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July 29-August 5
Botwood In the 1930s, if you wanted to fly as a passenger across the Atlantic Ocean, your only option was in a flying boat leaving from Botwood. The floating airplanes aren’t in service anymore, but they aren’t forgotten, either. The annual Botwood Flying Boat Festival commemorates the region’s aviation history while offering up fun for the whole family in a town-festival style.
August 1-7
St. John’s George Street, that famous strip of bars in downtown St. John’s, turns into a huge street party for the annual George Street Festival. The multi-day music event has a different headliner each night, featuring local and touring acts from a mix of genres. This year’s acts include City and Colour, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers, and others.
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August 7 (weather permitting)
St. John’s The Royal St. John’s Regatta is, at its core, a day of rowing races. But it’s also the biggest garden party in the city, with games, food trucks and booths, prizes and entertainment on the shores of Quidi Vidi Lake. Whether you’re there to cheer on your favourite race team or get stuffed full of cotton candy and fish tacos while playing games of chance, it’s something everyone should experience.
August 8-11
Brigus In its prime, many years ago, Brigus was a bustling centre of shipping and fishing, with several captains and merchants calling the harbour home. These days, those old houses remain and the town has become a quaint holdover of those days. And once a year, they celebrate the glorious blueberry with the garden party-style Brigus Blueberry Festival, complete with live music, arts and crafts, and plenty of foods featuring the Smurf-coloured berries.
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