Celebrate Canada’s 150th Anniversary in the City of Cambridge with family events and a new commemorative book
Cambridge, Ontario. June 27, 2017… Celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary in Cambridge with events all throughout the day on Saturday, July 1.
Kick off the day’s celebrations in Cambridge Civic Square with an event hosted by Mayor Doug Craig and City Council. Running from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., the event features cake, refreshments, children’s activities, giveaways, a fire truck display and entertainment by the Cambridge Kiwanis Boys Choir.
While at Civic Square, be sure to visit the Cambridge Farmers’ Market between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. to celebrate 150 years of food at the market. Explore a gallery of retrospective photos of the Cambridge Farmers' Market throughout the decades and grab a quick selfie with a Canadian Mountie before picking up everything you will need for the perfect Canada Day barbeque.
Celebrations continue with a Canada Day fishing derby at 8 a.m., followed by the parade at 1 p.m. along King St. towards Eagle St and a day-long event in Riverside Park, 49, King St. W. The annual Cambridge Celebrates Canada Day event features a carnival and children’s play area, vendors and live entertainment. The fireworks display is set for 9:45 p.m. following the national anthem. Idea Exchange will be on-site at the Riverside Park celebrations from 1 – 6 p.m. with their Circuit Circus program offering event-goers the chance to wire their own Canada 150 electronic greeting card. For program details and hours, visit www.ideaexchange.org.
As a special tribute for Canada’s 150th birthday, the Cambridge Archives and Record Centre has put together Celebrating Cambridge, a commemorative pictorial history of the city. The book celebrates the people, place and prosperity of Cambridge throughout history. This commemorative book will be available for sale at the Cambridge Farmers' Market on Saturday, July 1 from 7 a.m. -1 p.m. or following July 1 at the Service Cambridge desk at City Hall 50 Dickson St., Cambridge, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Books are available for purchase for $40.00.
The City would like to remind the community that fireworks cannot be set off in parks and public places without a proper permit. For more information on obtaining a permit, contact clerks@cambridge.ca.
Cambridge City Hall and some City facilities will be closed beginning Saturday, July 1 for the Canada Day weekend. To see what is open and closed over the holiday weekend, visit www.cambridge.ca/publicnotices.
For more information on Canada 150 celebrations in Cambridge and how to purchase a copy of the Celebrating Cambridge commemorative book, visit www.cambridge.ca/canada150.
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