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Don't miss out on Simcoe Park, Fort George celebrations Canada Day

From 11 a.m. when the Rotary Club begins serving its barbecue lunch to fireworks at Fort George, Canada Day celebrations include activities for all, including Willow Cakes and Pastries always-delicious free cake!
Niagara-on-the-Lake Local Staff

Canada Day Niagara-on-the-Lake style is always popular, and Simcoe Park and Fort George once again offering something for everyone.

Fort George will open at 10 a.m. with free admission all day, winding up with fireworks.

This year’s celebration at Simcoe Park will kick off with the NOTL Rotary Club lunch barbecue and family activities, beginning at 11 a.m.

The day at the park will include children's entertainment, antique cars, with live music featuring the Jack van Ginger Band, and the 30-piece Metropolitan Silver Band from Toronto.

At 3 p.m., the annual Cake Parade will be led by the 41st Regiment Fife and Drum Corps and will head down Queen Street into Simcoe Park, where the cake will be distributed to the public, free of charge.

Willow Cakes and Pastries has once again generously donated the Canada Day cake for 2024, with the design celebrating not only Canada Day but also the bakery’s 20th anniversary.

Throughout the day, visitors to Fort George can tour the buildings, visit with costumed interpreters, enjoy a musket demonstration, and more.

There will be cold drinks and treats available from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. inside Fort George.

Food services will be starting at 4 p.m.

Evening entertainment starts at 6:30 p.m., with the kiddie militia and drill, followed by a presentation by the Fort George infantry, and Fife and Drum Corps.

On stage in the evening will be The Howling Horns, an eight-piece horn band featuring music from blues to dance to classic rock.

At 10 p.m., a spectacular fireworks display will once again close the evening at the fort.

Funds raised by the sale of food by the Friends of Fort George will help to support student summer employment opportunities at Fort George and Brock's Monument.

The day's and evening's events are all free for the public, with generous donations and support from the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, Parks Canada, local businesses and individual supporters.