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Canada Day at the Valley Zoo

On July 1, 2011, the Edmonton Valley Zoo will be celebrating Canada Day and the Zoo's 52nd Birthday!

Zoo-goers will have the opportunity to experience an incredible array of entertainment and special surprises to help mark this momentous occasion!

Guests can visit the Canadian animals at the Zoo and enjoy mini-talks about these incredible creatures and what makes them truly "Canadian".

Join us in singing "Oh Canada" and then enjoy a slice of Canada's largest birthday cake. This massive edible wonder is impressive to see but even better to taste!

For something a little more active, the little ones will love the massive inflatables, the Bubble Blowing Bash, or the Adventure Bus and then it's off to the craft stations to construct a Canada Day Creation. There will also be educational talks, hands-on science experiments, and face painting!

Last but not least, make sure you help us sing "Happy Birthday" to Lucy the elephant! We will be celebrating her 36th birthday by surprising her with a massive tiered birthday cake made out of fruit and ice. What a cool way to cap off Canada day at the Edmonton Valley Zoo!

Edmonton Sabers Marching Band

Location: Outside Front Entrance, then march through the Zoo, Meadow/Saito centre
Enjoy this magnificent marching band!

Inflatable Bouncers

Location: Open Meadow
Awesome inflatable fun!

Safari - Surprise Toddler Fun Zone

Location: Saito Centre - Centre Hall Program Space
Preschool stories, songs, puppets, and more…

Spectacular Animal Sprinklers

Location: Open Meadow
Get wet and wild with these Spectacular Animal Sprinklers.

The Adventure Bus

Location: Open Meadow
Offers an amazing active adventure for kids!

Hands on Science Experiments

Location: Saito
Neato science experiments!

Airbrush Face Painting

Location: Behind Saito Centre & Learning Lair
Face-painting at its finest

Canada Day Crafts

Location: Program Tent
A Canada Day craft that you can take home and enjoy.

Bubble Blowing Bash

Location: Open Meadow
Run wild and blow beautiful bubbles.

Elephant Talk, Painting, and the Presentation of Lucy's Massive Birthday Surprise!

Time: 11am
Location: Elephant Yard
Learn about the life of Lucy our Asian Elephant and watch her make a one of a kind painting! To help celebrate Lucy’s 36th Birthday, join us in singing her "Happy Birthday" as she receives a massive tiered Birthday Cake made out of ice!

Edmonton Sabers Marching Band

Times: 11am, noon, 1, 2, & 3pm
Location: Open Meadow

Paint like Lucy

Time: noon-3:30pm
Location: Behind Saito Centre
Make a painting just like Lucy the Elephant!

Canada's Creatures Touch Table

Time: noon-3pm
Location: Learning Lair
Learn all about Canadian animals while talking with Edmonton Valley Zoo public interpretation staff. Touch a variety of Canadian animal artifacts too!

 

For more information please visit www.edmonton.ca/attractions

Edmonton Canada Day Celebrations

Edmonton celebrates Canada's 144th Birthday with pancake breakfasts, barbecues, family events, and birthday cakes all leading up to a spectacular Canada Day fireworks finale in the River Valley!

Here's a line-up of the 2011 events.  Stay tuned for updates as we get closer to the BIG day...

Celebrate at the Alberta Legislature from 7 am to 7 pm. Start the day with a pancake breakfast, cheer on a charity fun run, stay to enjoy an open house, free entertainment and festivities for all ages.  

City Hall is host to an array of activitities from 11:30 am to 4 pm.  Live music, entertainment, indoor stage shows, displays, kids crafts, prizes, face painting, balloon fairies, magicians, stilt walkers,  and much more are planned! The official Canada Day ceremony will begin at noon. On the web: www.edmonton.ca or call 311. 

All are invited to partake in the Celebrate Canada Workshop to create a hand-made Canadiana-inspired memento from 12 noon to 5 pm at City Hall, as part of The Works Art and Design Festival.    On the web: www.theworks.ab.ca 

Edmonton City Centre will be open for shopping from 12 Noon to 5 PM.

"CANADA DAY FIREWORKS FINALE" at 11 PM from Kinsmen Park Launch Site

Spectacular fireworks display over Edmonton's river valley parks and the North Saskatchewan River!

Good Viewing Locations: Alberta Legislature Grounds, Victoria Park (River Valley Road), Ezio Faraone Park (west entrance to High Level Bridge on 109 Street North), Dantzer's Hill (below Queen Elizabeth Park), and Government House Park (Groat Road and River Valley Road).  Please note there is no viewing from Kinsmen Park.

For more information please call 311