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*Opening ceremony: 11:40 a.m to 1:15 p.m. Watch the Inspection of the Guard at the Peacekeeping Monument on Sussex Drive. There will also be a 21-gun salute and an air-show by the Snowbirds and CF-18

* From 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., catch shows by Calgary singer-songwriter Kinnie Starr and several other performers

Photo by Ashley Fraser / Ottawa Citizen

* From 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., witness new Canadians take their Oath of Citizenship, and see citizens repeat their Oath of Citizenship at a reaffirmation ceremony

* From 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., enjoy performances by buskers and dancers, including a Canada 150 “Sharing Dance”

* From 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., enjoy the main concert — a music show packed with Canadiana — including performances by Alessia Cara, Walk Off the Earth, Gordon Lightfoot, Marie-Mai, Kelly Bado, Lisa LeBlanc and more

* At 11 p.m., not one, not two, but five pyro launch sites will fuel the annual fireworks on Parliament Hill for 20 minutes and 17 seconds (to make 2017 — get it?) in honour of Canada’s 150 birthday

For more information, visit www.ottawatourism.ca.

2. Major’s Hill Park

* From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., enjoy a variety of family fun throughout the park, including buskers, face-painting, rides on the VIA Rail miniature train (sorry, kids only), dancing, games and the 25th annual Great Canadian Chicken BBQ which supports the Ottawa Food Bank

* From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Tim Horton’s Family stage, there will be a rotation of live performances (details not yet available)