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in photos: canada day celebrations bring family fun to charlottetown

by vivian ulinwa
published jul 02, 2026
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sisters orla albarazi, front left, and yara albarazi, right, with their mother, norah o'donnell, and father, rida albarazi, make their way to victoria park. the family is visiting from toronto and is taking part in charlottetown's canada day celebrations. vivian ulinwa / the guardian
hundreds of people filled victoria park in charlottetown on wednesday for the city of charlottetown’s canada day celebrations. the free, family-friendly event ran all day and ended with a concert headlined by wintersleep and ria mae.
downtown, many people wore red and white. some dressed up in custom canada day outfits, and local businesses installed canadian flags outside their stores.
at victoria park, families sat on picnic blankets, kids lined up for the bouncy castle, and food trucks kept busy all afternoon.
the fireworks display that was scheduled for 10 p.m., however, had to be postponed to july 2 due to the wind speed and direction.
reign-paris akpe waves a canadian flag at victoria park during charlottetown’s canada day celebrations on wednesday.
reign-paris akpe waves a canadian flag at victoria park during charlottetown’s canada day celebrations on wednesday. vivian ulinwa / the guardian
 
kenson oscar, front, joins daniel gillis, left, courtney benoit and anne gillis, visiting charlottetown from montague to take part in charlottetown’s canada day festivities on wednesday.
kenson oscar, front, joins daniel gillis, left, courtney benoit and anne gillis, visiting charlottetown from montague to take part in charlottetown’s canada day festivities on wednesday. vivian ulinwa / the guardian
 
dennis sandoval attempts to take a photo of her dog, milly, in downtown charlottetown on july 1. sandoval is visiting the city with her fiancé and planned to stay downtown for the evening concerts during the city of charlottetown’s canada day celebrations.
dennis sandoval attempts to take a photo of her dog, milly, in downtown charlottetown on july 1. sandoval is visiting the city with her fiancé and planned to stay downtown for the evening concerts during the city of charlottetown’s canada day celebrations. vivian ulinwa / the guardian
a crowd watches a performance by a bahamian artist during canada day celebrations at victoria park in charlottetown on wednesday. the city’s celebrations also featured other artists like wintersleep, ria mae, logan richard, vishtèn, the soosh and dj guffah.
a crowd watches a performance by a bahamian artist during canada day celebrations at victoria park in charlottetown on wednesday. the city’s celebrations also featured other artists like wintersleep, ria mae, logan richard, vishtèn, the soosh and dj guffah. vivian ulinwa / the guardian
family and friends share a picnic at victoria park during charlottetown’s canada day celebrations on wednesday.
family and friends share a picnic at victoria park during charlottetown’s canada day celebrations on wednesday. vivian ulinwa / the guardian
claire tran, left, sue tran and dave tran, visiting from alberta, planned to head toward victoria park for the city’s canada day celebrations on wednesday, july 1.
claire tran, left, sue tran and dave tran, visiting from alberta, planned to head toward victoria park for the city’s canada day celebrations on wednesday, july 1. vivian ulinwa / the guardian
families wait their turn for the bouncy castles during canada day celebrations at victoria park in charlottetown on wednesday.
families wait their turn for the bouncy castles during canada day celebrations at victoria park in charlottetown on wednesday. vivian ulinwa / the guardian
 
attendees line up at food trucks during canada day celebrations at victoria park in charlottetown on july1.
attendees line up at food trucks during canada day celebrations at victoria park in charlottetown on july1. vivian ulinwa / the guardian
attendees sit and chat over a meal at victoria park during charlottetown’s canada day celebrations on wednesday.
attendees sit and chat over a meal at victoria park during charlottetown’s canada day celebrations on wednesday. vivian ulinwa / the guardian
vivian ulinwa is a reporter for the guardian in prince edward island. she can be reached at vulinwa@postmedia.com and followed on x @vivian_ulinwa.
vivian ulinwa
vivian ulinwa

vivian ulinwa is a reporter with the guardian in charlottetown, covering health care, education and municipal politics. she can be reached at vulinwa@postmedia.com.

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