200TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

July 16 2022

Join us and help celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the Village of Kars on July 16th!

There will be activities for people of all ages throughout the day that you won't want to miss!

CLICK HERE FOR A MAP OF THE RA GROUNDS TO SEE WHERE ALL THE ACTIVITIES ARE

These activities include:

Food/drinks:

Pancake breakfast
Ice cream
Evening beer garden: 4pm - 10pm

Other food and drink options to be announced.

Kids Activities:

Bouncy castle: 12pm - 6pm
Old fashioned kids games
Face painting
Scavenger hunt: 10am & 12pm (sign up required)
Races

Other Activities:

Softball tournament: 8am (teams already chosen)
Canoe/kayak poker run: 8am (stops between Long Island Marina & Lindsay's Wharf - look for the bright orange signs)
Historic walk of the village: 10am & 2pm
Boat rides down the historic Rideau River (sign up required): 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm
Craft market: 9am
Car show: 10am
Historic & military displays
Photo contest voting
Baking contest

More to be announced.

* Sign up for the events you would like to participate in when you get to the RA Center! When the time of the event comes, if there is still space, you are welcome to participate even if you didn't sign up prior.

** More event times to be announced.

The Trinity and St. Andrew's churches will also be having events of their own throughout the day.

Trinity Church events:

Tour of the church and Rideauvale cemetery
Ringing of the bell
BBQ from 11am - 2pm
Live music
Refreshments throughout the day
Washroom access

St. Andrew's Church events:

Self-guided cemetery tour
Open house
Washroom access
Lemonade
Live music: 10am and 2pm

Interested in submitting a photo to our photo contest?

Click HERE to learn how!

Interested in entering our baking contest?

Click HERE to learn how!

Interested in volunteering for this celebration?

Please contact the Kars RA at:
613-489-2524
or
karscra@gmail.com

Leave/send a message with your name and contact information and someone will get back to you shortly.

We would like to thank the following businesses for their support of this event: