Canada Day 2017 at Yonge Dundas Square and Yonge Street

The Community Folk Art Council of Toronto, a non-for-profit organization, is proud to present the 11th Annual Multicultural Canada Day Celebrations- with 2 major events; A parade and celebration at Yonge Dundas square.

NEW Please check our our picture Gallery of both the Parade and Main Stage performance at Yonge Dundas Square

Parade of Nations Parade

Photo Gallery of the Parade of Nations

10am – 12pm 150 Celebrate Canada Parade, the “ Parade of Nations”, with participants of over 20 countries and community groups, with 1500 individual participants, from all diverse cultures and ethnic groups in full traditional costumes, proudly showcasing floats about their contributions to Canada.

Celebrations at Yonge-Dundas Square

Photo Gallery of the Main Stage Performances

Main Stage – Yonge Dundas Square

At 12:00pm, we kicked off the festival with the opening ceremonies, which include singing of O’Canada, the cutting of the Happy Birthday Canada cake, and then after we directly begin with live performances from multicultural groups showcasing their diversity. These multicultural performances will continue throughout the day, with performances of 30 minutes segment shows ending at 9:00pm.