Total Solar Eclipse Free Event Brockville
2024-04-08 11:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Blockhouse Island, 30 Block House Island Rd, Brockville, Ontario, Canada
The City of Brockville along with the Aquatarium and the Royal Canadian Air Force are hosting a solar eclipse watching event on Blockhouse Island from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm.
It will feature special activities, local artisans and vendors, food trucks, a bouncy castle, performances by the Royal Canadian Air Force Pipes & Drums, face painting, chalk art contest, telescope viewing area, and more.
Blockhouse will be closed to traffic during this time. There will be free shuttle buses running from the Brockville Shopping Centre and the Brockville Memorial Centre to Blockhouse Island on a continuous loop from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm to alleviate traffic congestion to the site.
The organizing committee is also working on a live stream of the event to be screened at the Brockville Arts Centre.
Schedule of Events:
11:00 am: Blockhouse Island opens, and vendors and on-site activities begin
12:15 pm: Opening ceremonies in the Railway Tunnel Plaza featuring Matt Wren, Mayor of Brockville, Thomas Harder, Executive Director of the Aquatarium, and Colonel Jacula of The Royal Canadian Air Force
12:30 pm to12:50 pm: The Royal Canadian Air Force Pipes and Drums performance
1:00 pm: Photos with mascot “Astra” at The Royal Canadian Air Force display
2:00 pm to 2:30 pm: The Royal Canadian Air Force Pipes and Drums
2:10 pm: Eclipse begins over Brockville
3:24 pm: Eclipse Totality over Brockville (to last 2 minutes and 47 seconds)
4:00 pm to 4:30 pm: The Royal Canadian Air Force Pipes and Drums in the Railway Tunnel Plaza
4:35 pm: Eclipse ends
5:00 pm: Vendors and activities close
