What a great day it will be......
There will be events all over Vancouver tomorrow for everyone. A few concert listings.....
Top 5 things to do....
Canada Day is Friday, July 1, 2011.
Spending Canada Day in Vancouver
1. Canada Day at Granville Island
What: Granville Island’s huge Canada Day celebration includes a Parade, a Truly Canadian Pancake Breakfast, an official Canada Day Ceremony, live jazz, performers, False Creek Ferry Ballet, and MELA!, a South Asian cultural extravaganza of song, traditional dance, Bollywood fashions, mouth-watering food, and more.
When: 8am - Midnight
Where: Granville Island
When: 8am - Midnight
Where: Granville Island
2. Canada Day at Canada Place - Street Festival & Parade
What: Canada Place
When: Street Festival: 10am - 6pm; Parade starts at 7pm
Where: Street Festival at Canada Place; Parade starts at the corner of Georgia Street & Broughton Street.
When: Street Festival: 10am - 6pm; Parade starts at 7pm
Where: Street Festival at Canada Place; Parade starts at the corner of Georgia Street & Broughton Street.
3. 2011 Surrey Canada Day
What: OK, this one is not actually in Vancouver ....But it has to go on this list because Surrey’s Canada Day celebration is both the biggest Canada Day event in western Canada
When: 10am - 10:30pm
Where: Cloverdale Millennium Amphitheatre, Surrey
When: 10am - 10:30pm
Where: Cloverdale Millennium Amphitheatre, Surrey
4. Canada Day at the Steveston Salmon Festival
Image Courtesy of Steveston Community Society / Steveston Salmon
What: Steveston, Richmond
When: 6:30am - 5pm
Where: Steveston Village, Richmond
When: 6:30am - 5pm
Where: Steveston Village, Richmond
5. Canada Day Burrard Inlet Fireworks Show
What: Cap off your Canada Day celebrations with this pyrotechnic extravaganza! Happening in Burrard Inlet, the 5th annual Fireworks Show will be visible from Downtown, West Vancouver, North Vancouver, and Vancouver’s west side.
When: 10:30pm - 11pm
Where: Vancouver Downtown and west side
When: 10:30pm - 11pm
Where: Vancouver Downtown and west side
Canada Day Cocktails
Canada Day Cocktails
- 1 part Canadian Club whisky
- 1 part sloe gin
- 1 part Triple Sec
- 1 part Galliano
- 4-6 parts orange juice
Stir with cracked ice. Strain over ice into highball glass and add garnish.
CC Reserve Manhattan
- 2 parts Canadian Club Reserve Whisky
- 1/4 part sweet vermouth
- 1/4 par dry vermouth
Stir with cracked ice. Strain into a cocktail glass. Serve with lemon peel or cherry.
Canada Day Cocktails: Be The Life Of The Party With These Drinks!
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Canada Day is almost here! Whatever your plans may be for the holiday, make sure you know these recipes for only the most delicious celebration cocktails.
Kick off the holiday right! HollywoodLife.com looked for chic and cool cocktail recipes perfect for your festivities on this summer holiday. Be the life of the party and introduce all your friends to these refreshing liquid mixes – They’ll be sure to cure your thirst cravings with nothing but deliciousness!
Harmonie Toasts Canada
- 2oz Hpnotiq Harmonie
- 2oz Champagne
Mott’s Clamato introduces The Royal Caesar
- 1 oz gin
- 1 oz Pimm’s
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- 3 dashes freshly ground salt and pepper
- 4 cucumber sticks (skinned, 4″ long)
- 4 dashes Worcestershire sauce
- 4 oz Mott’s Clamato Original cocktail
Directions:
Muddle cucumber, Pimm’s, gin, bitters, Worcestershire and salt and pepper together in a mixing glass.
Add ice and Mott’s Clamato Original cocktail.
Stir well and strain into fresh ice into a Champagne glass rimmed with freshly ground salt.
Muddle cucumber, Pimm’s, gin, bitters, Worcestershire and salt and pepper together in a mixing glass.
Add ice and Mott’s Clamato Original cocktail.
Stir well and strain into fresh ice into a Champagne glass rimmed with freshly ground salt.
Top Cocktails to Celebrate Canada Day
Canada Day conjures up memories of family cookouts and crowding on a blanket in our local park to watch the fireworks. Whether you're celebrating with friends or family, here are my top cocktail recipes to match your celebratory personality. Are you the urban sophistcate, mix n' mingler, or life of the party? Well, warm up those mixologist muscles and read on to match yourself with the perfect drink to sip on this Canada Day.
There are few things that scream Canadian quite like maple syrup. Now this sweet must-have has gone from the breakfast table to behind the bar. Take advantage of the recent sap season by adding it to your favourite martini. It's the ideal choice for the oh-so chic and oh-so Canadian.
There's good reason why sangria is such a big hit in the summer, it allows us to enjoy the best-tasting seasonal fruit the province has to offer. Why not grab a group of friends and go pick your own fruit for the sangria ! Visit www.PickYourOwn.org to find a farm near you and support local farmers.
350 ml bottle Niagara ice wine
2 cups dry white wine
1 1/3 cup white cranberry juice
1 tablespoon superfine sugar
1 full lemon sliced into wheels
4 cups of seasonal fruit: mixed hulled strawberries, red and golden raspberries, cherries, and rhubarb
In a pitcher, stir the wines, juices and sugar, and add fruits. Cover and refrigerate overnight or at least 4 hours. Serve chilled over ice.
Patriotic Shooter
Take a shot of independence with this Canadian flag-inspired creation ! Dare to stand out, show your true colours, and get a bit wild !
1 oz peach schnapps, chilled
1 oz cranberry juice
1 oz vodka, chilled
Pour a small measure of ice-cold peach schnapps into a frosted shot glass. Over the back of a barspoon, carefully layer an equal measure of cranberry juice so that it sits on top of the schnapps. Over the top of the cranberry juice layer a similar amount of ice-cold vodka.
O' Cranada
Now I wouldn't want to forget the non-drinkers in the bunch. Here's a drink that's bursting with fun and flavour, also great for kids.
2 parts white cranberry juice
1 oz maple syrup
1 oz lime juice
1 part club soda
garnish with cranberries (can also substitute blueberries or blackberries)
Mix all the ingredients and serve in a highball glass. Garnish the drink with cranberries at the bottom. Special trick: the night before, place cranberries in water and freeze in ice cube trays overnight. When added to the glass it will seem as though the cranberries are floating, and it cools off your drink !
* For more great food & cocktail pairing ideas tune into my appearance on Canada AM Wednesday, June 17th *
Happy Birthday Canada ! Until next time entertain well and entertain often
