This year to commemorate the 25th year of the fireworks, the display will be even more spectacular than usual. The Themed “Light up the Night,” the show will be preceded by a boat parade.
The first fireworks in 1987 had 125 shots in their display at a cost of $1,700. Today approximately 6,100 shots are fired and the budget has increased to $30,000. The fireworks are now choreographed to music and can be heard on a speaker system in the town beach area. The Lions Club does not pay for the fireworks, rather donations from businesses, organizations and individuals pay for the display.
Celebrations take place July 1st-3rd.
Friday July 1st
| 9am – 11am | PANCAKE BREAKFAST at the Pioneer Club |
| 11:00am | BIKE DECORATING CONTEST at Watertown on Hwy 502 (Judging at 11:30am) |
| Noon – Closing | WONDER SHOWS MIDWAY |
| Slow Pitch Tournament (Sponsored by the Lac du Bonnet Slow Pitch League) | |
| 12:30pm | CANADA DAY PARADE (11:30am – Parade Assembly at Watertown on Hwy 502) |
| 11am – 10pm | VENDORS on the Community Centre Parking Lot |
| 2pm – 1am | BEER GARDEN & FOOD SERVICES at the Curling Club (With a Music Man from 2pm to 8pm and 2 Bands rotating 9pm to 1am) |
| 1pm – 4pm | CAR SHOW (Sponsored by the Winnipeg River Car Club) on Second Street |
| 2pm – 4pm | FACE PAINTING BOOTH at the Community Centre |
| 2pm – 4pm | MISS MINNEWAWA at the Community Centre Hall |
| 4pm – 6pm | KARAOKE – Lac du Bonnet Idol (Open to Ages 5 – 17 at the Community Centre Hall) |
Saturday July 2nd
| 9am – 11am | PANCAKE BREAKFAST at the Pioneer |
| 10am – 2pm | IN MOTION TREASURE HUNT (A Family Event starting at the Pioneer Club) |
| 11am – 10pm | VENDORS on the Community Centre Parking Lot |
| Noon – Closing | WONDER SHOWS MIDWAY |
| 2pm – 8pm | BEER GARDEN AND FOOD SERVICES at the Curling Club (With a Music Man from 2pm to 8 pm) |
| 2pm – 3pm | CHILDREN’S GAMES in the Community Centre |
| 2pm – 6pm | FACE PAINTING BOOTH at the Community Centre |
| 3pm – 6pm | WIN IT IN A MINUTE (Open to all gamers at the Community Centre) |
| 9pm – 1 am | CANADA DAY SOCIAL at the Curling Club (2 Bands rotating from 9pm to 1 am) |
| 10:30pm | “LIGHT UP THE NIGHT” BOAT PARADE (On the water in front of the Beach) |
| FOLOWED BY THE BEST FIREWORKS THAT DONATIONS CAN BUY (Boat Parade of Lights and Fireworks Rain Date is 30 July 2011) |
Sunday July 3rd
| Noon – Closing | WONDER SHOWS MIDWAY |
Image fireworks Originally uploaded by SJ photography
