“This will be the biggest fireworks display Pickardville has ever seen,” reads the Pickardville Post, a local community newsletter.
Pickardville is combining its centennial and Canada’s 150th birthday into one large extravaganza. The shindig begins at 8 a.m. with a $5 pancake breakfast and the parade follows at 10:30 a.m.
Once the parade is done the celebrations move around to the firehall with face painting, a bouncy house and for the brave of heart — glitter tattoos.
Those with more of a competitive streak and talent for the culinary arts can choose to enter the chili cook-off, or put their throwing arm to the test in the Marcel Boucher Memorial Horseshoe Tournament.
If competition isn’t what you’re looking for with the birthday experience, then you can browse through the vendor market or attend the United Church pie sale.
The beer gardens open at noon, in conjunction with cow patty bingo at the firehall, followed by an afternoon of Pickardville guided tours, a community hall open house — which features historical items, photos, and children’s artwork — and an all-ages street hockey tournament.
Like many Canada Day festivals Pickardville has brought in bouncy castles for the kids and the adults.
That’s correct, adults will be able to bounce this year through an obstacle course designed for our grown-up frames and child like hearts.
“We’re calling it All Things Pickardville,” said organizer Amy Hill-Eggli. Poster boards will be set-up at the community hall open house to allow residents, both current and former, to post up pictures and creating community collages.
The evening plays host to the Fireman’s Steak Supper at the community hall.
Tickets are $20 a plate for adults and $10 a plate for kids. The night then wraps up with the annual fireworks display which is normally put on by the community and firehall, but had a little extra help this year.
“Harvey Nadeau generously donated $1,000 to the fireworks display this year,” said Hill-Eggli. “The entire event is exciting for the community, but the fireworks are going to be fantastic.”
