Canada Day Drumming Celebration Event Program (Vancouver)

July 1, 2018

Creekside Park, 1455 Quebec Street, Vancouver, BC

10:00 AM

Event Begins            

• Indigenous Blessing by Musqueam Indian Band
• Welcome Dance: Musqueam Territory Drum Group

10:18 AM

Singing of O Canada

• Pacific Spirit Children’s Choir

10:22 AM

VIP Speeches

10:45 AM

Chinese Lion & Dragon Dance

• Hon Hsing Athletic Club of Vancouver
  

11:00 AM

Simultaneous Drumming across Canada (Broadcast Live) – 6 minutes

• Event Details

11:15 AM

Guinness World Record Attempt for “Most Nationalities in a Drum Circle” (Broadcast Live) – 5 minutes

• Nationality List & Drummer Sign Up

11:30 AM

Multicultural Drumming Performance

• Naad Foundation (South Asian)
• Guinness World Record Attempt Drum Circle Jam

12:15 PM

Announcement of Guinness World Records™ Attempt Results by Adjudicator

12:30 PM

Multicultural Drumming Performance

• Chibi Taiko (Japanese)
• Dimitar Karabov (Bulgarian)
  

1:00 PM

Intermission

1:30 PM

Multicultural Drumming Performance

• The Paul Tavai-Latta Polynesian Dancers & Co of Vancouver (Tahitian)
• Jerry Boey Quartet (Jazz)

2:00 PM

Intermission

2:30 PM

Multicultural Drumming Performance

• The Irish Wakers (Irish)
• Breaking Boundaries (Colombian)  
  

3:00 PM

Intermission

3:30 PM

Multicultural Drumming Performance

• Sambacouver (Brazilian)
• African Soul Train (African) 
  

4:00 PM

Event Ends

On-going Activities: Kids Pavilion, Food Vendors, Sponsor Booths, Contests and more!

* Details may be subject to change.