Canada Day Countdown

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The Canada Day Countdown is an event first started in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada as a way to re-invent the celebration of Canada's National Holiday: July 1st (Canada Day). The Canada Day Countdown is a free music festival that takes place on June 30th (Canada Eve) and counts down toward Canada Day the second it arrives at Midnight (similar to New Year's Eve). The first event in 2005 drew record crowds from across the Province of New Brunswick to enjoy this new format for celebrating Canada Day. The main advantage of the Canada Day Eve Celebration is that the Canada Day Countdown Party is always followed by the national holiday the next day so that revellers can stay out into the late evening (and early morning) hours. Local Beverages such as Saint-John brewed Moosehead Beer are often consumed heavily by the crowd in celebration of the event and their pride in the Nation of Canada.

In 2005, the first Canada Day Countdown was lead by ECMA award winner Matt Mays.

The 2006 event was headlined by award winning Canadian rockers The Trews.

More information about the Canada Day Countdown can be found at http://www.canadadaycountdown.ca: [1]