The colourful Sergeant Major's Parade is held year-round on Mon, Wed and Fri shortly after 12:45pm. The parade is held outside on the Parade Square in front of the RCMP Chapel or in the Drill Hall during cold or inclement weather. Each colourful, 60-minute ceremony includes the firing of the cannon, a troop drill display, the lowering of the flag with the playing of military music, followed by the March Past. Troop members wear the traditional scarlet tunic of the world-renowned Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Events start at 6:30pm on Jul 1 and Tuesdays until mid-Aug, weather permitting. Guests are encouraged to arrive by 6:15. The ceremony is held outside on the Parade Square in front of the RCMP Chapel, weather permitting. In inclement weather, the ceremony will be cancelled. Please call or listen for cancellation announcements on local radio.