Celebrate Canada Day with Waterloo and the Federation of Students

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The 34^th annual University of Waterloo Canada Day celebration kicks off Sunday, July 1 at 4:00 p.m. Join in on free festivities as Waterloo and its partners celebrate Canada’s Confederation at Columbia Lake Fields.

Guests are welcome to relax in the beer garden or participate in fun, family games through Waterloo’s “Activity World,” a place where kids can get their faces painted and win free prizes. An on-site bouncy castle is also available for a small fee, while 25 food trucks will offer meal options for the entire family.

Performances are scheduled to begin at 4:15 p.m. with the student-run UW Hip-Hop Club and the UW Acabellas. Then at 5:00 p.m., legendary Juno-award-winning children’s performer Fred Penner will take the stage, before passing things over to community partners Waterloo Kung Fu Academy, the South Indian Tamil Nadaswaram Music Group, and the Kitchener Portuguese Club Dancers at 7 p.m. The evening’s headlining performance by Juno-award-winning Canadian-rock icon Sloan will begin at 8:30 p.m., followed by the UW Unaccompanied Minors, both featured on the OpenText Live Music Stage. Fireworks will commence at 10 p.m. and end at 10:30 p.m.

The job of master-of-ceremonies will be jointly-handled by local Rogers’ Country 106.7 radio on-air personalities Jennifer Campbell, PJ and Ryan Gosse.

The University of Waterloo and Federation of Students (Feds) ask that guests do their part to ensure Canada Day remains a green event by:

Bringing a reusable water bottle to fill up for free at the Water Bar, sponsored by the City of Waterloo;
Considering the use of public transit, cycling, walking, or carpooling to and from the event;
Using recycling bins located throughout the field;
And putting any compost-friendly materials into bins by the picnic area.

To remain part of the Canada Day conversation, follow #UWCanadaDay on Twitter for ongoing updates and information.