For one weekend each year, the quite lawn surrounding Government House in Fredericton is transformed into a piece of the Scottish Highlands and flooded with kilted people. Arguably the most determinedly Scottish place outside of the British Isles, the New Brunswick Highland Games Festival erects dozens of Celtically themed tents. Some clans have their own tents with familial memorabilia and history, while other tents house everything from genealogy booths, to bands, to a shop that specializes in plaid. Continue reading Fredericton’s Highland Games Festival: Haggis & Heavy Things
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Vacationing In The Republic Of SappyFest
I stumbled into SappyFest XI sometime on Friday evening, exhausted after having just completed a week long tour that culminated with an 18 hour drive from Peterborough, Ontario directly to Sackville, New Brunswick. Folks who frequent the festival have a cult like commitment to it – this was only my second time attending the festival, but I was accompanied by friends who were returning for their tenth year. SappyFest has a reputation in this region – that there is some unknown but powerful force ensuring that the programming will be interesting, you’ll meet great people, and the small maritime town will come alive and steal your heart. Continue reading Vacationing In The Republic Of SappyFest
Patient Records: New Label Launches In Fredericton
Fredericton musical therapist Eric Hill is bringing you one step closer to being a well adjusted individual. The frontman at Backstreet Record’s Fredericton location, and the host of Surgery Radio has created Patient Records, a new label designed to fulfill your niche needs. Continue reading Patient Records: New Label Launches In Fredericton
Area 506 Festival Celebrates New Brunswick on Long Wharf
Last weekend the inaugural Area 506 Festival was held in Saint John. Part music festival, part celebration of all things New Brunswick, the event was held at Saint John’s perennial ‘What to do with this next?’ property: Long Wharf, in a fairly unique venue built using a structure much esteemed by the port, and hipsters alike: the humble shipping container. Continue reading Area 506 Festival Celebrates New Brunswick on Long Wharf
Messtival Becomes Religious Battleground
What was expected to be a pleasant weekend of ritual sacrifice and devil worshipping at Messtival, Anagance’s largest annual festival, has taken an unexpected turn, as one member of the community may have accidentally outed the event as a lure to bring the wicked, and habitual sinners into the light and love of God. Continue reading Messtival Becomes Religious Battleground