Celebrate summer and head outside with your family and friends to maximize your warm-weather fun around Saint John.
Kick-off July with Canada Day celebrations, and continue the rest of the month with fantastic summer fun. Check out some of the 25 ideas listed below to get the summer fun going.
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New Brunswick Summer Festivals 2025
Celebrate Canada Day
Celebrate Canada’s 158th birthday with fun events and activities. Enjoy activities including face painting, circus performers, arts and crafts, and much more at the new container village on Water Street at the Canada Day Waterfront Festival.
Movies in the Park
Enjoy free outdoor movies in the park on Fridays on July & August.
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Fridays, July 4 – August 25, 2025 | Dusk
The Arts and Culture Park, 12 Landing Court, Quispamsis
Roll Call 2025
The car show of the year is back at TD Station. Come out to see the amazing vehicles and check out what is going on inside the venue.
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July 5, 2025, from 11 am to 5 pm
TD Station, 99 Station St, Saint John
Spectator $23.58
Studio Ghibli Summer
Watch animated tales by Studio Ghibli this July at Imperial Theatre. Movies include The Secret World of Arrietty, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbour Totoro, and Nausicaā of the Valley of the Wind.
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Mondays, July 7 – 28, 2025, at 7 pm
Imperial Theatre, 12 King Square South, Saint John
$12.50
Sunset Yoga
Join us for community yoga sessions this summer at Renforth Rotary Park. Enjoy the picturesque sunset on the Kennebecasis River. Please bring your yoga mat.
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July 8, 2025, from 7 pm – 8 pm
Renforth Rotary Park, 141 James Renforth Drive
Unity Park Summer Stage Outdoor Series
There’s no better way to sit back, relax, and enjoy the summer! Bring your lawn chair, and take in some FREE live music entertainment outdoors in Unity Park on Wednesday evenings. Details
Wednesdays, June 18 – September 3, 2025
Unity Park, Grand Bay-Westfield
3rd Annual Yip Fest
Get ready to sip on delicious ciders and beers from local breweries while enjoying a live DJ and tasty food trucks. This is the perfect event for all beer and cider enthusiasts to come together and have a great time. Details
July 19, 2025 from 3 pm to 7 pm
Yip Cider, 3015 Route 845
Yoga in the Park
Join the Town of Quispamsis and Amana Yoga and be one with nature while enjoying a relaxing outdoor yoga class for all fitness levels and ages!
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Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 7 pm
The Arts and Culture Park, 12 Landing Court, Quispamsis
Concert in the Common, Rothesay
Concert in the Common
Take your evening walk, bring your blanket/chair, and enjoy free outdoor music. Details
Thursdays, July 3 – August 28, 2025 at 7 pm
Rothesay Common Stage, 24 Gondola Point Road
TINA The Ultimate Tribute to the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll
Get the electrifying concert experience of Tina Turner with this full stage production brimming with Tina hits from the 60s, 70s, 80s & 90s. Featuring the powerful, raspy vocals and thrilling stage presence of Caroline Borole live on stage, complete with band, brass section, backing vocalists and dancers to make this the definitive tribute, and a fabulous fun night out!
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July 17, 2025 at 8 pm
Imperial Theatre, 12 King Square South, Saint John
Saint John Night Market
Slow down and spend a relaxing evening shopping for local products. It’s a night full of local vendors, food, music, and community vibes you won’t want to miss!
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Thursday, July 31, 2025, from 5 pm – 9 pm
Along Germain Street from North Market Street to King Street
On South Market Street
Inside the Saint John City Market
Boxcar Country Music Festival
The Boxcar Country Music Festival returns to the Saint John waterfront for two nights, July 26-27, featuring Tenille Townes, Tim Hocks, and more. Enjoy free, family-friendly activities like tastings of BBQ sauces and premium whiskies, cowboy karaōke, lasso skills competitions, and line-dancing workshops at the Waterfront Container Village. Details
July 26 – 27, 2025
Area 506 Waterfront Container Village, Saint John
The Great Benjamins Circus
The Great Benjamin Circus is coming to town with Big Top Tent entertainment for the whole family. You’ll see clowns, acrobats, aerialists, and daredevils from North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. This traditional circus show will entertain and thrill children and adults alike. Details
July 18 – 20, 2025
East Point Shopping, 11 East Point Way, Saint John
Pre-sale $19.99
The Tempest
See you under the open sky this July! Join us at the amazing Place Fort La Tour in Saint John, NB, for an unforgettable outdoor theatre experience that blends Shakespeare’s classic storytelling with a unique and immersive setting. Directed by Sandra Bell, this timeless tale of magic, revenge, and redemption will come alive. Details
July 16-19 & 23-26, 2025
Fort Latour Drive, Saint John
Mud Day
Looking for a muddy good time? Join us at this years Mud Day event for a day filled with fun activities and mud! Play in the giant mud pit, create your own mud pies, see a bubble show, and make memories to last a lifetime! Details
July 23, 2025, from 2 pm to 4 pm
Parkside Playground, 82 Parkside Rd, Quispamsis
St. Martins Old Home Week
St. Martins is the place to be the 3rd week of July. There are events throughout the week for the whole family. The schedule will be posted soon on their Facebook page, so check it regularly.
Details
July 18-26, 2025
Around St. Martins
Firefly Forest Recreational Area
Spend time with your family camping at Firefly Forest Recreational Area at one of their 3-way, 2-way, and unserviced sites. Firefly Forest is a recreation facility with a swimming pool, a recreation building, a barbeque/picnic area for group functions, a miniature golf course, and a golf driving range.
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64 Robertson Road, Hampton
Mispec Park
Head out of the city and spend a fun afternoon with your family and friends at the beach at historic Mispec. It is one of the finest unsupervised sandy beaches on the Bay of Fundy. The beach has free parking, awesome picnic sites, a fun playground, a sports field, and a paved games court that everyone can enjoy.
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3266 Mispec Road, Saint John
Irving Nature Park
Spend a relaxing day enjoying the beauty of nature at this spectacular green oasis, which is only a few minutes outside the city. Irving Nature Park is home to over 6 different ecosystems and 11 km of gorgeous coastline. You can learn more about the park by taking one of the free guided tours.
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1379 Sand Cove Road, Saint John
Bates Landing
There is nothing better than freshly picked strawberries on a warm summer day. Head out of the city for a day on the farm. Bates Landing offers u-pick strawberries during July. They also have u-pick raspberries at the end of July.
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1222 Route 850, Kiersteadville
Delish Gourmet Rolled Ice Cream
Watch as cream, fruit, chocolate and other toppings turn into delicious ice cream right in front of you. Pick from 20 flavours to enjoy cooling off with this summer. They also make fantastic shakes too.
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120 Prince William Street, Saint John
Delish Gourmet Rolled Ice Cream
Octopus Ice Cream
Right on the wharf is an amazing ice cream shop and gallery. Serving up soft ice cream and premium hard ice cream, there is a frozen treat for everyone at this small shop.
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404 Main Street, St Martins
Orbitz Amusements
Wrap yourself in a giant plastic bubble and play some bubble soccer or walk/run on water by zorbing. Get ready for lots of fun tumbling down hills and bumping into your friends. Orbitz Amusements also has more traditional summer activities like rock climbing, geocaching and kayak adventures that you can do too.
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Saint John
TimberTop Adventures
Adventure through the treetops at Canada’s Top Aerial Adventure Park. Climb to the top of the old growth forest of Dominion Park and see if you can complete the 12 courses in the trees at TimberTop Adventures.
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Dominion Park, 730 Dominion Park Road, Saint John
Stonehammer UNESCO GeoPark
Covering most of Southern New Brunswick, Stonehammer UNESCO GeoPark is North America’s first GeoPark. There is lots of summer fun to have across the park. Check our list of 25 Ways to Experience Stonehammer UNESCO GeoPark in New Brunswick.
97.3 The Wave Outdoor Pool
Cool off in the 97.3 The Wave Outdoor Pool this summer. Have a fun time zipping down the two water slides into the leisure pool, swim lines in the Junior Olympic Pool, and splash around under the water umbrellas and sprays trees. Is there any better way to spend a summer day?
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20 Randy Jones Way, Quispamsis