[2] The Tattoo shows started in late March 1967 and ended in October after approximately 150 performances in over 40 cities across Canada.

Upon the completion of the last show on October 11, 1967, all the hundreds of uniforms, costumes, muskets, swords, etc.

were put into storage and over the years have been sold off to museums and private collectors.A history of Tattoo 1967 has been published at the end of October 2017 by FriesenPress called the Making of a Tattoo.

The tattoo has today become a once-in-a-lifetime event that was never conceived after its ending.

[6] 790 musicians from the following 17 army, navy, and air force bands took part in the tattoo:[7][8]