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Canada Day in Surrey

Canada Day in Surrey is celebrated on July 1 at the Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre with a carnival midway, entertainment and family-friendly activities.

In 2023 Surrey’s Canada Day celebrations featured in-person activities at the Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre.

 


Below are topics of information you’ll find in this article regarding Surrey’s Canada Day celebrations.

Where & When | Canada Day Activities | Amusement Rides | Live Entertainment | Fireworks | Other Information

Click any of the above links to jump to a specific topic, or continue reading to learn all about Surrey’s Canada Day celebrations.


 

Langley's Canada Day Party

 

Canada Day in Surrey

One of the largest Canada Day events in the Lower Mainland, the Surrey celebrations are especially popular with young families during the day and people of all ages at night.

Highlights of Canada Day in Surrey include the amusement rides and fireworks every year.

Except for the rides, the festivities are free!

 

Where and When

Surrey Canada Day celebrations are at the Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre which is located at 17728 64th Avenue by the Cloverdale Fairgrounds at the corner of 176th Street & 64th. The venue is a nice, large grassy field, which makes it a perfect place for the carnival rides and free outdoor concerts.

In 2023 the event ran from 10:00 am until about 10:30 pm. Live entertainment happens throughout the day and the fireworks blast off at about 10:15 pm.

TIP: If it’s a sunny day take lots of sunscreen, water and a hat as it can be hot and there isn’t a lot of shade.

 

Canada Day Kids World Area
Kids World on Canada Day

 

Surrey Canada Day Activities

Activities at Surrey’s Canada Day celebrations include carnival rides, kids’ activities, live entertainment and the evening’s fireworks. At the 2023 Surrey Canada Day event there were also food trucks, an Indigenous market, and a beverage garden for adults.

 

Canada Day Amusement Rides

Canada Day in Surrey is one of the few July 1st events in the Lower Mainland that features serious carnival-style amusement rides.

Other Canada Day event venues might have bouncy castles and inflatable slides for little kids, but in Surrey there’s usually a Ferris Wheel, the Zipper and Zero Gravity, among other attractions.

Tickets for the amusement rides at Surrey’s 2023 Canada Day event cost about $1.50 and rides required between three and seven tickets each. Books of 20 tickets were also available for $30, and books of 40 cost $50. We expect tickets to the amusements rides in 2024 to be similar in price, although this is still to be confirmed.

 

Amusement Ride Tips

TIP #1: To avoid the longest lineups, hit the rides early in the day. By the afternoon the place is pretty busy!

TIP #2: Ride tickets are non-refundable, so be sure to use them up well before the fireworks start at the end of the day.

TIP #3: If you find you can’t use up all your tickets, it’s good to know that the tickets don’t expire. You can use them again next year, or at a Shooting Stars Amusements event at another time (like at the Abbotsford Agrifair in August on the BC Day Long Weekend).

 

Canada Day Carnaval Rides
Shooting Star Amusement Rides

 

Canada Day Live Entertainment

There is lots of live entertainment at Surrey’s Canada Day celebrations most years.

In 2023 there were multiple stages with live entertainment, including the Prospera Main Stage, Siam Stage, KPU Community Stage, and Kids’ Stage. 2023 performance schedules are listed below.

 

Prospera Main Stage (2023)

  • 11:30 am – Diamonds In The Rough
  • 12:30 pm – JenZ
  • 1:30 pm – Grand March, Indigenous Welcome & Opening Ceremony
  • 2:30 pm – Joel West and Kordaroy Band
  • 3:30 pm – Julio Avila Cuban Band
  • 4:30 pm – Luv
  • 5:30 pm – The Shania Experience (Tribute)
  • 6:00 pm – DJ Marvel
  • 6:30 pm – Neon Dreams
  • 7:00 pm – DJ Marvel
  • 7:30 pm – Cultural Sharing with Kwantlen and Semiahmoo First Nation
  • 7:45 pm – Crown Lands
  • 8:30 pm – DJ Marvel
  • 9:00 pm – Broken Social Scene
  • 10:15 pm – Fireworks

 

Surrey Canada Day Main Stage
Surrey Canada Day Main Stage

 

Siam Stage (2023)

  • 11:00 am – Indigenous Welcome with Semiahmoo First Nation
  • 12:00 pm – MzShellz Music
  • 1:00 pm – Indian Standard Time
  • 2:00 pm – Kiera-Dawn Kolson
  • 3:00 pm – Shawn Bullshields
  • 4:00 pm – Nikita Afonso Duo
  • 5:00 pm – R.E.D.
  • 6:00 pm – PIQSIQ

 

KPU Community Stage (2023)

  • 11:00 am – Afrobeats Dance Lesson with Isaac Gasangwa
  • 11:30 am – Lorita Leung Dance Academy
  • 12:00 pm – Rangla Punjab Arts Academy
  • 12:30 pm – Lorita Leung Dance Academy
  • 1:00 pm – Diamonds in the Rough
  • 1:30 pm – Afrobeats Dance Lesson with Isaac Gasangwa
  • 2:00 pm – Steel School of Irish Dance
  • 2:30 pm – DJ Maiyah & Relik
  • 3:00 pm – Higher Ground Dance Battle
  • 3:30 pm – Enter-Tribal
  • 4:00 pm – Diamonds in the Rough
  • 4:30 pm – Decibel Entertainment
  • 5:00 pm – Higher Ground Dance Battle
  • 5:30 pm – Bollywood Dance Lesson with Duniya Dance
  • 6:00 pm – Panwiberry Dance School
  • 6:30 pm – Tamanawis Drum Line
  • 7:00 pm – Higher Ground Dance Battle Finale
  • 7:30 pm – DJ A-SLAM
  • 9:00 pm – DJ Heer

 

The Wild Moccasin Dancers in Surrey

 

Kids’ Stage (2023)

  • 11:30 am – Terrance Wang
  • 12:30 pm – Waceya Metis Youth Dance Troupe
  • 1:30 pm – Terrance Wang
  • 2:30 pm – Music with Marnie
  • 3:30 pm – Waceya Metis Youth Dance Troupe
  • 4:30 pm – Music with Marnie

 

Surrey Canada Day Fireworks

Surrey is one of a few places in the Lower Mainland where you can see Canada Day fireworks. The pyrotechnics start at 10:15 pm each year and although not quite as extensive as the displays at Canada Place in downtown Vancouver used to be (until they got permanently cancelled), they are always still impressive.

 

Canada Day Events

 

Other Information

To learn more about the event at the Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre, click Canada Day in Surrey.

For details about July 1st events in other parts of the Lower Mainland, see Metro Vancouver Canada Day Celebrations.

And for other events at other times of the year, see Vancouver’s Festivals & Events Calendar.

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