Canada Day at Rotary Lakeside Park
Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce Presents
Canada Day 2024, Monday July 1 st, Nelson’s Rotary Lakeside Park
See the detailed schedule and events below.
Schedule of Events
10:30 am Opening Ceremonies: Chamber of Commerce President Karen Bennett, Nelson Mayor Janice Morrison Nelson Creston MLA Brittny Anderson, Nelson Police Department, Nelson Firefighters, Rotary Club President
10:45 am Donna Wright (part of “The Old Ones”) along with James Guay and Lance Ledger from Kootenay Kids
will lead a community drum circle where all are invited to join. This will be held on July 1st at 10:45am at Lakeside
Park. All ages and drums are welcome. If you don’t have a drum, you are still welcome to participate!
11:00 am Canada Day Cake served by Chamber directors, City Councilors, and local dignitaries.
11:00am Phillip Seagram
12:00pm Noon Nelson Community Band
1:15pm Rocky Mountain Concert Band
2:15 pm Brenda McJones Dancers
2:45 pm Calum McPherson and Friends
3:45pm Kootenay Kiltie Pipe Band
4:30 pm Playmor Junction Big Band
5:30pm Jon Burden
6:30 pm Hurrie, Brown and Walker
7:30 pm Baker Street Blues
8:30 pm White Lightning Blues Band
10:00 pm FIREWORKS Display Special thanks to The Nelson Professional Fire Fighters Association, The City of
Nelson, RDCK Areas E, F, The Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce, and many community-minded businesses
and organizations.
Indulge and Enjoy
8:00-11am Lions Club Pancake Breakfast Baker Street
10:00am Canada Day Cake on Display
10:45am Canada Day Cake Served by Chamber Directors – City Councilors -Dignitaries
11am-3pm Rotary Club Annual BBQ Rotary Shelter
10am-10pmRose Garden Café Rotary Lakeside Park
Bring your own lawn chairs, a hat and sunscreen and umbrella and enjoy the day!
Community Groups and Family Activities
- Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce Canada Day Flags, event information
- Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce Canada Day Cake
- Face Painting Embracing Life Facepainting Canada Day theme designs and more
- Save On Foods Bouncy Castle and giveaways
- Acorn and Oak Childcare Multi Age Kids activities, crafts, games and toys for kids of all ages, and lawn games.
- Kootenay Rhythm Dragons Interactive booth featuring paper craft and plywood Dragonboat replica. &
giveaways - Seventh Day Adventist Church Choose Health Booth, nutrition, health, exercise etc. facepainting, giveaways
- Canada Safeway-Sobeys’s West-Bounce Radio Kids games, freezies, giveaways
- Joshua’s Giant Bubbles Giant 10-foot bubble demonstrations
- Visions Alive Puppets Puppet shows, and puppet play area
- West Kootenay Climate Hub children’s craft table, origami boat making
- Nelson and Area Friends of the Family Sebastian’s Fishpond by donation
- Nelson Izushi Friendship Society Origami for kids, Japanese
calligraphy, summer festival customs, sister city information, Friendship Society project information - Nelson Museum, Archives and Gallery Button making, kids activities, museum and archives information
- Face Painting Clancy Moonbeam
- Josh Wapp Cartoonist Drawing caricature portraits on request
- West Kootenay Metis Association Cultural display, Tipi
- Selkirk College Selkirk College reps will be walking throughout the park with branded sunglasses and
information about Selkirk Colleger
Nelson Electric Tramway Society Historical Museum display at the Streetcar Car Barn (Free Streetcar for Canada Day courtesy of the Nelson and District Credit Union
The Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce is pleased to coordinate and present the annual Canada Day
Festivities in Rotary LAKESIDE Park and would like to thank these businesses & organizations for their generous
financial support of the Canada Day entertainment and fireworks.
Celebrate Canada, Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce, City of Nelson, Regional District of Central
Kootenay: Cheryl Graham Area E; Tom Newell Area F, Hairy Productions, Nelson Professional Firefighters, Nelson
Rotary Clubs, Lions Club and these community minded businesses.
Adventure Hotel, Best Western Baker Street Inn, Columbia Basin Trust, Hipperson’s Hardware, Hume Hotel and Spa, Kalesnikoff, Nelson and District Credit Union, Nelson Home Building Centre, Nelson Ready Mix, Nelson Toyota, Bennett Family Real Estate, Hub International Insurance, Save On Foods, Selkirk Paving, Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism
When you stop into these businesses take the time to thank them for their ongoing support!
