Canada Day

Celebrate Canada Day with the City of St. Catharines at the annual community STC 150 Canada Day Celebration in Montebello Park.

This free, family-friendly event brings residents and visitors together for a day filled with live entertainment, cultural experiences, community activities, local food vendors, and interactive attractions. From live music and performances to hands-on activities and community showcases, there is something for everyone to enjoy while celebrating Canadian pride and the vibrant spirit of St. Catharines. 

Designed for all ages, the event encourages families to experience every aspect of the STC 150 Canada Day Celebration together. Children, parents, and grandparents can enjoy interactive games, creative activities, entertainment, and community programming throughout the day in a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere.  

A spectacular evening drone and fireworks display at Rennie Park is sure to creatin a memorable Canada Day experience for the entire community.

This is an outdoor event, rain or shine. If significant weather delays are anticipated, we will let you know through announcements on our stage monitors. Line-up may be subject to change.

Presented in partnership with Cicada Music and Arts Festival with support from Heritage Canada and Experience Ontario, this free,  festival brings together live music, art, family fun, and community spirit.

Featuring

• The Trews
• Sully Burrows
• Juliana Riolino
• The Thuds
• The Strictly Hip

Children's performances 

• Spencer Burton
• The Mountain Man
• Rockin' Time with Mr. Rob and Friends

Revelers will also enjoy:

• A family fun zone
• Inflatable games
• Foam party
• Bubble experience
• Strolling magician
• Character visits 
• Community partners 
• Food and craft beverages

This is a free event open to the public. No ticket required.

Yes! Families are encouraged to enjoy the event together! As the STC 150 Canada Day Celebration may be loud at times, we recommend (bring your own) earplugs or noise cancelling headphones for children.

The STC 150 Canada Day Celebration is located in Montebello Park, 64 Ontario Street, St. Catharines, Ontario.

Wednesday July 1, 2026 – noon to 10:00pm

You may come and go as you wish until 9 p.m. pending capacity limits.

Attendees will be subject to security searches/bag check at each entry. 

Guests are encouraged to arrive early to grab their favourite spot!

If the event should reach capacity, no further entries would be permitted.

Various amenities are available to make your STC 150 Canada Day Celebration experience enjoyable.  

The STC 150 Canada Day Celebration happens rain or shine. Pack weather-appropriate clothing: raincoats, jackets, hats and sunscreen, etc.

You should bring a warm sweater for the evening concert as it often gets chilly at night.

There are many ways to enjoy the evening main stage – dancing, standing, sitting or reclining on a blanket or lounging in a low chair. 

There are many activities available for children of all ages. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a guardian in the children’s area. 

We recommend bringing your own power pack or charger.

Yes, you may bring your camera. However, professional audiotape or video recording of concerts or workshops is not permitted.

In consideration of admittance to the Canada Day STC 150 Canada Day Celebration, guests and vendors acknowledge the right of the event and its successors and assignees to use their likenesses and/or voices, as may be obtained by filming, picture taking or recording during the STC 150 Canada Day Celebration, without any written release or further compensation, for any purposes whatsoever. 

No. Only registered service animals are allowed on the site. All service animals must be harnessed.

Please go to Lost and Found, located at the Information Booth, to reclaim your lost item. Found items will be taken to the Seymour-Hannah Sports and Entertainment Centre Guest Services office located at 240 St. Paul Street, after the Canada Day STC 150 Canada Day Celebration.

The STC 150 Canada Day Celebration’s Lost & Found is located at the Information Booth located at the main cross roads.

Take a memento from the STC 150 Canada Day Celebration home with you!  Artist and STC 150 Canada Day Celebration merchandise will be available to purchase in the pavilion. Find CD’s, vinyl, souvenir shirts, hoodies, hats and other collectables from present to past St. Catharines. 

Yes. Be sure to place your recyclables in the appropriate recycling bins onsite and minimize the amount of garbage you leave behind. Please understand that all items will be subject to bag checks. 

A wide selection of hot food entrees, portable food and beverage options for a variety of palettes. Please keep in mind that campfires and charcoal barbecues are not permitted.

Controlled drugs and outside alcohol are not permitted at the STC 150 Canada Day Celebration.

Yes. Stop by the Bar Tent for beer, craft beer, cider, and coolers. Non–alcoholic beverages are also available. The entire park is a licensed area.

No outside alcohol permitted

Smoking or vaping tobacco, cannabis, and/or other substances is prohibited on the entire STC 150 Canada Day Celebration grounds.

Bring only what you need.

Yes

• Portable collapsible chairs
• Cell phones 
  Soft-sided coolers and snacks
• Blankets, beach towels, tarps
• Empty refillable drink containers
• Small backpacks, bags, purses – subject to check
• Wagons
• Personal cameras without removable lenses
• Binoculars
• Umbrellas (small handheld ones – no patio, golf or beach umbrellas)
• Baby strollers
• Prescribed medication in original packaging 

You can walk, bike, bus or drive to the STC 150 Canada Day Celebration. Parking is available in surrounding parking spaces, surface lots and garages for FREE. Immediate parking is limited due to space constraints.

View the downtown parking map on out Parking webpage.

Yes, there is unsupervised bicycle parking available near the main gates. Bikes cannot be brought into the site. Do not lock your bicycle to the perimeter fencing.

Yes, two free shuttle bus routes operate to the STC 150 Canada Day Celebration site from Seymour Hannah Sports and Entertainment Centre (240 St Paul St W) where ample free parking is available.

Shuttles will depart Seymour Hannah every 20 minutes beginning at 12 noon 

Yes, they can be left in the bus aisles as long as they are secure. 

Bicycles are not allowed on buses. Unfortunately, the school bus shuttles are not equipped with bike racks.

The last bus leaves the site at 10 p.m.

Take the free STC 150 Canada Day Celebration shuttle bus all afternoon. 

Two free shuttle bus routes will operate to the STC 150 Canada Day Celebration site from Seymour Hannah Sports and Entertainment Centre (240 St Paul St W) where ample free parking is available.

Shuttles will depart Seymour Hannah every 20 minutes beginning at noon 

Yes, very limited accessible parking is available on Queen Street between Midland and Lake streets for those who already possess a government issued accessible parking pass.

Visit our LoveSTC page for a listing of local accommodations

Yes, the STC 150 Canada Day Celebration strives to make our site accessible to all patrons. Throughout the site you’ll find accessible washrooms and seating areas. Most of the STC 150 Canada Day Celebration site is flat, grassy or paved. Our staff and volunteers will be eager to assist.

Designated areas for accessible seating are available in the Pavillion.

The STC 150 Canada Day Celebration partners with emergency services such as St. Catharines Fire, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS), Medical First Responders from St. John’s Ambulance, and provides a deployment of licensed security professionals.

Various healthcare and public safety personnel will be on site throughout the day. 

Children can be registered at the Information Booth so that in the event of separation, it will be easier to reunite them with their parent/guardian. If you become separated from your child, or find a lost child proceed to the Information Booth.