Activities include:
11:30 am – 5:00 pm
- Dancing and Music in Shipbuilders Square (bring your own picnic basket)
- Children’s games and activities in the Pipe Shop
- The Shipyards Splash Park
- Young Artist’s and Community Stall holders
12:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Beer Garden by Beere Brewery (Cates Deck)
- Food Trucks.
Community Exhibits
- Backpack Buddies
- Boy Scouts / Venturer Scouts
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Harvest Project
- ICANDO Education
- MONOVA (Museum of North Vancouver & Archives of North Vancouver)
- CIBC
- MONOVA (Museum of North Vancouver & Archives of North Vancouver)
- Rotary Club of Lions Gate – North Vancouver
- Pathways Serious Mental Illness Society
- ShelterBox Canada
- The Hon Bowinn Ma MLA and Susie Chant MLA
- The Hon Jonathan Wilkinson MP
- Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association
Entertainment Information For Canada Day 2025
Barnstormer w/ Melanie Dekker
Imaginative. Explosive. Charming. A roaring 20’s 5-piece band with instrumentation rarely heard together. The Barnstormer experience includes banjo, kazoo, ukulele, guitars, piano, bass, a traditional trap drum kit, clarinet and belt-it-out vocals. You can image the playful interplay between 1920’s characters (like Einstein & Al Capone), and their corresponding 1st class musicians. Melanie Dekker is the band leader and a recording artist from Vancouver BC. She has a knack for always doing something special for her fans, and that’s how this idea started. Now with enthusiasm coming from every direction this project got legs of its own. Experience the 1920s prohibition and dance craze era with a band whose combined world class musicianship, studious and vivacious nature, and charming sweet spots happily take you there.
WEBSITE: https://www.barnstormerband.com/
YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slPQ3nFLgzU
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/barnstormer1920/
JP Fell Pipe Band
The official pipe band of Vancouver’s north shore, the J.P. Fell Pipe Band was founded in 1993 and brings the great sounds of the pipes and drums alive across North and West Vancouver and beyond.
The band takes its name from the North Vancouver armoury, named after Lt. Col. James Pemberton Fell, the first commanding officer of the 6th Field Company in 1911.
The band is primarily a performance band, participating in North Shore community parades and local celebrations, services that honour veterans and service organizations, municipal and residential events, concerts and of course festivals like ScotFestBC.
This non-profit organization provides instruction for anyone wishing to learn the art of Highland bagpipes or drumming at any age.
Amir Raad
Amir Raad an artist, Iranian singer & community server. Amir has been a volunteer dancer and singer and has performed for senior’s organizations such as Edmonds Seniors Society, Iranian Seniors Club plus several other Iranian and Afghan Celebrations. Amir is an international singer and has performed many times as a volunteer both in British Columbia and abroad.
The arts of dance and music by females have been forbidden in Iran in public and private for the past 45 years and the artists who are engaged in such activities will face consequences if they ever go back to Iran. Following six artists and activists who worked very hard and smart in exile to keep the Iranian Arts of dance, songs and music not only alive but have moved it to the highest level of proficiency.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Amir1ai/
ShowStoppers Vancouver
ShowStoppers is a GLEE troupe of talented and energetic teen-agers from throughout the Lower Mainland who all participated in Perry Ehrlich’s Gotta Sing! Gotta Dance! musical theatre summer camp, now heading into its 30th anniversary at the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver. Previous performances include numerous galas, awards dinners, conventions, on radio and TV, with the legendary group FOREIGNER, at the Pacific National Exhibition
Website: www.theimpresario.ca
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/showstoppersvan
Mostly Marley
Mostly Marley formed in 2003 with the idea of bringing Classic Reggae to an otherwise starving audience. The name stems from having been asked; “What kind of music do you play?” The answer would always be; “Classic Reggae by various artists, but mostly Marley.”
Mostly Marley performs with passion while always remaining true to the spirit of Reggae. Mostly Marley is a band that takes you on a musical odyssey- with good times to be had by all.
Mostly Marley regularly performs around BC, most notably at The Blue Grotto in Kamloops where a faithful following always comes out, and The Rusty Gull in North Vancouver where the band has played for 5 years strong.
Mostly Marley is the right choice for your event if you want people to get up and groove!
Website: https://micmusic.ca/mostly-marley
Dino DiNicolo
Dino DiNicolo has been playing music all his life. He started on the electric organ and later left it behind. Those simple electronic grooves lingered, leaving a lasting impression and early fuel for the rhythmic guru. As the electric bass grew into an extension of his hands and his voice developed a rhythmic center of its own, Dino DiNicolo has become a master musician with a groove so deep that it moves the mind, the body and the soul.
Dino’s music is flavoured with RnB, Soul, and Funk peppered by World beats. He has shared the stage opening for the likes of Santana and Mick Fleetwood and been a contributor to a variety of projects. As a performer, session player and composer, he has worked with – EMI Publishing Canada, John Parr, Supertonic, Uno Mas, Don Alder, Riley and the Ryze, Melanie Dekker, The Town Pants, Sherry St. Germain and many more.
Website: https://dinodinicolo.com/
The Naden Band of The Royal Canadian Navy
The Naden Band of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), in operation since 1940, is comprised of thirty five professional full-time musicians whose primary role within the Royal Canadian Navy is to support Naval Operations, ceremonial events, and public outreach initiatives. Currently under the direction of Lieutenant (Navy) Ben Van Slyke, the Band performs in a variety of ensembles ranging from parade band and concert band to big band, brass and woodwind quintets, and rock and contemporary ensembles.
The Band provides musical support to ceremonial events such as the annual Remembrance Day and Battle of Atlantic parades, the opening of the Provincial Legislature, and official visits from heads of state. Naval Operations are supported through the Band’s performances at ship arrivals and departures, change of command ceremonies, and other Canadian Armed Forces functions at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt and around the region.
Website: https://www.canada.ca/en/navy/corporate/community-support/naval-bands/naden.html
Youth Artists
- Artwork by Paris: Collage Art
- Carley Gibbs & Tyler: Photography and Fine Arts
- Celine Caldwell: Handmade Ceramics
- Dax Klea
- Georgia Martin
- Harlex Ceramics
- Katherine Cross
- Kits Canada: Fine Art Painters
- Mary Eddicott: Handmade Ceramics
- Mindfull Mode
- Noriko Kobune: Handmade Jewellery
- Sara Montgomery Designs
- Sashiel Tello
- Stefan Mitchell
- XO CREW: Japanese Inspired Textile Art
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Highlights From Previous Canada Day Events
Canada Day Featured News Article
Rotary Club of Lionsgate invites community to Canada Day event at Shipyards
The Rotary Club of Lionsgate has hosted North Vancouver Canada Day celebrations for over thirty years and this year it has partnered with the Shipyards to focus will be on local youth, and disaster and emergency services.