New West celebrates Canada Day with activities and live entertainment at Westminster Pier Park. There are also other events at places like Queen’s Park.
New Westminster Canada Day Events
There are Canada Day celebrations all over Metro Vancouver on July 1st, including at multiple venues in New Westminster.
Canada Day Festivities
Below are details about New Westminster’s Canada Day activities in 2024.
This year’s July 1st celebrations ran from 12:30 pm until 6:00 pm at Westminster Pier Park. The outdoor location is at 16th Street in New Westminster.
There are all sorts of things to see and do at the event. There’s live music, activities for children, a circus zone, and multiple food trucks and vendors. Visit the City of New Westminster website for additional information about this year’s celebrations.
Westminster Pier Park Stage Schedule
The entertainment schedule for the main stage in 2024 was as follows.
- 12:30 pm – Welcoming Remarks
- 1:00 pm – Robin Layne and the Rhythm Makers
- 2:00 pm – Kung Jaadee
- 3:00 pm – Francis Baptiste
- 4:00 pm – Krystle Dos Santos
- 5:00 pm – Cakewalk
New Westminster Multicultural Festival
In previous years, the Multicultural Festival took place along the waterfront at Westminster Pier Park from around 2:00 pm until 10:00 pm, with the fireworks blasting off at the end. It was a free event with multicultural entertainment, ethnic foods, market vendors, dancing and community organization information booths.
Sadly, this event hasn’t taken place since 2019. However, a new multicultural festival took place in New Westminster in each of the last two years. The On Your Block Festival is a free event that features music and family-friendly activities. The festival happened at Tipperary Park on July 8th in 2023. Hopefully it will return again this year!
Canada Day at Queen’s Park
Canada Day celebrations also take place at Queen’s Park (at around 100 3rd Avenue), although they’re more muted now than they were before the pandemic. The place is a beautiful park with walking trails, a flower garden, large playground, kids’ water play area and a petting zoo.
This year there were two events at Queen’s Park in the days leading up to Canada Day. On June 29th there was the Welcome to My Renaissance event from 2:00 pm until 5:00 pm. It featured a series of live performances from Indigenous artists along with arts and crafts and traditional food. On June 30th from 2:00 to 4:00 pm there was a Summer Concerts in the Park event featuring local musicians.
Other Information
To learn more about what happens on July 1st in this city, see New Westminster’s Canada Day page.
For ideas about other things to do in the area, plus New West festivals at other times of the year, click New Westminster.
For a list of other July 1st events in other parts of the Lower Mainland, click Metro Vancouver on Canada Day.
To learn about fireworks in New Westminster see our article about New West Summer Fireworks.
Other articles that might be of interest include the following:
- Vancouver’s July Calendar
- Lower Mainland Festivals and Events
- Vancouver Summer Activities
- What’s Happening This Weekend
- Vancouver on a Budget
