Greater Fredericton
Welcome to Greater Fredericton
Kings Landing Historical Settlement
One of the provinces’ top attractions and an outdoor living museum, Kings Landing Historical Settlement brings the 19th century vibrantly to life with guided tours, theatre performances and heritage dining and more than 150 costumed residents working in over 70 carefully restored buildings overlooking the St. John River. Live theatre, gift shop, themed meals, guided tours, unique group packages and group discounts available.
Minimum Time Required: 2 hours
Fredericton, Atlantic Canada’s Riverfront Capital
New Brunswick’s capital offers small town charm, warm Maritime hospitality and big city amenities. Plan a day or two to see why we’re named one of Canada’s best places to live.
Find regional dining experiences, memorable attractions, entertainment and festivals. Enjoy leisurely strolls in the safe, walkable downtown or on the 80+ km of trails. Explore the many craft shops, boutiques and galleries.
Soak up our history at National Historic Sites, historic churches and on a free downtown heritage walking tour with costumed guides.
Guides can step on your coach for a city tour, or for the brave- Haunted Hikes- an evening walking tour meeting the ghosts of Fredericton’s past.
See the city from the water on guided canoe river tour or along the riverfront trails on our Guided Bike Tour. On the deck of the Lighthouse you can catch a free concert, or buy a souvenir or snack.
Although Fredericton is known more for fine craft and boutique shopping, the city now has two new large shopping/ dining centres - uptown’s Corbett Centre and northsides’ new Smart Centre.
Set behind a wrought iron and stone fence downtown is the Historic Garrison District, a National Historic Site and heritage, cultural and festival centre. The area recalls the drama and glory of our military past and scarlettuniced soldiers still perform Changing-of-the-Guard ceremonies twice a day in July and August. Costumed-guided tours, working artisans, and outdoor concerts, summer theatre, storytellers and Soldier for a Day program for kids and classic film nights are all regularly scheduled Garrison offerings-most of which, are free. Attractions within the Garrison District include the NB Sports Hall of Fame, the York Sunbury Museum, School Days Museum, Casemate Craft Shops and Soldiers Barracks and Guard House. In the Garrison District you’ll also find museums, galleries, and craft shops.
Fredericton Tourism offers complimentary camp chairs for visitors during the free evening performances in the District. Free coach parking and washroom facilities are behind Officers’ Square.
At City Hall, next to the Garrison District, you can pick up free 3-day visitor parking passes along with a prize to be given away on your coach. In the Council Chambers of City Hall, the city’s rich history is displayed in a series of colorful, hand-woven tapestries and Tourism staff provide a free guided tour. Government House, is a National Historic Site where you can re-live the grandeur and discover our heritage. Take a guided tour of the elegant surroundings where galas and balls were hosted in yesteryear overlooking the St. John River.
Another National Historic Site, the Christ Church Cathedral is one of the finest examples of decorated Gothic architecture in North America, and is the reason Fredericton was declared a city. Take a free guided tour or stop in for their recital series on Fridays in the summer.
The Beaverbrook Art Gallery is home to a unique permanent collection including one of Salvador Dalí’s most famous masterpieces, the huge (13 x 10ft.) “Santiago el Grande”, the extensive collection by Cornelius Krieghoff and works of art by members of Canada’s Group of Seven. This year the Gallery will undergo a major expansion project which will provide more galleries, programming space, reception space, as well as hospitality services for bus tours, conventions, and other functions.
Edventures Fredericton– get your hands dirty- with silver, paint, clay ink ..This award winning learning vacation program offers more than 120 weekend or 5 day week long workshops in July and August. Workshops range from drawing, painting and mixed media, pottery and glass to textiles and jewellery making, photography and everything in between. www.edVentures.ca
On a free guided tour of the Legislature, see a unique treasure which the Legislative Library purchased in 1852 and still displays today-a complete set (one of 200 published) of Birds of America, by American naturalist artist, John James Audubon. Painted in the 1830’s, these fascinating paintings are
admired and collected throughout the world.
Stop into Aitkens Pewter Studio Shop for a free guided tour and see first hand how pewter pieces are made, from casting liquid pewter into rubber molds to spinning pewter disks into beautiful bowls.
Visitors in Fredericton on a Saturday won’t want to miss the Boyce Farmers Market - one of Canada’s
best! With 200 vendors and everything from handmade crafts, ethnic foods, farm fresh produce and
homemade treats.
Located in front of the market is Science East Science Centre with over 100 exhibits that teach the basics of science in a fun and entertaining way. Kids can interact with exotic insects, make patterns with a laser beam, create a mini-tornado and lots more. There’s more hands on science fun outside with Atlantic Canada’s only science playground featuring a climbing wall, human gyroscope and much more.
Mactaquac Provincial Park - NB Top Attraction
Just 30 minutes north west of Fredericton is a beautiful area called Mactaquac Country, situated on both sides of the Mactaquac headpond on the St. John River. With great swimming beaches and stunning fall colours, Mactaquac Provincial Park is New Brunswick’s largest recreation park at 1200 acres of open land and forest.
Overlooking the magnificent headpond above the Mactaquac Dam on the St. John River, the Park features 300 campground sites, a variety of camping services, campers’ store, mini-golf, and a recreation centre with games and activities. Mactaquac is popular for both water-based and landbased activities. It is home to an 18- hole championship golf course set in the spectacular rolling hills of the St. John River Valley. The park features a wonderful network of nature trails and free picnic sites.
There is a free guided interpretive walk, the Great Canadian Beaver Pond Voyage where visitors can see the beaver dams and lodges and join in hands on activities to learn about this wetland nestled in our Acadian forests. The gentle trails are wheelchair accessible.
With two supervised beaches, power and sailboat marinas, swimming and boating are popular activities. For a unique getaway, Lakeway Houseboat Vacations offers houseboats for hourly cruises or multi-day rentals.
Great Canadian Beaver Pond Voyage
An interpretive guided walk puts you in a beautiful, pristine nature reserve featuring the Park’s remarkable chain of beaver ponds. See the architectural marvels that are beaver dams and lodges, while the air is filled with dragonfly pirouettes and songs of redwinged blackbirds. Join in hands-on activities introducing wetland wonders nestled in our Acadian forest.
