One Year Countdown to the 2015 Pan Am Games Two-Day Festival @ Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON - Fri Jul 11th & Sat Jul 12th!

ONE-YEAR COUNTDOWN to the TORONTO 2015 PAN AM GAMES
Two-Day Festival at Nathan Phillips Square July 11 & 12
Featuring Walk Off The Earth and Soca superstar Machel Montano
Plus athletes Greivis Vasquez, Curt Harnett, Rosie MacLennan and more!

WHAT:
The two-day WE ARE PAN AM: One-Year-Countdown festival fusing sports and culture comes to Nathan Phillips Square to mark one year to the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games.

Celebrations begin Friday with the unveiling of the state-of-the-art Cisco TORONTO 2015 Countdown Clock, and will include interactive sporting opportunities, dance, musical performances, and even a life-size foosball game! Participate in salsa lessons, judge a live art battle, perfect the three-point shot with Greivis Vasquez of the Toronto Raptors, and watch the thrill of a high flying trampoline display by champion Karen Cockburn and more.

WHO:
Friday, July 11
Programming runs from 11:45am until 11pm

11:45am: Cisco TORONTO 2015 Countdown Clock Unveiled!
12:30pm: Soaring Heights Trampoline Show with Karen Cockburn, Jason Burnett and Samantha Sendel. Also present, Olympic Gold Medallist Rosie MacLennan
2:30pm: Athletes and celebrities in the CIBC Human Foosball Game
5:00pm: Kicks and Tricks with PACHI, Benoît Huot and Heather Moyse in the Soccer Zone
6:00pm: Salsa Lessons with Los Salsomanos Dance Company
6:45pm: Live competitive painting with Art Battle presented by CIBC
7:00pm: 3-on-3 Basketball with athletes and celebrities and commentary by Warren Sawkiw
7:15pm: Rugby Skills and Drills with Olympian Heather Moyse in the Rugby Zone
8:00pm: Renowned Innu singer-songwriter Florent Vollant performs on the Mainstage
8:45pm: An urban choreography piece takes over the Mainstage for Full Throttle
9:00pm: Dr Jay de Socaprince and entertainer Jay Martin get groovin’, with special guest appearance by DJ Dextrous One
10:00pm: Unconventional Canadian sensation Walk Off The Earth will close the evening with their innovative popular hits
*Schedule subject to change.

Saturday, July 12
Programming runs from 2pm until 11pm

2:30pm: Athletes and celebrities in the CIBC Human Foosball Game
2:45pm & 4:15pm: An urban choreography piece takes over the Mainstage for Full Throttle
3:15pm & 5:00pm: Salsa with Baila Boogaloo's explosive Latin dance show
4:00pm: Shadow Boxing with Olympian Mary Spencer in the Boxing Zone
4:00pm: 3-Point Shot Competition with Toronto Raptor Greivis Vasquez in the Hoops Zone
4:30pm: Generating electricity in the Beats Per Minute (BPM) Cycling Zone with TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games Chef de Mission Curt Harnett
5:30pm: Sitting Volleyball Challenge with PACHI and other mascots challenging athletes in the Parapan Zone
5:30pm: TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games Chef de Mission Curt Harnett leads a conversation with Perdita Felicien, Mary Spencer and Nathaniel Miller on the Mainstage
5:50pm: Live competitive painting with Art Battle presented by CIBC
6:30pm: Celebrity Basketball Game where PACHI and other mascots take on athletes, including Olympian Perdita Felicien, in the Hoops Zone
7:00pm: The Quebec folk-roots-country band Les Chercheurs d'or make their Ontario debut
7:30pm: DJ Alejo with Diana Feliz bring Latin sounds to the Mainstage
8:00pm: Legendary Cuban superstars Los Van Van on the Mainstage
9:00pm: Dr Jay de Socaprince and comedian Jean Paul warm up the island vibes
9:30pm: Trinidad-born soca star Machel Montano and HD Band on the Mainstage
10:45pm: Fireworks Finale
*Schedule subject to change.

WHEN:
Friday, July 11 from 11:45am-11pm
Saturday, July 12 from 2pm-11pm

WHERE:
Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON

For full schedule click here