Downtown Festivals & Events
SUMMER EVENT SCHEDULE
Daily and Weekly Events
Guided Heritage Walking Tours
Starts July 1st – Labour Day
Three choices or tours
10am – the River Route
2:30pm – The Capital City Circuit
5pm – The Garrison District
Tours are one hour long and depart from City Hall. Costumed guides will entertain you with local history and folklore as they take you on a free walking tour by some of downtown Fredericton’s finest sites.
Guided Bike Tours
Starts July 1st, 2008
Tuesday – Saturday, 11am & 4:30pm
River Trails Bike Rentals
Regent Street Wharf
Hop on a bike and explore downtown Fredericton’s River Side Trails! With your experienced guide, cycle through a rich tapestry of natural beauty and historic landmarks. Discover a loyalist cemetery and grand Victorian architecture.
Outdoor Summer Theatre (Officers’ Square)
July 1-Labour Day
Calithumpians
Mon-Fri 12:15pm
Sat-Sun 2:30 pm
Expect humorous and historical fare for which the company is famous.
Haunted Hike
July 1st – Labour Day
Tours begin at the Coach House (796A Queen street)
This tour is distinct and exceptional featuring spine tingling frights and funny bone tickling gags. From Canada Day to Labour Day meet the ghosts of historic figures from Fredericton’s past on a lantern-lit tour through Downtown Fredericton. Its fun for the whole family where you meet several phantom thespians along the trail.
Outdoor Summer Concerts
Enjoy free outdoor concerts featuring some of New Brunswick's top performers every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday in July and August.
Click here for a Schedule
Storyteller Series
Wednesday at 3:00 pm, Barracks Square,
Carleton St.
Magical yarns spun by our master storytellers.
Click here for a Schedule
Croquet Match
Starts July 1st, 2008
Come and play croquet in Barrack’s Square this summer. Takes place at 3:30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays in July and August.
Under the Stars Classic Movie Series
Sundays 9pm (July 6- Sept. 2) Barracks Square, Carleton St.
Click here for a Schedule
Changing of the Guard
Start date July 12th, 2008
7 days a week at 11am and 4pm (Tuesday and Thursday additionally at 7pm)
With a flash of scarlet and a skirl of pipes, history comes to life! The Canadian Army was born in 1884 with the establishment of the Infantry School of Corps, Company “A” in Fredericton. Watch as period-dressed guard re-enact a drill ceremony to the beat of a piper and drummer. Maybe you will be selected to “inspect” the guard!
YOGA at the Lighthouse Adventure Centre
Wednesdays at 7:00pm – July through September
No experience necessary! Please check with the instructor regarding specific health concerns. Bring your own mat or padding. Cost by donation (A regular class costs 15 – 17 $)
JUNE
Downtown Fredericton Culture Crawl
June 12, July 3, August 7, September 4
5:00 - 8:00 pm
Downtown Fredericton is a progressive community rich in both heritage and culture. Join us in celebrating the arts in Fredericton during Culture Crawl 2008! Follow a self guided tour of the galleries and studios in downtown Fredericton.
(Visit our "AROUND TOWN" section to download a brochure)
Fiberglass Alley 07 June 13th - 15th
A Corvette Parade will follow the show, heading up Queen Street to the river for a photo and presentations.
Call for details. 458-8
Angels in Motion
Saturday, June 21st,2008
Officer's Square
An annual fundraiser for Samaria House who is a residential facility providing home and comfort for women who have been incarcerated or have been suffering from addictions or other life-controlling problems. This is the only house of its kind in Atlantic Canada.
Bard in the Barracks
June 19-22 & June 24-29, 2008.
Barracks Square
Theatre UNB and the NotaBle Acts Theatre Company return with Bard in the Barracks, outdoor summer Shakespeare in Barracks Square. This year's production is As You Like It, one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies. In this festive, funny, and exuberant play, exiles from a corrupt regime take refuge in the fantastic Forest of Arden, where they find love, healing, and a simpler life. As You Like It is filled with music, witty clowns, fearsome wrestlers, stirring verse and one of Shakespeare's greatest love stories.
New this year is a 7:30 start time and grandstand seating to enhance the viewing experience. Tickets: $12 regular; $8 for students, available at the door or in advance at River Valley Crafts. The June 24th performance will be pay-what-you-can.
506-458-7406; www.nbacts.com; e-mail
JULY
Canada Day Block Party July 1st
1-506-476-3866
Fredericton Civic Pride
Celebrate Canada's birthday at the nation's biggest neighborhood block party. A full day of fun kicks off at noon on The Green, along Pointe-Sainte Anne Boulevard and in Officers' Square with activites for the whole family, entertainment on two stages, great food on site, the Canada Day Parade, and fireworks at dusk. The Parade this year is a green parade- no gas powered vehicles allowed (except Hybrid cars)
NotaBle Acts Summer Theatre Festival
July 23 - Aug 3
506-455-5609 nbacts@unb.ca
A showcase of new and innovative theatre. Exciting street theatre performed downtown is accompanied nightly by dynamic and topical mainstage productions. The festival NB and beyond.
NewBrunswick Highland Games & Scottish Festival
July 25th - 27th
Old Government House
1-888-368-4444, 452-9244, www.highlandgames.ca
Experience Scottish culture through music, games, food and drink on the beautiful grounds of the historic Old Government House. A fun-filled family weekend packed with bagpipes, drums, fiddles, Celtic music, highland dance, Gaelic language and of course the best tasting Scottish treats! Be a Scot for the weekend!!!
AUGUST
Furfest, August 1 - 5, 2007
Canada's Best Bear Party! A giant gay-friendly family reunion with an opportunity to meet some kissin' cousins. FurFest offers great good, fun, prizes and a financial boom to AIDS New Brunswick. Whether it's to come see old friends or make new ones from around the world, FurFest has a warm welcome waiting for you. Registration required.
Website: www.furfest.ca
New Brunswick Day Celebration August 4th
506-460-2129
Old Government House, Downtown Fredericton Music and festivities to celebrate New Brunswick's heritage and culture in the provincial capital.
New Brunswick Fine Craft Festival
August 29th - 31st
Officers' Square
The premier fine crafts festival in NB held annually over the Labour Day weekend. In the heart of downtown Fredericton, juried members of the New Brunswick Crafts Council offer the best in pottery, textiles, glass, wood, metal and much much more. Don’t miss the childrens’ tent and live craft demonstrations and entertainment.
Friday 12-7
Saturday 10-6
Sunday 11-5
SEPTEMBER
Dragon Boat Festival
Sunday, September 7, 2008
The McInnis Cooper Dragon Boat Festival is a fundraising event that will benefit the development and growth of Amateur Sport in New Brunswick through KidSport program and amateur athletes. The even is co-organized by Sport NB and the Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic
Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival
September 9 - 14, 2008
The streets come alive for Atlantic Canada's largest celebrations of jazz, blues and world music. Five days and nights, 135 performances, 350 artists, two dozen intimate stages, in only five historic downtown blocks. World class, regional and local performers. Maritime hospitatlity in festival venues like tents, parks, the Playhouse, markets churches, pubs & bars. One of Canada's finest festivals.
Downtown Fredericton Inc. 458-8922
Web: www.downtownfredericton.ca
Tourism Info: Tel: 460-2041 or Toll Free
1-888-888-4768
Web: www.fredericton.ca
Events
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