Show Notes

This even is FREE to the public

The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games are coming to five Canadian communities this February as part of the CTV Olympic C lebration – a free, one-day festival-style event taking place in Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, St. John’s and Quebec City during the Games. Created by Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, the events are yet another initiative by the Consortium that delivers to Canadians a unique Olympic Games experience.

The CTV Olympic Celebration will begin in both Calgary and Winnipeg (Saturday, Feb. 13) before moving to Toronto (Saturday, Feb. 20), St. John’s (Friday, Feb. 26) and Quebec City (Saturday, Feb. 27), where the event is called Célébrations olympiques RDS. Each free event will feature live performances from some of Canada’s top musical acts, interactive Olympic- and Paralympic-themed sport zones, cultural pavilions, hospitality zones, and large video screens showcasing CTV’s and RDS’s live coverage of the 2010 Winter Games.

The headline musical acts for the CTV Olympic Celebration include Simple Plan in Calgary, The Waking Eyes in Winnipeg, Barenaked Ladies in Toronto, Sam Roberts Band in St. John’s and a triple bill in Quebec City featuring Annie Villeneuve, Les Trois Accords and David Usher.