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Atlantic Canada’s

Riverfront Capital

Experience Fredericton’s past with a visit to the Historic Garrison District. Period-dressed ceremonial guards, representing the establishment of the Infantry School Corps, Company “A”, and the birthplace of the Canadian Army, re-enact drill ceremonies to the beat of a piper and drummer.

Festivals, galleries, craft, culture and attractions complement a full schedule of free concerts, films and live performances. The enclosed schedules will help you plan all there is to see and do in Fredericton!

Drop in to one of our Visitor Information Centres, located at City Hall and Kings Landing Historical Settlement, to pick up a Visitor Guide or visit us online at TourismFredericton.ca. While at City Hall, be sure to ask about our free tours of the Clockworks and Bicentennial Tapestries!

Pick up a copy of the 2015 Visitor Guide for detailed information on activities and tours featured in this guide or visit our website at tourismfredericton.ca

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Atlantic Canada’s Finest Festivals HIGHLAND GAMES FESTIVAL - JULY

Fredericton gives you plenty of reasons to celebrate!

Maritime Countryfest: June 20 Cultural Expressions Festival: June 25 – 27 FredRock: July 17 & 18 NB Highland Games Festival: July 24 – 26 NB Summer Music Festival: August 10 – 22 Acadian Day Celebrations: August 15 NB Fine Crafts Festival: August 28 – 30 Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival: September 15 – 20 NB Spirits Festival: November 18 – 20 For a complete list of festivals visit TourismFredericton.ca/festivals

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EXPERIENCE FREDERICTON!

Historic Garrison District

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Adventures & edVentures!

The wrought iron gate of the Historic Garrison District welcomes you to the Soldiers’ Barracks and the Barracks Fine Craft Shops. Guided tours leave City Hall twice daily with a third tour daily from the Guard House in Barracks Square, ending at the Changing of the Guard ceremony in Officers’ Square.

Interact, learn, and challenge yourself at the NB Sports Hall of Fame.

The Fredericton Region Museum, Guard House, A Day in a Soldiers’ Life, and Haunted Hike will make your day a memorable one!

Explore Fredericton by GPS with NB’s largest bilingual Geocaching Tour! Treasure seeking leads you through the hidden culture, heritage, and natural gems of the city.

Take a garden tour at the Fredericton Botanic Garden, or visit Odell Park, a perfect place for picnics and visit the Odell Arboretum...some of the trees are more than 400 years old!

Water fun? Join us at Wilmot and Killarney Lake Parks. Our beautifully landscaped parks have something for everyone!

Try something new or perfect your skills with edVentures Fredericton!

Atlantic Canada’s largest learning vacation program, July 4 - 26, offers an impressive list of workshops, including, new this year a select number of workshops are being offered in French! edventures.ca, 1-888-850-1333.

Adventures continue at Science East!

More than 150 hands-on science exhibits give your family hours of fun and visit Atlantic Canada’s only outdoor science playground!

Rain or Shine, Kingswood is the place for you! Spend hours at a huge play climber, arcade, bowling, lazer tag, world-class golf, bouncy castle, and family restaurants.

Step Back in Time

Saint John River

Beaverbrook Art Gallery

Step into Fredericton’s past! Tour City Hall’s woven tapestries, the Clockworks, and see Freddy “the little nude dude”. The steeple of Christ Church Cathedral (1845) dots the riverfront skyline in Gothic Revival style.

Along with Government House (1828) and the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly (1882), all are still in use today with guided tours daily.

Boss Gibson’s Marysville, a National Heritage District, is marked by the looming brick cotton mill and row houses. Operating until the 1970’s, the mill is now home to government offices.

History comes to life at Kings Landing Historical Settlement, just a 20 minute drive from downtown!

Gently winding through the centre of the city, the majestic Saint John River is alive with activity in the summer months.

Stroll “The Green” past the Lighthouse on The Green to the Bill Thorpe Walking Bridge. Our former train bridge is now the longest pedestrian bridge in the world!

Cross to Carleton Park and watch boats launch and enjoy the beautiful river sunset!

Whether by kayak, canoe, guided boat cruise, or from the river bank, you are sure to be delighted!

Don’t miss the opportunity to tour the Saint John river with Second Nature Outdoors.

Celebrate the wonder and magic of the visual arts! A very special season this summer: Masterworks from the Beaverbrook Art Gallery makes a homecoming stop on its North American tour! This monumental exhibition presents 75 of the most significant masterworks from the permanent collection by major artists including Dalí, Constable, Freud, Gainsborough, Carr, Sutherland, and many more.

The exhibition is further enhanced with additional preparatory works and masterworks from the collection. Also this summer: Contemporary photography in New Brunswick. The Gallery’s permanent collection and works on loan to the Gallery are present.

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SHOP OUR UNIQUE MARKETS Fredericton Boyce Farmers Market For over 200 years the community has gathered to purchase locally grown and produced goods. The Market is a cornucopia of meats, vegetables, baked goods, maple products and ethnic foods; a treasure-trove of art, crafts, jewellery and flowers. Saturday: 6am-1pm. Regent/George Sts. FrederictonFarmersMarket.ca

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The Northside Market Fredericton’s Northside Market, located off the end of the Westmorland St. bridge, is home to local vendors, Norths ide Mar ket businesses, and services. Vendors offer an assortment of unique gifts, international cuisine, and much more.

Year Round: Saturday: 9am – 4pm & Sunday: 10am – 4pm. 311 St. Mary’s St. 506-260-3800; thenorthsidemarket.ca

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Feast in the Field

15th Anniversary September 13 506-462-9555 | abilitynb.ca

UNDER THE STARS CLASSIC FILM SERIES Barracks Square, Sundays at Dusk, July 5 - September 6 Parental discretion advised for all films.

Date Movie

Year Starring Genre/Rating (If available)

July 5

1935

Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester

Horror

July 12 Stowaway

1936

Shirley Temple, Robert Young

Musical Adventure

July 19 Miracle on 34th Street

1947

Natalie Wood, Edmund Gwenn Family Comedy Drama

July 26 Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

1986

Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck Comedy Drama

The Bride of Frankenstein – 80th Anniversary

Aug 2

The Postman Always Rings Twice 1946

Lana Turner, John Garfield

Crime Drama Film-Noir

Aug 9

It Happened at the World’s Fair

1963

Elvis Presley, Joan O’Brien

Musical Comedy

1995

Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst

Adventure Fantasy

Aug 23 Little Women 1949

June Allyson, Elizabeth Taylor

Family Drama Romance

Aug 30 Jaws – 40th Anniversary!

Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss Horror Action

Aug 16 Jumanji – 20th Anniversary

Sept 6

1975

The Sound of Music – 1965 50th Anniversary

Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer

Family Bio Drama

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Learning Vacations WEEKEND 1 Workshop Dates Basketry for Beginners July 4 Culinary 101: Back to Basics July 4 Fabulous Felt Nuno Scarf July 5 Herbs, Medicines and Teas July 4 Photography: History in Focus July 4 & 5 Serger Basics July 4 Wool Processing July 4

WEEK 1

Workshop Dates Aboriginal Ash Basketry July 6-10 Acrylic Basics July 6-10 Black and White Mandala (Introduction) July 8 Machine Knit Basics July 6-10 Paint the Town!

July 10 Throwing Clay on the Pottery Wheel July 6-10 Visual Design July 10 Weave a Rag Rug July 6-10

WEEKEND 2 Workshop Dates Black and White Mandala (Intermediate) July 11 Découvrir l’alimentation vivante tout July 11 en s’amusant Egg Tempera Painting July 11&12 Fashion Illustration July 11&12 Herbs, Medicines and Teas July 11 Make your own Dress Form July 11 Pottery for Beginners July 11 Rug Hooking and Braiding July 11 Traditional Rug Hooking (Intro) July 11&12 Visual Design July 11

WEEK 2 Workshop Dates Basic Reed Basket July 15 Batik Smart Wallet July 17 Digital Photography (Introduction) July 13-17 Learn to Spin July 13-17 Paint the Town!

July 17 Pendant with Stone Set July 13-17 Raku Pottery: Make, Glaze and Fire July 13-17

WEEKEND 3 Workshop Dates Encaustic Painting July 18 & 19 ePublishing & Marketing July 18 Introduction to the Metals Studio July 18 & 19 Lighting for Digital Photography July 18 & 19 Market to Table: Cooking with July 18 Fredericton’s Bounty Open Hearth Baking July 18 Raku Pottery: Out of the Fire July 18 & 20 Rug Hooking a Geometric Mat July 18 & 19 Simple Reed Stars July 18 Wool Processing July 18

WEEK 3 Workshop Dates Batik Silk and Resist: Murals July 23&24 Clothing Pattern Development (Intro) July 20-24 Embossing and Gel Medium July 22 Fancy Baskets July 20-24 Increasing Pottery Skills July 20-24 Paint the Town!

July 24 Silk Scarf Painting and Screen Printing July 20&21 Simple Reed Stars July 22

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1.888.850.1333 edVentures@fredericton.ca edVentures.ca

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Workshop Dates Black and White Mandala (Intermediate) July 25 Chain Maille Jewellery July 25&26 Discover Raw Food in your Daily Life July 25 Figure Drawing July 25&26 Novelty Spinning July 25&26 Open Hearth Baking July 25 Photography: History in Focus July 25&26 Rug Hooking and Braiding July 25

SPECIALTY TOURS Visit a vineyard, take a river tour by kayak or river boat, thrill to spooky ghost stories, discover hidden treasures, and walk through Fredericton’s past. Experience Fredericton in your own way with a unique specialty tour! See page 11 for an additional list of activities and tours.

Second Nature Outdoors Inc. Kayaking, canoeing, and sailing on the Saint John River. secondnatureoutdoors.com (506) 460-2260 Wolastoq River Boat Tours A scenic cruise on the majestic Saint John River.

(506) 471-8680 Haunted Hikes A lantern-lit journey through Fredericton’s ghostly past. calithumpians.com (506) 457-1975

HAUNTED HIKES

UNCORKED

WINE TOUR

Uncorked Tours Winery tours and tastings.

Winner of CBC’s Passion for Change award 2013.

UncorkedNB.com (506) 324-4644 Geocaching An exciting treasure hunt; 30 special caches divided into 3 themes: nature, culture and heritage.

(506) 460-2129 Tourismfredericton.ca Rock the Boat River Adventures Personalize your river experience just the way you want it.

(506) 292-5217 Beaverbrook Art Gallery Guided tours of the Masterworks Collection. Self-paced Masterworks audio guides will also be available (in both languages) throughout the exhibition season. beaverbrookartgallery.org (506) 458-2028

OAT TOUR

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GUIDED HERITAGE

WALKING TOUR

FREE Guided Heritage Walking Tours Costumed guides entertain you with history and folklore on a free walking tour of Fredericton’s historic sites.

Tourismfredericton.ca (506) 460-2129 TUBING Float down the Nashwaak River on an inflatable tube. An excellent way to spend a relaxing summer afternoon!

Nashwaak Tubing (506) 457-2300 nashwaaktubing.com Taymouth Tubing (506) 450-6020 taymouthventures.com

Live Theatre Daily The Calithumpians have been presenting Theatre in the Park, live and lively family entertainment, in Officers’ Square for over 30 years. Four shows are rotated in repertory through the summer season featuring musical comedy with fun educational messages on a variety of modern and historical themes.

Fredericton Fencibles present Guardhouse Theatre daily at 4:30pm on the porch in Barracks Square. This troop of heritage interpreters performs tributes and testimonials to our military history with music and dramatic flare.

Come enjoy lively musical comedic theatre in the Bring your lawn chair or a blanket and a picnic lunch, and Garrison District all summer long! enjoy some family fun. Our stage is under the maple tree in For current show titles, schedules and themes Officers’ Square with start times at 12:15pm weekdays and visit Calithumpians.com 2pm on weekends, between Canada Day and Labour Day.

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FREE OUTDOOR CONCERTS! ATLANTIC CANADA’S CONCERT CAPITAL Officers’ Square, Queen St. 7:30pm Tuesdays (Rain date: Wednesday, 7:30pm) & Thursdays (Rain date: Monday, 7:30pm) Saturdays, 7:30pm (No Rain Date) No Rain Date Date Musician June 23 Fredericton Concert & Marching Band June 25 Downtown Blues Band

Kill Chicago June 30

Dub Kartel July 4 July 7 Brent Mason July 9 Doux Zéphyr July 14 Tracey and the Hurtin Hearts July 16 Shaun Ferguson July 21 Tomato Tomato July 23 Tangled Traditions July 25

Michael Feuerstack July 28

Paula Tozer July 30 Earthbound Trio August 4 Cadet Camp Argonaut, Sunset Ceremony August 6 Fredericton Concert & Marching Band August 8

TBA August 11 Les Barattes Bleues

August 13 The Waking Night August 18 Kendra Gale Band August 20 Scotty & the Stars Aug 22

Paper Lions August 25 Cy August 27 Society of St. Andrew Pipe Band September 1 The Thomists Note: 6:30pm start September 3 Mike Biggar Note: 6:30pm start September 8 Nick’s Dixies Note: 6:30pm start September 10 Sleepy Driver Note: 6:30pm start

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Style Marching Band Blues Rock Raggae Folk Traditional Jazz/Roots Guitarist - World music, Folk Roots Celtic Indie rock Country Funky Folk Massed Band & drill Marching Band Popular Frenchsongs and French rock from the 70s until today Indie/Blues Blues/Rock Children Pop Rock Acadian Indie-Folk Pipe Band Jazz Country Dixieland Alternative Roots

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Officers’ Square, Queen St. NEW French Series!

7:30pm Tuesdays (Rain date: Wednesday, 7:30pm) & Thursdays (Rain date: Monday, 7:30pm) Date Musician Style July 9 Doux Zéphyr Traditional July 16 Shaun Ferguson Guitarist - World

music, Folk August 11 Les Barattes Popular French

Bleues songs and French

rock from the 70s

until today August 25 Cy Acadian

Indie-Folk

Next2Now! Officers’ Square, Queen St. Saturdays, 7:30pm

No rain date

Date Musician

Style

July 4

Dub Kartel

Raggae

July 25

Michael Feuerstack Indie rock

August 8 TBA August 22 Paper Lions

Pop Rock

Main Street/Nashwaaksis Commons Amphitheatre

Summer Recital Series Music at the Cathedral

7 - 8:30pm Wednesdays, (Rain date: Monday, 7pm)

Christ Church Cathedral (Church and Brunswick Streets) Fridays: 12:10 - 12:50 pm Freewill Offering

Date Musician May 27 Red White and Grey June 3 Common Ground

June 10 Cross Cut June 17 Julio’s Garage June 24 George St.

Blues Project July 1 Sidney Murgatroyd July 8 After 30 Years July 15 3 ½ Men July 22 Atlantic Standard

Time July 29 Paula Tozer August 5 Cathy Hutch Band August 12 Katherine Moller August 19 The Unheard

August 26 8 Track Mind

Style Country Rock 60’s 70’s 80’s and Country Rock Rockin’ Blues Classic Rock Blues Celtic Country / Classic Classic Rock Maritime Folk & Country Country Country Celtic Rock, Blues & Ballads Retro pop/Rock

Date Performance July 10 Dr. Janet Hammock - Bach talk and recital July 17 The Classicalist Ensemble and Combo

à la Carte July 24 Collegium Musicum with Katherine

Moller, Katie Betaver, Sara Lipsay

and Tim Blackmore July 31 The Putnam Family of Truro, NS August 7 Robert Quinney, Westminister Abbey

organ virtuoso August 14 Sally Wright, flute and Steven Peacock, guitar August 21 The New Brunswick Summer Music

Festival Special

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HISTORIC GARRISON DISTRICT ACTIVITY & TOUR SCHEDULE Tour: July and August Cost Location A Day in a Soldiers’ Life $9/child Barracks Square (ages 4 - 12 years) Changing of the Guard Free Officers’ Square Ceremony Croquet Match in Free Barracks Square Barracks Square Fredericton Outdoor Free Officers’ Square Summer Theatre Guard House Theatre Free Barracks Square Guided Heritage Free City Hall Walking Tours Barracks Square

Outdoor Summer Concerts Free Officers’ Square Next2Now Outdoor Concerts Free Officers’ Square “Under The Stars” Free Barracks Square Classic Film Series Fredericton Region Museum Under 6 Free Officers’ Square

$2/student

$5/adult

$10/family

Time: July and August Mon-Sat 11:15am (French) 1:15pm (English) July 2 - Sept 5 Mon-Sun 11am & 4pm July 2 - August 28.

Additional ceremonies on Tues & Thurs at 7pm Tues, Thurs, Sat 3:30pm Mon-Fri 12:15; Sat-Sun 2pm Rain Venue: Barracks Square Tent Daily, 4:30pm July 2 - Sept 5 Daily. Leaving City Hall at 10am & 2:30pm, leaving Barracks Square at 5pm. July 1 - Sept 5 Tours offered once daily from City Hall at 4pm, June 15-30 & September 8 - October 12.

Tues & Thurs 7:30pm Saturday 7:30pm Dusk Summer Hours

Open Daily 10am - 5pm; April - June & September - November 1-4pm.

CITY TOURS AND ACTIVITY SCHEDULE

• Free Admission • Free Will Offering Tour Dates Time • NB Legislature Guided Tour Late June - Daily, 9am - 4:30pm (last tour at 4:30pm) Queen Street Late August • Christ Church Cathedral July - Aug Sun 1:30pm - 4pm; Mon-Fri 9am - 6pm;

Sat 10am - 6pm • City Hall Council Chamber mid-May - mid-Oct English Tours: Daily 3:30pm & Tapestry Tours French Tours: Daily 3pm • Government House Tours May 20 - Sept 2 Daily, hourly starting at 10am;

Sun: open Noon - 5pm. Last Tour at 4pm.

• Great Canadian Beaver Pond Voyage May - Sept 2 Wed 11am - 12:30pm

Haunted Hike July 2 - Aug 30 Mon-Sat 9pm ($14 Adult/ $9 Child) • Lawn Bowling, Wilmot Park May - Sept Daily 9am - 5pm • Mactaquac Generating Station May - Sept 2 Daily 9am - 4:30pm • Music at the Cathedral July - Aug Fri 12:10pm - 12:50pm Summer Recital Series • Outdoor Summer Concert- June - Aug Wed 7pm Nashwaaksis Commons Science East Science Show June 1 - Aug 1 Monday to Friday 11am & 2pm, Saturday & Sunday 2pm

(Child/Student: $6.50, Senior: $8, Adult: $10) • St. Anne’s Chapel of Ease June - Sept Mon-Fri 9:00am - 4:00pm • Fredericton Boyce Farmers Market Year-round Sat 6am - 1pm • Northside Market Year-round Sat 9am - 4pm; Sun 10am - 4pm

Visit tourismfredericton.ca or pick up the 2015 Visitor Guide at one of our Visitor Information Centres for more information.

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Championship Sports!

Fredericton’s sport community is busy year-round and comes to full action in the summer months with Canada’s future star athletes competing in Fredericton.

Mark your calendar to make sure you don’t miss a second of major sporting event action!

2015 U18 Canadian Fastpitch Championships August 10-16, 2015 (Prospect Street Park) Fredericton Wanderers U12 Friendship Cup June 26-28, 2015 (Scotiabank South) NB Soccer Premiership Provincials U18 August 21-22, U13-U16 September 5-6, 2015 Canadian Mixed Pairs Lawn Bowling Championship August 27-September 2, 2015 (Wilmot Park)

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COUPONS

10% off Standard Room Rate Free Hot Breakfast 797 Prospect Street, 506-453-0800 www.choicehotels.ca/cn241 Only valid at check in. Not applicable to groups or in conjunction with any other discount. Expires October 31, 2015

15% off an Entree at any of our restaurants and patios.

Special room rates available! Ask about our Visitor Information Centre “Rate of the Day�

(Subject to availability)

$95 includes 2 beds & 2 continental breakfasts.

Subject to availability.

958 Prospect St. 506-462-4444 / 1-888-280-1122 www.howardjohnson.com howardjohnsonfredericton@hotmail.com Expires October 31, 2015

$119 including 2 Full Hot Breakfasts, standard room $129 including up to 4 Full Hot Breakfasts, standard room

659 Queen Street, 506-455-3371; 1-866-444-1946; www.cpfredericton.com

480 Riverside Drive 506-460-5500, 1-800-596-4656 www.ramadafredericton.com

(Not applicable to groups or in conjunction with any other discounts). Expires October 31, 2015

Based on availability. Not applicable to groups or in conjunction with any other discounts. Expires October 31, 2015

20% off weekdays and 30% Friday, Saturday and Sunday

$99.00 Standard Room

225 Woodstock Rd. Fredericton, NB E3B 2H8 506-457-7000, 1-888-462-8800 www.deltahotels.com

35 Mactaquac Road 506-363-5111, 1-800-561-5111 www.riversidefredericton.com

Not applicable to groups or in conjunction with any other discounts. Rate code IFI. Expires October 31, 2015

Not applicable to groups or in conjunction with any other discounts. Plus applicable taxes, based on availability. Offer expires October 31, 2015

including 2 breakfast specials

FRENCH COUPONS

A Day in a Soldier’s Life!

Buy two admissions and receive third admission free.

Barracks Square, Historic Garrison District. 506-460-2837, www.tourismfredericton.ca Free pass must be used at the time of purchase.

Limit one coupon per party. Expires Sept 5, 2015 (Labour day).

Buy 2 lunch entrées and get the second, of equal or lesser value, 50% off.

Max 4 per table.

Two for one admission to the Fredericton Region Museum.

100 Regent Street Fredericton, 506-455-2583 www.thebluedoor.ca

Officers’ Square 506-455-6041 www.frederictonregionmuseum.com

Not valid with other promotions. Expires October 31, 2015

Limit one per person. Expires Nov.30, 2015

$10 off per couple Available on winery tours, brewery tour, and walking tours.

25% discount with coupon presentation One coupon per person 426 Queen Street, Fredericton, NB E3B 1B6 (506) 454-1929 www.vault29.ca (Not valid with any other offer.) Expires. Oct.31/2015

Calithumpians $2 off Haunted Hikes with this coupon

796a Queen St. (Coach House) 506-457-1975, www.calithumpians.com One coupon per person. Expires Sept 5, 2015

Winner of CBC’s Passion for Change Award 2013 www.UncorkedNB.com 506-324-4644 Expires. Oct.31/2015