The Golden Spike Days Festival is an annual family festival held in Rocky Point Park,

Port Moody Port Moody is a city in British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. It envelops the east end of Burrard Inlet and is the smallest of the Tri-Cities, bordered by Coquitlam on the east and south ...

British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

. The festival commemorates the completion of the

Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway () , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Canadian Pacific Ka ...

to the city and the

Confederation of Canada Canadian Confederation () was the process by which three British North American provinces—the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick—were united into one federation, called the Dominion of Canada, on July 1, 1867. This process ...

. The festival includes many live musical performances, dancers, parades, comedians, rides, and food shops. This festival attracts an average of 40,000 people every year. The first Golden Spike Days Festival was held in 1976. A decades-old tradition in the Tri-Cities area, the Golden Spike Days Festival recognizes the heritage contribution of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Barkerville Gold Rush to Port Moody as the true Western Terminus of the cross-Canada CPR line. The festival organized and planned by the Port Moody Golden Spike Days Society, a registered not for profit. The volunteer board of directors meets and plans the event starting in September to the festival.http://www.goldenspike.ca

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* Port Moody Festivals in British Columbia {{Canada-festival-stub