01 May 80 Years of Liberation Events

During this special year of commemoration, our mission network will host a number of events across Canada to mark this historic occasion.

Check out this list for public events from coast to coast to coast that you can join to celebrate 80 years of freedom:

Date Event Location Time Additional Information
May 4, 2025 Remembrance Day and Liberation Day Ceremony  Mountain View Cemetery, 5455 Fraser Street (Vancouver BC) 10am - 12pm  
May 4, 2025 Remembrance Day Ceremony  Beechwood Cemetery, 280 Beechwood Ave (Ottawa ON) 1:30pm Reception to follow
May 4, 2025 Remembrance Day Ceremony Light Horse Park, 10324 85 Ave #10316 (Edmonton AB) 12:00pm  Reception to follow
May 5, 2025 Dutch National Heritage Day Flag Raising Ceremony Marion Dewar Plaza, 110 Laurier Avenue W (Ottawa ON) 10:00am  
May 5, 2025  Orange illuminations across Canada  Various locations Evening (varied timings) Check our social media for more details!
May 9 - May 19, 2025 Canadian Tulip Festival Commissioners Park, Preston Street and, Queen Elizabeth Driveway, (Ottawa, ON) Various times See the Canadian Tulip Festival website for our full program: Dutch Pavilion - Canadian Tulip Festival.
May 9, 2025  Performance of the Royal Netherlands Airforce Orchestra St. James' Church, 463 Saint-Catherine St W (Montreal, Qc) 7:30pm Free admission!
May 10, 2025 Toronto Tulip Day Nathan Philips Square, 100 Queen Street W (Toronto, ON) 10am - 5pm The consulate will be giving out over 40,000 free tulips as a gesture of gratitude to Canada, and to mark 80 years!
May 11, 2025 Performance of the Royal Netherlands Airforce Orchestra Canadian War Museum, 1 Vimy Place (Ottawa, ON) 7pm Free admission, please RSVP to rsvp@warmuseum.ca. 
May 12, 2025 Performance of the Royal Netherlands Airforce Orchestra HMCS Carleton at the Canadian Tulip Festival (Ottawa, ON) 6:30pm Free admission
May 13, 2025 Performance of the Royal Netherlands Airforce Orchestra with the Central Band of the Canadian Armed Forces Parliament Hill, Wellington Street (Ottawa, ON) 11am Weather permitting, open air concert.
May 14 -15, 2025 80 Years of Freedom: A Dutch Tribute to Canadian Freedom Exhibition Smalls Arms Inspection Building, 1352 Lakeshore Road East (Mississauga ON) 12pm - 8pm More information on this exhibition can be found here: Canada and the Netherlands Unite in Historic Tribute: "80 Years of Freedom" Commemoration to Unveil Outdoor Exhibition in Mississauga.
May 15, 2025 Flag Raising Ceremony  Ontario Legislative Assembly, 111 Wellesley St W (Toronto, ON) 12:15pm  
May 15, 2025 Performance of the Orchestra of the Royal Netherlands Airforce  Toronto Metropolitan University - The Chrysalis, 43 Gerrard St. E (Toronto, ON) 8pm Free performance, but registration is required here: Event Management.
01 May 2025
- 31 December 2025
Canada