There's lots to do in Burnaby this Canada Day. From the official opening of the new Edmonds Community Centre to FoxFest at Deer Lake Park, there's no shortage of fun events for Canada's 146th birthday.
BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM
After a quick workout at the new Edmonds Community Centre head over to the Burnaby Village Museum for more Canada Day festivities.
From 11 a.m. to 4: 30 p.m. at the museum at 6501 Deer Lake Ave there'll be multicultural entertainment, musicians, displays and demonstrations throughout the 1920s village.
Admission is free. For more information, visit www.burnabyvillagemuseum. ca and follow the link to Canada Day at the Village.
FOXFEST AT DEER LAKE
After all the cake eating and face painting it's time to head to over to Deer Lake Park at 6430 Deer Lake Ave. for the Fox's annual FoxFest concert featuring head banging headliners Alice in Chains.
This years line up starts at 6 p.m. with Head of the Herd, Monster Truck and I Mother Earth all playing sets before Alice in Chains takes the stage later that night.
For more information or to buy tickets, visit www.cfox.com/ConcertCalendar/ Listings.aspx and click on the link for FoxFest.
EDMONDS CENTRE OPENING
Kick off the holiday Monday with a dip in the new pool at the Edmonds Community Centre.
The newest community centre at 7433 Edmonds St. will be celebrating its grand opening on Canada Day from 10 a.m. to 3: 30 p.m. with guided tours, a ribbon cutting ceremony and many more activities for all ages.
The centre will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. with free admission to the swimming and leisure pools and the weight and cardio rooms.
After checking out the new community centre, step outside and celebrate Canada Day in Edmonds Park (formerly Richmond Park). From noon to 3: 30 p.m. there will be free entertainment, face painting, games, food and cake.
For more information, visit www.burn aby.ca/edmonds or call 604-297-4838.
