Canada Day celebrations 2026: Nation’s capital set to host festivities - BERITAJA

Thousands of Canadians are expected to caput to the nation’s superior to celebrate Canada Day, marking 159 years of Confederation.

The national daytime ceremony is scheduled to footwear disconnected astatine Ottawa’s LeBreton Flats Park astatine noon Eastern Time, pinch performances from Alessia Cara, Adrian Sutherland, TOBi and Éléonore Lagacé, among others.

The ceremony will besides be broadcast unrecorded connected elephantine screens astatine Parliament Hill and successful beforehand of the Supreme Court of Canada, according to a connection from the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Prime Minister Mark Carney will speak astatine the arena successful LeBreton Flats Parks past recreation to Alberta to present remarks successful the evening.

According to the Ottawa event’s property release, audiences could expect “a profoundly Canadian experience, punctuated by philharmonic performances, creation numbers, inspiring individual accounts and typical impermanent appearances.”

The celebrations will besides beryllium marked by “an Order of Canada investiture ceremonial highlighting the exceptional contributions of Canadians, the playing of the nationalist anthem, and a spectacular flyover by the Snowbirds.”

In addition, Jeremy Hansen, the first Canadian to spell about the satellite connected the Artemis II mission, alongside Olympic and Paralympic athletes who represented Canada astatine the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games will beryllium present.