Festivals & Events

Perth-Andover Tuff Muck Challenge

Runners will grind their way through this challenging 5km course which features 16 obstacles that you or your team has to face. Web climb, log walk, tarzan swing, and much more. The Perth-Andover Tuff Muck challenge is like no other - see you there on July 23, 2022.

Dress & Disguise at Kings Landing

Whether someone is dressed for practicality or to show their status, clothing plays a significant role in every society and every era. Join the villagers of Kings Landing as they display their favourite outfits, discuss the latest trends in clothing, and put on a fashion show.

Cape Tormentine Beach Music Festival

The Cape Tormentine Beach Music Festival offers four days of live country music, an open mic competition, a washer toss tournament, and daily 50/50 draws. During the festival, the Cape Tormentine Beach Campground offers many activities for all ages and the Cape Tormentine Legion Branch #81 offers a full breakfast Saturday and Sunday morning. Visit www.ctbmf.ca for updated information...

Folkore and Accordion Festival in Kedgwick

Folk music festival in the small village of Kedgwick, in the heart of the Appalachian region. Several guest artists perform on accordion, fiddle, harmonica and guitar.

Area 506

The AREA 506 Festival takes place every New Brunswick Day long weekend on the Saint John Waterfront, and features the best of our province’s music, culture and goods. Their shipping container village creates the backdrop for a diverse group of vendors, brands and cultural groups to truly showcase the energy and ingenuity of our province’s artisans, craftspeople and musicians. Each year...

Down East Brew Fest

The Down East Brew Fest brings together 40+ craft breweries, cideries, meaderies and some spirits. Carleton Street will be home to a great variety of craft beverages and local food suppliers.

Festi-plage

The Festi-plage is a multi-generational event with activities and music for all ages. It all ends at NB Day with a recognition awards ceremony to honor our citizen commitment, followed by a celebration with music and cake.

Emancipation Day at Kings Landing

On August 1, 1834, slavery was abolished in Canada and other British colonies, freeing enslaved people in Canada. This weekend at Kings Landing, we will mark Emancipation Day and focus on Black history in New Brunswick.

New Brunswick Summer Music Festival

A two-week festival celebrating classical chamber music, featuring the works of selected composers played by Canada’s most talented classical musicians. Festival includes concerts, emerging artists and free community performances.

Miramichi Folksong Festival

Join the fun at Canada’s longest-standing folk festival, celebrating Miramichi folklore with singers & fiddlers featuring authentic traditional and contemporary folk music. Don't miss the Noon Luncheon with great food. All shows are held at Beaverbrook Kin Centre, except closing dinner/concert at Carrefour Beausoleil, Miramichi In 2022, it will be the 65^th edition of th...

Festival acadien de Caraquet

Get ready to party loud and proud at the biggest Acadian celebration of the year. With a spectacular program of many artists and events, including the joyous Tintamarre parade on Acadian Day, you’ll experience joie de vivre at its best.

Consuming Passions at Kings Landing

An event for the love of food and drink! This weekend is all about cooking, baking, recipes, gardening, and all things food. Stay tuned for more information about a possible evening event featuring the Moveable Feast!

Beresford fête l’Acadie!

Beresford fête l'Acadie was established in 2015 by the Town of Beresford's cultural development committee. This multi-day festival highlights our Acadian richness with activities, music and a presentation of documentaries by Acadian director and screenwriter Phil Comeau (Belle-Île-en-Mer and Belle-Île en Acadie).

Larlee Creek Hullabaloo

Held in Perth-Andover, and known as the “Little Festival that Could,” the Larlee Creek Hullabaloo brings together some of the best talent the East Coast of Canada and beyond has to offer, for one weekend of pure musical bliss. The Larlee Creek Hullabaloo is known for its genre-rich lineup, collaborative performances, and the downhome hospitality we show our audience and the artists who...

Sculpture Saint John

Sculpture Saint John is an International Sculpture Symposium held on the Saint John waterfront at Long Wharf. Eight artists carve monumental granite blocks into public art to be permanently installed in communities throughout southern New Brunswick.

Sculpture Saint John

Sculpture Saint John is an initiative that brings sculptors from around the globe to carve massive pieces of granite into works of public art, in a public setting. Granite-dust flies and visitors learn about the process as the giant stones are transformed in uptown Saint John. Currently 30 finished pieces are available to visit as part of the Sculpture Trail, with eight pieces being ca...

Atlantic Dance Festival

The Atlantic Dance Festival (adFda) is a must-attend event for dance enthusiasts and professionals. The 17^th edition will take place from August 11 to 21, 2022 in Greater Moncton. Dance performances and films, workshops and master classes are all on the agenda!

Acadian Celebrations at the Garden (Sortie branchée en Acadie)

La Sortie Branchée en Acadie is a three-day family festival organized to celebrate National Acadian Day in the Northwest region of New Brunswick. It highlights a wide variety of artistic disciplines and relies on the active participation of young people and everyone in the family. The event is in a way a great celebration of arts and culture in a magical natural environment, the New Br...

Fundy Sea Shanty Festival

Paying homage to those ships and sailors who helped forge nations, the Fundy Sea Shanty Festival acknowledges and celebrates their stories and songs and invite locals and visitors to celebrate the region’s maritime history. This international event features sea shanty performances, workshops, historical presentations, meals, a pirate parade and activities for children. Events will take...

The Miramichi International Buskers Festival

Street performers from around the world converge in Miramichi at our 2nd annual buskers festival, August 12-14 at Waterford Green, Ferry Park and on Water Street. This year, we present acts from Santiago, Melbourne, and Toronto through Quebec City, including Guinness World Record Holders, Pele's favorite soccer entertainer from South America, North America's top hula hoop duo team, and...

Crime & Punishment at Kings Landing

Join us at Kings Landing for a weekend filled with excitement, mystery and scandal as we explore themes of life & death, duels & trials and crime & punishment during the 19^th century.

Acadie national day

This day start at 13h30 with the Kids.

RCMP Musical Ride in Woodstock

Western NB Crime Stoppers, in partnership with DunRoamin Stray and Rescue and Carleton County Animal Shelter, will be hosting the RCMP Musical Ride at Connell Park Grandstand in Woodstock, NB on Tuesday August 16, 2022 at 6 pm. The RCMP Musical Ride represents a Canadian colourful tradition of 29 black horses and riders performing a variety of cavalry drills choreographed to music. The...

Rendez-vous des artistes

The largest gathering of painters and sculptors in Eastern Canada! The Rendez-vous des artistes allows visitors to see the artwork of more than a hundred painters and sculptors, all in one place in Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick.

Miramichi Scottish Festival

August 19, 2022 6 pm - Tartan Candlelight Dinner, Riverside Entertainment Centre August 20, 2022 1 pm -3 pm - Old-fashioned family picnic, Wilson's Point Historic Site August 21, 2022 10 am - Memorial Church Service, Saint Andrew's United Church, Wellington Street 2 pm - 4pm - Enjoy a great afternoon of music, heritage characters, as well as a Scottish Tea at MacDonald Farm Heritage ...