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Canada Day at the Diefenbunker 2026

July 1 @ 10:00 am. – 4:00 pm. UTC-4

The Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum will be opening its blast doors with discounted general admission for visitors on Canada Day.

Date

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Time

10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., with designated entry time slots

  • Entry time slots are every 15 minutes beginning at 10:00 a.m.
  • The last entry time is 2:45 p.m.

Tickets

Enjoy special event pricing:
$13.65 per person*; Children 5 years old and under are free

Tickets must be purchased in advance, as there are designated entry time slots and limited spots available. Walk-up visitors may not be admitted.

*Prices exclude taxes and host processing fees. Taxes and fees are calculated at checkout. 

Details

  • There will be no option for guided tours this day — only self-guided exploration of the museum.
  • Enjoy family-friendly activities like outdoor games and a Canadian-themed scavenger hunt inside the museum.
  • Our free ten-language Audio Guide can be accessed on your own device using the museum’s Wi-Fi.
  • We encourage you to check out the free Interpretive Trail outside the museum. A selection of drinks and snacks will be available for purchase, to eat outside the museum. You may also bring a lunch to eat outside at our picnic tables.

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Group of kids wearing red look at merchandise on a table, with their parents standing behind them.  A woman wearing red lifts up a text panel on the wall in a museum exhibition.  Three adults and two kids walk through an office from the 1960s.

Land Acknowledgement

The Diefenbunker was built on the traditional unceded, unsurrendered Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin People, whose presence here reaches back to time immemorial.

The Diefenbunker Museum acknowledges the ongoing legacy of harm to Indigenous people in Canada and the adverse impacts of the Cold War on Indigenous communities. The museum is committed to contributing to the Calls to Action set out in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, specifically numbers 67 to 70 related to museums and archives. We endeavour to increase the representation of important Indigenous histories, perspectives, and languages in our Cold War content, and to ensure respectful interpretation in our spaces. We are continually working to develop close and collaborative relationships with Indigenous communities, whether locally, provincially, or nationally.

We hope you join us in learning from our past as we build our collective future.

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  • Date: July 1
  • Time:
    10:00 am. – 4:00 pm. UTC-4
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