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Area 506: Festival Finds Its Strength In Local Products

New Brunswick is a curious place and New Brunswick Day weekend is inevitably something of a celebration of that fact, whether it’s intentional or not. We  pack a lot into that one weekend. With most communities having their own events, festivals need to work hard to differentiate themselves. Now in its second year, Area 506 proved it could hold its own, at least against the other music festivals… Continue reading Area 506: Festival Finds Its Strength In Local Products

Area 506 Announce Their 2017 Festival Line-Up

Last summer, Area 506 surprised the people of Saint John. First, by announcing that uptown Saint John would be getting a festival celebrating music and culture inside of a post apocalyptic arena constructed from shipping containers. Secondly, by delivering a barn burner with show stealers like Wintersleep and July Talk. Today they’ve announced their successors who will be taking the stage with the 2017 Area 506 line-up. Continue reading Area 506 Announce Their 2017 Festival Line-Up

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