{"id":6868,"date":"2025-06-25T08:50:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T12:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicbymailcanada.com\/blog\/?p=6868"},"modified":"2025-06-25T10:46:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T14:46:40","slug":"very-few-events-but","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicbymailcanada.com\/blog\/?p=6868","title":{"rendered":"Very Few Events But&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are no record conventions and only one comicon like event in Vancouver, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/minicomivancouver.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">MiniComi<\/a>, but if you&#8217;re in the National Capital and planning to attend the <strong>Canada Day<\/strong> celebrations you should note that the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.historymuseum.ca\" target=\"_blank\">Canadian Museum of History<\/a> in Gatineau is hosting an exhibition celebrating Canadian pop and rock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.historymuseum.ca\/exhibitions\/retro-popular-music-in-canada\" target=\"_blank\">Retro &#8211; Popular Music in Canada from the &#8217;60s, &#8217;70s and &#8217;80s<\/a> will be on display until Jan 18th, 2026 every day from 9am to 5pm and with extended hours to 7pm on Thursdays and <strong>Canada Day<\/strong> itself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><center><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2795.927338207799!2d-75.708274!3d45.42987449999999!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x4cce04f12010ed2f%3A0xaa68c9d48979fcc4!2sCanadian%20Museum%20of%20History!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sca!4v1750854141680!5m2!1sen!2sca\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Admission information can be found by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/billets-tickets.museedelhistoire.ca\/webstore\/shop\/ViewItems.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">clicking here<\/a> and admission is free to kids aged 17 and younger <strong><em>but<\/em><\/strong> a ticket be claimed in their name via the link provided. And note that holders of the <strong>Canada Strong Pass<\/strong> that are aged 18 to 24 are entitled to a 50% discount on admission via this form as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also appears that admission is free on Thursday nights from 6 to 7pm and on <strong>Canada Day<\/strong> from 9am to 7pm according to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/billets-tickets.museedelhistoire.ca\/webstore\/shop\/ViewItems.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">ticket purchasing site<\/a>. And when it comes to transit, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.octranspo.com\/en\/plan-your-trip\/schedules-maps\/?sched-lang=en&amp;date=20250701&amp;rte=8\" target=\"_blank\">Route 8<\/a> services the venue at bus stop number <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/iFifz3Em5ppCEB5W7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1940<\/a>, operating from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.octranspo.com\/en\/our-services\/stations-2\/pimisi1\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pimisi Station<\/a> in Ottawa on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.octranspo.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">OC Transpo<\/a> and multiple bus routes on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sto.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">STO<\/a> also service the museum in the city of Gatineau itself, via bus stop numbers <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/8YotM1kGTkkhZvof7\" target=\"_blank\">2612<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/ygJYKPfXo1TZ5HkK8\" target=\"_blank\">2618<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy your weekend and Canada. Stay safe and hydrated. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are no record conventions and only one comicon like event in Vancouver, MiniComi, but if you&#8217;re in the National Capital and planning to attend the Canada Day celebrations you should note that the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau is hosting an exhibition celebrating Canadian pop and rock. 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