Canada Day 2025 in Abbotsford – Parade, Family Festival, Marketplace & Fireworks

📍 Location: South Fraser Way (Parade) & Abbotsford Exhibition Park
📅 Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2025
🕒 Time: Parade at 11:00 AM | Festival from 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM | Fireworks at 10:00 PM
🎟 Admission: Free and family-friendly
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Celebrate Canada Day in Abbotsford – Lights, Camera, Canada Day!

Join us on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, for a vibrant community celebration featuring the Lights, Camera, Canada Day! Parade, an interactive Family Festival at Abbotsford Exhibition Park, a bustling Marketplace, multicultural food trucks, live performances, and a fireworks finale presented by Fraser Valley Auto Mall. This free, all-ages event is one of the Fraser Valley’s most anticipated Canada Day celebrations!

🎉 Canada Day Parade – 11:00 AM

Start the celebration with the Lights, Camera, Canada Day! Parade featuring floats inspired by iconic movie moments.

📍 Parade Route:

• Starts at Bourquin Crescent

• Travels along South Fraser Way

• Turns onto Trethewey Street

• Ends at W.J. Mouat Secondary School (Mouat Drive)

🚧 Road Closures:

• Staging area closed from 6:00 AM

• Parade route closed 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

🏞️ Family Festival – 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM

📍 Abbotsford Exhibition Park, 32470 Haida Drive

Experience interactive zones, cultural showcases, and family entertainment all afternoon long:

✨ Family Festival Zones (1:00 PM – 5:00 PM)

• Agri-Fun Zone

• Kids Zone

• STEM Zone

• Sports Zone

• Unitech Slide

• Blackwood Sand Box

• Elite Fire Protection Misting Tent

• Community Showcase (local orgs, cultural groups & nonprofits)

🛍 Marketplace – 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Coordinated by The Mango Market
Explore handmade and homegrown products from local vendors.

🍴 Food Trucks – 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Coordinated by the Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival
Enjoy a delicious mix of multicultural eats and festival favourites.

🎤 Main Stage Performances – 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Curated by the Abbotsford Arts Council, the Main Stage features local talent, dancers, cultural acts, and evening headliners.

🎭 Afternoon Lineup:

• 1:05 PM – Mascot Dance-Off

• 1:30 PM – Brewster the Buccaneer Puppeteer

• 2:00 PM – BerryFest Pie Eating Contest

• 2:35 PM – MemoryLane Productions x EJS School of Fine Arts

• 2:50 PM – Stirling Scottish Dancers

• 3:05 PM – Skipping Sensations

• 3:20 PM – Learning Star Arts Academy

• 3:45 PM – Brewster the Buccaneer Puppeteer (Encore)

• 4:15 PM – Punjabi Folklore Bhangra Academy

🎶 Evening Lineup:

• BAWAH

• Elijah Bond

• The Della Kit

• DJ 40K & Friends

• The Cambree Lovesy Band

Stay tuned for full performance times!

🎆 Fireworks Finale – 10:00 PM

Presented by Fraser Valley Auto Mall
📍 Launched from the baseball diamonds at Exhibition Park
Wrap up the day with a spectacular fireworks show (weather permitting).

🎧 Sync your experience with the Pyrocast App:

• Download the Pyrocast App

• Enter show code: F8MS

• Stream the fireworks soundtrack live!

♿ Accessibility & Inclusion

This year’s event features expanded accessibility features including:

• Sensory-Friendly Zone (1:00 PM – 7:00 PM) by Canucks Autism Network

• 75% of on-site washrooms are accessible

• Accessible portable washrooms along parade route

• Multi-lingual volunteers on-site

• Drop-off & pick-up zones for mobility needs

• Complimentary wheelchairs available

📲 Stay Connected

Follow the City of Abbotsford on Facebook and Instagram for the latest updates, maps, and event highlights.

🔗 Plan your visit at tourismabbotsford.ca/canada-day
🔗 Explore more Canada Day events at Vancouver Page – Discover Local Events