City of St. Thomas Canada Celebrations 2024
Location: 1Password Park, Burwell Road, St. Thomas
Date: Monday, July 1, 2024
Time: 4:00-10:30pm
Schedule of Events:
4:00pm – Kinsmen Club and Optimist Club BBQ (items available for purchase)
4:00pm – Axel K9 demonstration
4:00-7:00pm – Petting Zoo
4:00-8:00pm – Free inflatables and games
Playground, splashpad, music, cotton candy, Snack City popcorn and treats, crafters vendor alley
The 31st St. Thomas Scouts and Ventures will be showcasing what Scouting is all about and will have a mini escape room for older kids (and big kids) to enjoy!
5:00-6:00pm – Musical entertainment courtesy of John Milles
6:00pm – Welcome speech by Mayor Preston, free ice cream cake courtesy of The Ice Box
Indigenous Land Acknowledgement
O' Canada
10:00pm - Fireworks Display
Snack City Popcorn will have funnel cakes, candy, popcorn and cold drinks. The Ice Box concessions will be open with soft serve, slushies, drinks, and more. Why Not Cookies will be selling sandwiches, wraps, coffee, cold drinks, and cookies. The St. Thomas Kinsmen & Optimist Clubs will be offering hamburgers, hot dogs, and french fries.
Attendees are welcome to enjoy the playground, the turf field, and cool off on the splashpad.
Little Tracks Petting Zoo will be there featuring a mixture of goats, sheep, alpaca rabbits of different breeds, silkie chickens, mini ducks, chinchillas, guinea pigs, and dwarf hamsters.
Please note, there is no ATM at this facility so please bring cash if you intend to purchase food from any of the vendors.
Keep checking back for updates!
Acknowledgements:
A special thank you to Canadian Heritage for the grant under the Celebration and Commemoration Program awarded to the City of St. Thomas assisting in the July 1st Canada Day celebrations and spectacular fireworks display.
Un merci spécial à Patrimoine canadien pour la subvention du programme de célébration et de commémoration accordée à la ville de St. Thomas participe aux célébrations de la fête du Canada du 1er juillet et à l'affichage spectaculaire des feux d'artifice.
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Thank you to the St. Thomas Kinsmen Club for their donation in support of the fireworks display.