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Posted on: May 15, 2017

[ARCHIVED] Celebrate Canada Day in Banff

Canada Day is the biggest celebration of the year in Banff. There's a full day of activities, concerts and performances throughout town. 

Make sure you walk, bike or take Roam Transit everywhere you need to go. If you're driving, use the Traffic Dashboard to find parking, see travel times and traffic cameras. Coming from Calgary? Take On-It Transit on Canada Day for only $10.

2017 Schedule* 
Central Park

 TIME EVENT
 10 a.m. Banff Artisan and Farmers Market opens
 1 p.m. Official Welcome from Banff National Park Superintendent
Dave McDonough and Mayor Karen Sorensen  
 1 p.m. Performance by The Swillbillies 
 1:30 p.m. Verkhovyna Ukrainian Dancers
 1:50 p.m. Brad Brewer
 2:30 p.m. The Calgary Fiddlers
 3 p.m. Dance For Joy Studios
 3:20 p.m. Performance by The Wardens
 4:15 p.m. Amelie Patterson
 5:10 p.m. Verkhovyna Ukrainian Dancers
 5:30 p.m. Parks Canada's Mountain WIT
 7:30 p.m. Evening show starts with Elk Run & Riot

Performance by Midnight Taiko
  The Steadies
 11 p.m.  Fireworks 

High School Field
 TIME EVENT
 9-11 a.m. Pancake Breakfast presented by the Town of Banff, Banff Lodging Company, and Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
 12:30 - 6:30 p.m. Old-fashioned games with "Isabelle The Wonderful"
 1 p.m. Steve Harmer Magic Show 
 2 p.m. Blackfoot Medicine Speaks
 3 p.m. Isabelle the Wonderful 
 4 p.m. Performance by Parks Canada's Mountain WIT
 6 p.m. Steve Harmer Magic Show
 6:30 p.m. Venue closed

Other Locations 

 TIME EVENT LOCATION
9 - 11 a.m.
Children's Sidewalk Art, presented by the Whyte Museum
100 Block Bear St.
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Canada Day Parade on Banff Ave.
 Banff Ave., from Fox St. to Buffalo St.
*Schedule subject to change

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