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Year of Sport

Year of Sport

The Year of Sport will celebrate sport and athletes in this province and will consist of marquee events, including the 2025 Canada Games. Throughout the year, there will be spotlights on community sport, volunteerism, women and inclusivity in sport, seniors in sport and athletes and builders. During the Year of Sport, the public will have …

Come From Away

Following another tremendously successful sold-out run last summer, Irene Sankoff and David Hein’s Come From Away will return for a third season at the Joseph R. Smallwood Arts and Culture Centre in 2025. Tickets are now on sale for performances from June 29 to August 31, 2025. The breathtaking musical tells the remarkable true story …

Canada Games Artistic Festival and Cultural Program

In partnership with Celebrate NL, the 2025 Canada Games will present the Artistic Festival and Cultural Program, occurring alongside the Games from August 8-25, 2025. The program will include artistic showcases in various locations around St. John’s and surrounding areas for residents and visitors to enjoy. The Artistic Festival and Cultural Program plays a key …

Confederation 75

2024 marks the 75th year of the province’s Confederation with Canada. Newfoundland and Labrador’s entry into Canada on April 1, 1949 was the latest chapter of our unique political evolution from colony to Dominion to province of Canada. Arguably the most studied aspect of Newfoundland and Labrador’s political history, Confederation is a milestone that, even …

Grand Slam of Curling

The Grand Slam of Curling is ready to rock St. John’s! Curling’s biggest stars are set to take the ice at Mary Brown’s Centre for the KIOTI National from Nov. 26 – Dec. 1, 2024. The 2024 KIOTI National will feature the top 16 men’s and 16 women’s teams in the world. The field will …

International Summer Series

Following an incredibly successful event in 2023, the International Summer Series is expanding to five cities across Atlantic Canada in July. The first match of the series will be played at King George V Park in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador on Sunday, July 14 (1 p.m. kickoff). The Halifax Wanderers team will face Ipswich …

Made in Canada: Sustainable Fibre Arts Conference 2024

The Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador through the provincial Year of the Arts initiative has the pleasure to announce the Made in Canada: Sustainable Fibre Arts Conference 2024. The Conference is taking place from September 19 to 23, 2024, in Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Sustainability is …

Atlantic Dance Gathering

| April 8, 2024 | The Atlantic Dance Gathering is an opportunity for dance artists and industry professionals from the Atlantic provinces to come together to build and strengthen relationships. Participants come together to collectively consider the conditions of dance ecologies in the Atlantic region and to understand what lies next. This three-day event runs …

HarbourVOICES!

HarbourVOICES! International Festival of Collective Singing Traditions is imagined as a six-day ocean wave of singing, songs, stories, and sharing. The event runs June 29 – July 4, 2024. HarbourVOICES! features exciting performing events, as well as innovative workshops, presentations, musical/cultural exchanges, collaborative choir/group gatherings/performances, and so much more! HarbourVOICES! festival’s focus is on celebrating …

Canadian Pride Curling Championships

| February 18, 2024 | For the first time ever, Newfoundland and Labrador will host the Canadian Pride Curling Championship from March 13 to 17, 2024 in St. John’s. The event is hosted by Odds and Ends, the only 2SLGBTQ+ curling league in the province. The CPCCs will run alongside Odds and Ends companion tournament, …