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About Canada Day in DTK
Canada Day is always one of the biggest events of the summer, with lots of family-friendly fun, an evening concert, and a fireworks display to end the night.
Parking and transit
However you get downtown, there are options available:
Transit
Hop off the ION at either the Kitchener City Hall or Victoria Park station for a quick walk. Central Station is a short walk away, as well.
GRT routes 7, 8, 20 and iXpress 204 stop within walking distance of City Hall and Carl Zehr Square.
Vehicle and bike parking
Parking is available in the City Hall parking garage, as well as other City of Kitchener parking lots around Downtown Kitchener. Visit our parking locations page to find somewhere to park.
Secure bike parking is available in the City Hall parking garage.
You can pay for parking in surface lots through the Passport Parking app. Download the app, available both on iOS & Android.
Plan your route
Check road closures on your route before coming downtown.
Marking Canada Day respectfully
Canada Day is an opportunity to learn about Indigenous culture, and the deep, enduring, and positive impact First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples have on culture, community, environmental protection and more. We encourage you to thoughtfully examine what it means to be Canadian and understand our country’s Indigenous roots and the racism that still exists today.
Visit our Indigenous reconciliation page to find local and national Indigenous organizations you can support and learn from.
On our National Indigenous History Month page, you can find information about:
- Indigenous research and academia in Waterloo Region
- Residential Schools, the Sixties Scoop and the Millennial Scoop
- support resources