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From the Container Village, the Waterfront Concert Series and AREA 506 Festival – we’ve got you covered with the latest news.
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What's Your #MyAREA506 Moment?
10 years of AREA 506, and we couldn’t have done it without YOU! Now it’s time to relive the moments… -
Looking for New Vendors
Is 2025 the year your business finds its home at the Waterfront Container Village? In order to… -
Village Artists: I AM EELCO
Each summer, Saint John welcomes 75 — 80 cruise ships, and one of the first things passengers see… -
Village Artists: runt
As we start dreaming up what the Village will look like in 2025, we just have to give a shoutout to… -
Thank You for an Incredible Season
A Message from Our President : As I take a moment to look back on this past season, I can’t help… -
Even More Public Art
If you’ve visited the Waterfront Container Village this season, you’ve seen the results of this…
Looking to wear your AREA 506 pride?
The AREA 506 online shop has Waterfront Container Village items, selected items from past festivals, and is the only place to find verified AREA 506 swag online.
Waterfront Container Village
We’ve taken something that you’ve known and loved – the AREA 506 Vendor Village – and turned it into another amazing experience on the Saint John Waterfront for residents, tourists, and cruise ship passengers to enjoy from late Spring to mid-Fall each year.
In June 2022, we opened the full waterfront experience with a diverse collection of retail shops, a performance space, a waterfront container lounge, food trucks, public art and pop-up activities. All wrapped up in more than 60 shipping containers, celebrating everything that’s cool about our identity as a Port City.
