Markham's Canada Day 2026 Celebration

Headliner, Jully Black

Jully Black is a Canadian icon and global star, celebrated as Canada’s Queen of R&B Soul. The daughter of an inspiring immigrant Jamaican mother, Jully has built a career spanning music, theatre, television, and activism, establishing herself as a powerhouse performer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, motivational speaker, and wellness leader.

With a career spanning more than 30 years, she is a multiple Juno Awards–winning, platinum-selling artist, most recent JUNO Award in 2026 and Canada’s Walk of Fame inductee, Jully Black is a platinum-selling artist recognized by CBC Music as one of The 25 Greatest Canadian Singers of All Time. With commanding vocals and an electrifying stage presence, she has delivered chart-topping hits across pop, R&B, hiphop, and dance, cementing her status as one of Canada’s most acclaimed entertainers.

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Main Stage Performances

Doo Doo the Clown

Doo Doo has been performing for over 30 years. He has thrilled children and adults alike while performing at various festivals, fairs, trade shows and private events around the globe! Doo Doo is well known as the Clown from the hit movie, Billy Madison starring Adam Sandler. Doo Doo The Clown has been featured on major news channels on every continent and was trending in the top 10 google searches for a month straight! As well as on countless TV Programs on everything from Discovery Channel to Treehouse and The Disney Channel!

Doo Doo keeps his shows fresh, fun and exciting for all by going above and beyond! From full stage shows to private parties, Doo Doo provides a live experience you and your guests will never forget! Doo Doo was also voted #1 entertainer in the world by his Mom & Dad. Doo Doo’s catch phrase is: UNBELIEVABLE!!

CCAA Dance Performance

After years of being trained in Chinese Dance together, a group of dancers from Chi-Ping Dance Group gathered to share their passion for the Chinese cultural arts and promote it to the community.  Lead by their enthusiasm for dance, music, theatre and hosting functions and events, the Chinese Collective Arts Association (CCAA) will play a prominent role in providing the public with a taste of China in their own unique and modernized ways.

Soul Attention Dance School 

Soul Attention is a pop dance crew established independently in 2013.  Founder Julia Jiang was the first dance instructor at Manling Dance and Art Studio.  Julia learned dance from an early age, and have since demonstrated extraordinary power and expressiveness.  She is currently studying at U of T arts management program.  In 2014, Soul Attention independently held the first Pop Dance special performance in the Chinese community.  The outstanding team at Soul Attention choreographed performances in over 20 styles, including Hip-hop, Jazz, Popping, Kpopping, Locking, and B-boying.  The original Hip-hop won first in Dance competitions.  Julia was invited to be a judge, dance instructor and trainer at the 2014 Miss Asia International Pageant.  She was also invited as an open audition judge and dance instructor of 2015 Toronto Overseas Students’ Spring Festival Gala.  Julia was the Pop dance choreographer, main dancer, of the 2016 Parliament Hill Spring Festival Flashmob Dance, and the main singer of the show’s grand finale.  This show has been well received and won praise after appearances on CCTV, HunanTV World, and as headlines on multiple websites, attracting over 100 million views.

Dance Expression

Established as the first comprehensive Bollywood dance studio in York Region since 2010, we welcome everyone from aspiring professionals to those seeking a fun, active hobby. Our experienced instructors foster a passion for dance across various styles, creating a nurturing community where every dancer, regardless of level, feels part of our supportive dance family.

MFFC Rhythm Re-Choired

Rhythm Re-Choired is a performing arts group with energy and heart. This group, composed of members from the ages of 9 to 23, share a passion for performance of songs, dance and love to share this with our community. The group has performed at many events including Taste of Asia, Long Term and Seniors Homes, staged theatrical productions at Markham Theatre and The Peoples Theatre for Performing Arts, most recently presenting an original production in early May titled “L-O-V-E; The Musical”.  Rhythm Re-Choired is honoured to once again be performing at Markham’s Canada Day festivities; please welcome to the stage MFFC’s Rhythm Re-Choired!

Logan Levi

Logan Levi is an emerging artist from Vaughan, with a bold and unique pop rock style and currently over 130K monthly listeners on Spotify alone. He released his first song back in 2023 when he was just 15 years old. Now he's 17, with well over 2.5 million streams on his songs, as well as a strong fanbase both in and out of Canada. He performs with a live band, featuring drums, guitars, bass, and their own professional sound crew. Over these 3 years he has garnered over 30 thousand followers on Youtube, with an additional 10K followers between Tiktok and Instagram, posting on each platform twice a day.

Food Vendors

There will be a variety of delicious food options available for purchase from food trucks and food booths, including:

• Ice Cream
• Chinese BBQ Squid and Lamb
• Laos Bao and Tacos
• Mexican Tacos
• Fries and Doughnuts
• Burgers and Hot Dogs
• Filipino Skewers
• Cambodian Meat Skewers
• Deep Fried Vegetarian and Tempura
• Kettle Corn
• Bubble Waffles
• Tornado Fries
• Mochi
• Coffee
• Lemonade
• Sugar cane juice
• Poke Bowl

Children's Activities

• Airbrush Tattoo
• Millie the Butterfly Mascot
• Colouring Station
• Hands-on Exotics
  • Explore Africa
  • An African hornbill, hedgehog, African tortoise, mammals, reptiles
  • Bonus Gift for Kids & Digital Invites
• Sensory Activity Station

Inflatables

• Rock Climber
• Soccer Gold Cup
• Soccer Challenge
• Fire Engine Slide
• Crash Course Figure 8
• Splashster Slide
• Sports Stadium
• Carnival 3-in-1