Updated July 2, 2024: Parade livestream recording added.

To all my Conestoga College students, I wish you a Happy Canada Day on July 1, 2024.

There are no classes on the national holiday, so I encourage you to visit community events across Waterloo Region. Here are events accessible by Grand River Transit buses and Ion LRT trains, running on a holiday schedule.

Cambridge: Canada Day events are planned in Riverside Park, 49 King Street West, starting at 8 a.m.  and ending at 10 p.m. with fireworks. A 1 p.m. parade follows King Street, from Bishop Street to Eagle Street, ending near the park entrance. Fireworks are planned at dusk in the park over the Speed River. 

Kitchener: There are events planned from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Carl Zehr Square, in front of Kitchener City Hall at 200 King Street West.  

Waterloo:  A community picnic is planned 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. in Waterloo Park, at 100 Westmount Road West.  The ION LRT tracks cross the park, with access at the stations at Seagram Drive and in downtown Waterloo.   

Here’s a listing of all the public Canada Day fireworks locations in Waterloo Region.

See you in our next class!