00 pm weather permitting. All water craft are reminded that there is a 1000 foot safety zone around the firing barge. This zone must be maintained in order for the fireworks to take place. Thank you for your co-operation! Great views from all over Halifax Harbour. Halifax Harbour Please Contact: Stephanie Bizzeth Phone: 902-490-4092 Fax: 902-490-5950 bizzeths@halifax.ca