Canada Day is on Sunday, and there are a number of events taking place in Waterloo region and Guelph to help you celebrate.

Cambridge

Riverside Park, 49 King St. W.

This event includes a fishing derby starting at 8 a.m., a parade at 1 p.m. on King Street, carnival rides, a children's play area, retail and food vendors, a beer garden and live entertainment. Fireworks will be at dusk, around 9:40 p.m.

McDougall Cottage Historic Site, 89 Grand Ave. S.

Enjoy Scottish-Canadian crafts, tours, live music and eat mini-shortbread ice cream sandwiches.

Kitchener

Kitchener City Hall

There will be live music, including To The Trees and Hugo Alley starting at 6 p.m. followed by Strictly Hip, a Tragically Hip cover band. Fireworks are expected to take place around 10:15 p.m.

Bingemans, 425 Bingemans Centre Dr.

​There will be live music at the Kingpin Bowlounge and a free fireworks display at dusk.

Waterloo Region Museum and Doon Heritage Village, 10 Huron Rd.

Free admission. There will be music and games. Bring a picnic or purchase lunch at the barbecue.

Citizenship ceremony at Woodside National Historic Site, 528 Wellington St. N.

There's free admission to this site. The citizenship ceremony takes place at 11 a.m. followed by lemonade and cake.

Schneider Survival Challenge, Schneider Haus National Historic Site, 466 Queen St. S.

Take the challenge and see if you can do a few different tasks including trying a cross-cut saw or writing with a quill pen. Also take in two exhibits, The Keepsakes: Ojibway Quillwork exhibit features quill-decorated birch boxes and Baggage: Carrying On Between Two Worlds exhibit features the work of Naomi Smith.

Waterloo

University of Waterloo, Columbia Lake

This annual event is the biggest in the region. Put on by the university and its Federation of Students, starting at 4 p.m. there are many activities and food trucks. Entertainment this year includes Fred Penner and Canadian rock band Sloan. Fireworks are scheduled for 10 p.m.

New Hamburg

New Hamburg Community Centre, 251 Jacob St.

The Canada Day in Wilmot events kick off with breakfast with Batman at 8 a.m., then there's a petting zoo, vendors market, kids zone, beer garden, motocross stunt show, children's performer Erick Traplin, pie eating contest, Orangeman Band and then at dusk, fireworks.

Ayr

Schmidt Park, 53 Hilltop Drive

Enjoy the tunes of DJ Hayden Ward before the fireworks, which are set to go around 8:45 p.m.

Guelph

Riverside Park, 709 Woolwich St.

Family activities kick off at 11 a.m. There's entertainment on the main stage including a citizenship ceremony, events like bingo and trivia in the Canada House tent, carnival rides and games, local crafts and vendors, food booths and fireworks around 10 p.m.