Canada Day Celebrations 2024

Visit Downtown Fredericton on July 1st for a day of family fun and entertainment! From 12-5pm enjoy free family fun on Carleton Street, including bouncy castles, art activities and interactive activations. 

Check out the stage in Officers’ Square from 12-10pm for free entertainment, including headliner: James Barker Band. 

Officers’ Square Live Entertainment (12-10pm) 

• Scotty and the Stars 12:00pm 
• Mr. Mark – 1:15 pm 
• Opening ceremonies – 2:00pm 
• Calithumpians – 2:30pm 
• Multicultural Association of Fredericton – 3:30pm 
• Katherine Moller – 4:45pm 
• Aboiteau – 6:15pm 
• Grand Theft Bus  – 7:45pm 
• James Barker Band – 9:15pm 

Carleton Street (12-5pm) 

• Go Go bouncy castles 
• Recreation New Brunswick/KidsSport New Brunswick pop-up (12-2pm) 
• Multicultural Association kids’ art activity 
• Highland Games pop-up 
• Magic with Jesse Campbell 
• Adult Literacy Fredericton story time 
• Imprint Youth Association activities station 
• Capital Region Mental Health and Addictions Association 
• Face painting ($) 
• Henna ($) 
• Dumfries Maples ($) 

Officer’s Square (12-5pm) 

• Indigenous activity  
• Nashwaaksis Lions Club 50/50 ($) 
• Quick drawings with Emily Anne Illustrations ($) 
• Free lawn games with Fredericton Recreation & Culture 
• Free family art activity with UNB Design Works   
• Canada Day opening ceremonies and cake – served by the Nashwaaksis Lions Club (2 pm) 

Hungry? Food truck alley can be found in the parking lot behind Officers’ Square (12-10pm) plus all of these downtown restaurants will be open on Canada Day:

• 540 Kitchen (11:30am-10pm)
• The Abbey (9am-9pm)
• The Cap (12pm-10pm)
• Chess Piece Patisserie & Cafe (8am-7pm)
• Delish Gourmet Rolled Ice Cream (11am-10pm)
• Dolan’s Pub
• Gahan House Riverside (11:30am-10pm; kitchen closes at 9pm)
• Graystone Brewing
• Isaac’s Way (11:30am-9:30pm)
• J’s Asian Kitchen (11:30am-9pm)
• Jack’s Pizza (11am-11pm)
• The Joyce (11am-10pm)
• Moco Downtown (opening at 4pm)
• Monks & Jonesie
• Mill Town Roasters (9am-6pm)
• O’Hickeys Irish Pub (11am-11pm with music from 7pm)
• The Palate
• The Pickle Jar (7am-10pm)
• The Provincial (4pm-2am)
• RustiCo
• Smokes Poutinerie
• The Snooty Fox (11am-2am; kitchen closes at 1am)
• Southside Shake (7am-10pm)
• St. Louis Bar & Grill
• The Squeeze
• The Tandoori Adda (12pm-8:30pm)
• The Tipsy Muse
• Unplugged: A Board Games Café
• Viscount Kitchen

The New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame will be open regular hours on Canada Day offering family-friendly programming, and the Fredericton Region Museum will be open 10am-5 pm. offering guided tours. Select shops at the Creative Casemates will be open from 12-4pm.