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It’s (finally!) festival season and we couldn’t be more excited. With amazing lineups across two…Celebrate Canada Day on the Waterfront
We’re thrilled to partner with the City of Saint John for a third year to bring an exciting lineup…Boxcar VIP Experience Giveaway
Quick question: do you think your friends would join you for a Boxcar Festival Ultimate VIP…Even More Public Art
If you’ve visited the Waterfront Container Village this season, you’ve seen the results of this…Opening Weekend!
Well, that was fun! We welcomed thousands of you through the gates over the long weekend for…And we're open!
And just like that, the gates are open for another season. We’ve been hard at work over the…Even more live music
The Waterfront Concert Series is back for another incredible season of live music in uptown Saint…ALL ABOARD
Last year, the team at AREA 506 rolled in a little something new. We heard you like to party, so…The 2024 Lineup is LIVE
We’ve announced one of our biggest lineups EVER for the 2024 AREA 506 Festival presented by…And the winner is...
We are incredibly proud to share that the AREA 506 Waterfront Container Village was presented with…The AREA 506 online shop has Waterfront Container Village items, selected items from past festivals, and is the only place to find verified AREA 506 swag online.
We’ve taken something that you’ve known and loved – the AREA 506 Vendor Village – and turned it into another amazing experience on the Saint John Waterfront for residents, tourists, and cruise ship passengers to enjoy from late Spring to mid-Fall each year.
In June 2022, we opened the full waterfront experience with a diverse collection of retail shops, a performance space, a waterfront container lounge, food trucks, public art and pop-up activities. All wrapped up in more than 60 shipping containers, celebrating everything that’s cool about our identity as a Port City.