Canada Day is the biggest celebration of the year in Banff. There's a full day of activities, concerts and performances throughout town.
Make sure you walk, bike or take
Roam Transit everywhere you need to go. If you're driving, use the
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2017 Schedule*
Central Park
| TIME |
EVENT |
| 10 a.m. |
Banff Artisan and Farmers Market opens |
| 1 p.m. |
Official Welcome from Banff National Park Superintendent
Dave McDonough and Mayor Karen Sorensen
|
| 1 p.m. |
Performance by The Swillbillies |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Verkhovyna Ukrainian Dancers |
| 1:50 p.m. |
Brad Brewer |
| 2:30 p.m. |
The Calgary Fiddlers
|
| 3 p.m. |
Dance For Joy Studios
|
| 3:20 p.m. |
Performance by The Wardens |
| 4:15 p.m. |
Amelie Patterson |
| 5:10 p.m. |
Verkhovyna Ukrainian Dancers
|
| 5:30 p.m. |
Parks Canada's Mountain WIT |
| 7:30 p.m. |
Evening show starts with Elk Run & Riot |
|
Performance by Midnight Taiko |
| |
The Steadies |
| 11 p.m. |
Fireworks |
High School Field
| TIME |
EVENT |
| 9-11 a.m. |
Pancake Breakfast presented by the Town of Banff, Banff Lodging Company, and Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel |
| 12:30 - 6:30 p.m. |
Old-fashioned games with "Isabelle The Wonderful" |
| 1 p.m. |
Steve Harmer Magic Show |
| 2 p.m. |
Blackfoot Medicine Speaks
|
| 3 p.m. |
Isabelle the Wonderful
|
| 4 p.m. |
Performance by Parks Canada's Mountain WIT |
| 6 p.m. |
Steve Harmer Magic Show |
| 6:30 p.m. |
Venue closed
|
Other Locations
| TIME |
EVENT |
LOCATION |
9 - 11 a.m.
|
Children's Sidewalk Art, presented by the Whyte Museum
|
100 Block Bear St. |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Canada Day Parade on Banff Ave.
|
Banff Ave., from Fox St. to Buffalo St.
|
*Schedule subject to change