The City of Richmond is hosting the “ultimate birthday party” in celebration of Canada’s 150th year of Confederation.
The brand new Richmond Canada Day in Steveston will feature a free, full-day street party throughout Steveston Village along side the much-beloved Steveston Salmon Festival, which is to feature the morning parade, salmon bake and other activities adjacent to the community centre.
In addition to the regular routine, a headline performance by Juno Award-winners Wintersleep and fireworks over the Fraser River will cap off the celebrations.
“There’s no better time to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary than on our nation’s birthday,” said Mayor Malcolm Brodie.
“This year our Canada Day celebrations will be Richmond’s biggest yet with the new street festival, great musical acts, expanded programming for the Steveston Salmon Festival and, of course, fireworks over the Fraser River.”
Highlighting the day is the Steveston Salmon Festival, known as Canada’s biggest little birthday party, the festival is famous for its salmon barbecue where more than 1,200 pounds of wild salmon filets are grilled over open fire pits.
A Canada Day Parade through historic Steveston village kicks off the festival and this year’s Salmon Festival also features Canadian blues rockers Tom Lavin and the Legendary Powder Blues, a food truck festival, a Carnival Zone featuring attractions for all ages and a midway.
Elsewhere in the village, there will be diverse entertainment on six stages, including Main Stage performances by Wintersleep, Vancouver’s own blues duo Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer and up-and-comer dream-pop band, Youngblood.
In addition to the live music filling the streets, guests will be invited to explore the village with activities from the Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic site down to Imperial Landing and extending to Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site.
The Riverside Village at Imperial Landing and Britannia Shipyards will feature a mix of more than a dozen historic and notable ships available for free boarding from June 30 through July 2.
The day will end with a fireworks show along the historic Steveston waterfront, presented by Dueck GM.
The most up-to-date event information can be found online at RichmondCanadaDay.com.
