Celebrate Canada in Rossland
Come and join the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre and community of Rossland in our Celebrate Canada Celebrations!
Entry is by donation each of these days 10am to 6pm!
June 21st – National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 24th & 25th – St. Jean Baptiste Day
June 27th – Canadian Multiculturalism Day
July 1st – Canada Day Celebrations
July 8th – National Historic Places Day
This year’s celebration is all about community, fun, and food! While the event and entertainment will begin at noon, festivities will officially kick off at 2 pm with a Welcome to the təmxʷúlaʔxʷ (homeland) from Autonomous Sinixt Elder and Smum Iem Matriarch Marilyn James followed by an address from the City of Rossland represented by Councillor Andy Morel. Andy will serve up some themed treats from Hooper’s Bakery & The Pastry Shop while the city hosts a special booth celebrating Rossland’s 125th birthday. Complete with a beer garden in partnership with the Rossland Beer Company, the Rossland Golden City Lions Club will be cooking up hot dogs and sausages for sale throughout the afternoon, along with other presenters and vendors partnering to bring you this year’s event, including Kootenay Gateway, Silly Moose Donuts, WildSafeBC Rossland/Trail, Happy Ice Pops from Delicious Baby & Kids, and more! With live entertainment from the Golden City Fiddlers, Gold Fever Follies, and Robbie Turnbull, a language workshop by the Autonomous Sinixt, family-friendly activities like face painting by Yarnia and scavenger hunts, and 125+ years to remember and celebrate between 12pm and 4pm, you won’t want to miss this year’s event.
Entry is free, though donations are always welcome.
Free shuttles for Seniors from/to Esling Park Lodge will run at 12pm, 2pm, and 4pm.
This event is funded in part by the Government of Canada (Canadian Heritage), Teck Trail Operations, Tourism Rossland, FortisBC, the City of Rossland, and Columbia Basin Trust.
We still have room for community groups to host information booths as well as any special entertainment or activities! Give us a call at 250-362-7722 or email Skylar at community@ rosslandmuseum.ca
Please note there will be NO fireworks or evening concert/film at the museum this year.