Canada Day Had To Take Place Without the Drone Show And Limited Stage Performaces

By Pepper Parr

July 1st, 2026

BURLINGTON, ON

This Canada Day was different.

It was a good, solid burst of rain with a lot of thunder and lightning, putting everything planned for the rest of the day.

For those who were in Spencer Smith Park, putting up with the oppressive heat, finding space under the shade trees made it bearable.

Rain dampened things and shut down the late afternoon events.

It meant shorter stage performances and the cancellation of the drone show.

Everything on the stage had to be tarped until the rain passed over.

Fireworks were iffy when I departed to get back to the newsroom and publish this update.

More detail on the Canada Day part and how people celebrated.