Canada Day fireworks at Victoria’s Inner Harbour will start at 10:20 p.m., preceded by a seven-minute drone show.
• Canada Day programming will start Tuesday at 11 a.m. around the Inner Harbour and legislature grounds.
There will be a busking showcase at Ship Point from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and a Kid Zone near the Royal B.C. Museum.
A stage at the legislature will feature an all-B.C. lineup of performers from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., with Delhi 2 Dublin as the headline performer. Other acts include Blue Moon Marquee, MIINA, DJ Boitano and the REACH! Performing Company — which will sing the national anthem.
Canada Day fireworks at the Inner Harbour will start at 10:20 p.m, preceded by a seven-minute drone show.
Belleville Street from Government Street to Menzies Street will be closed all day, as will Menzies from Belleville to Quebec Street, with further closures at the discretion of police due to the expected increase in crowds starting in the early evening, in advance of the fireworks.
The City of Victoria is encouraging people to walk, cycle or bus to the downtown festivities, and noted that B.C. Transit will have extra buses deployed after the fireworks.
Victoria police officers and volunteer reserve constables will be on duty for much of the day, and police will use video surveillance cameras and a drone to monitor the area.
More information and a list of performers atcanadadayvictoria.ca/
• Huntingdon Hotel and Pendray Inn is hosting a free pancake breakfast Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m..
• Saanich’s Gorge Canada Day Picnic will be back for a 25th year 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., with Gorge Road shut down between Tillicum and Admirals roads to accommodate a wide range of attractions. The event has brought in crowds of over 10,000 in recent years.
The event will include live entertainment, a bike decorating contest, pancake breakfast, Family Parade, Canada Day Market and Show and Shine Car Show. Details and schedule atgorgecanadaday.ca/
• Sidney kicks off its Canada Day celebrations on Monday at 7:30 pm. with an opening ceremony at Beacon Park and fireworks at 10:15 p.m. on the waterfront.
• A Canada Day Parade will start Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. along Beacon Avenue, followed by Family Fun Fair at Iroquois Park from noon to 4 p.m.
• The annual Build A Boat competition takes place Tuesday from noon to 5 p.m. at Beacon Park, with the boat launch from Glass Beach at 4:30 p.m. (tidal dependent)
• Langford’s annual Canada Day celebration is returning for its fourth year at Starlight Stadium on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Programming will include live music and Indigenous performers, a pancake breakfast, hot wings eating contest, food vendors, firefighter obstacle course and magician Jason Verners.
Details atlangford.ca/canada-day
• A gathering called “Canada Day by the Sea” will be held at the Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse national historic sites from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Tuesday.
The band from the 5th (B.C.) Field Artillery Regiment will play starting at 11 a.m. on the main field, and a 21-gun salute will be conducted by the regiment at noon.
Demonstrations of historic weapons will be held at 1:30 p.m. and 2:45 p.m., including the firing of a Victorian-era field gun in the second session.
There will be drop-in programs, games and refreshments, and a performance by the Soul Shakers.
Free shuttle service from the Colwood park-and-ride will be available.
Details atParks Canada.
• Celebrations will take place on Tuesday at Fred Milne Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m with live music, a magic show, outdoor games and cupcake giveaway. Find out more atsookelions.com/canadaday/
• Maffeo Sutton Park will host live music, a cultural community stage, kids and family zone and a food zone on Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
More details atnanaimo.ca/parks-recreation-culture/parks-events/canada-day-celebrations
• Festivities begin with the Night Before concert at Lewis Park on Monday running from 4:15 p.m. to around 10 p.m.
The evening offers live entertainment, vendors, food trucks and the 40 Knots Beverage Garden.
• The Courtenay and District Museum will celebrate Canada Day with an open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
Guests are welcome to enjoy live music by Alan Jossul, enter to win a door prize and try their hand at kids’ crafts. More details atexperiencecomoxvalley.ca/festival-event/canada-day-open-house-at-courtenay-museum-2025/