Celebrate Canada at the Museum

Come and join the Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre and community of Rossland in our Celebrate Canada Celebrations!
Entry is by donation each of these days 10 am to 6 pm!
June 21st - National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 24th & 25th - St. Jean Baptiste Day
June 27th - Canadian Multiculturalism Day
July 1st - Canada Day Celebrations
July 8th - National Historic Places Day

Canada Day Celebrations will be from 12pm to 4pm on Friday, July 1st:
This year's celebration is all about community, fun, and food! While the event and entertainment will begin at noon, festivities will officially kick off at 2 pm with a Welcome to the təmxʷúlaʔxʷ (homeland) from Autonomous Sinixt Elder and Smum Iem Matriarch Marilyn James followed by an address from the City of Rossland represented by Councillor Andy Morel. Andy will serve up some themed treats from Hooper's Bakery & The Pastry Shop while the city hosts a special booth celebrating Rossland's 125th birthday.
Complete with a beer garden in partnership with the Rossland Beer Company, the Rossland Golden City Lions Club will be cooking up hot dogs and sausages for sale throughout the afternoon, along with other presenters and vendors partnering to bring you this year's event, including Kootenay Gateway, Silly Moose Donuts, WildSafeBC Rossland/Trail, Happy Ice Pops from Delicious Baby & Kids, and more!). With live entertainment from the Golden City Fiddlers, Gold Fever Follies Official, and Robbie Turnbull, a language workshop by the Autonomous Sinixt, family-friendly activities like face painting by Yarnia and scavenger hunts, and 125+ years to remember and celebrate between 12pm and 4pm, you won't want to miss this year's event.
Entry is free, though donations are always welcome.

Free shuttles for Seniors from/to Esling Park Lodge will run at 12pm, 2pm, and 4pm.

This event is funded in part by the Government of Canada (Canadian Heritage), Teck Trail Operations, Tourism Rossland, FortisBC, the City of Rossland, and Columbia Basin Trust.

Please note there will be NO fireworks at the museum this year.

The Museum is open year-round!
Summer Hours: Daily 10am to 6pm.

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