Community Picnic

Grand River Community Play Project

Celebrate the stories and people of the Grand River.

Pack for a picnic or pick up something yummy from a local restaurant then join us on the Main Street Closure for a Community Picnic. With activities for the kids from the Downtown B.I.A, a ukulele concert and craft stops to make your own river creature street puppet - it's going to be a great summer day!

The Grand River Community Play Project is in town – and we need you to make the day complete.

Want to make a day of it?

The Grand River Community Play Project is in town! Start with a stop at any Cambridge Public Library space to create a dragonfly pin. Swing by the Old Post Office to check out the Grand River Community Quilt. Pack a picnic or stop by a Main Street restaurant then join us on the Main Street Closure for the Community Picnic and Ukelele Concert. Then head over to the Main Street Bridge, and watch the Ancient Mariners Canoe Parade and Street Puppet Processional. You can wave at the parade down water street, or better yet, join in with your street puppet and be part of the magic. Wrap the evening up by joining your neighbors and watching The Voice of The River at Mill Race Park.

About the Grand River Play Project

For three years, communities along the Grand River have been meeting in story circles and quilting session to share stories of their lives along the Grand River. From these gatherings, stories were brought together to create The Voice of the River. This project is a month-long, multiple-stop play along the banks of the Grand River with stops in Caledonia, Elora, Dundalk, Guelph, Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo, Glen Morris, Rockwood, Paris, Brantford, Dunville, and Ohsweeken. Each stop hosts the individual community's unique stories and celebration as well as an overriding production about growing up on the banks of the Grand River created collectively from all communities. With stories of both indigenous and settler origin, multiple partners, a moving outdoor venue and the inclusion of local vision The Voice of the River is a creative collaboration on a grand scale and a celebration of our unique history.

COST: Free