Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
BRM2006.1.613 |
Object Name |
Poster |
Title |
Mississauga Rainbow Festival |
Description |
A framed poster promoting the Mississauga Rainbow Festival at Port Credit. The frame is silver with marks on the sides. The poster has a rainbow border with a large "m" that is also rainbow. At the top of the poster, there is a title and underneath with a collage of pictures of the festival providing information on activities going on. Some of these events include business development, a home show, a parade, gardens, stage shows and concerts in Port Credit. The poster reads: 'Discover the Rainbow, Mississauga Rainbow Festival, June 27th to July 1st 1986, Lakeshore Rd, West of Hwy 10. Port Credit Memorial Park'. Publisher information reads 'Printed in Canada by Torwood Graphics Inc.'. |
Year Range from |
1986 |
Dimensions |
H-62 W-1.5 L-41 cm |
History |
The Mississauga Rainbow Festival was a city-wide festival to celebrate the City of Mississauga. It started in 1974 as the City Festival and was in later years known as Fritterfest. The name 'rainbow' was chosen to celebrate the many cultures and ethnicities that called Mississauga home. 1986 was the last year the festival was held as the City focused on larger celebrations for the Civic Centre opened in 1987. The four-day festival attracted over 40,000 people and featured a wide variety of events and activities including bed and bathtub races, police tug of war, antique cars, a parade, children's events and a Canada Day firework display. The main activity centred on the Festival Village located on Lakeshore Road near the Credit River. References: Mississauga could stop festival funds. Toronto Star, Tuesday, July 20, 1982 Somewhere over the rainbow... The Toronto Star, Tuesday June 24, 1986 Mississauga's party for royalty knocks out Rainbow Festival. Mike Funston. The Toronto Star, Tuesday April 7, 1987 |