Events

The Wounded Warriors Canada Atlantic Gala is September 6th at the Delta Hotel. 4 course dinner, guest speaker, silent and live auction, entertainment and more. Tickets are available at Eventbrite

Fredericton & Area Community Blood Drive being held on Monday, October 1, 2019 from 2 -4 & 5:30 – 8:30pm and Tuesday, October 2, 2019 from 2 – 4 & 5:30 – 8:30pm at UNB The Richard Currie Centre located at 15 Peter Kelly Drive. ------------ Fredericton & Area Community Blood Drive being held on Monday, October 14, 2019 from 4:30 – 8:30pm and Tuesday, October 15, 2019 from 1 – 4 & 5:30 – 8:30pm and Wednesday, October 16, 2019 from 1 – 4 & 5:30 – 8:30pm at STU Conference Centre located at 368 Forest Hill Road. ----------------- Fredericton & Area Community Blood Drive being held on Monday, October 28, 2019 from 2 – 4 & 5:30 – 8:30pm at the Nashwaaksis Baptist Church located at 104 Edgewood Drive. Call 1-888-2-DONATE or visit www.blood.ca to book an appointment. New donors are welcome!

The Sisters Standing Together Campaign is devoted to bringing awareness to the missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA in Canada. There are several events taking place this month; October 4 - Sisters Standing Together Healing Walk & Vigil - 5:30pm -7pm - Fredericton City Hall We invite you to meet us at Fredericton City Hall and join us as we walk in solidarity to the legislature building. A vigil to honour the lives and legacies of our stolen sisters will follow. ---------- Oct 8 - 11 Sisters Standing Together Exhibit with Natalie Sappier Location -Memorial Hall UNB Fredericton Time – Tuesday to Friday 9am – 6pm --------- MMIWG honour exhibit Location- Alumni memorial building UNB Fredericton. Time – Tuesday to Friday 9am – 6pm -------- October 23 - Sisters Standing Together Indigenous Artist Expression - 7-9pm - Ted Daigle Aud. STU The Sisters Standing Together Indigenous Artist Expression event provides a space for artists to share their reflections through various artistic mediums to bring awareness to the missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA crisis in Canada. Please keep an eye on our facebook page for more information.

The Opal Parent & Tot group is open to parents, caregivers, babysitters, and their children ages 0-5 (siblings are welcome too!) Every Friday from 9-10 (October 4 - November 29) Where: Enchanted play cafe, 605 Prospect Street #407 Registration: Free. RSVP or for more information place contact 457-9520 or director@opalfamilyservices.ca. The goal of this group is for caregivers and children to connect with others who may be going through similar experiences. Some of the activities will involve free play, group imaginative play, songs and dance, sensory play, and themed activities.

Real Life Survivor will be at Grimross Brewing Co, Friday October 18 at 8pm. Van Morrison tribute in support of Music in Schools, Real Life Survivor sponsored by Dominos Pizza.

The Great Green Hill Movapalooza, Oct. 19, 2019 – Race starts at 9:30 AM; Registration opens at 9:00 AM Location: Start & Finish – Greenwood Drive Baptist Church Distances: 5 K walk/run or 8 K run/bike Entry Fee: $25/participant for adults, Kids under 12 are free.

-Boys & Girls Club of Fredericton “Race for Kids”. -October 19th at the Hilton Garden Inn. -Have a fun urban adventure through downtown Fredericton. Grab some friends… or co-workers for a morning of team building… with prizes for all! -Visit our website or call the Boys and Girls Club of Fredericton Office. -Presented by Teed, Saunders, Doyle and Company and sponsored in part by Canadian Tire North and South and go-easy Ltd.

The Cultural Markets 1st Annual New Brunswick Chili Cook Off at The Cultural Market Saturday October 26th It's at The Cultural Market – which is held at the Multicultural Centre on the exhibition grounds every Saturday.

"We Scare Hunger" fundraiser for the Feed The Lions and Community Kitchen program (providing food to local schools for student lunches). The stuff a bus event will take place on Oct. 26th from 1 to 3pm at Giant Tiger on the north side.

Torque Motorsports presents ATV Drag Race at Crabbe Mountain on Saturday October 26th! Proceeds to the reconstruction of the Nashwaak Valley Snowmobile Club shelter! $20 per class / $10 spectators. There will be ATV and Side-by-Side classes. The Crabbe Mountain lodge will be open for food, beverage and fun! Come out for an awesome fall day of racing for a great cause!

Harvey high school is hosting a safe grad breakfast October 27th from 9-1 at the High school In Harvey to support their graduates for their safe grad of 2020.

York Foundation Inc. presents “Laugh For Care” … an evening with Marshall Button as Lucien. -November 2nd at the Fredericton Inn. -Includes a prime rib dinner and Marshall Button show. -All proceeds go towards enhancing the quality of life for those who call York Care Center “home”. -Tickets are one-hundred dollars per person with a sixty-dollar tax receipt. -Call 444-3880 or drop into York Care Centre.

Using authentic instruments and equipment, the band recreates the sound and live concert experience of Pink Floyd in their heyday!

Matt Mays is embarking on the Howl at The Night Tour this fall – bringing together both sides of the Matt Mays concert experience for the first time.

Charity Fundraiser for Hospice Fredericton Date & Time: Tuesday, November 26, 2019, from 6:15-9:00 pm Location: Charlotte Street Arts Centre, 732 Charlotte St, Fredericton, NB. Cost: $55/persons For further information and ticket purchase, go to https://www.christieflynn.com/event-details/fredericton-hospice-fundraiser.