Canada Day
Canada Day in Ottawa is one celebration you don't want to miss, a day of national pride and all-out fun as streets are closed and hundreds of thousands throng to the downtown core for a national party like no other.
Fast Facts
- Canada Day celebrates the anniversary of Confederation, when Canada became a country separate from the British Empire.
- Parliament Hill is the focal point for Canada Day celebrations, with a giant stage featuring Canadian performers throughout the day, the noontime playing of Oh Canada and a flyby by Canada's Snowbirds aerobatics team and other military aircraft.
- The celebrations spill over from Parliament Hill to venues on both sides of the Ottawa River, including Major's Hill Park and Jacques Cartier Park in downtown Gatineau, with fun and activities for people of all ages.
- The day is capped-off with a massive fireworks finale visible from any vantage point downtown.
