Canadian Armed Forces Tattoo 1967

Canadian Armed Forces Tattoo 1967
Fort ready for the show
Date March 1967 (1967-03)
Location Canada
Organised by Canadian military

The Canadian Armed Forces Tattoo 1967 was a series of military tattoos or displays performed by members of the Canadian military portraying more than three hundred years of Canada's military history. The Tattoo, which was the Canadian military's contribution to Canada's centennial year celebrations in 1967, toured the country from coast to coast. This was the largest such event in the history of the Canadian military.[1]

The Tattoo shows started in late March 1967 and ended in October after approximately 150 performances in over 40 cities across Canada. The Tattoo performed in every Province in Canada.[2] After several years of planning, rehearsals for the show commenced in late February of 1967 at Camp Picton (later CFB Picton) in Ontario.[3] All branches of the military - the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force - participated.

There were three parts to the Tattoo:

Upon the completion of the last show in October 11, 1967 all the hundreds of uniforms, costumes, muskets, swords, etc. where put into storage and over the years have been sold off to museums and private collectors.

References

  1. Aykroyd, Peter H. The Anniversary Compulsion: Canada's Centennial Celebrations, A Model Mega-Anniversary Dundurn Press, 1 January 1992.
  2. Courneya-Fralick, Joanne. Camp Picton: A Storied 70 Years in a Canadian Military Training Camp FriesenPress, 12 September 2013.
  3. Centennial News: Manitoba Pageant, Spring 1966, Volume 11, Number 3.

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