Slide into summer at Canada Day celebration in Rocky Point Park

The City of Port Moody invites residents and visitors to a Canada Day celebration featuring free entertainment, including live music, a community art project, and a giant inflatable slide. The fun starts on Sunday, June 30, 2019 at 9:15 pm with Big Sugar and continues on Monday, July 1, 2019 with activities for all ages at the Golden Spike Days Festival in Rocky Point Park (2800-block Murray Street).

Big Sugar

June 30 at 9:15pm, PCT Performance Stage

The City of Port Moody presents Canadian roots rock reggae band Big Sugar as the headline performer for Canada Day celebrations at the Golden Spike Days Festival. The show is happening on June 30 as Canada Day (July 1) falls on a Monday this year. Whether they’re playing old favourites like “If I Had My Way” or new songs like “Anything Is Possible,” Big Sugar is sure to rock the house and keep you dancing as you celebrate Canada’s 152nd birthday.

Pop-Up City Hall

July 1 from 11am-6pm, along the foreshore trail, north side of Rocky Point Park

Stop by Port Moody’s Pop-Up City Hall to say hello, grab some I Love Port Moody swag, and enter to win a summer fun gift basket. 

Giant Inflatable Slide

July 1 from 11am-6pm, next to Pop-Up City Hall

Slide into summer on Canada Day! We’ll have a giant inflatable slide set up for the young and the young-at-heart.

Nature Mandalas Art Project

July 1 from 11am-6pm, next to Pop-Up City Hall

Stop by and create a nature mandala from natural elements collected by the City’s Parks staff for the project. You can take a photo of your masterpiece and post it on social media using #CanadaDayEcoArt before taking it apart and leaving the materials for the next artist. 

Canada Day Ceremony

July 1 at 1pm, PCT Performance Stage

Port Moody’s Mayor and Council will host a patriotic ceremony to celebrate our nation’s birthday. Jada McKenzie-Moore, 2017 winner of Tri-Cities Got Talent, will entertain you with a couple of songs and then lead everyone in singing “O Canada.”

Cupcakes and Juice

July 1 at 1:30pm, across from the PCT Performance Stage

Join Port Moody’s Acting Mayor and Council for free cupcakes and juice following the ceremony.

Parking at Rocky Point Park will be extremely limited. Members of the public are encouraged to leave their car at home, and walk, bike, or take public transit instead. The City of Port Moody is operating a free event shuttle during Golden Spike Days (June 28-July 1). The shuttle will loop from Knowle Street (in front of the Port Moody Recreation Complex, 300 Ioco Road) to Rocky Point Park (2800 Murray Street) approximately every 30 minutes.