2026 Festival Passes on Sale NOW

Get ready for the biggest weekend of the summer — now FOUR days, July 30-August 2! 

AREA 506 Music Festival is celebrating 11 years with a lineup you won’t want to miss! A limited number of Early Bird Weekend Passes are on sale now for $299 — but only while they last!

Your weekend pass gets you access to 25 bands over four days of music on the Saint John waterfront, including names like The Dead South, Soul Asylum, Marianas Trench, The Glorious Sons, Wolf Parade, Valley, Wheatus, Kathleen Edwards, Crash Test Dummies, The Dirty Nil, Marcy Playground, Customer Service, and Beauts, and supported by a diverse group of New Brunswick artists: Grand Theft Bus, The Martin Boys, Kylie Fox, Zack Ingles, La Patente, Waylon Napadogan, Penny & The Pits, Constant Greetings, Caged Animals, Dad Patrol, and Nate and the Busy Boys.

See the Festival page for full details, and we’ll see you on the waterfront for the New Brunswick Day long weekend!