Area 506 2019. Image: Dan Culberson, Submitted.
The province will team up with Saint John festival Area 506 for this year’s New Brunswick Day celebration.
According to a provincial release, the online event will feature live-streamed musical performances, and messages from well-known New Brunswickers.
Artists including David Myles, Les Hay Babies, and Bleum will make appearances on the stream.
“COVID-19 may have changed how we gather and celebrate New Brunswick Day this year, but it will not stop us from showing and sharing our love of our province,” said Premier Blaine Higgs in a statement released by the government.
The event will include performances from provincial landmarks, as well as archival footage of previous Area 506 performances.
The live stream will take place on Monday, August 3, at 7 p.m.
Here’s the full list of performers:
- Chloé Breault;
- Sacred Wolf Singers;
- Jamie Comeau & the Crooked Teeth;
- Bleum;
- The Hypochondriacs;
- Les Hay Babies; and
- David Myles.
AREA 506 and the Government of New Brunswick present to you #CelebrationNB – a New Brunswick Day event; celebrating music, culture, and goods! Save the date! This year we're gathering some of our favourite past AREA 506 performances from NB bands,
— Area 506 (@area506fest) July 27, 2020
