Canada Day festivities happening outside of downtown

For those looking to avoid the downtown Canada Day crowds, there is lots planned in the suburbs. CTV's Camille Wilson reports.

While the main Canada Day celebrations will take place in the downtown core, there will be lots happening in other parts of the city.

Barrhaven, Kanata and Orléans are all on the list of some of the biggest shows in the city.

Kanata’s festivities will be held at Walter Baker Park starting at 10:00 a.m. with a Canada Day Carnival running all day, 33 local businesses and a fireworks show at 10:00 p.m.

“Lots of activities for the families. We’re going to have everything from bouncy castles for the kids, to the rides. We’ve got something I’m really proud of – the local marketplace, which will be all local businesses,“ said Kanata South Coun. Allan Hubley.

The fireworks show is a one of the most popular parts of the day for families in Kanata.

“There’s always a big show at night. We expect anywhere from 30,00 to 40,000 people to be on the hill,” said Hubley.

Christine Smith is visiting her daughter and grandchildren from the U.K. and says she’s looking forward to spending Canada Day with her family at Walter Baker Park.

“The first time I’ve been to this part for Canada Day. It’ll just be interesting to see what we can find,” said Smith.

Kanata resident Taryn Sommerville adds, “I’ve lived in Kanata my whole life and every year we come to the fireworks here. We bring grandma and grandpa and all the cousins and we watch the fireworks. We just love it.”

Barrhaven will also be hosting Canada Day festivities at Clarke Fields starting at 9 a.m. with a Midway carnival, live music and a 50/50 draw where you could win up to $10,000.

“Our food trucks will all be open. We’ve got 13 of them here this year. We’ve got a kids zone with all kinds of free games for the kids to play,” said Darrell Bartraw, president of Canada Day Barrhaven.

There will be no parking on site but there will be shuttle busses running from the Independent grocer and Heart & Crown. The midway in Barrhaven will run until July 6.

Orléans will be hosting Canada Day celebrations at Petrie Island.

There will be a Children’s Zone, land and river competitions, beach volleyball, an Ottawa Fire Services demonstration and more.

There will be fireworks at 10 p.m. on the East Beach.

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