

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 2026 Port Colborne Top Hat Ceremony
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 am (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: The City of Port Colborne will mark the opening of the Welland Canal’s 2026 shipping season with a familiar spring tradition.

On Sunday, March 22, the City’s Top Hat Ceremony will return to Lock 8 Gateway Park, when Mayor William Steele will welcome the captain of the first vessel and present them with a top hat to mark the occasion.

Along with representatives from federal and provincial governments, Port Colborne City Council and the marine industry, residents and the media are invited to attend the ceremony at 163 Mellanby Avenue, which will begin with a breakfast at 8 a.m.

The breakfast is being hosted by the Port Colborne Fair Trade Committee and will include pancakes, hot chocolate, tea and coffee.

Anyone unable to attend can view a livestream of the event on the City’s Facebook page. A recording of the proceedings will also be uploaded to the City’s YouTube channel after the event has ended.

More details at portcolborne.ca/tophatceremony
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/port-colborne/2026-port-colborne-top-hat-ceremony/200029836191237
- **Event Categories**: virtual
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029836191237?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=port+colborne-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Port Colborne
- **state**: ON
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Lock 8 Gateway Park
- **lat**: 42.900619273088
- **long**: -79.246890527546
- **full address**: Lock 8 Gateway Park, 179 Mellanby Ave, Port Colborne, ON L3K 2L6, Canada

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: City of Port Colborne (https://allevents.in/org/city-of-port-colborne/8386545)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 am (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Lock 8 Gateway Park, 179 Mellanby Ave, Port Colborne, ON L3K 2L6, Canada
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** City of Port Colborne
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** virtual
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about 2026 Port Colborne Top Hat Ceremony ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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