OT- Fireworks Cambridge KW area

WATERLOO REGION — As the sun sets on Canada’s 144th birthday Friday, fireworks will light up the skies over Waterloo Region.

And there are several displays to choose from:

 •  The University of Waterloo caps off a day of activities with an 18-minute fireworks show at 10 p.m. The student-led festivities at the Columbia Lake fields off Columbia Street West begin at 2 p.m. and include live music, arts and crafts and children’s events. Admission is free, and parking is free in university lots.

 • Brilliant flashes will light up Cambridge’s Riverside Park at about 9:30 p.m. Canada Day events begin at 8 a.m., and include music, a fishing derby, petting zoo and a midway. A parade at 1 p.m. begins at King and Bishop streets and runs along King Street to the park. Saturday night has been designated the rain date for the fireworks.

 • Fireworks at dusk conclude a day filled with events at New Hamburg’s Scott Park, off Hunter Street. Activities include a car show at 10 a.m., live entertainment, children’s games, cake and a rubber duck race. Organizers advise visitors to park on nearby streets, as there’s no parking in Scott Park.

 • Fireworks launch at dusk at Bingemans in Kitchener. Visitors are asked to bring a non-perishable food donation for the Food Bank of Waterloo Region