Paint the Town Red Returns July 1, 2024

Returning on Monday, July 1st for its 21st year, this popular event brings a huge Canada Day parade, food, live music, kids entertainment, and fireworks to Port Credit.

Paint the Town Red Returns July 1, 2024

Congratulations to Paint the Town Red for celebrating 21 years!

Information on the incredible line up of entertainment and activities can be found on the Paint the Town Red website: https://paintthetownred.ca/

The Port Credit BIA is a proud sponsor and supporter of Paint the Town Red!

Paint the Town Red attracts many people to our main street which helps support our local economy and our Port Credit business community.

Please remember that there will be street closures during the event on July 1, 2024:

  • Lakeshore Road will be closed from Front Street to Shaw Drive from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

  • Port Street will be closed from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. from Stavebank Road to Hurontario Street

  • Seneca Avenue will be closed from Lakeshore Road to Queen Street from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

We look forward to celebrating Canada Day #INThePort! Watch for Port Credit BIA staff and Board members in the parade!

Port Credit 2026 Walking Tours

23 July 2026

Meeting locations listed below. Tours start at 11:00 a.m. sharp and run for 1.5 hours. Tours are FREE and we encourage you to tip your tour guide! Well-behaved leashed dogs are welcome on the tour! 2026 Schedule: Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.: A Quiet Day in Port Credit Returning to port after a busy day of fishing or stonehooking, the lakeboat captains of 19th century Port Credit came home to this quiet, scenic community of friends and neighbours. Meet at the Port Credit lighthouse 105 Lakeshore Road West   Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.: Purchasing Port Credit 200 years ago, councillors of the Mississauga nation and the representatives of King George III forged a mutual agreement over ownership of what is now Mississauga. Meet at the Port Credit lighthouse 105 Lakeshore Road West Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.: Port Credit’s First Suburb Journey back 100 years to explore the first generation country homes that still line the streets of Port Credit’s first suburban middle-class neighbourhood. Meet at the Adamson Estate 850 Enola Avenue