list of festivals and free events in greater moncton summer 2023

100+ festivals & free events to enjoy this summer in Greater Moncton!

If you’re looking for fun, family-friendly and FREE ideas for summer 2023 in Greater Moncton, you’ve come to the right place!

You can find a free event EVERY DAY in the Greater Moncton Area this summer – with music, kids’ entertainment, oversize yard games, & more! Add in playground visits, trips to the library, & outdoor adventures (maybe even a backyard campout!) and you can create a summer filled with fun family memories without breaking the bank.

Read on for all the details!

We love seeing families create their own summer bucket lists based off ideas we share, but in case you’re feeling short on time or inspiration, here’s one Creative Cat Design helped up make just for you to use!c

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For more ideas for outings that include admission to attractions, check out our MEGA FUN GUIDE for GREATER MONCTON!

MUST READ: 101 Things to Do with the Kids in New Brunswick this Summer

The details for these recurring events are in the list below, but here’s a quick look at some of the FREE community events happening in 2023:

  • Daily: ConneXion Zone, Place 1604 in Dieppe
  • Mondays: Family Bike Ride Nights, Mike’s Bike Shop
  • Tuesdays: Free concerts at Victoria Park (Moncton), free block parties in various playgrounds (Moncton), free family campfire sessions (Riverview)
  • Wednesdays: Free concerts at Place 1604 (Dieppe) & Caseley Park (Riverview), free Family Entertainment in Centennial Park (Moncton)
  • Thursdays: Free outdoor movies in Place 1604 (Dieppe), free concerts in Pascal Poirier Park (Shediac)
  • Fridays: Free concerts in Pascal Poirier Park (Shediac)
  • Saturdays: Free concerts at Moncton Market, Pascal Poirier Park (Shediac)
  • Sundays: Free concerts at Pascal Poirier Park (Shediac), outdoor Shediac market 9am-2pm
Every Tuesday evening, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., we will now have a fun themed campfire for the whole family to enjoy, free of any cost. Here’s a sneak peak at the next three themes to come:
📸July 11 – Wildlife and Nature Photography
👩‍🍳July 18 – Outdoor Cooking
🌱July 25 – Saving Seeds with the Sentinelles Petitcodiac Riverkeeper

And for a snapshot of festivals (most with free components, if not fully free)

Now here’s your master list, by date – enjoy!

LATE JUNE

Friday, June 23                 Rotary RibFest Moncton

Tuesday, June 27             Free YMCA Moncton Block Party at Knox Park

Saturday, June 24            Shediac’s Summer Celebration, Pascal Poirier Park

Saturday, June 24            Free live music at the Moncton Market, 10am with Perfect Fit

Saturday, June 24            SUNFEST Riverview: Geocaching, Town Yard Sale, Nature Path Tourx, 3-on-3 basketball tournament, Rug Hooking, Art in Your Face Outdoor Show, Disc Golf tournament, guided hikes of Dobson Trail loop, free swim at Lions’ Pool (1pm), Petting Zoo at the Ice Cream Barn (2-7pm), free Movie Night (Super Mario Bros at Riverview Community Hall, 6:30pm)

Saturday, June 24            Rotary RibFest Moncton

Sunday, June 25               SUNFEST Riverview: Yogafest, Learn Cricket

Sunday, June 25               Rotary RibFest Moncton

Tuesday, June 27             SUNFEST Riverview: Pickleball tournament, Giant Card Party, Campfire for Multiculturalism Day, Crib tournament

Tuesday, June 27             Free Concert, Moncton’s Victoria Park, 7pm with Latinación

Tuesday, June 27             Free Canadian Multiculturism Day celebration, 6-8pm, Place 1604 Dieppe

Wednesday, June 28       SUNFEST Riverview: free outdoor concert at 2pm at Parkland, free Maritime Kitchen Party at Riverview Skatepark at 5pm

Wednesday, June 28       Free family event, Centennial Park, 6pm with Latinación

Thursday, June 29            Free Outdoor Cinema Dieppe’s Place 1604, 7pm for youth games, movie at dusk – Madagascar (Fr w Eng sub)

Friday, June 30                 SUNFEST Riverview: IHW Wresting

Friday, June 30                 Free Dieppe Block Party, 6-9pm, Lakeburn Park (80 Emmanual St.)

Friday, June 30                 Free POPS NB concert, Wesleyan Celebration Centre, Moncton, 6:30pm

JULY

Saturday, July 1                Free live music at the Moncton Market, 10am with Cameron Molloy

Saturday, July 1                Shediac’s Canada Day celebrations at Pascal Poirer Park (10:30am-2pm) & Rotary Park (5-10pm with fireworks)

Saturday, July 1                Fundy Albert Canada Day fireworks at Hillsborough baseball field and Alma beach, 10pm

Saturday, July 1                SUNFEST Riverview: Canada Day celebrations, 12-5pm, Caseley Park

Saturday, July 1                Whoa Canada, Moncton’s Riverfront Park (11am – 8pm for kids’ activities, 5-9:45pm for free music with Les Hay Babies and Sloan, 10pm fireworks)

Monday, July 3                 Shediac Lobster Festival Foam Fiesta & Family BBQ at Pascal Poirier Park

Tuesday, July 4                 Free YMCA Moncton Block Party at Lewis Park

Tuesday, July 4                 Free Concert, Moncton’s Victoria Park, 7pm with Fiddlers at the Park

Wednesday, Jul 5             Shediac Lobster Festival Monsiuer Crapaud, dance class with Josee & Dia, Campbells Amusements

Wednesday, July 5           Free family event, Centennial Park, 6pm with L’heure du conte avec Nico

Wednesday, July 5           Free Concert, Dieppe’s Place 1604, 6:30pm with Jacques Surette & Les Gars du Nord

Wednesday, July 5           Free Concert, Riverview’s Caseley Park, 7pm with Signal Hill

Thursday, July 6                Free Outdoor Cinema Dieppe’s Place 1604, 7pm for youth games, movie at dusk – Seabiscuit (En w Fr sub)

Thursday, July 6               Shediac Lobster Festival Campbell’s Amusements

Friday, July 7                     Shediac Lobster Festival Magic Show with Remi, Campbell’s Amusements

Friday, July 7                     Atlantic Nationals, Main Street Moncton car show & concert (6pm-12am) with Eddie Chase & Graffiti Four & Big Sugar

Saturday, July 8                Sackville’s Kids’ Fest, 3-6pm

Saturday, July 8                Free live music at the Moncton Market, 10am with Samaël Pelletier

Saturday, July 8                Atlantic Nationals, Centennial Park car show with nearly 2,500 vehicles; evening party at the Ian Fowler Oval

Saturday, July 8                Shediac Lobster Festival Campbell’s Amusements

Sunday, July 9                   Great Dieppe Challenge (pre-register), 12pm, AJL Arena to begin

Sunday, July 9                   Atlantic Nationals, Centennial Park car show with nearly 2,500 vehicles

Sunday, July 9                   Shediac Lobster Festival Campbell’s Amusements

Tuesday, July 11               Free YMCA Moncton Block Party at Pauline Frizzell Park

Tuesday, July 11               Free Concert, Moncton’s Victoria Park, 7pm with Samuel Bourgeois

Wednesday, July 12        Free family event, Centennial Park, 6pm with Mad Science (English)

Wednesday, July 12        Free Concert, Dieppe’s Place 1604, 6:30pm with Paul Wilfred & Raphaël Butler

Wednesday, July 12        Free performance, Riverview’s Caseley Park, 7pm with magician Remi Boudreau

Thursday, July 13             Free Outdoor Cinema Dieppe’s Place 1604, 7pm for youth games, movie at dusk – How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (Fr w En sub)

Thursday, July 13             Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Brian Mallery

Friday, July 14                   Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Corbo

Friday, July 14                   Moncton’s International Buskers Festival, shows begin at noon (view the FULL buskers program)

Friday, July 14                   East Coast Softball Classic North American Championships, Moncton

Friday, July 14                   Free Dieppe Block Party, 6-9pm, Cousteau Park (265 Cousteau St.)

Saturday, July 14              Moncton’s International Buskers Festival, shows begin at noon (view the FULL buskers program)

Saturday, July 15              Free live music at the Moncton Market, 10am with Shane Douthwright

Saturday, July 15              Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Marty B

Saturday, July 15              East Coast Softball Classic North American Championships, Moncton – fireworks at Hal Betts Sportsplex

Sunday, July 16                 Moncton’s International Buskers Festival, shows begin at noon (view the FULL buskers program)

Sunday, July 16                 East Coast Softball Classic North American Championships, Moncton

Sunday, July 16                 Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Pierre et JF

Monday, July 17                Family Bike Ride Nights, Mike’s Bike Shop, 6:15pm (all ages, ride the trailway to Bennic for ice cream!)

Tuesday, July 18               Free Concert, Moncton’s Victoria Park, 7pm with Dahlia Ave.

Tuesday, July 18               Free family campfire session with Active Riverview, Mill Creek Park: outdoor cooking theme

Tuesday, July 18               Free YMCA Moncton Block Party at Fairview Knoll Park

Wednesday, July 19        Free family event, Centennial Park, 6pm with Art Richard (Bilingual)

Wednesday, July 19        Free Concert, Dieppe’s Place 1604, 6:30pm with Marée Haute & Beauxmont

Wednesday, July 19        Free Concert, Riverview’s Caseley Park, 7pm with Eddie Chase & Graffiti Four

Wednesday, July 19        Free block party, Salisbury’s Ward 2 (at Riverglade Motorcross), 6pm

Thursday, July 20             Free Outdoor Cinema Dieppe’s Place 1604, 7pm for youth games, movie at dusk – Searching (En w Fr sub)

Thursday, July 20             Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Andre Saulnier

Friday, July 21                   Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Herbie Gallant

Friday, July 21                   Entry by donation, Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet in Centennial Park, 7pm

Saturday, July 22              Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Andre Saulnier

Saturday, July 22              Free live music at the Moncton Market, 10am with Kelsey Albert

Saturday, July 22              Entry by donation, Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet in Centennial Park, 7pm

Sunday, July 23                 Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Guy and Norbert

Sunday, July 23                 CUPE’s Free Family Day, 10am (35 Atlantic Baptist Ave) with BBQ, bouncy castles, treats, & more

Sunday, July 23              Entry by donation, Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet in Centennial Park, 7pm

Monday, July 24                Family Bike Ride Nights, Mike’s Bike Shop, 6:15pm (all ages, ride the trailway to Bennic for ice cream!)

Tuesday, July 25               Free YMCA Moncton Block Party at Braemar Park

Tuesday, July 25               Free Concert, Moncton’s Victoria Park, 7pm with Harmonie Codiac Concert Band

Tuesday, July 25               Free family campfire session with Active Riverview, Mill Creek Park: saving seeds theme

Tuesday, July 25               Free Zumba at Place 1604 in Dieppe, 7pm

Wednesday, July 26        Free family event, Centennial Park, 6pm with Irish Millie

Wednesday, July 26        Free Concert, Dieppe’s Place 1604, 6:30pm with La Famille LeBlanc & Claude Cormier

Wednesday, July 26        Free Concert, Riverview’s Caseley Park, 7pm with Dave Gunning

Thursday, July 27             Free Outdoor Cinema Dieppe’s Place 1604, 7pm for youth games, movie at dusk – Scott Pilgrim vs the World (Fr w En sub)

Thursday, July 27             Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Daniel Hebert

Thursday, July 27              Entry by donation, Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet in Centennial Park, 7pm

Friday, July 28                   Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Bob and Edith

Friday, July 28                   ImaginAIR Festival in Dieppe

Friday, July 28                   Free Dieppe Block Party, 6-9pm, Copains Park (206 Copains St.)

Friday, July 28                   Entry by donation, Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet in Centennial Park, 7pm

Saturday, July 29              Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Francine McClure Trio

Saturday, July 29              ImaginAIR Festival in Dieppe

Saturday, July 29              Free live music at the Moncton Market, 10am with Maude Sonier

Saturday, July 29             Entry by donation, Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet in Centennial Park, 7pm

Sunday, July 30                 ImaginAIR Festival in Dieppe

Sunday, July 30                 Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Francine Buldger

Monday, July 31                Family Bike Ride Nights, Mike’s Bike Shop, 6:15pm (all ages, ride the trailway to Bennic for ice cream!)

AUGUST

Tuesday, August 1           Free Concert, Moncton’s Victoria Park, 7pm with Blue Clay

Tuesday, August 1           Free YMCA Moncton Block Party at Grove Hamlet Park

Tuesday, August 1           Free family campfire session with Active Riverview, Mill Creek Park: paint night theme

Wednesday, August 2     Free family event, Centennial Park, 6pm with Resurgo Place

Wednesday, August 2     Free Concert, Dieppe’s Place 1604, 6:30pm with Pat Gillespie Band & La Patente

Wednesday, August 2     Free performance, Riverview’s Caseley Park, 7pm with Vague de Cirque: EPHEMERAL

Thursday, Aug 3                Free Outdoor Cinema Dieppe’s Place 1604, 7pm for youth games, movie at dusk – Back to the Future (En w Fr sub)

Thursday, August 3         Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Kelsey Albert

Friday, August 4              Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Fretkatz

Saturday, August 5          Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Simply Done

Saturday, August 5          Moncton’s International Street Painting Festival (with Kids’ Chalk Zone at Ian Fowler Oval, live music, and nightly concerts)

Saturday, August 5          Free live music at the Moncton Market, 10am with Nicolas et Chantal LeBlanc

Sunday, August 6             Moncton’s International Street Painting Festival (with Kids’ Chalk Zone at Ian Fowler Oval, live music, and nightly concerts)

Sunday, August 6            Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Parker Blues Band

Monday, August 7           Family Bike Ride Nights, Mike’s Bike Shop, 6:15pm (all ages, ride the trailway to Bennic for ice cream!)

Monday, August 7           Moncton’s International Street Painting Festival (with Kids’ Chalk Zone at Ian Fowler Oval, live music, and nightly concerts)

Monday, August 7           New Brunswick Day celebration in Sackville, BBQ, live music, cake, & more, 1-3pm

Tuesday, August 8           Free YMCA Moncton Block Party at Valhalla Park

Tuesday, August 8           Free Concert, Moncton’s Victoria Park, 7pm with Sussex Avenue Fiddlers

Tuesday, August 8           Free family campfire session with Active Riverview, Mill Creek Park: bark in the park theme

Wednesday, August 9     Free family event, Centennial Park, 6pm with Art Richard (Bilingual)

Wednesday, August 9     Free Concert, Dieppe’s Place 1604, 6:30pm with Dans l’Shed & The Revelers

Wednesday, August 9     Free Concert, Riverview’s Caseley Park, 7pm with Melanie Morgan

Wednesday, August 9     Free block party, Salisbury Ward 4 (at Bunker Hill subdivision), 6pm

Thursday, August 10       Atlantic Dance Festival, Moncton

Thursday, Aug 10             Free Outdoor Cinema Dieppe’s Place 1604, 7pm for youth games, movie at dusk – Sing 2 (Fr w En sub)

Thursday, August 10       Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Larry Maillet

Friday, August 11             Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Spectrum

Friday, August 11             Acadie Rock Festival, Moncton

Friday, August 11             Atlantic Dance Festival, Moncton

Friday, August 11             Free Dieppe Block Party, 6-9pm, Doreen Park (180 Doreen Cres.)

Saturday, August 12        Acadie Rock Festival, Moncton

Saturday, August 12        Atlantic Dance Festival, Moncton

Saturday, August 12        Free live music at the Moncton Market, 10am with Molly Ferdinand

Saturday, August 12        Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Reg Cormier

Sunday, August 13           Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Jerm and Jeff

Sunday, August 13           Acadie Rock Festival, Moncton

Sunday, August 13           Atlantic Dance Festival, Moncton

Monday, August 14         Family Bike Ride Nights, Mike’s Bike Shop, 6:15pm (all ages, ride the trailway to Bennic for ice cream!)

Monday, August 14         Acadie Rock Festival, Moncton

Monday, August 14         Atlantic Dance Festival, Moncton

Tuesday, August 15         Free YMCA Moncton Block Party at Lewisville Park

Tuesday, August 15         Acadie Rock Festival, Moncton

Tuesday, August 15         Atlantic Dance Festival, Moncton

Tuesday, August 15         MusiquART (Dieppe), 3pm-12am, National Acadian Day celebration

Tuesday, August 15         Free Concert, Moncton’s City Hall, 12pm with André Saulnier for National Acadian Day

Wednesday, August 16  Acadie Rock Festival, Moncton

Wednesday, August 16  Free family event, Centennial Park, 6pm with Eric Landry and Pierre-Luc Arseneau

Wednesday, August 16  Free Concert, Dieppe’s Place 1604, 6:30pm with The Parker Blues Band & La Trappe

Wednesday, August 16  Free Concert, Riverview’s Caseley Park, 7pm with Jackie Sullivan

Thursday, Aug 17             Free Outdoor Cinema Dieppe’s Place 1604, 7pm for youth games, movie at dusk – La La Land (En w Fr sub)

Thursday, August 17       Acadie Rock Festival, Moncton

Thursday, August 17       Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Chris and Moe

Friday, August 18             Acadie Rock Festival, Moncton

Friday, August 18             Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Bouboul

Saturday, August 19        Free live music at the Moncton Market, 10am with Rochelle Louise

Saturday, August 19        Acadie Rock Festival, Moncton

Saturday, August 19        Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with B-Sharp

Sunday, August 20           Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Record Players

Monday, August 21           Family Bike Ride Nights, Mike’s Bike Shop, 6:15pm (all ages, ride the trailway to Bennic for ice cream!)

Tuesday, August 22         Free Concert, Moncton’s Victoria Park, 7pm with Accros de la chanson winners

Tuesday, August 22         Free YMCA Moncton Block Party at Bessborough Park

Tuesday, August 22         Free family campfire session with Active Riverview, Mill Creek Park: coffee house theme

Wednesday, August 23  Free family event, Centennial Park, 6pm with Scouts Canada

Wednesday, August 23  Free Concert, Dieppe’s Place 1604, 6:30pm with Flo Durelle & IZABELLE

Wednesday, August 23  Free Concert, Riverview’s Caseley Park, 7pm with TBA

Wednesday, August 23   Free block party, Salisbury’s Ward 3 (at Lions Pool), 6pm

Thursday, Aug 24             Free Outdoor Cinema Dieppe’s Place 1604, 7pm for youth games, movie at dusk – Super Mario Bros (Fr w En sub)

Thursday, August 24       Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Samuel Bourgeois

Friday, August 25             Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Bob et Jess

Friday, August 25             Free Dieppe Block Party, 6-9pm, Centrale Park (734 Centrale St.)

Friday, August 25             Moncton Pride Festival

Saturday, August 26        Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Urban Mist

Saturday, August 26        Free live music at the Moncton Market, 10am with André Bourgeois

Sunday, August 27           Free concert Shediac’s Pascal Poirier Park, 7pm with Country Side

Monday, August 28         Family Bike Ride Nights, Mike’s Bike Shop, 6:15pm (all ages, ride the trailway to Bennic for ice cream!)

Tuesday, August 29         Free YMCA Moncton Block Party at Auburn Circle Park

Tuesday, August 29         Free Concert, Moncton’s Victoria Park, 7pm with Flea Market Underground

Tuesday, August 29         Free Zumba at Place 1604 in Dieppe, 7pm

Wednesday, August 30  Free family event, Centennial Park, 6pm with DJ Bones’ International Dance Party

Saturday, September 2  Moncton Pride Festival Parade

 

Happy Summer, everyone!

For those wondering, the first day of classes in Anglophone East school district is September 5, 2023. (Students may have staggered entry, depending on their grade and school.)

The kids are also out on October 2 & October 9, November 13, and have a half-day for December 22 before the holiday break.

Classes resume January 8, 2024, with days off on February 19, March 4 through 8, March 29 & April 1, May 20, and school ends June 25.

There will be more days off mixed in for professional development, parent-teacher, etc. but those are the holidays for the upcoming school year.

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