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Spring Tide Schedule

Tickets for all of the activities you see below can be purchased via our Eventbrite Page

Thursday

Mar 20, 2025

10:00 p.m.

Shanty Concert

Trinity Anglican Church, 115 Charlotte Street, Saint John, NB, Canada

Concert featuring Fredericton's award-winning fiddler Katherine Moller and Saint John's Before the Mast. This concert is free for children12 and under.

Shanty Concert

Thursday

Mar 21, 2025

12:00 a.m.

The Shanty Pub

O'Leary's, 46 Princess Street, Saint John, NB, Canada

Enjoy live music and learn about the different types of sea shanties. Come ready to sing! Hosted by Saint John's Before the Mast.

The Shanty Pub

Friday

Mar 21, 2025

6:00 p.m.

Carrick Knot Tying

Hilton Saint John, 1 Market Square, Saint John, NB, Canada

Carrick Knots with Daryl Caines: Join us for an hour-long workshop where participants will make and take home their own decorative knot (casserole dish placemat). *also offered on Saturday*

Carrick Knot Tying

Friday

Mar 21, 2025

7:00 p.m.

Irish Céilí Dancing Workshop

Hilton Saint John, 1 Market Square, Saint John, NB, Canada

Step into the lively world of Irish social dancing with Emily Peacock and Paige LeClair from Celtic Roots Dance Academy! This engaging and fun-filled workshop is designed to introduce you to the vibrant and communal spirit of traditional Irish dance. In this workshop, participants will learn popular group dances such as the Ceili and Set dances, which are the heart of Irish social gatherings. Dancers will experience the joy of dancing in a group, moving in sync with others, and enjoying the lively music. No experience necessary and open to all ages. **Participants should wear comfortable clothing and shoes that allow you to move freely. No special dance attire is required. *also offered on Saturday*

Irish Céilí Dancing Workshop

Friday

Mar 21, 2025

8:30 p.m.

Seafood Chowder & Shanties

Steamers, 110 Water Street, Saint John, NB, Canada

Join us for a delicious Seafood Chowder Supper. Enjoy live sea shanty entertainment.

Seafood Chowder & Shanties

Friday

Mar 21, 2025

10:00 p.m.

The Shanty Pub

O'Leary's, 46 Princess Street, Saint John, NB, Canada

Featuring Ottawa's Bytown Sea Shanty Collective and New Brunswick's Dram and A Draw.

The Shanty Pub

Saturday

Mar 22, 2025

2:00 p.m.

Women in the Age of Sail

Hilton Saint John, 1 Market Square, Saint John, NB, Canada

(1 of 3 different events @ 11am) "What do you never find on board a ship in the golden age of sail -WOMEN" Join Eric as he presents historical facts that will dispel this long perpetuated myth with dramatic and often funny true stories of what these remarkable women encountered on board these wooden sailing vessels. Come and hear what life was like for "Nelson's women" and Captains' wives on the "hen frigates". Eric Bartlett is a retired carpenter/cabinetmaker/teacher and corporate trainer who volunteered for over 15 years at the Quaco Museum. He turns the complex history and shipbuilding methods of the Golden Age of Sale into entertaining lectures and stories, in his words "edutaining"

Women in the Age of Sail

Saturday

Mar 22, 2025

2:00 p.m.

Irish Céilí Dancing Workshop

Hilton Saint John, 1 Market Square, Saint John, NB, Canada

(1 of 3 different events @ 11am) Step into the lively world of Irish social dancing with Emily Peacock and Paige LeClair from Celtic Roots Dance Academy! This engaging and fun-filled workshop is designed to introduce you to the vibrant and communal spirit of traditional Irish dance. In this workshop, participants will learn popular group dances such as the Ceili and Set dances, which are the heart of Irish social gatherings. Dancers will experience the joy of dancing in a group, moving in sync with others, and enjoying the lively music. No experience necessary and open to all ages. **Participants should wear comfortable clothing and shoes that allow you to move freely. No special dance attire is required.

Irish Céilí Dancing Workshop

Saturday

Mar 22, 2025

2:00 p.m.

Carrick Knot Tying

Hilton Saint John, 1 Market Square, Saint John, NB, Canada

(1 of 3 different events @ 11am) Carrick Knots with Daryl Caines: Join us for an hour-long workshop where participants will make and take home their own decorative knot (casserole dish placemat).

Carrick Knot Tying

Saturday

Mar 22, 2025

3:00 p.m.

Seafood Chowder & Song

Hilton Saint John, 1 Market Square, Saint John, NB, Canada

Join us at The Hilton for a delicious Seafood Chowder Supper. Enjoy live music with Fredericton's Corsa.

Seafood Chowder & Song

Saturday

Mar 22, 2025

4:00 p.m.

Tin Whistle Workshop

Hilton Saint John, 1 Market Square, Saint John, NB, Canada

(1 of 4 different events @ 1pm) Learn to play the Tin Whistle with Bob Burgess. Whistle included! Ages 8+

Tin Whistle Workshop

Saturday

Mar 22, 2025

4:00 p.m.

Flintknapping Workshop (3 hours)

Hilton Saint John, 1 Market Square, Saint John, NB, Canada

(1 of 4 different events @ 1pm) Flintknapping is the art of shaping rocks into stone tools, art objects, and jewelry. Your guide is Brian Blaze Palmater, an indigenous artist and flintknapper from Tobique First Nation (Neqotkuk). His interests in nature, geology, and archaeology led him to research, excavate, and create flint tools and art pieces aligned with the traditions of his ancestors. This is a 3 hour workshop and all materials are provided. And storytelling too.

Flintknapping Workshop (3 hours)

Saturday

Mar 22, 2025

4:00 p.m.

Carrick Knot Tying

Hilton Saint John, 1 Market Square, Saint John, NB, Canada

(1 of 4 different events @ 1pm) Carrick Knots with Daryl Caines: Join us for an hour-long workshop where participants will make and take home their own decorative knot (casserole dish placemat).

Carrick Knot Tying

Saturday

Mar 22, 2025

4:00 p.m.

Fundy Bay Sea Stories

Hilton Saint John, 1 Market Square, Saint John, NB, Canada

(1 of 4 different events @ 1pm) Participants will walk with David Goss around Harbour Passage and a bit of Prince William Street, explore the exploits of sea going men, and perhaps a woman or two from the era when Saint John was a leading shipbuilding port. There are many tales of violent gales, treasure hunts, sea monsters, ghosts and fortunes made and fortunes lost.

Fundy Bay Sea Stories

Saturday

Mar 22, 2025

5:00 p.m.

Ship Building in Saint John

Hilton Saint John, 1 Market Square, Saint John, NB, Canada

(1 of 3 different events @ 2pm) Join Harold Wright for this informative presentation. Saint John was eastern Canada's principal shipbuilding site for both the 19th and 20th centuries. Shipyards rimmed the inner harbour and Courtenay Bay, as well as the Indiantown waterfront. More than 6,000 ships were built in NB with the majority in Saint John. The 20th century saw shipbuilding concentrated in Courtenay Bay.

The oldest surviving wooden ship still in the water is a 1859 Saint John ship. The first ship built at the Saint John shipyard in 1923 is still in the water. Along with the stories of these two ships and the yards which built them, other Saint John related vessels will be explored including the SS Saint John, the warships HMCS Saint John and HMS Jervis Bay. The 19th century shipbuilding Troop family story will be explored and where part of its namesake ship still survives in California.

This presentation will also talk about the Marine Lot at Fernhill cemetery where 445 mariners are buried, many having died in Saint John harbour and on the Bay of Fundy. This presentation will include historic and contemporary images and film.

Ship Building in Saint John

Saturday

Mar 22, 2025

5:00 p.m.

Shanty Singalong

Hilton Saint John, 1 Market Square, Saint John, NB, Canada

(1 of 3 different events @ 2pm) Join Ottawa's Bytown Sea Shanty Collective for this musical experience. Participants will be taught a handful of sea shanties and their respective harmonies. Come and get your shanties on.

Shanty Singalong

Saturday

Mar 22, 2025

5:00 p.m.

Irish Céilí Dancing Workshop

Hilton Saint John, 1 Market Square, Saint John, NB, Canada

(1 of 3 different events @ 2pm) Step into the lively world of Irish social dancing with Emily Peacock and Paige LeClair from Celtic Roots Dance Academy! This engaging and fun-filled workshop is designed to introduce you to the vibrant and communal spirit of traditional Irish dance. In this workshop, participants will learn popular group dances such as the Ceili and Set dances, which are the heart of Irish social gatherings. Dancers will experience the joy of dancing in a group, moving in sync with others, and enjoying the lively music. No experience necessary and open to all ages. **Participants should wear comfortable clothing and shoes that allow you to move freely. No special dance attire is required.

Irish Céilí Dancing Workshop

Saturday

Mar 22, 2025

6:00 p.m.

Tin Whistle Workshop

Hilton Saint John, 1 Market Square, Saint John, NB, Canada

(1 of 3 different events @ 3pm) Learn to play the Tin Whistle with Bob Burgess. Whistle included! Ages 8+

Tin Whistle Workshop

Saturday

Mar 22, 2025

6:00 p.m.

Ship Building in Saint John

Hilton Saint John, 1 Market Square, Saint John, NB, Canada

(1 of 3 different events @ 3pm) Join Harold Wright for this informative presentation. Saint John was eastern Canada's principal shipbuilding site for both the 19th and 20th centuries. Shipyards rimmed the inner harbour and Courtenay Bay, as well as the Indiantown waterfront. More than 6,000 ships were built in NB with the majority in Saint John. The 20th century saw shipbuilding concentrated in Courtenay Bay.

The oldest surviving wooden ship still in the water is a 1859 Saint John ship. The first ship built at the Saint John shipyard in 1923 is still in the water. Along with the stories of these two ships and the yards which built them, other Saint John related vessels will be explored including the SS Saint John, the warships HMCS Saint John and HMS Jervis Bay. The 19th century shipbuilding Troop family story will be explored and where part of its namesake ship still survives in California.

This presentation will also talk about the Marine Lot at Fernhill cemetery where 445 mariners are buried, many having died in Saint John harbour and on the Bay of Fundy. This presentation will include historic and contemporary images and film.

Ship Building in Saint John

Saturday

Mar 22, 2025

6:00 p.m.

Women in the Age of Sail

Hilton Saint John, 1 Market Square, Saint John, NB, Canada

(1 of 3 different events @ 3pm) "What do you never find on board a ship in the golden age of sail -WOMEN" Join Eric as he presents historical facts that will dispel this long perpetuated myth with dramatic and often funny true stories of what these remarkable women encountered on board these wooden sailing vessels. Come and hear what life was like for "Nelson's women" and Captains' wives on the "hen frigates". Eric Bartlett is a retired carpenter/cabinetmaker/teacher and corporate trainer who volunteered for over 15 years at the Quaco Museum. He turns the complex history and shipbuilding methods of the Golden Age of Sale into entertaining lectures and stories, in his words "edutaining"

Women in the Age of Sail

Saturday

Mar 22, 2025

7:00 p.m.

Shanty Singalong

Hilton Saint John, 1 Market Square, Saint John, NB, Canada

(1 of 3 different events @ 4pm) Join Ottawa's Bytown Sea Shanty Collective for this musical experience. Participants will be taught a handful of sea shanties and their respective harmonies. Come and get your shanties on.

Shanty Singalong

Saturday

Mar 22, 2025

7:00 p.m.

Fundy Bay Sea Stories

Hilton Saint John, 1 Market Square, Saint John, NB, Canada

(1 of 3 different events @ 4pm) Participants will walk with David Goss around Harbour Passage and a bit of Prince William Street, explore the exploits of sea going men, and perhaps a woman or two from the era when Saint John was a leading shipbuilding port. There are many tales of violent gales, treasure hunts, sea monsters, ghosts and fortunes made and fortunes lost.

Fundy Bay Sea Stories

Saturday

Mar 22, 2025

7:00 p.m.

Rum Tasting

Hilton Saint John, 1 Market Square, Saint John, NB, Canada

(1 of 3 different events @ 4pm) Join rum enthusiast Graham MacKenney, The Atlantic Rum Connection, as he presents a variety of rums from around the Atlantic Provinces

Rum Tasting

Saturday

Mar 22, 2025

10:30 p.m.

Lamplight & Candles Concert

Trinity Anglican Church, 115 Charlotte Street, Saint John, NB, Canada

Lamplight & Candles: An 1880 Shanty Concert will feature Moncton's Riversong and Ottawa's Bytown Sea Shanty Collective. Let's step back in time together. This concert is free for children 12 and under.

Lamplight & Candles Concert

Tickets Launch December 6

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