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Updated on March
05/12
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Official NB Tourism site for Festivals
- St. Patrick's Week Celebrations Each
March Saint John celebrations its strong Irish heritage with a week long
festival. For more information, contact: 506-634-7919
- Gathering of the Scots
Festival Situated along Route #105, just below the village of
Perth-Andover, New Brunswick. The Gathering of the Scots festival site offers
quick and easy accessibility for both our Canadian and US visitors. Look for
our unique "THISTLE SIGNS" that will guide you to the Gathering of the Scots
Festival as you approach the Village of Perth-Andover.
- FestiVin
-
Atlantic Beer
Festival Moncton Coliseum
- Cultural
Expressions Festival Fredericton
- Marysville Days A weekend of fun for the whole family!
Breakfast, parade, seniors' social, "toonie tween" dance, kids games and
activities, adult dance with live music, variety show, barbeque, walking tours,
interdenominational church service. Location: Heritage Centre on McGloin St.
506-472-4144
- Greater Moncton Dragon Boat Festival
- Festival de la Baie Française Saint John's annual
francophone festival of music and community events. Contact: 658-4600
- Magna Multicultural Rendezvous Festival Moncton,
- Edmundston Jazz &
Blues Festival Every year, Downtown Edmundston swings to the sound of
Jazz & Blues. 2008 marked our 14th anniversary.
- Maritime
CountryFest Fredericton
- Salmon Festival Campbellton Salmon Festival is an annual
celebration of the world famous Restigouche Salmon. Many events, new and
traditional, are organized for all ages. These include: Miss and little Miss
Salmon Festival Pageants, Canada Day Celebrations with giant fireworks, salmon
suppers, Street Fest, Parking Lot Party with live bands, show and shine, book
sale, pet show, Campbell Amusements Carnival, bowling tournament, many family
activities, gigantic parade and much more. These exceptional events celebrated
with family and friends will lead you through one week of well deserved fun.
Put your feet up… or kick your heels… and experience fine Maritime
hospitality at the Salmon Festival in Campbellton.
- Atlantic Visual Arts
Festival (Festival des arts visuels en Atlantique) A colorful festival
for the whole family, offering a dynamic programming concentrating on visual
arts and including live creations by painters, sculpters and artists from the
Atlantic Provinces, Canada and overseas. You will be charmed by the FAVA's
activities: its sparkling arts night, more than forty professional visual arts
artists creating live, visual arts exhibitions, an exhilarating artwork
auction, art workshops for youngsters and adults, etc. Info: (506) 727-7726,
fax:(506)727-7723. Email: fava@nb.aibn.com
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Grand
Falls Regional Potato Festival
- Miramichi Rock 'N' Roll Festival
- Riverview Sunfest Riverview,
- July 27-29, Rotary Club 14th Annual
Bluegrass & Country Music Festival Cape Tormentine Campground in Cape
Tormentine,N.B. 27, 28,29, July 2012 Free weekend camping included with paid
weekend pass. Maritime Bands. Contact : Gerry Chapman 506-538-2900 e-mail
chapmang@seaside.ns.ca
- Annual
Buskers on the Boardwalk Festival Saint John
- Bathurst
Hospitality Days
- Annual Rock "N" Roll Festival Miramichi
-
Discovering Horses – Festival Western de
Saint-Quentin
- Atlantic Nationals Automobile Extravaganza Moncton,
- Richibucto Scallop Festival Scallop Festival week is an
adventure you will not soon forget. It is an event full of activities and
entertainment for all ages, held during the second week of July. Here are some
of the more popular events: music every night, a bazaar along Main Street, a
youth dance, a greased pole competition and a parade of boats adorned with
lights. The week winds up with fireworks near the water which are always a hit
in this region. Don’t forget to take advantage of the festivities and
savor some of the amazing fresh scallops that are sold throughout the whole
week of the festival.
- Shediac Lobster
Festival celebration of the "Lobster capital of the world" and
their Acadian culture.
- Canada's Irish Festival on the Miramichi Miramichi City
gathering of all people Irish or Irish at heart. Be sure to check out the
website @
- Festival by the Marsh Summer Music, Voice & Drama
Programmes. Join us for an exciting new integrated arts festival in hisotric
Sackville, New Brunswick! .
- Peat Moss Festival The week long festival provides an
opportunity to celebrate the pioneers and workers of the peat industry, the
second-largest industry on Lamèque Island, after fishing. Watch the
shows, visit the peat lands, and participate in sports and social activities. A
varied, entertaining program awaits you! Lamèque, the province’s
peat moss capital, promises you a most enjoyable stay on the Acadian Peninsula,
where you can almost always see the ocean.
- Lamèque International Baroque Music Festival Web
site of the Festival, describing its annual program, pictures, historic and
other information.
- Highland Games & Scottish Festival Fredericton, host
one of the largest Atlantic Canadian Scottish Festivals, this event is for
anyone who is looking for a fun-filled weekend. Whether it be the heavy events,
highland dancing, enjoying some of the world's best Celtic music, or sampling
traditional food and drink, this is one weekend that will be time well spent.
- NotaBle Acts Summer Theatre Festival We are a summer
festival dedicated to showcasing the works of English-language New Brunswick
playwrights.
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The Bon Ami
Festival is the largest of all the festivals in Dalhousie. It is held
the last week of July and first week of August. Activities held throughout the
Bon Ami Festival include a gigantic beach party, market days, parade,
pageantry, dancing, sporting events, mussel boils, lobster dinners and one of
the most spectacular firework extravaganzas in the Maritimes.
- Woodstock Old Home
Week
- Annual Sandpiper Festival in Dorchester. Join us in
honouring the Semipalmated Sandpiper, view the various arts and crafts, sample
the Chowder, join in the fun.
- Miramichi Folksong
Festival North America's Longest Standing folk festival. For further
information Tel. 506-623-2150 Fax: 506-623-2261 After hours 506-622-1780 or
email: bb2@nb.sympatico.ca Write to
Miramichi Folksong Festival P.O. Box. 13 Miramichi N.B. EIV – 3M2
- Sussex Flea
Market
- Saint John Shakespeare
Festival
- Miramichi Scottish
Festival WE CELEBRATE, RAIN OR SHINE! Join the Clans to celebrate the
Scottish culture on the Miramichi. Enjoy music, song, games, dancing and much,
much more. We know having fun with family and others is extremely important and
we want to share that fun and our Scottish Heritage with you.
- Kedgwick Fall Festival Music, dance, sports activities,
shows, rallies, parade… That’s just a taste of what awaits you in
Kedgwick, during the Fall Festival, held against a magnificent backdrop of
mountains, colourful forests and majestic rivers. Meet Wick the partridge, the
festival’s friendly mascot that exemplifies the warm welcome of the local
residents. Take part in the many organized activities, offering something for
all interests and all ages. This fall, for a memorable week and lots of fun,
make Kedgwick your destination!
- Oyster Festival - Maisonnette Festival to promote oysters.
Many activities will be held such as: oyster tasting prepared in different ways
(soup, in the shell, au gratin and breaded), social evening, games for children
and oyster opening and eating contests.
- Art Across the Marsh - Sackville Art Across the Marsh
studio tour encompasses over 20 artist and artisan studios around the Tantramar
Marshes. Studios are opened to the public for the weekend. Meet artists, learn
about their techniques and see works in progress. You can visit as many studios
as you like!
- World Wine & Food Expo - Moncton Discover the very
best in wine and gourmet food at the World Wine & Food Expo. Sample more
than 300 different wines as you take in the Grand Wine Tasting at the Moncton
Coliseum-Agrena complex. Drop by a seminar on wine tasting at a local
restaurant and stroll through the Corkscrew Exhibition provided by private
collectors. And don't forget the food. The Gourmet Food Exhibition and its
local producers from New Brunswick will share with you their fine food. The
World Wine & Food Expo also offers a festival bistro on site as well as
partnerships with restaurants around the region. Drop by the festival's Wine
Boutique to purchase your favourites to take home.
- Woodstock Victorian
Christmas
- Francofete en Acadie Moncton,
- Silver Wave Film Festival Fredericton each fall, the
Silver Wave Film Festival presents exciting new works produced by New Brunswick
filmmakers . Don't miss this five-day extravaganza presenting full-length
feature, documentaries animated pieces and short films. The festival also
screens the best films from Canada and around the world and features
programming streams of multicultural, aboriginal and youth films. There are
professional panels, workshops and networking sessions for those working in New
Brunswick 's growing film industry. The Silver Wave Awards are presented to
filmmakers in recognition of excellence in the craft. Created by the New
Brunswick Filmmakers' Co-operative in 2001, the festival has grown into a "must
see" event each November.
- Nov 27-29
Christmas at
the Coliseum Moncton,
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