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Atlantic Superstore Festival of Lights

Join us June 27th - July 4th, 2009   (Concerts July 3-4)

Charlottetown comes alive June 27th – July 4th we mark the 14th year of the Atlantic Superstore Festival of Lights. The Festival has grown from Canada’s largest weekend Canada Day Celebration east of Ottawa to a week long event. Each year over 70,000 people flock to the Historic Charlottetown Waterfront to celebrate in Canada’s Birthplace. This year’s Festival promises to be an impressive collaboration of family fun, multi-cultural events, and of course - a rock concert series. Wear your flag with pride at Eastern Canada’s biggest birthday bash!

July 3-4: Concert Series proudly supported by Delta Prince Edward

Live on the CTV Stage, the best concert value of the summer!

July 3rd - Simple Plan, Theory of a Deadman and Two Hours Traffic
July 4th - Daughtry, Marianas Trench, and Paper Lions

For the latest chat about the Concert Series become a Festival of Lights Group Facebook Fan, follow us on www.twitter.com/festivallights , or watch us on www.youtube.com/festivaloflightspei . For further details about the festival call the Aliant Festival Hotline at 1-800-955-1864.

For the first time in Festival history VIP Passes are now available to the general public. Licensed weekend VIP passports are only $199 and un-licensed weekend VIP passports are only $139, both are subject to taxes and a $2 service fee. General admission weekend passports are only $79 plus taxes and a $2 service fee. Passports include admission to two nights of concerts, 7 amazing acts. Individual concert tickets are $42 plus taxes and a $2 service fee.

Passports and Tickets are NOW available online at www.charlottetowntickets.com and by telephoning the Aliant Festival Hotline 1-800-955-1864. Passports go on sale at participating Atlantic Superstores across the Maritimes and the Charlottetown Visitor Information Centre inside Founders’ Hall on Friday April 24th.

June 27-July 1: Family Fun Days
Historic Charlottetown Waterfront will be transformed into fun for the whole family with all the Festival favourites returning: Atlantic Superstore Petting Zoo, Peakes Quay Strongman Competition, Children’s Village presented by Northumberland Ferries, buskers and a 10 hour FREE Concert for Canada presented by Century 21 Colonial Realty on July 1st. The Canada Day finale will be the largest musical fireworks extravaganza in Atlantic Canada, proudly sponsored by WestJet. NEW activities on the waterfront for the Atlantic Superstore Festival of Lights are: Rick Hansen Wheels In Motion, SportyKids Fitness, activities with the 2009 Canada Games Host Society, a Confederation Centre of the Arts Young Company performance, and Always on Stage live music entertainment, and more. All these activities are FREE for families to enjoy.

July 2: July 2nd will feature the official debut of the PEI Sound & Light Show – Celebrate the Canadian Dream - Voices From the Island. Become captivated with our culture, heritage, provincial and national symbols. Show will play off Province House – National Historic Site and will run daily at 9:30pm from July to September.

The Atlantic Superstore Festival of Lights is a project of Tourism Charlottetown.