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SLNA's Canada Day Celebration
July 1, 2026; St. James Park

2026 Program:

​The St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association's Canada Day Celebration has nearly doubled in scale and scope for 2026, compared with the last several years.
Highlights of this year's Canada Day program include:

• entertainment all day, from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
  • see schedule opposite
• the Kid's Zone has been expanded and extended, this year from 11:00 AM until 4:00 PM, including:
  • t-shirt painting (kids shirts are free, while supplies last)
  • face painting
  • henna and tattoo artist
  • caricature artist
  • photo booth, and more...
• a giant cupcake flag (for dessert), and an open invitation to the Canada Day barbecue hosted by St. James Cathedral
  • cupcake flag unveiling: 1:00 PM at the main stage
• an expanded Community engagement and information area, featuring local representatives from all three levels of government, plus SLNA Board members and development, heritage and waste reduction group experts
• year 2 of the Canada Day food drive (cash and food accepted)

Entertainment Schedule:

​The entertainment program has been extended for 2026, and will run from 11:00 AM until 6:00 PM. All performances will take place on the stage of the Michael Comstock Pavilion in St. James Park.

​Program Highlights:

• 11:10 Bruce Bell - local historian
• 11:30 Ensemble Topaz – south Asian dance
• 12:00 Smile Serenades - music from Smile Theatre performers 
• 1:00 Dereck Ayum - steelpan artist
• 2:00 Alan Cohen - popular local jazz quartet
• 3:00 Red Rhythm & Blues - indigenous indigiblues band
• 4:00 Danny Marks - iconic Toronto rocker and bluesman
• 6:00 program ends

Note: Times are approximate; artists subject to change

Donations:
Food Drive:
Cash donations and donations of non-perishable food items to the Canada Day food drive will be accepted at the SLNA tent and at the Kid's Zone tent throughout the day's programming. Donations to the food drive can also be made by e-transfer to [email protected]. 

Join SLNA and your neighbours for all or part of the day's events. Bring the kids; bring your friends; bring a picnic.
​We look forward to seeing you there.

A big thank you to all our sponsors