Canada Day by the Bay 2025 – Celebrate July 1 in White Rock

📍 Location: Memorial Park & West Beach, White Rock, BC
📅 Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2025
🕒 Time: 12:00 PM – 10:30 PM (Vendor Market from 10:00 AM)
🎟 Admission: Free, family-friendly, all-ages event
🔗 Official Event Page

Celebrate Canada Day at the Waterfront in White Rock

Join the community in celebrating Canada Day 2025 at Canada Day by the Bay, an all-day festival of music, culture, food, and fireworks along the scenic White Rock waterfront. Presented by CUPE 718, this free event features live performances, a bustling vendor marketplace, a Kids Zone, and a spectacular fireworks finale over Semiahmoo Bay.

With stages at Memorial Park and The Kid Zone by the White Rock (P’Quals), plus dozens of vendors and food offerings, it’s one of Metro Vancouver’s most anticipated waterfront Canada Day celebrations.

🎤 Main Stage Entertainment – Memorial Park

• 12:00 PM – Welcome Ceremony & O Canada

• 2:00 PM – Generations

• 3:00 PM – 4 Quarter Boulevard

• 3:30 PM – Canada Day Photo Op

• 4:30 PM – Sunshine Rhythms

• 5:30 PM – DJ James T

• 6:45 PM – Evening Opening Ceremony

• 7:00 PM – Richard Tichelman & Band

• 8:30 PM – Headliner: Guess Who & Burton Cummings Tribute ft. Colin Wiebe

🎪 Kid Zone Stage Schedule – By the White Rock (P’Quals)

• 12:30 PM – Norma's Kids Crew

• 1:00 PM – Norma's Kids Crew (Encore)

• 1:45 PM – Shot of Scotch

• 2:45 PM – Shan-E-Punjab

• 3:45 PM – Johnny Watkins

Also at the Kids Zone:

• Face painting & balloon animals

• Temporary tattoos

• Arts and crafts

• Live family entertainment all day

🎆 Fireworks Finale – Presented by Thrifty Foods

🕙 Start Time: 10:15 PM
📍 View from: Memorial Park, Promenade, West Beach, East Beach

Close the night with a stunning fireworks display over the ocean, lighting up the sky across the White Rock waterfront.

🛍️ Vendor Marketplace – Presented by White Rock Museum & Archives

🕙 Hours: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Location: West of the White Rock Museum (along the promenade)
Explore over 50 artisan vendors offering local food, crafts, jewelry, clothing, art, and more.

🚗 Getting There

Transit:

• Bus Routes 361 & 362 connect Uptown White Rock to the waterfront

• Visit TransLink for route info

Parking:

• Hourly lots east and west of the Pier

• West Beach Parkade (Vidal St. & Victoria Ave) – 180 stalls available

• 🚫 Note: The lot at the head of the Pier will be closed for event use

• Carpooling is highly recommended

Featured Performers

🎸 Guess Who & Burton Cummings Tribute

Colin Wiebe and his band bring the legendary music of The Guess Who and Burton Cummings to life.

🎤 Richard Tichelman & Band

Award-winning pop-rock artist known for “One Way Ticket” and dynamic stage presence.

🎧 DJ James T

A globally travelled DJ and MC based in White Rock with decades of experience in the local scene.

🥁 Sunshine Rhythms

Showcasing the sound of Trinidad & Tobago’s steel drums across calypso, reggae, classical, and more.

🔗 Plan your visit at whiterockcity.ca/Canada-Day-by-the-Bay
🔗 Explore more Canada Day events across Metro Vancouver at Vancouver Page – Discover Local Events