ASHBRIDGE’S BAY: Red White and Vinyl Canada Day Festival, opens at noon ending at 10:30 p.m. with fireworks. Free admission. Includes performances by Dan Hill, Brass Transit, Alannah Myles, Andy Kim, Lighthouse and Disco Dance Party. Woodbine Park.

CHIN INTERNATIONAL PICNIC: Opens at noon with Kenneth Ma Kwok Ming, followed by Bollywood performer Richa Sharma. A Polish festival is also on the grounds, as are midway shows, a circus, petting zoo and pony rides. Admission free, July 1 to 3, noon to 11 p.m. Exhibition Place.

CANADA DAY CN TOWER ADMISSION DISCOUNT: Dress in red and white on July 1 and save 20 per cent off any CN Tower ticket package. And don’t miss a special Canada Day flash mob at the CN Tower plaza at noon.

DOWNSVIEW PARK: Starting at 8 a.m., enjoy a free Canada Day breakfast till 10 a.m.

HARBOURFRONT: Events running from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. include making a 300-layer cake to get into the Guinness World Record, canoe rides around the The Natrel Pond, YTV’s W.O.W. tour, craft making, a North American native hoop dance performed by world champion hoop dancer Lisa Odjig of the Ojibwe Nation, a storytelling and celebration dance, film screenings, and musical performances by Luke Doucet & The White Falcon, and Esthero.

MEL LASTMAN SQUARE: Musical performances by Canadian bands at 8 p.m. conclude with fireworks choreographed to music. Free, 5100 Yonge St.

YONGE-DUNDAS SQUARE: Community Folk Art Council of Toronto presents First Nations’ dancing at noon and then other international dance groups. Bollywood dance party starts at 7 p.m., Yonge and Dundas.

ONTARIO PLACE: Pyrotechnics choreographed to Canadian music. The show begins at 10:30 p.m. Free with admission to Ontario Place.

SUNNYSIDE PAVILLION: Canada Day Picnic. Join house music lovers at the beach with a lineup of local and international talent. 1 to 11 p.m.

CENTENNIAL PARK: Toronto Ribfest with 13 barbecue masters competing for bragging rights for the “best ribs.” There will also be several local musical acts and a haunted house. June 30 to July 3, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Free admission.

York Region.

MARKHAM: Citizenship ceremony at 10 a.m., seniors’ luncheon, parade at 4 p.m. and a party with children’s activities, live entertainment and fireworks at 10 p.m. at Milne Park.

UNIONVILLE: Celebrations on historic Main St. includes live music, First Nation dancers and storytellers.