10:00am – 7:00pm

Watch as we attempt to set the Guinness World Record for “Most Layers in a Layer Cake” with a giant, towering, 300-layer cake!

10:00am – 9:00pm

Our famous canoe rides will be available at The Natrel® Pond. Take a break and enjoy a fun float beside our picturesque boardwalk.

12:00pm – 8:00pm

YTV launches their summer W.O.W. tour at Harbourfront Centre on Canada Day with lots of exciting prizes for families to win all day long.

1:00pm – 2:00pm

Come and enjoy a day-long marathon of strawberry-themed food demonstrations! Lesley Mattina of OMG Baked Goodness will demonstrate and sample an array of savoury and sweet strawberry treats.

1:00pm – 6:00pm

Kids have the opportunity to throw some “stones” and learn the ins and outs of this great Canadian sport!

1:00pm – 6:00pm

Stop by and learn how to make a nationally inspired craft – a Canadian maple leaf sun visor!

1:00pm – 9:00pm

Giant versions of this much-loved game will be scattered throughout our site, just waiting for you to take part!

1:00pm – 6:00pm

Check, mate! Test your mettle on a larger scale with our super-size version of chess.

1:00pm – 6:00pm

Come play a familiar game with new songs, new rhythms and in entirely new ways!

1:00pm

Lisa Odjig (Ojibwe Nation), two time world champion Hoop Dancer, will be performing the North American Native Hoop Dance, a storytelling and celebration dance, where she spins and twirls through 17 hoops. Catch the spirit!

1:00pm – 6:00pm

Whether you are five or 105, get a new “do” that will let you show off your Canadian pride in style!

2:00pm – 5:00pm

In a sweet take on our popular Iron Chef competitions, Ayoma Cake Masterpieces and The Wedding Cake Shoppe will go head-to-head to create a shortcake impressive enough to wow our celebrity judges.

2:00pm

With classes led by Mia Brown of Kids Can Cook, kids of all ages will enjoy safely chopping, measuring, mixing, layering (and of course eating) all of the ingredients for delicious strawberry shortcakes.

2:00pm – 3:00pm

Get ready to be tied up in knots in a larger-than-life Twister game!

2:00pm – 8:00pm

Choose from a selection of icons to express how you see Canada today.

2:00pm – 3:00pm

One of the most exciting bands around, the Toronto All-Star Big Band revives the spirit, style and sound of the '30s and '40s.

3:00pm – 4:00pm

Come and enjoy a day-long marathon of strawberry-themed food demonstrations! Lesley Mattina of OMG Baked Goodness will demonstrate and sample an array of savoury and sweet strawberry treats.

3:00pm – 4:00pm

Enjoy seven short animated films for kids from the National Film Board of Canada!

3:00pm

With classes led by Mia Brown of Kids Can Cook, kids of all ages will enjoy safely chopping, measuring, mixing, layering (and of course eating) all of the ingredients for delicious strawberry shortcakes.

3:00pm – 3:30pm

Don’t miss the incredible dance works of Santee Smith!

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Get ready to be tied up in knots in a larger-than-life Twister game!

4:00pm – 4:30pm

Join us as finalists from our online singing contest compete live onstage, offering up their unique rendition of our national anthem.

4:00pm

With classes led by Mia Brown of Kids Can Cook, kids of all ages will enjoy safely chopping, measuring, mixing, layering (and of course eating) all of the ingredients for delicious strawberry shortcakes.

4:30pm – 5:00pm

Get ready to be tied up in knots in a larger-than-life Twister game!

5:00pm – 6:00pm

Come and enjoy a day-long marathon of strawberry-themed food demonstrations! Lesley Mattina of OMG Baked Goodness will demonstrate and sample an array of savoury and sweet strawberry treats.

5:00pm – 6:00pm

A family sets out to trace the footsteps of Farley Mowat, one of Canada’s most famous writers, in this heartwarming documentary from the National Film Board of Canada.

5:00pm

With classes led by Mia Brown of Kids Can Cook, kids of all ages will enjoy safely chopping, measuring, mixing, layering (and of course eating) all of the ingredients for delicious strawberry shortcakes.

5:00pm

Come and show us what you got! Sign up to perform your favourite song by your favourite Canadian hip hop artist.

5:30pm – 7:00pm

It wouldn’t be a birthday party without cake, and a 144th birthday definitely calls for one big cake! Come and enjoy a lazy Friday picnic after a day of celebrating Canada’s birthday.

6:00pm

Gripers and groaners unite! Our celebrated Complaints Choir returns for an encore presentation on Canada Day!

6:30pm – 7:30pm

Come and show us what you got! Sign up to perform your favourite song by your favourite Canadian hip hop artist.

7:00pm – 8:00pm

Come and enjoy a day-long marathon of strawberry-themed food demonstrations! Lesley Mattina of OMG Baked Goodness will demonstrate and sample an array of savoury and sweet strawberry treats.

8:00pm – 9:00pm

Referred to by the Toronto Star as "the best young guitarist in the country," Luke Doucet & The White Falcon are not to be missed!

9:00pm – 9:30pm

Come and show us what you got! Sign up to perform your favourite song by your favourite Canadian hip hop artist.

9:30pm –11:00pm

The soundtrack to your Canada Day is the trip-hoppy, jazzy, sensual electronic sounds of Esthero.

9:30pm

In partnership with the Inside Out Film Festival we present a series of short films from the queer community.

9:30pm –11:00pm

Come and enjoy a day-long marathon of strawberry-themed food demonstrations! Our marathon concludes with two decadent, totally romantic food demonstrations from Michelle Curnock of The Chef Upstairs.