One-Tank Trip for
Dec. 22/18
(c) By Jim Fox
Bidding adieu to 2018
will be that much more festive if you do it in good company – with perhaps
hundreds or thousands of your closest friends.
Across the land,
many cities and towns, both large and small will celebrate an end to 2018 and
welcome for 2019 with open-air concerts and street parties.
New Year’s Eve bashes,
family focused public celebrations, a cocktail cruise, dinners and a Brazilian
carnival on Dec. 31 make Ontario sparkle.
Two fireworks displays light up the night sky in Niagara Falls to mark the arrival of 2019. |
One of the most
happening places is the entire tourism district of Niagara Falls, billed as “Canada’s
largest New Year’s Eve bash.”
Crowds fill Queen
Victoria Park overlooking the illuminated Horseshoe and American falls.
The party kicks off
at 8 p.m., attracting about 50,000 people, for the free outdoor event.
It’s also one of
the country’s longest-running celebrations that features entertainment and two
explosive fireworks shows launched from the Niagara Gorge and Skylon Tower.
There are two
countdowns with fireworks – one for youngsters at 9 p.m. – and the other for
the party hearty at the stroke of midnight.
This year’s concert
features an all-star Canadian line-up that opens at 8 p.m. with the Niagara
Falls-based band Avenue Inn, winner of Band of the Year at
the Niagara Music Awards.
The Sheepdogs, a Saskatoon
based-band, takes the stage at 9 p.m. while Walk off the Earth will
perform its multi-platinum tunes starting at 10 p.m.
Burton Cummings |
Ringing in the New
Year is legend Burton Cummings, one of Canada’s most-celebrated performers and former
Guess Who frontman.
The event will have
variety
of food and beverage options, as well as an outdoor licensed area, and numerous
restaurants, hotels and two casinos are nearby.
For more
information, go to: niagaraparks.com/events/event/niagara-falls-new-years-eve; or
call the Niagara Parks Commission at 1-877-642-7275.
Happening elsewhere
Here are some
other New Year’s Eve events around the province worthy of a “one-tank trip.”
- Toronto’s New Year’s
Eve celebrations in Nathan Philips Square at City Hall knock it out of the park
year after year with DJ skating parties, A-list live music and truly awesome
fireworks. www.toronto.ca
- Start
2019 with a splash and the fishes at Toronto’s Ripley’s Aquarium on New Year’s
Eve, for “kids” 19 and older. ripleyaquariums.com/canada/event/new-years-eve-2
Revellers are a hearty bunch outside Toronto city hall. (Jim Fox photo) |
- Celebrate with
Mariposa Cruises on a New Year’s Eve Cocktail Cruise in Toronto harbour. There
will be a “professional DJ and sound system to set the mood and get you dancing.”
mariposacruises.com
- Guelph lays on
Sparkles in the Park in Riverside Park featuring lighting displays, carousal
rides and fireworks. sparklesinthepark.ca
- Ottawa’s First
Night fireworks are the stuff of legend but what about the metaphorical chill
of a full-night yoga session and meditation, including swag bags and heathy
drinks. todocanada.ca/new-years-eve-ottawa
- A New Year’s Eve Brazilian Carnival happens
at The Venue in Peterborough to samba, eat and toast your way into 2019. thekawarthas.ca/events
- Six historical churches in downtown Brockville,
all within easy walking distance of one another, are the venues for free
concerts. These feature choirs, bells, concert bands and local musicians. brockvilletourism.com
- Fort William Historical Park is
throwing its annual Family Frolic celebrations culminating with a big fireworks
show. Fwhp.ca/festivals-events
- If the revelries of the night before don’t
keep you down, consider visiting an Ontario Provincial Park, for events such as
the First Day Hike at Bronte Creek, Kakabeka Falls, the Pinery and MacGregor
Point. ontarioparks.com/events
For more
information on events, check out the Ontario Tourism website: ontariotravel.net
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Jim Fox can be reached at onetanktrips@hotmail.com
For more One-Tank Trips: http://1tanktrips.blogspot.ca
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ReplyDeleteEs gibt viele Gründe: Ausgehend von Alltagsstress endet dies mit einem starken hormonellen Versagen. Zum Beispiel begann ich nach der Armee eine Glatze zu bekommen, weil es in der Wache einen sehr unangenehmen Vorfall gab. Aber mein Freund riet mir hier propecia kaufen. Er hatte es bereits an sich selbst getestet, der Effekt war sehr erfreulich für ihn, jetzt entschied ich, dass es mich definitiv nicht verletzen würde.
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