First light

This post isn't so much about food as it is about St. John's and Canada Day celebrations. If you're in town and not busy at 5am you really should make the trek to Signal Hill for the Canada Day sunrise celebration. Everyone should do this at least once in their lives and many make it a annual tradition. You will be amongst the first to see the sun rise in Canada.

Once the sun is up you can take an equally-traditional trek back down Signal Hill and have breakfast. What a way to start the day!

Here are the City of St. John's celebrations schedule for July 1, 2009:

4:00 am
Metrobus shuttle begins from the Bell Aliant Building Parking Lot, Fort William to Signal Hill National Historic Site of Canada

6:00 am
Official Ceremony begins for Happy Birthday Canada!

Here is a food-related item: you can have some birthday cake and Central Dairies products.

10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Cape Spear and Signal Hill National Historic Sites Open House

Celebrate Canada Day all day long at both National Historic Sites of Canada. Admission is free, cake, face-painting, games, scavenger hunts, prizes, guided tours and lots of fun for everyone!

Confederation Building Lobby (begins at 12:30 pm)

Afternoon entertainment featuring:

12:30 pm - Fergus Brown O'Byrne
1:00 pm - Cake Cutting
1:30 pm - Sharing our Cultures
1:45 pm - Celtic Fiddlers
2:15 pm - Sharing our Cultures
2:30 pm - Petty Rogues

*Afternoon events are free with a donation of a non-perishable food product or toonie for Bridges to Hope.

Free cake and Central Dairies milk

Face painting until 4:00 pm; Red Rocket Amusements, St. John's Regional Fire Department's Fire Truck, tattoo parlour, Rovers Search and Rescue Display, flags and seedlings and more!


FAMILY FUN
Confederation Hill

1:00pm 2:00pm & 3:00pm - Tours of the House of Assembly Confederation Building)

Eurest Dining and food stations throughout the day!

Outdoor Stage (Rain Venue: Cafeteria)

Afternoon entertainment featuring special appearance and presentation of Captain Bob Bartlett.

12:15 pm - Host: Fergus O'Byrne
12:30 pm - Celtic Fiddlers
1:00 pm - Sharing our Cultures
1:15 pm - Overview of Capt. Bob Bartlett Celebrations
Jim Payne & Fergus O'Byrne
1:45 pm - Sharing our Cultures
2:00 pm - Mary Barry
2:25 pm - Sharing our Cultures
2:35 pm - Multi-National Choir "New Canadian Voices"
2:55 pm - Sharing our Cultures
3:10 pm - The Square Knot Dancers
3:35 pm - Connemara
4:10 pm - St. John's Multicultural and Folk Arts Council presentation


FIREWORKS
Quidi Vidi Lake
10:00 pm

Scheduled for blast off at 10:00 pm, but within the hour should weather conditions not be ideal.