With the Fishing Derby behind us we can focus on the biggest event of our year, the Canada Day celebrations!
For over 20 years the Optimist Club has organised this community event in H.H. Knoll park, Port Colborne, to celebrate Canada Day. We have craft vendors galore. The famous Optimist Club penny sale. Free kids games, this year with loot bags for the first 200 kids AND a free raffle for a mysterious ‘door’ prize…
On the main stage, entertainment from 10:30am starts with Mad Science and ends around 3:30pm with the Small Town Kings, with something for all ages in between. We have a range of special attractions including assorted animals and rides, bouncy castles, face painting and balloon twisters.
At 1:00pm Violet King will lead us in the National Anthem, with the Port Colborne Legion colour party in attendance. The official ceremonies continue with speeches, but that serious moment is OK as we follow it with the traditional free cupcakes courtesy of the City of Port Colborne.
Speaking of food, the usual wide array of food trucks and vendors will be present, including the Optimist’s own sno-cones and cotton candy.
Oh, and I should mention the return of the Foam Party! 2:45pm will see the foam cannon blasting the crowds again, causing mirth and mayhem once more.
The full line up is on the posters you might see around town, also shown above.
If you don’t yet have plans for the day you are very welcome to come down to the park and spend it with us and a few thousand others. To see the kind of fun we have at this shindig, here are some photos from Canda Day 2024. If this is the kind of fun you are looking for on this national holiday, come on down on July 1st. We would love to see you. Happy Canada Day!
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