Registrations open for Canada Day floats for annual parade

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Registration is now open for people to enter their floats for Canada Day. 

According to a Facebook post uploaded to the City of Fort St. John’s website on June 3rd, the city is asking for people to register in advance for the annual parade on July 1st. 

This year, the city said in a post on its website, the festivities will start on June 30th from 6 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., with movies in the park, food trucks, farmers markets and a drone show. 

The city of Fort St. John council, on January 26th, replaced the Canada Day fireworks with a drone show for the 2026 celebration. 

On July 1st, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., there will be a pancake breakfast at the Fire Hall, a Classic Cruiser Car Show and the Canada Day Parade. 

The city is asking people who have registered to have their float in the parade to gather at 10 a.m. on July 1st. The marshalling will take place at 100th Street between 111th Avenue and 107th Avenue. 

At 11 a.m., the procession will travel south on 100th Street and end on 100th Street and 96th Avenue. It will turn into the empty parking lot, where the old Fort Motors was located.

The parade will disband in that area onto 102nd Street. 

Businesses and organizations interested in entering a float should submit their registration by June 22nd, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. 

To register your float and to see the parade float rules, click here.