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AREA 506 AREA 506 celebrates the best of New Brunswick music, culture, and goods.

📍 Waterfront Container Village | Saint John, NB
Home of AREA 506 Music Festival

It’s officially hot chocolate + hot toddy season 👀Cozy up by the fire tables at The Docks and warm up with your drink of...
10/21/2026

It’s officially hot chocolate + hot toddy season 👀
Cozy up by the fire tables at The Docks and warm up with your drink of choice 🍫🥃

Ask your bartender for details!

GOOD MORNING, PORT CITY! 👋🏼 Over 7,000 passengers and crew are sailing in aboard the Majestic Princess and Royal Caribbe...
10/21/2026

GOOD MORNING, PORT CITY! 👋🏼 Over 7,000 passengers and crew are sailing in aboard the Majestic Princess and Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas. Here’s what we’ve got going on in the Village today:

🛍️ Gates are open until 7PM for souvenir shopping
🍻 It’s Happy Hour at The Docks from 3-6PM
• $5 Moosehead Light cans
• $6 Foghorn cans
• $7 Dillon's & Happy Dad
• Bucket deals on all of the above

COMING UP ON SATURDAY:
⛳ We’ll have a hole set up at The Docks for the Germain Street Open
🐶 Your dog told us they want to come down for Pints & Pups ($7.50 Foghorn pints, tax included)
🧟 You might spot some zombies wandering around uptown
💀 Dia de los Mu***os, Atlantic Canada is here in the evening

For Small Business Week, we’re celebrating some of the local businesses that have made the Waterfront Container Village ...
10/20/2026

For Small Business Week, we’re celebrating some of the local businesses that have made the Waterfront Container Village their home 👋🏼

The Village is a place to try out a new idea, test the waters with a physical storefront, reach new customers, and grow your business alongside a community of other local entrepreneurs.

Ready to make the move in 2027?

We’re looking for partners in retail, food, services, and unique experiences.

Tell us about your business here: https://www.area506.ca/vendor-interest-form

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, but new vendors are encouraged to reach out by December 15.

IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR 🎁Almost EVERYTHING in our merch shop* is BOGO 40% OFF for the rest of the seaso...
10/19/2026

IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR 🎁

Almost EVERYTHING in our merch shop* is BOGO 40% OFF for the rest of the season!

📍 Swing by the Village or shop from home at area506.ca

*40% off applies to the lower-priced item | While supplies last | Not valid in combination with any other offer

10/18/2026

The 2026 Waterfront Concert Series is officially IN THE BOOKS! 📖

Thank you to The Artificially Hip for giving us the perfect way to close out the season, and to the SJRH Foundation for making the night possible 🎶

Got big Sunday plans? We’re here early this morning for a surprise visit from Celebrity Cruises’ Silhouette! 🛳️👋🏻📸 Gates...
10/18/2026

Got big Sunday plans? We’re here early this morning for a surprise visit from Celebrity Cruises’ Silhouette! 🛳️👋🏻

📸 Gates are open until 5PM for all your favourite Sunday Funday activities (snacking, sipping, selfie-ing, etc.)
🍹 It’s Caesar Sunday all day at The Docks ($7.50 tax included)

COMING UP THIS WEEK:
⛳ We’ll have a hole set up at The Docks for the Germain Street Open on Saturday
🐶 Your dog told us they want to come down for Pints & Pups Saturday afternoon ($7.50 Foghorn pints, tax included)
🧟 You might spot some zombies wandering around uptown Saturday afternoon
💀 Dia de los Mu***os, Atlantic Canada is here Saturday night

Just popping into your feed to remind you that submissions for our 2027 stages are still OPEN.We’re looking for New Brun...
10/18/2026

Just popping into your feed to remind you that submissions for our 2027 stages are still OPEN.

We’re looking for New Brunswick musicians for:
🎸 AREA 506 Festival
🤘🏻 AREA 506 LOUD
🪕 AREA 506 as FOLK
🎤 2027 Waterfront Concert Series

Send us your press kit, tracks, reels, live clips… show us what you’ve got!

📅 Deadline to submit: November 30 for 2027 consideration

🔗 Apply at www.area506.ca/2027-artist-applications

Know a band who needs this reminder? Send it their way!

No dress rehearsal, this is The Artificially Hip: 🎶A massive THANK YOU to Rexel Atlantic and the Saint John Regional Hos...
10/17/2026

No dress rehearsal, this is The Artificially Hip: 🎶

A massive THANK YOU to Rexel Atlantic and the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation for helping make tonight happen, and to everyone who came out to a show with us this season. We’ve already got some exciting things in the works for 2027, and we can’t wait to share them with you!

Saint John, get ready to say HELLO to Regent's Seven Seas Splendor this afternoon! 🛳️👋🏻🍟 Gates are open until 7PM for sh...
10/17/2026

Saint John, get ready to say HELLO to Regent's Seven Seas Splendor this afternoon! 🛳️👋🏻

🍟 Gates are open until 7PM for shopping, snacking, and sipping (see you for lunch!)
🐙 The Docks is open for container-lounging
🐶 Your dog told us they want to come down for Pints & Pups this afternoon ($7.50 Foghorn pints, tax included)
🎤 We wrap up the 2026 Waterfront Concert Series tonight with The Artificially Hip: A tribute to The Tragically Hip

TOMORROW:
🍹 It's Caesar Sunday all day at The Docks ($7.50 tax included)

TONIGHT: The Artificially Hip: are back to keep our Gord Downie Day tradition going with all your favourite Hip tunes 🎶A...
10/17/2026

TONIGHT: The Artificially Hip: are back to keep our Gord Downie Day tradition going with all your favourite Hip tunes 🎶

A portion of every ticket sold will be donated to the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation, helping to fund free programs for local cancer patients and their families through the Dr. Margot Burnell Cancer Support Program.

And just like that, this is our LAST Waterfront Concert Series show of 2026. Come sing along as we close out another incredible season of live music on the waterfront.

🎟️ Grab your tickets at area506.ca

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85 Water Street
Saint John, NB
E2L0B1

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