There will be a Canada Day parade in the City of Peterborough after all this year.
On May 14, the city had announced the traditional parade would be replaced by a “community procession” departing from City Hall at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 1 and proceeding to Millennium Park for a full afternoon of family-friendly festivities.
“The community procession is an inclusive and informal walk open to individuals, families, and local organizations who wish to walk, bike, or roll from City Hall to the park together,” a media release stated. “Please note that this is not a traditional parade and no motorized vehicles or large floats are permitted.”
On Monday (May 26), the city issued a media release stating that it “heard the feedback over the last week on the plans for this year’s parade and has updated the plans to once again include vehicles in the parade.”
While people are still invited to “Roll, Stroll and Celebrate” by joining the parade, floats on motorized vehicles will exit the parade at Water Street.
Parade participants who are walking, cycling, or rolling will then continue on to Millennium Park for a full afternoon of music, performances, food, cultural activities, and family programming from noon until 6 p.m., with a fireworks display over Little Lake following the city-sponsored Peterborough Musicfest concert featuring retro rock tribute band Neon Nostalgic at 8 p.m. in Del Crary Park.
Parade participants, including floats, need to register by the end of day on Sunday, June 8 by choosing the Performer/Participant form at peterborough.ca/canadaday. The previous deadline of May 30 has been extended.
