Canada Day Drumming Celebration
An All Canadian Drumming Celebration
Organized by Legacy 150 Celebrations Society, a Vancouver-based non-profit organization registered both federally and provincially, the annual Canada Day Drumming Celebration (CDDC) strives to deepen intercultural understanding, promote patriotism, and enhance civic engagement through one of the world’s most ancient and widely-adopted art forms – percussive arts.
Canada Day Drumming Achievements
2017: First ever Canada Day Drumming to celebrate Canada’s 150th Anniversary. Drummers across 5 time zones and 8 Canadian cities drummed simultaneously. The event received extensive media coverage.
2018: 107 drummers from 61 nationalities secured us the Guinness World RecordsTM Title “Most Nationalities in a Drum Circle”
2019: The event continues to cross 5 time zones, with 13 Canadian cities, celebrating Canada’s multicultural diversity.
2020: First-ever virtual event with overwhelming support from 28 cities.
2021: Second virtual event held across 148 Canadian cities, 26 international cities, and 13 countries. Now the official Guinness World RecordsTM Title Holder of the “Most People Performing a Drum Roll Online Simultaneously” with 581 drummers!
2022: Brought back the online and in-person hybrid event, after 3 years, we attracted more than 25000 participants across Canada.
2023: Adapting a parade format live stream, CDD brought in 40,000 people across Canada to participate in the event, in person and online.