Capital City Canada Day ft. Joel Plaskett Emergency & Two Hours Traffic

Capital City Canada Day returns to Victoria Park in Charlottetown on July 1 from 12–10 pm. 

Residents and visitors are invited to enjoy a full day of free, family-friendly activities and live entertainment, culminating in fireworks at dusk.

The day will feature a Family Fun Zone from 12–7 pm. Celebrate Canada with kid-friendly games, inflatables, community activations and festive giveaways throughout the day (while supplies last). Plus, Indigenous PEI will return with an interactive pop-up featuring local Indigenous artisan vendors and cultural demonstrations. The Tastes of Canada (and Beyond) food vendor zone will also be serving up a variety of cuisines until 10 pm.

Headlining the Coastal Vibes Stage are Canadian favourites, JUNO Award winner Joel Plaskett Emergency and Charlottetown indie rock band Two Hours Traffic.

For over three decades, Joel Plaskett has proven himself a spinning wheel of reinvention. The Nova Scotia songwriter’s eclectic body of work reveals a restless and playful spirit, always transforming and expanding. His appetite for new sonic horizons is an integral part of his work.

Two Hours Traffic formed in 2002, and over a 12-year span, they toured extensively in Canada and around the world. The band’s second album Little Jabs was shortlisted for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize. In 2013, Two Hours Traffic played their farewell concerts. Five years later, in 2018, they quietly came out of retirement for what was meant to be a one-off performance, and have been playing sporadically since.

Visit charlottetown.ca/canadaday for the full schedule of events.