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Canada day celebrations in and around Charlottetown, long weekend events, and festivals. The Birthplace of Confederation, Charlottetown, has planned many events to celebrate Canada Day 152.
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Canada Day Fireworks in Charlottetown
Largest fireworks east of Ottawa.
- Victoria Park @ July 1 | 10:00 PM
Canada Day Celebrations
Celebrate Canada’s 152nd birthday in the Birthplace of Confederation! Show your Canadian pride on Monday, July 1 in Victoria Park. Events for all ages will include a Living Flag activity, a Family Fun Zone, giveaways, and a spectacular fireworks display to cap off the celebrations. An all-day musical celebration – Coastal Vibes – will take place at the Victoria Park Cultural Pavilion featuring a talented line-up of Island musicians. Details
All Capital City Canada Day activities are weather permitting. Cancellations or weather related announcements will be issued through local media, the City’s social pages.
Monday, July 1, 2019
12:00 PM – 7:00 PM @ Victoria Park
12:30 PM | Living Flag
1:25 PM – 2:10 PM | Calm Baretta
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Ava & Lily Rashed
3:20 PM – 4:05 PM | I and the Village
4:25 PM – 5:10 PM | Dylan Menzie
5:30 PM – 6:15 PM | Lady Soul
6:35 PM – 7:20 PM | Mo Kenney
7:40 PM – 8:40 PM | Summer & Bray
9:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Port Cities
10:00 PM | Fireworks
Victoria Park, Charlottetown
Free
Canada Day Celebrations @ Town of Stratford
Pancake breakfast, live music, fun for kids, ethnic foods, flag raising ceremony, and cake. Details
Monday, July 1, 2019
7:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Pancake Breakfast @ Stratford Town Centre
Tea Hill Park | 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Par-T-Perfect | 8:30 AM – 10:30 PM
Stratford Town Centre and Tea Hill Park
In case of inclement weather, flag raising ceremony and some entertainment will be held @ Stratford Town Centre Gym
Pancake Breakfast: Adults $8; Children (-10) $5; Family $20 (4 members)
Anne of Green Gables – The Musical
The Charlottetown Festival’s crown jewel musical returns for its 55th consecutive summer, a testament to the global appeal of “a classic inspired by a classic”. Based on L.M. Montgomery’s beloved novel, the musical adaptation of the story of an imaginative red-haired orphan searching for belonging is guaranteed to tug at heartstrings and tickle funny bones. Details
June 24 – September 28, 2019
Saturday, June 29 | 7:30 PM
Monday, July 1 | 1:00 PM
Confederation Centre of the Arts – The Homburg Theatre, 130 Queen St., Charlottetown
General: $32 – $65; VIP Package: $85
Kronborg: The Hamlet Rock Musical
A ghostly visitor with a secret; a son devastated by loss; a deadly sword duel – and the most famous question in all of drama (“To be or not to be…”) These are just some of the reasons why Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy turned musical will hold you spellbound. Add in a thrilling rock opera score, a cast of 28 stellar Canadian actors, and a full orchestra, and you have all the makings of an intoxicating musical experience. Details
June 28 – July 20, 2019
Friday, June 28 | 8:00 PM
Confederation Centre of the Arts – The Homburg Theatre, 130 Queen St., Charlottetown
$32 – $75
Guided Tours and Historical Re-enactments with the Confederation Players
The Great George Experience – Join us to explore the stories of Confederation in Charlottetown and bring history alive through a guided tour experience from the water’s edge, up the historic Great George Street and ending with a duel of honour on the front steps of Confederation Centre of the Arts.
The Ghost Tour – Join the Gravedigger as he leads you through a family-friendly, spooky ghost tour of Historic Charlottetown. Expect stories of unsolved murders, ghostly hauntings, and executions, and learn of the superstitious beliefs of Islanders past.
Harmony, Conversation and Friendly Competition – Have a burning question about Confederation? Ask away! Feel free to engage in conversation with our Players as they meander about historic downtown Charlottetown. Details
June 29 – August 18, 2019
The Great George Experience | Tuesday to Sunday | English 10:30 AM, 1:30 PM & 3:30 PM; French 1:30 PM
The Ghost Tour – English | Friday | 7:00 PM
Harmony, Conversation and Friendly Competition – English & French | Tuesday – Sunday | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Visitor Information Centre at Founders’ Hall, 6 Prince Street
The Great George Experience: Adult $17; Children (under 12) $10; Children under 5-no charge
The Ghost Tour: Adult $17; Children (under 12) $10
Harmony, Conversation and Friendly Competition: Free
The Confederation Centre Young Company
Confederation Centre Young Company’s production will explore the many themes and issues that make up Canada today. Entitled Aqsarniit (“awe-saw-nee” ), the Inuktitut word used to describe the northern lights, the Confederation Centre Young Company will bring to audiences a high-energy, musical performance re-examining the stories of Canada’s past and discovering what stories we hope to be told in the future. Details
June 29 – August 17, 2019 | 12:00 PM
Confederation Centre of the Arts – Outdoor Amphitheatre, Charlottetown
Free
Montague Celebrates Canada Days
Come celebrate Canada Day at the beautiful Montage Water front. Complementary cupcakes and hotdogs and music by Ivan Deagle. Details
Monday, July 1, 2019 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Montague Marina and Waterfront, Station Street, Montague
Free
Ceilidh at the Irish Hall
Every Friday night, from mid-May until mid-October, the hall springs to life, when some of the best traditional musicians PEI has to offer play at the Irish Cultural Centre. June 28 – Chaisson Trio. Details
Friday, June 28, 2019 | 8:00 PM
Irish Cultural Centre, 582 North River Road, Charlottetown, PE
Canada Day with Wannabeez & DJ Dex
Monday, July 1, 2019 | 7:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Peakes Quay, 11 Great George St, Charlottetown
Anne & Gilbert – The Musical
May 8 – October 20, 2019
June 28 – 30 | 7:00 PM
The Guild, 111 Queen St, Charlottetown
$45 – $69; Children under 4 will not be permitted to this performance.
Silly Robbie: Live!
Silly Robbie: Live! is a high energy children’s music show that will keep the audience moving from start to finish. Along with that, Silly Robbie focuses on discussing important issues in every child’s life, like self-esteem, healthy living and treating others the way you want to be treated. Details
Saturday, June 29, 2019 | 1:30 PM
The Guild, 111 Queen St, Charlottetown
$9 – $14
Lorne Elliott – Culture Shock
Culture Shock is a comedy Lorne Elliott wrote for he and Kevin Blackmore as a one-act play back in 1984 and, over the years, it has been added to, subtracted from, shaped and reshaped into a full cast theatrical performance of three actors playing nine characters to create a hilarious tale.
It tells the story of Hillyard Philpott who, innocent as the day he was born and bored with life in his small outport town, strikes out for Montreal. All is not as it seems though, as vast criminal complications unfold, suprise twists reveal themselves, and a collection of odd characters interact from the Philpott household in Newfoundland to Laval Penetentiary in Montreal and back again. Details
June 25 – 30, 2019 | 8:00 PM
Harmony House Theatre, Hunter River
$25
Indian River Festival
The Indian River Festival offers a summer long series of concerts in a magnificent heritage church set within sight of beautiful Malpeque Bay. Discover excellence in classical, jazz, Maritime, world and contemporary music by the finest artists from Prince Edward Island and across Canada, all in the world class acoustical setting of St. Mary’s Church, Indian River. Details
June – September, 2019
Rose Cousins | Friday, June 28 | 7:30 PM | $20 – $42
Bach and Vivaldi Sonatas with Mark Fewer & Hank Knox | Sunday, June 30 | 3:00 PM | $20 – $32
Historic St. Mary’s, Indian River, PE
Varies
Annual Show ‘n Shine
PEI Street Rod Association’s 41st Show ‘n Shine. Details
June 28 – 30, 2019
Old Brudenell Park, Brudenell
Adults: $5.00; Under 12: Free
Canada Day Bash Running Event
Canada Day Bash is a fun event combining 4 different distances (3K, 5K, 10K and 10 Mile) to raise funds for the PEI Humane Society. Details
Monday, July 1, 2019 | 8:30 AM
PEI Humane Society 309 Sherwood Rd, Charlottetown
$35 – $40
Where You Are
Where You Are by Kristen Da Silva, is a heart-warming and hilarious tale of recognizing love wherever we find it and how we choose our paths in life. Details
June 25 – July 28, 2019
June 28 – 30 | 7:30 PM
Victoria Playhouse, 20 Howard St, Victoria, PE
$22 – $34
TD PEI Jazz & Blues Festival
Join us for the best Jazz & Blues that Atlantic Canada has to offer. Details
June 26 – 30, 2019
Thursday June 27 | Grahame Rhodes, Bruce Cassidy and Amanda Jackson @ St. Paul’s Church
Friday June 28 | Jimmy Rankin with Ashley MacIsaac, Erin Costelo, Summer and Bray @ Confederation Landing
Saturday June 29 | Reeny Smith, Jenn Grant, Catherine MacLellan’s tribute to Aretha Franklin @ Confederation Landing
Sunday June 30 | Myles Goodwyn with Garrett Mason, Nick Earle Group @ Confederation Landing
Various locations in downtown Charlottetown
Advance Tickets $29/day; Door $35/day; Festival Pass $79
Festival in a Day: Stompin’ Tom Festival Series
Song Writer’s Circle: Meaghan Blanchard, Peggy Clinton, Blair Gaudet & Rodney Arsenault.
My Ode to the Road ~ A Memory Journey with Stompin’ Tom : A touching, yet often hilarious story about holding onto to the best parts of our past, our stories and our friendships through the music and stories of Stompin’ Tom Connors. Details
Song Writer’s Circle | Friday, June 28, 2019 | 7:00 PM
My Ode to the Road | Monday, July 1, 2019 | 7:00 PM
Stompin’ Tom Centre, 14024 Rte 14, Skinners Pond
Song Writer’s Circle $25; My Ode to the Road $43