Canadians to Rock Trafalgar Square

Canadians in London will be able to celebrate their national day in Trafalgar Square this Monday, 30 June and on Canada Day itself, Tuesday, 1 July. Londoners, Canadian expats and visitors will have the chance to sample Canadian food and listen to live music from Canadian performers in the traditional place for mass gatherings in central London.

On Monday, 30 June, a free open air concert in Trafalgar Square starts at 19:45. The event is ticket only and all the tickets have been snapped up. Fear not, for visitors will be able to get a feel for all things Canadian in Trafalgar Square from 11am on Canada Day itself. At midday sightseers can watch as street hockey teams compete for the Trafalgar Cup. Try a bit of Canadian food or listen to stand ups from the Just for Laughs Festival who will perform in the Quebec Pavilion.

Trafalgar Square regularly plays host to events of one sort or another. Londoners rejoiced on hearing that their city had won the race to stage the Summer Olympics in 2012. Sightseers flock to the Square on a daily basis.

Independent travellers in London can explore the UK's capital with one of five Walk Talk Tour downloadable visitor guides of London. The five London downloadable travel guides are available in English, French, German and Spanish. Visitors wanting to sample British pageantry at its best can enjoy Mounting the Guard at Horse Guards and Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace. For more information on the opening times of attractions along the Palace Trail's route - including information about Changing the Guard - please click on our Where & When page.

Listeners to the Palace Trail audio downloadable walking tour can discover when the lion's at the foot of Nelson's Column were installed. Hear where London's smallest police station was once based and find out about some of the demonstrations that have turned nasty in the Square in the past.

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