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Aside from all of the outdoor adventures, museums, concerts and other fun activities in one of Canada’s most beautiful provinces, New Brunswick summer festivals are a must-do if you want to truly experience the culture of this east coast province.
Shediac Lobster Festival
If you’re headed to New Brunswick between June and September, here are the festivals for you to consider participating:
Summer Music Festivals
Don’t miss out on the chance to experience the magic of live music with your family and friends at some of New Brunswick’s best music festivals.
2025 Summer Music Festivals in New Brunswick:
- Rogersville Country Festival: June 20 & 21, 2025
- Edmundston Jazz and Blues Festival: July 4 & 5, 2025
- Campbellton Bluegrass Festival: July 17 to 20, 2025
- New Maritime Music Festival: July 4 & 5, 2025
- Mega Show Tracadie: July 15, 2025
- Sussex Fundy Fest: July 18 & 19, 2025
- New Brunswick Summer Music Festival: August 4 to 16, 2025
- Miramichi Rock & Roll Festival: July 25 to 27, 2025
- Boxcar Country Music Festival: July 26 to 27, 2025
- Cape Tormentine Beach Music Festival: July 31st to August 2nd 2025
- Area 506: August 1 to 3, 2025
- Nashwaak Music Festival: August 1 to 3, 2025
- Miramichi Folksong Festival: August long weekend
- SappyFest: August 1-3, 2025
- Festival Royal: August 1 & 2, 2025
- Future Forest: August 7 to 11, 2025
- Larlee Creek Hullabaloo: August 6 to 10, 2025
- Fundy Sea Shanty Festival: August 8 to 10, 2025
- The Trail Folk Music Festival: August 16 to 18, 2025
- YQM Country Fest: August 21 to 23, 2025
- Rogersville Bluegrass Festival: August 22 to 24, 2025
- KV Music Fest: August 26 to 29, 2025
- Harvest Music Festival: September 9 to 14, 2025
Sitansisk – St. Mary’s First Nation Annual Powwow
Immerse yourself in the rich culture of the Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) people as they showcase their heritage through music, dance, and traditional ceremonies. Experience the rhythmic drumbeat of Mother Earth and listen to the ancestral voices that echo through their captivating performances.
St. Mary’s Old Reserve, 510 Union Street, Fredericton
June 13 to 15, 2025
Bard in the Barracks Theatre Festival
If you enjoy theatre, you’ll love the Bard in the Barracks Theatre festival held for two weeks in Fredericton.
Bard in the Barracks will return to Fredericton’s downtown streets and the sylvan forest of Odell Park for an exciting and diverse two-show 2025 season that will feature Shakespeare’s Macbeth and The Merry Wives of Windsor.
Barracks Square & Odell Park, Fredericton
June 20 to July 6, 2025
Campbellton Salmon Festival
The Campbellton Salmon Festival is definitely an event not to miss! It is an annual celebration of the world-famous Restigouche salmon. Events will be organized for all ages, including Miss and Little Miss Salmon Festival pageants, Canada Day celebrations with a giant fireworks display, delicious salmon suppers, a hilarious comedy show, a hypnotist, a road race, live bands, Campbell Amusements Carnival, daily children’s activities, family activities, a gigantic parade, and much more.
Campbellton
June 27 to July 6 2025
Riverview Sunfest
The annual SUNFEST summer festival in Riverview promises a week of outdoor events, culminating in Canada Day celebrations. Highlights include a town-wide yard sale, a Heritage Nature Path Tour and more! The festivities conclude with Canada Day celebrations, featuring live entertainment, amusement zone, and fireworks!
Details
Riverview
June 27 – July 1 2025
Grand Falls Regional Potato Festival
The popular Grand Falls Regional Potato Festival has been going strong for more than 62 years, bringing together locals and visitors alike. This four-day festival is jam-packed with an exciting array of fun activities and awesome entertainment appealing to all ages.
1 Chapel Street, Grand Falls
June 26 to 29, 2025
Oromocto Pioneer Days
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4 Doyle Dr. Oromocto
June 27 – July 1, 2025
Street Art Festival of Memramcook
During the Street Art Festival, the streets in the village of Memramcook come alive with artists from everywhere performing during this popular, fun-filled four-day festival. There will be a circus, a dance, exciting aerial arts, magicians, and more!
Details
Centrale St. Memramcook
July 4 to 6, 2025
Minto Coal Mining Days
The Minto Coal Mining Days festival is a community celebration of the coal mining heritage in the region. This festival has lots of fun activities for everyone to enjoy. There will be live music, food, a parade, a youth talent showcase, kids’ games, face painting, bouncy castles, fireworks, card tournaments, a look-alike contest, a pet parade, an ironman/maiden competition, a country show and more events.
Details
Minto
Canada Day Weekend; Dates TBA
The Shediac Lobster Festival
The Shediac Lobster Festival is celebrating its 76th anniversary this year and is set to captivate attendees with a lineup of enthralling events.
Enjoy a lively lineup of summer events including Ales and Tails, live music from The Leblancs and Moyenne Rig, and the fun-filled Pliers Race. Try your luck at Bingo Night, sip and savour at Corks and Claws, and dance to Pretty in Pink and The Mellotones. Don’t miss The Great Table—a massive community lobster dinner featuring live music from Third Harmony and Riverbank.
Details
58 Festival Street, Shediac
July 5 to 13, 2025.
Ballet by the Ocean – Summer Series
If you are a ballet lover, allow your senses to guide you to this one-of-a-kind exclusive experience. Immerse yourself in the scenic backdrop of one of New Brunswick’s most stunning natural habitats. This Summer Series allows you to enjoy the astounding beauty of the award-winning Atlantic Ballet and savour delectable local food pairings by celebrated New Brunswick chefs.
Details
Grande-Digue
July 3 – August 9, 2025
Festival des Rameurs
The annual “Festival des Rameurs” takes place in Baie des Chaleurs, attracting thousands of spectators to witness the courageous rowers crossing the bay. The festival originated in 1967 and has been held annually since its success. The main event is the 22-mile crossing, with the fastest recorded time being 2 hours, 36 minutes, and 7 seconds. Rain or shine, the arrival site known as “Place des Rameurs” sees a large gathering of people eagerly welcoming the rowers.
582 rue Principale, Petit-Rocher
July 6 to 13, 2025
Atlantic Nationals Automotive Extravaganza
If you are a car lover, welcome to paradise!
The 2025 Atlantic Nationals celebrates 25 years with a packed schedule of car shows, cruises, music, and community fun. Highlights include a Show n Shine, Cruise-In, drive-in movie, Rock n Roll Street Party, Cool Car College, model car show, and two massive main events at Centennial Park. With live music, awards, a lobster dinner, and jaw-dropping vehicles, it’s Canada’s ultimate car show experience.
Details
Main Street, Moncton
July 3 – 7, 2024
New Brunswick Fisheries and Aquaculture Festival
The sea and its riches, fishing and its seals… It’s a whole maritime heritage that is celebrated in style during the New Brunswick Fisheries and Aquaculture Festival in Shippagan, the commercial fishing capital of New Brunswick. Participate in the many activities of the oldest festival in the Acadian Peninsula: blessing of boats, music shows, sporting events, theatre and more.
Details
200-1 Hôtel de ville Avenue, Shippagan
July 9 to 13, 2025
Beer on the Bridge
The perfect date night or a relaxing evening to spend with your friends this summer. This event promises an evening filled with a variety of craft beers, stunning city views, and lively music. Perfect for beer lovers and those new to craft brews alike, it’s an unforgettable opportunity to connect with friends and local brewers in a festive atmosphere.
Details
July 5, 2025
Bill Thorpe Walking Bridge, Fredericton
Photo Credit: Beer on the Bridge
Saint-Quentin Western Festival
The Saint-Quentin Western Festival, which is New Brunswick’s only Western festival, is an event not to be missed. There will be a professional Rodeo unique in the Maritimes, country music concerts, a horse pull, a Miss Cowgirl contest, an awesome western parade and much more.
Details
Saint-Quentin
July 8 to 13, 2025
Pride Festivities
Celebrate the beauty of diversity with a series of colourful, cultural activities and grand parades.
- Acadie Love Pride Festivities — July 10 to 13, 2025 @ Caraquet
- Pride Week — TBA @ Fredericton
- River Of Pride — Labour Day Weekend @ Moncton
Moncton International Buskers Festival
This year’s Moncton International Buskers Festival presents performers from around the world, as well as from New Brunswick, for three days of outdoor family fun.
Details
Riverfront Park, Moncton
July 18 to 20, 2025
Bathurst Hospitality Days
Bathurst Hospitality Days in the Chaleur Region promises ten days of community spirit and northern charm.
It’s a full-on celebration with parades, concerts and more!
Coronation Park, Bathurst
July 15 to 20, 2025
Big Axe Craft Beer Festival
This four-day festival is jam-packed with an exciting array of fun activities and awesome entertainment appealing to all ages. There will be vendors from across Atlantic Canada in attendance this year, a wide variety of food trucks on site, and there will also be live music for everyone to enjoy.
Details
Nackawic Waterfront, 151 Otis Dr. Nackawic
July 12, 2025
Miramichi Irish Festival
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Miramichi
July 17 to 20, 2025
New Brunswick Highland Games
The New Brunswick Highland Games is a fun-filled family weekend on the grounds of the historic Government House. Come for your annual Celtic infusion of award-winning music, piping and drumming, highland dance, traditional Scottish athletics, food and craft vendors, genealogy, and so much more!
Details
Government House, 51 Woodstock Rd. Fredericton
July 25 to 27, 2025
Bon Ami Festival
The Bon Ami Festival in the town of Dalhousie is one to be missed. Since 1969, the Bon Ami Festival in Northern New Brunswick has become a beloved summer tradition, offering a vibrant array of activities for all ages. Revel in parades, pageants, fireworks, and live music across multiple genres at venues like parks and beaches. Details
Downtown Dalhousie
July 24 to 27, 2025
Big Bridge Fest
Plan a visit to Hartland for the Big Bridge Fest! Revel in four days of activities surrounding the world’s longest covered bridge. From live music, comedy, and a beer garden to line dancing, a children’s colour run, and antique car displays. Plus, enjoy local sites like Moonshine Creek Distillery and the historic Dr. Walter Chestnut Public Library. The festival caps off with fireworks and a bustling New Brunswick Day market featuring over 250 vendors. Details
Hartland
August 1 to 4, 2025
RAILFest
Leading up to the August Holiday Weekend, New Brunswick’s largest group of LEGO® hobbyists will showcase a grand LEGO® Rail Exhibit on the Ministers Island. Families are encouraged to view and even contribute to the exhibit. Outstanding family creations will be featured at the major model railroad exhibition, with the top contributors winning a LEGO railroad set courtesy of LEGO Canada.
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The Van Horne Estate, Ministers Island
August 2 to 10, 2025
Festival acadien de Caraquet
It’s time to get loud and make as much noise as possible at the Festival Acadien de Caraquet. For 10 days, experience Acadian culture at many spectacular events, especially the Tintamarre parade on Acadian Day.
August 3 -15, 2025
Caraquet
Photo Credit: Festival Acadien de Caraquet
Life at the Lakes
Don’t miss the Life at the Lakes ‘A little bit of everything’ festival in August! There will be unique artisan creations, beautiful art, delicious food, a wine tasting, a market, live musical entertainment, a car show, a quilt show, ta riathlon & much more at several locations throughout Cambridge-Narrows and its surrounding area.
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Pines Conservation Park, Bridge Drive, Cambridge-Narrows
August 8 – 10, 2025
International Homecoming Festival
St. Stephen and Calais celebrate over two centuries of friendship this August with an international festival. Spanning both sides of the border, the event features street fairs, concerts, and craft shows. Highlights include children’s games and a grand fireworks finale over the St. Croix River. Remember your passport!
Details
August 6 to 10, 2025
St. Stephen
Adrenaline Bike Festival/Crankworx: Worldwide Bike Tour
Get ready for a full weekend of non-stop mountain biking and trailside fun at Sugarloaf Bike Park’s Adrenaline Bike Festival. There will be thrilling competitions for all categories and all ages: downhill and x-country races, bike rodeo, pump track challenge, pond crossing, and more.
This year, Sugarloaf Provincial Park and Campbellton will also host Crankworx: Worldwide Bike Tour, kicking off with a Dual Slalom competition and a lively party in downtown Campbellton featuring a Dirt Jump Invitational. The following days will see a variety of competitions, including Slopestyle, a new addition to the FMB World Tour, and Downhill races on the challenging “L’Acadienne” trail.
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596 Val d’Amour Rd. Atholville
August 22-24, 2025
Festival des châteaux de sable Le Goulet
Le Goulet’s Sand Castle Festival on the Acadian Peninsula features a weekend of sandy fun. Visitors can enjoy a sand sculpture contest, music, a comedy show, and an evening concert by local artists, all set on a scenic beach. Activities extend to a kids’ day at the municipal park.
Parc municipal Acadie sur Mer Le Goulet
August 14 to 17, 2025
Fundy Fringe Festival
Performers go ‘shackles-off” at the Fundy Fringes Festival. During the festival, you can see a show at many locations throughout the city. With so many shows taking place, you never know what you are going to see when you sit down.
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August 19-23, 2025
Theatres Throughout Saint John
Saint John Exhibition
Entertaining the largest crowds of any exhibition in New Brunswick, the Saint John EX is one of the most highly anticipated events of the summer, with approximately 25,000 attendees annually. Visitors and locals alike are treated to free entertainment including acrobats, motorcycle stunts, costumed characters, and a variety of musical acts. There will also be a full range of carnival rides and games, and the best fireworks show in Saint John.
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37 McAllister Drive, Saint John
August 26 to 30, 2025
Air Show Atlantic
Air Show Atlantic is set to thrill with a stellar lineup of confirmed performers, including the iconic Canadian Forces Snowbirds and the powerful RCAF CF-18 Hornet Tactical Demonstration. Historic aircraft like the Mk IX Spitfire BR601 from the Collings Foundation and the Harvard Mk.2 from Waterloo Warbirds will take to the skies, alongside exciting displays from the Northern Stars Aerobatic Team, Time Flies Air Shows, and the SIAI Marchetti presented by PAL Aerospace. The Canadian Armed Forces Skyhawks Parachute Team has also been invited, promising even more high-flying excitement.
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4180 Loch Lomond Rd, Saint John
August 29 to 30, 2026
Summer Soulsa
Over the Labour Day Weekend, downtown Fredericton will be alive with Atlantic Canada’s largest carnival with a parade downtown, and experience performances and vibes from guest DJs, artists and bands from far and near.
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Labour Day Weekend – August 28 to 31, 2025
Fredericton
Atlantic Balloon Fiesta
The Atlantic Balloon Fiesta will take you high above the clouds in an unforgettable bucket-list-worthy experience. For those who wish to soar, you’ll need to book ahead — for those preferring to remain grounded, you’ll be able to see dozens of majestic balloons soaring high above while taking in the festival atmosphere, eating great food and meeting great people. Details
Sussex Bluffs, Sussex
September 4 to 7, 2025
Atlantic Balloon Fiesta
Coming to the East Coast Aug 29th – Sept 9th, 2022. I would like to know what we could attend like festivals, special events.
Woo!!! Thanks for the shoutout on Fundy Fringe! We’re pumped for this year! Small correction though: the 2018 dates are Aug. 20-25 🙂