The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride is returning to tour various cities and towns this summer.
RCMP is marking their 151st anniversary this year, and the tour will visit Manitoba and Ontario starting in June.
Showcasing the equestrian skills of the cavalry, the Musical Ride is performed by a full troop of 32 riders and their horses performing choreographed cavalry drills to music.
From the famous “Dome” formation, which was once featured on the back of the Canadian fifty-dollar bill, to the exciting “Charge” movement, where lances are lowered, and the riders and their mounts launch into a gallop, the RCMP Musical Ride is a must-see event.
Every year, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride travels up to 50 communities across Canada between May and October, helping to raise money for local charities and non-profit organizations.
If you are interested in traditional RCMP ceremonies, visit Regina for Sergeant Major’s Parade and Sunset-Retreat Ceremony or tour the home of the RCMP Musical Ride, the Musical Ride Stables in Ottawa (May 1, 2024 to August 30, 2024).
The tour is scheduled to visit locations in Alberta, Quebec and Northwest Territories in 2025, British Columbia, Ontario and the Yukon in 2026 and Saskatchewan and the Atlantic provinces in 2027.
2024 RCMP Musical Ride Schedule – Ontario and Manitoba
Ontario
- June 6, 2024: Commissioner’s Inspection @ 1 Sandridge Road, Ottawa
- June 8, 2024 | 2:00 pm @ 43 Astrolabe Road – Cobden — Cobden Agricultural Society
- June 9, 2024 @ 92 Main Street West, Vankleek Hill — Vankleek Agricultural Society
- Wednesday, June 12 | 6:00 pm & Thursday, June 13 | 12:30 pm @ 312 Townline Road, Ashburn, Oshawa — WindReach Farm Presents the RCMP Musical Ride and SuperDogs
- June 15, 16 2024 | 2 pm @ 4065 Dufferin Avenue, Petrolia — Petrolia & Enniskillen Agricultural Society
- June 19, 2024 | 7:30pm @ 21 Marcy Street East, Teeswater — Teeswater Agriculture Society (Donation)
- June 21, 2024 | 7 pm @ 240 Bridge Street West, Belleville — Belleville Agricultural Society
- June 22, 2024 @ 92 D’Arcy Street, Cobourg — Town of Cobourg
- June 27 to 30, 2024 @ 1 Sandridge Road, Ottawa — Canadian Sunset Ceremonies (Free)
- July 6 & 7, 2024 @ 688 Panache Lake Road, Whitefish — Onaping Falls Recreation Committee / RCMP Musical Ride & Family Festival
- July 10 & 11, 2024 | 7 pm @ Laird Fair Grounds, 127 Lake George Road East, Echo Bay — North Shore Agricultural Society
- July 13 & 14 2024 @ 600 Poleline Road, Murillo — Oliver Agricultural Society
- July 17, 2024 @ 78 Colonization Road, Emo @ Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society
- August 24, 2024 @ 620 Heritage Drive, Merrickville — Heritage Stables Inc.
- August 25, 2024 @ 153 Queen Street, Chesterville — Chesterville & District Agricultural Society / Chesterville Fair
- August 29 & 30, 2024 @ 139 Silver Street, Paris — Paris Fair
Manitoba
- July 19 to 21, 2024 @ 350 Main Street South, Morris @ Manitoba Stampede & Exhibition
- July 25, 2024 @ Austin — Manitoba Threshermen’s Reunion & Stampede
- July 27 & 28, 2024 @ 221 9th Avenue North, Swan River — Northwest Round Up & Exhibition
- August 1, 2024 @ Centoba Park, 3 Saskatchewan Avenue, Flin Flon — City of Flin Flon
- August 4, 2024 @ Ashern — Ashern Rodeo Association
- August 7, 2024 @ 44 Kings Road, Carman — Dufferin Agricultural Society
- August 8, 2024 @ 50 Water Avenue, Killarney — Municipality of Killarney – Turtle Mountain
- August 16 & 17, 2024 @ 3975 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg — Assiniboia Downs