Canada Day

The Township of Scugog is thrilled to announce its return to in-person FREE celebration for Canada day 2022 at Palmer Park on Friday, July 1st! Enjoy a variety of food and artisan vendors, have a taste of Old Flame Brewing Co.’s award-winning beverages, watch stunning antique and modern corvettes cruise down Queen St. for the Support Our Troops parade, and more!

***THIS PAGE WILL BE REVISED AS CHANGES/UPDATES OCCUR.

Official Land Acknowledgement

Scugog Township is situated on the Treaty and traditional territory of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. The people of Scugog Township are humbled to recognize the many contributions made by the First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples of Canada, and celebrate the historic foundation and many contributions from the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation to the Township.
We are grateful for the opportunity provided by this special place we all share, and we thank all the generations of people who have taken care of this land for millennia

See here for more information about the MSIFN.

Vendors

This year’s Canada day celebration features a variety of incredible food and artisan vendors! See who’s coming below:

Smoke’s Poutinerie
The Nutty Chocolatier
Sandy Dale Face Painting and Glitter
Sweet Summer Soft Ice
Kawigga Pet Products
and more coming soon!

If you or your organization are interested in participating, please contact cdempsey@scugog.ca with the subject line ‘VENDOR’.

Thank you to Dominos Pizza Port Perry and Maple Leaf Foods for their donation of pizza and hotdogs for our FREE pizza and BBQ lunch!

Parade Information

The Support Our Troops parade featuring ‘Vettes for Vets and other local organizations will be one you can’t forget! The parade is set to begin at 10:30AM. See below for the parade map and parking chart.

See the full list of road closures here (TBA).

If you or your organization are interested in participating, please contact cdempsey@scugog.ca with the subject line ‘PARADE’.

***Note: The Latcham Centre lot is only available for accessible parking for the event (in blue).

Entertainment

Revel in the local talent of our Canada day 2022 performers! See the schedule below:

Afternoon Performers	Time
Dan the Music Man	12:30pm – 1:20pm
WonderPhil	1:30pm – 2:15pm
Theatre on the Ridge	2:30pm – 3:20pm
BarryO Kidshow	3:30pm – 4:20pm
Evening Performers	Time
The Spitfire Kings	5:45pm – 6:35pm
Stoney Lonesome	6:45pm – 7:35pm
Sam Moffatt	7:45pm – 8:35pm
The OFFBEATS	8:45pm – 9:35pm

One of Durham Region’s BEST fireworks show presented by Supernova Fireworks starts at 10PM!

‘O’Canada’ is set to be performed by Fiona Guindon before opening ceremonies at 11Am.

Kids Zone

Bringing the kids? No problem! The Kids Zone has got you covered.

Your kids will LOVE the range of activities planned for our Canada day celebration! Enjoy a variety of arts n’ crafts activities with our recreation and museum staff, hop away in the jumping castle, meet princess Moana or Ariel, and show off your colourful face painting by Sandy Dale Face Painting and Glitter!

Smiley the Turtle can’t wait to see you there.

Volunteer Opportunities

Looking to fill your graduation hours or simply help out your community? Contact cdempsey@scugog.ca for volunteer opportunities with the Township of Scugog for our Canada day 2022 celebration!

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS