Canada Day Live Music

Enjoy a musical performance by talented students of 20 Performing Arts Academy.

Simon Zenker, from Elmira Ontario has been juggling, balancing, and performing exciting acts for over 8 years to audiences across southern Ontario. As a proud Canadian, Simon is thrilled to celebrate with the City of Brantford and perform on this wonderful day! Come find out what Simon Says! What Simon Does? What on earth Simon Juggles? An interactive variety performance of danger, stunts, and oddities not even your grandmother would want to miss!

PAW Patrol™ is on a roll! Your favourite Adventure Bay pups are racing to the ruff-ruff rescue to the City of Brantford Canada Day event. Join PAW Patrol's Rubble, Dexter and City of Brantford Engineering Director, Jennifer Elliot, for a fun storytime, followed by a meet and greet at 4:40 p.m.

He’s a Ventriloquist, Magician and more! For over 30 years now, BarryO has been “Brightening the Day” by entertaining kids and families with his one-of-a-kind, one-man variety show. Over 10,000 students have enjoyed The BarryO Kidshow at Schools, along with countless others, at Libraries, Fairs and Festivals.

The Hell Bent Rockers are a rockabilly quartet based in Hamilton, Ontario. They’ve been rockin’ the local scene and beyond for well over a decade, combining their high-energy original songs with early 50’s rock & roll covers that never fail to get the dance floor boppin’.

Fresh Water Funk was formed in late 2016 by band leader Samuel Daniels and began performing in 2017. Wanting to keep the band open to fun, danceable, and musically fulfilling material, he put together the top players in the Waterloo region and they began work on a high-energy repertoire heavily influenced by James Brown, Tower of Power, Stevie Wonder, Chicago, and more. Although the first few years of the group were spent primarily playing danceable covers of funk and rock hits, most of the players in the group have a long history in the jazz scene. In 2019 the band recorded their first EP of original funk fusion music, and a new album of high energy funk fusion is in the works and planned for release in 2026. Today, the band continues performing the crowd-pleasing funk and rock hits that put everything in motion back in 2016 and also seeks out opportunities to share their original fusion music.

Otis Wonder & The Hustle is an experience that should not be missed.  Playing all the best Motown, Soul, and Classic R&B, crowds are dancing and singing along all night long.  Otis' vocalist and front man, Matthew C. Bunt, is an entertainer through and through.  He has the moves, the stage presence, and the voice to back it up.  Guitarist/Vocalist/musical director Josh Young's soaring guitar solos and funk rhythms are perfectly balanced by bass player Wayne Unruh and drummer Andrew McVeigh. This Rhythm Section brings the grooves that make you want to get up and dance.   This show features the incredible skill and talent of Byron Harrett on Saxophone. Don't miss the Fun and Style of Otis Wonder & The Hustle playing festivals, private events and live music venues all across Ontario.

Hailing from the Niagara region, Back to the 80s is a high-energy tribute band delivering the biggest hits of the decade with incredible musicianship, big vocals, and nonstop excitement from the moment they hit the stage. From singalong anthems to dance floor classics, they bring the sound, the look, and the feel of the 80s to life in a way that keeps audiences on their feet all night long.

They play regularly at the Sanderson Centre right here in Brantford and have built a strong reputation for turning every performance into an unforgettable retro party. Whether you grew up in the 80s or just love the music, this is your chance to relive the magic. So grab your friends, get ready to sing along, and let’s go Back to the 80s!

Rollicking roots rock, vintage pop ballads, blue-eyed soul — Steven Taetz blends his own take on Canadiana alongside hits by national icons. He has previously performed at leading venues and festivals including Canada's National Arts Centre, Rochester International Jazz Festival, L’Astral Theatre Montreal, Capital Pride Washington D.C., Ottawa Bluesfest mainstage prior to Robert Plant & Allison Krauss, and opening for Blue Rodeo at Drumheller’s Badlands Amphitheatre. He has collaborated with JUNO-recognized artists across Canada including Jill Barber, Jenn Grant, Caroline Marie Brooks of Good Lovelies, and he has also co-published songs with Sony/ATV, Warner, BMG, Nettwerk, and Universal Music. Steven has been nominated for Canadian Folk Music Awards' Best Emerging Artist, and Folk Canada's Album of the Year and Recording Artist of the Year.

Following a recent Christmas album and jazz-roots EP, he is finishing his upcoming new album of roots rock pop material that once again features award-winning collaborators.