Owen Sound's Canada Day Celebration at Kelso Beach Park offers a day of playful activities and entertainment for the whole family, for the cost of a voluntary donation. Featured entertainer Coco Love Alcorn takes the stage at 9:00 PM. The event also includes games and inflatable attractions, food vendors, Grey Bruce Youth Talent Showcase, and much more.

Kelso Beach Park opens at noon on Friday July 1st with many activities including performances by the Great Canadian Swampstompers. Inflatable attractions, carnival games and the Good Cheer Splash Pad will keep it lively for kids. Families can also participate in the Grey Bruce Youth Talent Showcase, make an animated video, and join dance and movement classes including Yoga, Nia, Zumba, and hand drumming with Bam528.

The evening entertainment program includes performances by the Owen Sound City Band, Georgian Bay Caledonia Pipe Band, and the Great Canadian Swampstompers. National touring artist Coco Love Alcorn and her band light up the stage as the headline act, leading up to a spectacular fireworks display over Owen Sound Bay.

Admission is by donation. Most activities are included with admission.

For more information, visit www.owensound.ca/canadaday or call Owen Sound Tourism at 519-371-9833.

source: media release, City of Owen Sound