Free Summer Events 2026 Greater Moncton

Summer 2026 is FILLED with free fun for the whole family, with dozens of festivals, community concerts, park activities, and so many more events throughout the Greater Moncton Area! 

Save this post & keep checking back throughout the summer; we’ll add more events as they’re announced/shared with us! (And yes, there were lots of great events in June, too, but we’re sticking to July & August for this list.)

There is A LOT to share, so here’s what we’re going to do:

• First, a quick glance at some of the daily events (you’ll find the details for them in the day-by-day list)
• Second, a list of festivals (some will be totally free, some will have paid portions – again, full details in the day-by-day list)
• Third, a few ideas for any day outings
• Fourth, Pickle Planet’s day-by-day list of free events for Summer 2025 in the Greater Moncton Area

If you find this list helpful – whether you found it because a friend shared it, ChatGPT sourced it, or your a longtime Pickle Planet pro – PLEASE don’t copy our work. Take a moment to hit share instead. While we want everyone to know about the amazing events happening, this list represents YEARS of work and HOURS of effort. Sharing our original posts helps keep the passion alive to pour in that time & effort.

DAILY EVENTS

MONDAYS:

• Dieppe’s Diversity Mondays showcase art, music, dance, and more, 6-8pm, at Place 1604 (inside Dieppe Arts and Culture Centre if the weather doesn’t cooperate)

TUESDAYS:

• Mobile Fun, 6-8pm, at a different Moncton playground or park each week
• Trouvailles 1604 (Dieppe Night Market), 6-10pm
• Acoustica free concerts at Victoria Park, Moncton, 7pm

WEDNESDAYS:

• Dieppe’s Wednesday Show with live music, 6:30pm, at Place 1604

THURSDAYS:

• DMCI’s PatioFest live music at various downtown locations, 6pm
• Dieppe’s Active Thursday brings a different activity (Zumba, yoga, etc. for ages 12+) to Place 1604, 6:30-7:30pm

FRIDAYS:

• Acoustica free concerts at Magnetic Hill Wharf Village, 6pm

SATURDAYS:

You may want to spend a little while there, but entry to the markets are free & there’s always lots to see!

• The Moncton Market is open 8am-2pm on Saturdays, with musical performances from 11am-noon.
• The Dieppe Market is open 8am-1pm on Saturdays.
• The Salisbury Farmers & Artisans Market is open Saturdays, 8am-1:30pm. Pair it with a trip to the Antiques Mall next door, then up the road to the Green Pig, open daily 8am-8pm!
• Bouctouche Farmer’s Market is open Saturdays, 8am-1pm.
• Riverview’s Chocolate River Station has an outdoor market for the summer, 8:30am-1pm
• Shediac’s art market, Maritime Crafts & More, is open Wednesdays to Sundays, 10am-5pm.
• Acoustica free concerts at Magnetic Hill Wharf Village, 6pm

FESTIVALS & EVENTS

A quick glance at community events & festivals, with a mix of free & paid activities. Click through the source links for details!

• Whoa! Canada Day concert & celebrations at Riverfront Park on July 1
• Festival des arts de Memramcook, July 3-5
• Shediac Lobster Festival, July 4–12
• ScotDance Canada (national Highland Dance championships), July 5-10
• East Coast Classic / North American Championships, July 9-12
• FestiFraises in Cap-Acadie, July 10–19
• ColourFest, Riverfront Park, July 11
• Moncton Buskers Festival at Riverfront Park, July 24-26
• Atlantic Nationals July 15-19
• Atlantic JerkFlava at Riverfront Park, July 31 to August 1
• River of Pride, July 31 – August 9
• Festival de dance en Atlantique, August 14-18
• Fricot Franco, August 12-16
• Quinzou à Moncton at Downtown Place on August 15
• African Festival 2026, August 21-22
• FÉCA, August 22-23

MORE IDEAS FOR FREE, FAMILY FUN IN GREATER MONCTON

You can create lots of fun summer memories without spending money on entrance fees! Here are a few go-to ideas:

• Cool off with our list of all the splash pads, playgrounds with water features, and local swimming pools! (more detail below, too)
• We’re big fans of packing up a snacky picnic lunch or dinner and heading to some green space! Pair it with a trip to see the tidal bore in downtown Moncton and explore the city!
• Have it made in the shade with our guide to playgrounds in Moncton, Riverview, and Dieppe.
• Some rainy day inspiration is always important, too!
• Local libraries are always a great spot to visit, with lots of programming for all ages – perfect for rainy days or days where you want to get out of the sun for a bit.
• DYK: There’s a roughly one hour iTour of downtown Moncton’s historical & cultural locations you can use to help you explore – a great way to add a little movement, a little history, and a little fun to your family outings! Be sure to check out all the amazing public art installations around the downtown core, too!
• Enjoy simple S’mores Dip and Watermelon Treats at home for Canada Day – or any day!

RELATED: Indulge in a sweet treat with our list of places to enjoy a hard ice cream cone with the family. You can also find all sorts of other ideas for exploring the Greater Moncton Area in our Weekend Round Up section! We wanted to keep this page for FREE ideas.

Pickleball, tennis & more!

There are several playgrounds and parks with courts that are accessible to the public on a first-come basis.

In Moncton, you can find courts at: Candlewood Park, Lewisville Park, Alexander Park (register in advance to get a lock combination to access the gear) & East End Park. There’s also a shuffle board court with equipment at Fairview Knoll Park. 

Need a little helping deciding what to do? (That decision burnout is real, we know!) Use our handy Summer Bingo Bucket List to cross off ideas – or pick a day early in the season when you’re feeling it and write out your own family bucket list tailored just for you.

PLAYGROUNDS WITH SPLASH PADS

• Alexander Park 85 Reade Street, Moncton
• Brian Hicks Park 120 Evergreen Drive, Moncton
• Braemar Park 45 Centre Street, Moncton
• Canadian Heights Park 35 Chelsea Road, Moncton
• Candlewood Park 90 Candlewood Drive, Moncton
• Centennial Park SuperSplash Park, Moncton
• Codiac Heights Park 100 Olympic Crescent, Moncton
• Creek Village Park 40 Pleasant Street, Moncton
• Fairview Knoll Heights 111 Fairview Knoll, Moncton
• Grove Hamlet Park 39 Ripplewood Road, Moncton
• Gurney Park 7 Gurney Drive, Moncton
• Knox Park 75 Knox Road, Moncton
• Lewisville Park 45 Glenmoor Drive, Moncton
• Maplehurst Park 115 Maplehurst Drive, Moncton
• Pauline Frizzell Park 387 Salisbury Road, Moncton
• Prince Edward Playground 25 Burlington Avenue, Moncton
• Sumner Park 170 Lorne Street, Moncton
• Sunny Acres Park 120 Ellerdale Avenue, Moncton
• Reade Park 289 West Lane, Moncton
• Renton Park 280 Noel Street, Moncton
• Riverview, 50 Runnymeade Road, Riverview
• Rotary St-Anselme Park, 505 Melanson Road, Dieppe
• Roxborough Park 140 Barrington Crescent, Moncton
• Westbrook Park 16 Community Avenue, Moncton

The local outdoor pools aren’t free, but they are low-cost, so we decided to add them here with the splash pads for you:

• Centennial Park Pool (15 Rotary Lodge Lane, Moncton) is open daily 11am-7pm for public swimming.
• East End Pool (35 Fergus Street, Moncton) is open daily 11am-7pm for public swimming.
  • Please note the Moncton pools are cash-free entry. You’ll need debit or credit to pay, or you can pay cash at one of the YMCA locations to get an entry card.
• Salisbury Lions Pool (63 Peter Street) opens for the season on June 24, 2026, with daily public swims.
• Petitcodiac’s community pool (23 Corey Ave) has public swimming on weekdays.
• Riverview’s Lion Ken Gabbey Pool outdoor pool has daily open swims and free public swimming on Friday, 1:15-6:30pm.
• Hillsborough’s outdoor public swimming pool (7 School Lane) is opening for the season July 1, 2026.

SKATEBOARDING & WHEELING FUN

• Riverfront Skatepark (Assomption Blvd, Moncton)
• North End YMCA (70 Twin Oaks Drive, Moncton)
• Renton Park (280 Noel Street, Moncton)
• Lewisville Park (45 Glenmoor Drive)
• Planchodrome Dieppe Skatepark (505 Champlain – at Dieppe Youth House)
• (low cost entry fee) Riverview Indoor Skatepark

DAY-BY-DAY SUMMER 2026 KID-FRIENDLY EVENTS IN GREATER MONCTON

Sunday, July 5 – Joey Robin Haché, Singing Sundays at Doiron House, 2-3:30pm
Sunday, July 5 – Saturday, July 10 – ScotDance Canada (National Highland Dance Championships)

Monday, July 6 – Cameroon and Haiti, Dieppe Diversity Mondays, Place 1604, 6-8pm

Tuesday, July 7 – Harmonie Codiac Concert Band, Victoria Park, 7pm
Tuesday, July 7 – Maplehurst Park (115 Maplehurst Dr.)
Tuesday, July 7 – Normand Arsenault and Pat Gillespie, Trouvailles 1604, Dieppe Night Market, 6-10pm

Wednesday, July 8 – Riverview Art in the Park at Holy Whale Beer Hall and Garden with Third Harmony, 7-9pm
Wednesday, July 8 – Dieppe’s Wednesday Show, Place 1604 (Les Fils des Pionniers; Laurie LeBlanc featuring Sofia LeBlanc), 6:30pm

Thursday, July 9 – Stephen Leblanc at Gallagher’s Irish Pub, DMCI PatioFest, 6pm
Thursday, July 9 – Salisbury Block Party at Highland Park, 6-7:30pm
Thursday, July 9 – Sunday, July 12 – East Coast Classic / North American Championships

Friday, July 10 – Kraken, Magnetic Hill Wharf Village, 6pm
Friday, July 10 – Sunday, July 19 – FestiFraises, Cap-Acadie

Saturday, July 11 – André Saulnier, Moncton Market, 11am
Saturday, July 11 – Ivan Daigle, Magnetic Hill Wharf Village, 6pm
Saturday, July 11 – Colour Festival, Riverfront Park
Saturday, July 11 – NB Afro Fest

Sunday, July 12 – Tyler Haché, Singing Sundays at Doiron House, 2-3:30pm

Monday, July 13 – Morocco, Dieppe Diversity Mondays, Place 1604, 6-8pm

Tuesday, July 14 – Farraige, Victoria Park, 7pm
Tuesday, July 14 – Grove Hamlet Park (39 Ripplewood Rd.)
Tuesday, July 14 – Maurice Daigle and Kelsey Albert, Trouvailles 1604, Dieppe Night Market, 6-10pm

Wednesday, July 15 – Riverview Art in the Park at Caseley Park with Antique Cars, 1-3pm
Wednesday, July 15 – Dieppe’s Wednesday Show, Place 1604 (The Hello Crows; Moyenne Rig), 6:30pm
Wednesday, July 15 – Sunday, July 19 – Atlantic Nationals

Thursday, July 16 – Catherine Kennedy at Palette, DMCI PatioFest, 6pm

Friday, July 17 – Reade Street Band, Magnetic Hill Wharf Village, 6pm

Saturday, July 18 – Kraken, Moncton Market, 11am
Saturday, July 18 – Furlong & Smith, Magnetic Hill Wharf Village, 6pm

Sunday, July 19 – Mathieu Leblanc and Cédric Gautreau, Singing Sundays at Doiron House, 2-3:30pm

Monday, July 20 – Colombia, Dieppe Diversity Mondays, Place 1604, 6-8pm

Tuesday, July 21 – Town of Riverview Block Party, Wentworth Park, 5:30-7pm
Tuesday, July 21 – Gentlemen of Harmony, Victoria Park, 7pm
Tuesday, July 21 – Pauline Frizzell Park (387 Salisbury Rd.)
Tuesday, July 21 – Emma and Olivia Bourque and Terry Melanson, Trouvailles 1604, Dieppe Night Market, 6-10pm

Wednesday, July 22 – Riverview Art in the Park at Caseley Park with Drowsy Maggie, 7-8:30pm
Wednesday, July 22 – Dieppe’s Wednesday Show, Place 1604 (Alexis and Félix Belliveau; Allons Danser), 6:30pm

Thursday, July 23 – Wesley Thibodeau at The Bunker, DMCI PatioFest, 6pm
Thursday, July 23 – Salisbury Block Party at Jordan Life Centre, 5-6:30pm

Friday, July 24 – Drew Pellerin, Magnetic Hill Wharf Village, 6pm
Friday, July 24 – Sunday, July 26 – Moncton Buskers Festival, Riverfront Park

Saturday, July 25 – Reade Street Band, Moncton Market, 11am
Saturday, July 25 – Dan Leblanc, Magnetic Hill Wharf Village, 6pm

Sunday, July 26 – Bérénice Jetté, Singing Sundays at Doiron House, 2-3:30pm

Monday, July 27 – Nigeria, Dieppe Diversity Mondays, Place 1604, 6-8pm

Tuesday, July 28 – High Tide Quartet, Victoria Park, 7pm
Tuesday, July 28 – Reade Park (289 West Ln.)
Tuesday, July 28 – Maxime Hébert and Petit-Codiac, Trouvailles 1604, Dieppe Night Market, 6-10pm

Wednesday, July 29 – Riverview Art in the Park at Caseley Park with Signal Hill, 7-8:30pm
Wednesday, July 29 – Dieppe’s Wednesday Show, Place 1604 (La Grosse Équipe; The Mainlanders), 6:30pm

Thursday, July 30 – Clinton Fernandes at LOLI Café & Lounge, DMCI PatioFest, 6pm
Thursday, July 30 – Salisbury Block Party at Patriot Court, Riverbend, 6-7:30pm

Friday, July 31 – Double Time, Magnetic Hill Wharf Village, 6pm
Friday, July 31 – Saturday, August 1 – Atlantic JerkFlava, Riverfront Park
Friday, July 31 – Sunday, August 9 – River of Pride

Saturday, August 1 – Chris & Lavina Colepaugh, Moncton Market, 11am
Saturday, August 1 – Reade Street Band, Magnetic Hill Wharf Village, 6pm

Sunday, August 2 – Dorice, Singing Sundays at Doiron House, 2-3:30pm

Monday, August 3 – India, Dieppe Diversity Mondays, Place 1604, 6-8pm
Monday, August 3 – New Brunswick Day at Doiron House (Les Gigueux du Restigouche and more), 2pm

Tuesday, August 4 – The Retronators, Victoria Park, 7pm
Tuesday, August 4 – Valhalla Park (48 Monte Carlo Cres.)
Tuesday, August 4 – Rija Ravoajanahary and Reg Cormier, Trouvailles 1604, Dieppe Night Market, 6-10pm

Wednesday, August 5 – Riverview Art in the Park at Holy Whale Beer Hall and Garden with Shane Douthwright, 7-9pm
Wednesday, August 5 – Dieppe’s Wednesday Show, Place 1604 (La Galère; La Trappe), 6:30pm

Thursday, August 6 – Carey Beck at Carrabba’s, DMCI PatioFest, 6pm
Thursday, August 6 – Salisbury Block Party at Roxboro Court, 6-7:30pm

Friday, August 7 – Ivan Daigle, Magnetic Hill Wharf Village, 6pm

Saturday, August 8 – Félix Belliveau & Myriam Thomas, Moncton Market, 11am
Saturday, August 8 – Andrew Moore, Magnetic Hill Wharf Village, 6pm
Saturday, August 8 – Jonas Brothers & Arkells, 7:30pm

Sunday, August 9 – Raynald Basque, Singing Sundays at Doiron House, 2-3:30pm

Monday, August 10 – Pakistan, Dieppe Diversity Mondays, Place 1604, 6-8pm

Tuesday, August 11 – Town of Riverview Block Party, Hawthorne Park, 5:30-7pm
Tuesday, August 11 – Ivan Daigle, Victoria Park, 7pm
Tuesday, August 11 – Pinehurst Park (55 Elmhurst Rd.)
Tuesday, August 11 – Cédric Gautreau and Denise Daigle Bourgeois, Trouvailles 1604, Dieppe Night Market, 6-10pm

Wednesday, August 12 – Riverview Art in the Park at Caseley Park with Vague de Cirque, 7-8:30pm
Wednesday, August 12 – Dieppe’s Wednesday Show, Place 1604 (Chris Belliveau; Jourdan Thibodeaux), 6:30pm

Thursday, August 13 – Alexis Belliveau at Happy Craft Brewing, DMCI PatioFest, 6pm

Friday, August 14 – Ivan Daigle, Magnetic Hill Wharf Village, 6pm
Friday, August 14 – Tuesday, August 18 – Festival de danse en Atlantique

Saturday, August 15 – WeBand, Moncton Market, 11am
Saturday, August 15 – Reade Street Band, Magnetic Hill Wharf Village, 6pm
Saturday, August 15 – Quinzou à Moncton, Downtown Place
Saturday, August 15 – Dieppe Celebrates l’Acadie (MusiquART Site, full lineup incl. Cédric Gautreau; Dominique Dupuis & Steve LeBlanc; KEV; Suroît; Les LeBlanc; National Acadian Day celebration featuring Lisa LeBlanc, Les Gars du Nord, Colleen Power, etc.)

Sunday, August 16 – Day of Circus (MusiquART Site, Vague de cirque; Monsieur Crapeau; Cirque Nomade)

Sunday, August 16 – Bouhala, Singing Sundays at Doiron House, 2-3:30pm

Monday, August 17 – China, Dieppe Diversity Mondays, Place 1604, 6-8pm

Tuesday, August 18 – Lupin, Victoria Park, 7pm
Tuesday, August 18 – Bessborough Park (135 Hedgewood Dr.)
Tuesday, August 18 – Nicolas Ouellet, Jacob Bourque and Valérie Bouchard, Trouvailles 1604, Dieppe Night Market, 6-10pm

Wednesday, August 19 – Dieppe’s Wednesday Show, Place 1604 (Kelsey Albert; Olivier Bergeron), 6:30pm

Thursday, August 20 – Tina Gautreau at Monk10, DMCI PatioFest, 6pm

Friday, August 21 – Reg Cormier, Magnetic Hill Wharf Village, 6pm
Friday, August 21 – Saturday, August 22 – African Festival 2026

Saturday, August 22 – Ivan Daigle, Moncton Market, 11am
Saturday, August 22 – Kraken, Magnetic Hill Wharf Village, 6pm
Saturday, August 22 – Sunday, August 23 – FÉCA

Sunday, August 23 – Marie-Jo Thério, Singing Sundays at Doiron House, 2-3:30pm

Monday, August 24 – Tunisia, Dieppe Diversity Mondays, Place 1604, 6-8pm

Tuesday, August 25 – Fairview Knoll (111 Fairview Knoll Dr.)
Tuesday, August 25 – Stephen LeBlanc and Tina Gautreau, Trouvailles 1604, Dieppe Night Market, 6-10pm

Wednesday, August 26 – Dieppe’s Wednesday Show, Place 1604 (Terry Melanson and les Stars du bar; The Martin Boys), 6:30pm

Thursday, August 27 – Brendan Furlotte at Pump House, DMCI PatioFest, 6pm

Friday, August 28 – Andrew Moore, Magnetic Hill Wharf Village, 6pm

Saturday, August 29 – Dan Leblanc, Magnetic Hill Wharf Village, 6pm