When the people of Charlottetown throw a party, everyone turns out! The Gold Cup Parade, on August 21, is famous as Atlantic Canada’s largest annual parade. It’s the Main Event during Old Home Week on Prince Edward Island.
Granted, it’s a whole lot of fun for tourists, but for the Islanders, the parade is a well-preserved piece of history and tradition starting in 1888. The original two-day event showed off the hard work of the island’s agricultural community. Today thousands of outsiders join the residents for the week’s activities. Should you decide to take part, along with seeing a great parade, don’t miss the Gold Cup and Saucer Race the following day. So, if you love a parade, don’t miss the Gold Cup Parade on Prince Edward Island. It will be a blast!
