Canada Day Festival at Nathan Phillips Square 2026
See live performances from some of the cultures playing FIFA World Cup 2026™ matches in Toronto: Ghana, Panama and Indigenous performers representing Canada. Enjoy activities including soccer skills and drills on the mini pitches (starting at 10 a.m.), Indigenous crafts, face painting, circus acts and more.
Main Stage Schedule:
Noon – Festival opening featuring Toronto Poet Laureate, Lillian Allen
12:10 p.m. – Citizenship Ceremony celebrating 50 new Canadian citizens
1:55 p.m. – Rhythm of the Nations
2:20 p.m. - Britta B.
3 p.m. – Cultural Panama Dancers and Alex Naar and Fito Blanko, and band
3:40 p.m. – Patrick de Belan
3:55 p.m. – Kune Ensemble
4:50 p.m. – Ghanian King and Queen Parade led by Nana Kweku Duah, with Esie Mensah, Black Stars Dance Collective, Poet Randell Adjei and the Womba Grove
5:15 p.m. – Furqan Mohamed and Toronto Youth Poet Laureate Shahaddah Jack (Spoken Word)
5:30 p.m. – Magnet F.C. Soccer Freestylers