每年8月的第一个星期一是加拿大的“Civic Holiday”，不少单位都放假一天，但各地情况不同，甚至名称叫法也不一致。这一天在多伦多被称为“Simcoe Day”，以纪念多伦多的奠基人物，上加拿大总督John Graves Simcoe。
加拿大国家历史遗迹约克堡（Fort York）是多伦多城市的起源，正因为有了这座英军军营，才在其旁边兴起了York（后更名为多伦多）这座城市。
访问约克堡的最佳时机之一就是Simcoe Day这一天，不仅特别有历史意义，而且免门票，最为重要的是还有复古的英军操演和美食、音乐展示。
继续阅读Simcoe Day at Fort York, Toronto, Canada多伦多约克堡
每年在多伦多约克堡都会举办北美原住民传统PowWow聚会，游客可以体验原住民仪式，欣赏精彩的原住民歌舞，甚至被邀请加入一起跳舞。不仅参加PowWow是免费的，当天约克堡也免门票开放。2018年的聚会将在6月23日，而6月24日有舞台表演。游客需注意不可以拍摄原住民搭建的篝火，因为是神圣的。
Native Men’s Residence Traditional PowWow is held to recognize National Aboriginal History Month. The event features traditional dancing, drumming, feast, giveaway, kids’ area, and craft vendors. More than one hundred traditional dancers participate. The day begins with a sunrise ceremony and the Grand Entry takes place at 12 noon.
继续阅读Na-Me-Res Traditional Outdoor PowWow, Fort York, Toronto
Built in 1793, Fort York National Historic Site is the birthplace of urban Toronto. It is best known as the location where the Battle of York came to its violent climax in 1813 during the War of 1812. The Fort served as the city’s primary harbour defence between the 1790s and the 1880s, and was the home of a military garrison until the 1930s.
