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Top Summer Festivals• CANADA DAY, TWO DAYS!
June 30: One Bad Son featuring Alert the MedicJuly 1: DAVID MYLES!
• St. Mary’s Pow Wow:June17-19• Cultural Expressions Festival:June23-25• NB Highland Games Festival:July22-24• NB Summer Music Festival:August8-20• Acadian Day:August15• From Human Hands: NB Fine Craft FestivalAugust26–28• Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival:September13-18
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Experience FrederictonHistoricsites,festivals,galleries,craft,culture,andattractionscomplementafullscheduleoffreeconcerts,films,andliveperformances.Letushelpyouplanfreeguidedwalkingtours,searchfortreasuresbyGPSwithNB’slargestbilingualGeocachingtour,ortrysomethingnewwithedVenturesFredericton-AtlanticCanada’slargestsummerlearningvacationprogram.EndthedaywithastrollalongTheGreenbesidethebeautifulSaintJohnRivertoenjoythebeautifulriversunset!OurVisitorInformationCounsellors,atinformationcentreslocatedatCityHallandKingsLandingHistoricalSettlement,arereadytohelpyouplanyouradventure.Dropintoourcentres,pickupavisitorguide,followus@FredTourism,orvisitusonlineatTourismFredericton.ca.
Historic Garrison District: the heart of the downtown.1 CityHall,VisitorInformationCentre2 JusticeBuilding,includingthe
SchoolDaysMuseum3 NBCollegeofCraft&Designand
TheGeorgeFryGallery4 Soldiers’Barracks/
BarracksSquare5 GuardHouse,DailyTheatre
6 FrederictonTourismAdministrationOffice(FormerlyMilitiaArmsStore)
7 FrederictonPublicLibrary8 NBSportsHallofFame9 FrederictonRegionMuseum10 Officers’Square,Changingof
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FREE Changing of the Guard – DAILY Fredericton’svibrantpastcomestolifeintheHistoricGarrisonDistrict.PerioddressedCeremonialGuardsrepresenttheestablishmentoftheInfantrySchoolCorps,Company“A”,andcelebratethebirthplaceoftheCanadianArmythroughdailyre-enactmentsanddrillceremoniestothesoundsofapiperanddrummer,dailyinOfficers’Square.
FREE Guided Heritage Walking Tours – DAILYCostumedtourguidesentertainyouwithhistoryandfolkloreonafreewalkingtourofFredericton’shistoricsites.TourismFredericton.ca506-460-2129
edVentures Fredericton, JulyBrowseouruniquemarkets,galleries,specialtyboutiques,andartisanstudiostofindunique,oneofakindtreasures.HometoAtlanticCanada’slargesthands-onlearningvacationprogram,edVentures,Frederictonoffersarangeofworkshopsthataredeliveredbyexpertsinsmallclasssizeswithpersonalizedinstruction.
FREE Calithumpians Theatre – DAILYTheCalithumpianshavebeenpresentingTheatreinthePark,liveandlivelyfamilyentertainment,inOfficers’Squareforover30years.Fourshowsarerotatedinrepertorythroughthesummerseasonfeaturingmusicalcomedywithfuneducationalmessagesonavarietyofmodernandhistoricalthemes.
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Second NatureOutdoors Inc.Getoutontheriverthissummerbybike,kayak,canoe,andsail.506-460-2260secondnatureoutdoors.com
WolastoqRiverboat ToursAscenicriverboatcruiseontheSaintJohnRiver.506-471-8680
Science EastMorethan150hands-onscienceexhibits.506-457-2340Scienceeast.nb.ca
FREE Fredericton Geocaching TourSpecialcachesdividedintothreethemes:nature,culture,andheritage.TourismFredericton.ca506-460-2129
Rock the Boat River AdventuresYourriverexperiencejustthewayyouwantit.506-292-5217
Uncorked ToursNBWine,Beer,andSpiritstastings;tours,cruises,andevents.506-324-4644UncorkedNB.ca
Taste This! Enjoysamplingsoflocal,traditionalandinterna-tionalflavours,a“food-ie”delight.1-888-647-9919TasteThis.com
Day In a Soldiers LifeHistoricalandentertainingexperienceforchildren6–12yearsofage.506-460-2837Tourismfredericton.ca
NASHWAAK RIVER TUBINGLeisurelydriftdowntheNashwaakRiveronaninflatabletube.Nashwaak Tubingnashwaaktubing.com506-457-2300Taymouth Tubingtaymouthventures.com506-450-6020
Haunted HikesAlantern-litjourneythroughFredericton’sghostlypast.506-457-1975calithumpians.com
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CalithumpiansHaunted Hikes
ComeexploretheghoulsandgoblinsofoldFrederictononalantern-lithikethroughtime.796aQueenSt.(CoachHouse)
506-457-1975www.calithumpians.com
Raise your SpiritsVault 29 | 506-454-1929
426 Queen Street Fredericton
Historic Garrison DistrictActivity & Tour Schedule
Tour: July & August Cost Location Time: July & AugustA Day in a Soldier’s Life $9/child Barracks Square Monday - Saturday (age 6 - 12 years) 11:15am (French) 1:15pm (English)
July 2 - September 5Changing of the Guard FREE Officers’ Square Daily 11am & 4pm Ceremony Additional ceremonies Tuesday &
Thursday at 7pm, July 2 - August 26Croquet Match FREE Barracks Square Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
3:30pm, July 2 - September 5Fredericton Outdoor FREE Officers’ Square Monday - Friday 12:15pm; Summer Theatre Saturday & Sunday 2pm
July 2 - September 5Guard House Theatre FREE Barracks Square Daily, 4:30pm
July 2 - September 5Guided Heritage FREE Tours
City Hall Once daily, 4pm, July 16 - 30 and Barracks Square September 2 – October 13 from City Hall.
Daily July 1 - September 5 leaving City Hall at 10am & 2:30pm. Leaving Barracks Square at 5pm.
Outdoor Summer Concerts FREE Officers’ Square Tuesday, Thursday, select Saturdays 7:30pm, June 21 - September 8
Under The Stars Film Series FREE Barracks Square Dusk, Saturday & Sunday, July 2 - September 4
Fredericton Region Museum Various Officers’ Square Daily 10am – 5pm July & August Tuesday – Saturday 1 – 4pm June & September
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City Tours And Activity ScheduleTour Cost Time: July & AugustNB Legislature FREE Daily, 9am - 5pm (last tour at 4:30pm)
July & August Christ Church Cathedral FREE Sunday 1:30pm - 4pm; Monday - Friday 9am -
6pm; Saturday 10am - 6pm. July & AugustCity Hall Council Chamber FREE May 21 - October 10 & Tapestry Tours English Tours: Daily 3:30pm,
French Tours: Daily 3pm, Government House FREE Tours Monday - Saturday, hourly starting at
10am - 4pm; Last Tour at 4pm. Sunday: open Noon - 5pm. May 21 - October 10 Tour dates and times may vary, please call ahead.
Great Canadian Beaver FREE June - August, contact Mactaquac Provincial Pond Voyage Park at 506-363-4747 for bookingsHaunted Hike ($14 Adult/ $9 Child) July 2 - September 3, Monday - Saturday
8:45pmMactaquac Generating Station FREE Daily 9am - 4:30pm, May - SeptemberOutdoor Summer Concert- FREE Wednesday 7pm, June 21 - August 31 Nashwaaksis CommonsProvincial Archives of NB FREE Thursdays 2 – 4pm, Year-roundScience East Science Show Various Daily at 11am & 2pm, June - August Fredericton Boyce FREE Saturday 6am - 1pm, Year-Round Farmers MarketNorthside Market FREE Saturday 9am - 4pm; Sunday 10am - 4pm,
Year-RoundCultural Market FREE Saturday 9am - 4pm, Year-Round
VisitTourismFredericton.ca,pickupthe2016VisitorGuideatoneofourVisitorInformationCentres,andfollowus@FredTourismformoreinformation.
Grab a Local!Craftbreweries,cideries,meaderiesandwineries...wehavethemall!
Take a tour of the local craft breweries offering tasting on site.•Picaroon’s Traditional Ales,422QueenStreet
•Red Rover Craft Cider,546QueenStreet
•York County Cider,418YorkSt.•Grimross Brewing Co.600BishopDrive
•Gray Stone Brewing–OpeningJune2016!221KingStreet
•TrailWay Brewing–OpeningSpring2016!280MainStreet
•Maybee Brews,559WilseyRoad,Unit4
•Big Axe Brewery,519OtisDrive,Nackawic,NB
•Motts Landing Vineyard & Winery,3506LowerCambridgeRd.(Route715),CambridgeNarrows,NB
Atlantic Canada’s
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Under The Stars Film Series BarracksSquare,Saturday&SundayatDusk,July2-September4JoinourcommunityforaromanticmovienightunderthestarsinaNational
HistoricSite.Bringyourblanketsorchairsandwatchclassicfilmsandmodernfavouritesoutofdoorsonthesilverscreen!
AdmissionisFREE.Refreshmentsavailableforpurchaseonsite.FILMS START AT DUSK
Parentaldiscretionadvisedforallfilms.
Date Movie/Year Starring Genre/RatingJuly 2 Austin Powers: International Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley Comedy PG 13
Man of Mystery (1997)July 9 Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck Comedy Drama PG 13 July 16 Addams Family (1991) Angelica Huston, Raul Julia Comedy Fantasy PG 13July 23 Footloose (1984) Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer Drama Music Romance
PG July 30 Copperhead (2013) François Arnaud, Lucy Boynton Historical Drama PG 13Aug 6 Star Trek (2009) Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto Adventure Sci Fi
Action PG 13Aug 13 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Harrison Ford, Karen Allen Action Adventure PGAug 20 Batman (1989) Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson Action Adventure PG 13Aug 27 Cast Away (2000) Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt Adventure Drama
Romance PG 13Sept 3 Avatar (2009) Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana Action Adventure
Fantasy PG 13
SATURDAY NIGHT MODERN FAVOURITESSTARTING WITH NB SHORT FILMS
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KINGS LANDINGVillage historique de
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Date Movie/Year Starring GenreJuly 3 Maltese Falcon 75th year (1941) Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor Crime Drama Film NoirJuly 10 Christmas in July: Miracle Natalie Wood, Edmund Gwenn Family Comedy Drama
on 34th Street (1947) July 17 Mr & Mrs Smith (1941) Carole Lombard, Comedy Romance
Robert MontgomeryJuly 24 Adam’s Rib (1949) Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn Comedy DramaJuly 31 Funny Face (1957) Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire Comedy Musical
RomanceAug 7 The Man Who Knew James Stewart, Doris Day Thriller
Too Much (1956)Aug 14 Little Women (1949) June Allyson, Elizabeth Taylor Family Drama RomanceAug 21 Mutiny on the Bounty (1936) Charles Laughton, Clark Gable Adventure Drama History Aug 28 North by Northwest (1959) Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint Adventure Crime MysterySept 4 Once Upon a Time Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson Western
in the West (1968)
SUNDAY NIGHT CLASSIC FILMSSTARTING WITH NB SHORT FILMS
35MactaquacRoad506-363-5111,1-800-561-5111www.riversidefredericton.com
$99.00 Standard Roomincluding 2 breakfast specials
Enjoy a warm welcome while in Fredericton
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Free Outdoor
Concerts!
Atlantic Canada’s Concert CapitalOfficers’ Square, Queen St.
Tuesdays: 7:30pm (Wednesday rain date)Thursdays: 7:30pm (Monday rain date)
Saturdays: 7:30pm (*No rain date)• September Concerts start at 6:30pm
** Venue relocated to Christ Church Cathedral
Date Musician StyleJune 21 Keegan Dobbelsteyn Rock/Pop June 28 Fredericton Concert & Marching Band Marching BandJune 30 Canada Day, TWO DAYS! FREE One Bad Son featuring Alert the Medic July1 DAVID MYLES!July 2 SPECIAL PRESENTATION Chorale
Good Hope School Choir Visiting from Hong Kong
July 5 Shaun LeBlanc Singer/songwriterJuly 7 Carla Bonnell CountryJuly 9 * TBA July 12 Les Blue Charms Bluegrass, gitan et folkJuly 14 Downtown Blues Band Blues/JazzJuly 19 Society of St Andrew Pipe Band - Tentative July 21 Easley/Stevenson/Arsenault Jazz/BluesJuly 23 * Grand Theft Bus Indie/AlternativeJuly 26 Les Jeunes d’Asteure Rock progressif novateurJuly 28 Mark Roberts & Shore Rd Drifters August 2 Scotty & the Stars Children’sAugust 4 Mike Biggar RootsAugust 6 * Vogue Dots Electro PopAugust 9 * * Mozart in the Park ClassicalAugust 11 * Doux Zéphyr Celtique, jazz, rock, traditionnelleAugust 16 Josh Bravener Folk/CountryAugust 18 Thomists JazzAugust 20 * Coyote Progressive PopAugust 23 Kevin McIntyre Indie-folk-rockAugust 25 Society of St Andrew Pipe Band Pipe BandAugust 30 Brittany McQuinn Singer/songwriterSeptember 1 • Ross Neilsen Blues/rootsSeptember 6 • Fredericton Concert & Marching Band Marching BandSeptember 8 • UNB Welcome
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Cet été, on chante!Date Musician StyleJuly 12 Les Blue Charms Bluegrass, gitan et folkJuly 26 Les Jeunes d’Asteure rock progressif novateurAugust 11* Doux Zéphyr celtique, jazz, rock, traditionnelleAugust 23 Kevin McIntyre indie-folk-rock
Main Street/Nashwaaksis Commons AmphitheatreWendesdays: 7pm (Monday rain date)
Date Musician StyleJune 1 8 Track Mind Classic Rock/Pop/R&BJune 8 Red White and Grey Country/RockJune 15 The Wade Brothers CountryJune 22 Cross Cut Blues Band Blues June 29 Mark Roberts Band Roots/Country RockJuly 6 3 1/2 Men Classic RockJuly 13 Cathy Hutch Band CountryJuly 20 Back Two Basics Folk/Country/Celtic July 27 Common Thread Classic Rock/Pop/R&BAugust 3 SG & The Tone Kings Blues/R&BAugust 10 Frantically Atlantic East CoastAugust 17 Burnt Hill Band Country/RockAugust 24 Kathrine Moller CelticAugust 31 30 Years After Country/Classic
St. Anne’s Chapel of Ease(Christ Church Parish Church)
245 Westmorland St.Wednesdays: 12:10 pm
Date Musician July 6 Dianne Roxborough-Brown, piano
and Van Burdon, celloJuly 13 Steven Peacock, guitar and
Sally Wright, flute.July 20 Carolyn Holyoke, Piano, Line
Michaud, guitarJuly 27 TBA
Next2Now! SeriesWe have a great line up for our Next2Now! SeriesSeepage10inlightblue!
Summer RecitalsFreewill Offering
Christ Church Cathedral(Church and Brunswick Streets)
828 Queen St.Fridays: 12:10 - 12:50 pm
Date PerformanceJuly 8 Romantic Keyboard Adventures
with Dr. Sharon Pond, organJuly 15 Over the Rainbow with Singer
Becka deHaanJuly 22 Two for Piano with Krystyna
Higgins & Dianne Roxborough- Brown
July 29 Guitar and Flute Duo with Steven Peacock & Sally Wright
August 5 Heather Dunham performs MozartAugust 12 The New Brunswick Summer
Music Festival ExtravaganzaAugust 19 The Putnam Family Performs
Celtic Music
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Fitness Center, Shuttle Service, Refrigerators/Microwaves, Guest Laundry, Free Parking, Guest Business Center, Multilingual
Staff, Just Minutes Away from Downtown.
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Learning Vacations
Weekend 2, July 16+17Workshop DatesCapturing your Memories July 16Encaustic Painting July 16+17Fashion Illustration July 16+17Lighting for Digital Photography July 16+17Make your own Dress Form July 16Metal Jewellery (Introduction) July 16+17Raku Pottery: Out of the Fire July 16+18Story Shawl July 16+17
Week 3, July 18-22Black and White Mandala July 19 (Intermediate)Clothing Pattern Development July 18-22 (Introduction)Embossing and Gel Medium July 22Explorations in Drawing (Advanced) July 20-22Fancy Baskets July 18-20Growler Basket July 20+21Increasing Pottery Skills July 18-22Pendant with Stone Set July 18-22Silk Painting and Resist: Murals July 20+21
Weekend 3, July 23+24Chakra Swirl Basket July 22-24Photography: History in Focus July 23+24Rug Hooking a Geometric Mat July 23Spin it up a Notch July 23+24
Week 1, July 4-8Workshop DatesBlack and White Mandala July 8 (Introduction)Explorations in Drawing July 6-8Garlic and Onion Keeper Basket July 4Learn to Spin July 4-8Market Basket July 6-7Rib Basket July 5Simple Reed Stars July 4Throwing Clay on the July 4-8 Pottery Wheel
Weekend 1, July 9+10Aboriginal Ash Basketry July 8-10Basic Beading July 9Egg Tempera Painting July 9+10Experience l’Acadie! July 9Fabulous Felt Nuno Scarf July 10Photography: History in Focus July 9+10Pottery for Beginners July 9Serger Basics July 9Traditional Pearl Knotting July 9Traditional Rug Hooking July 9 (Introduction)
Week 2, July 11-15Batik Smart Wallet July 13Digital Photography (Introduction) July 11-15Experience l’Acadie! July 11Free Motion Machine Quilting July 12Garlic and Onion Keeper Basket July 13Increasing Pottery Skills July 11-15Josephine Knot Basket July 11+12Oh! Canada Quilt July 14Self-Publishing & Marketing July 15Simple Reed Stars July 13Tapestry Weaving (Introduction) July 11-15
Awaken your creativity.Refresh your senses.Revitalize yourself.
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Open Every Saturday 6AM to 1PM, 665 George Street frederictonfarmersmarket.ca
FREDERICTON BOYCEFARMERS MARKET
Named one of the ten best Farmers Markets in Canada!
Fredericton’s Historic Landmark HotelCentral Downtown Location
Centrally located with fabulous river and city views with88km of groomed walking trails and steps from the
shopping and entertainment district.
Next to Fredericton Convention Centre, Beaverbrook ArtGallery, Fredericton Playhouse & NB Legislature Building
Crowne Plaza Fredericton operates the adjacent Lighthouse on the Green featuring open air BBQ and
Craft Beer Garden on the only licensed riverfront patio
Visit us on facebook—Crowne Plaza Fredericton659 Queen St | Fredericton | NB | E3B 1C3
506.455.3371 | cpfredericton.com
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Soldiers’ Barracks, Corner of Queen & Carleton Sts.506-460-2837 | HistoricGarrisonDistrict.ca
Open daily, June 6 - September 5Local,hand-made,one-of-a-kinditems.Artistson-site.
Purchaseticketsfor“A Day in a Soldier’s Life”and“Haunted Hikes”on-siteatRiverValleyCrafts.
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