Waterfront Container Village

Wednesday to Sunday: 11AM to 7PM

We’ve taken something that you’ve known and loved – the AREA 506 Vendor Village – and turned it into the première experience on the Saint John waterfront.

In June 2022, we premiered 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 being a port city (the Port City).

The gates are open for another season at 85 Water Street in Saint John. Nearly 40 vendors will bring this innovative space to life for six months and create memorable experiences for the close to 500,000 visitors who pass through the gates.

Container Village Vendors

Some other things you might be asking yourself:

My business would be a perfect fit here! How can I get more information?

Exciting! We want to hear more — send us some details and tell us a bit about your business. Expressions of interest will be reviewed as they come in.

We’ve focused interest in the Village into a few categories that will help us curate a well-rounded group of vendors and satisfy demand from cruise passengers, local residents and regional tourists:

Local Products
National Retail Brands
Services
Local Gifts & Art
Food & Beverage

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When does the Village open?

We’ll open the gates again in the spring, and then they’ll be open Wednesday through Sunday from 11AM to 7PM with some extended hours whenever a cruise ship is in port.

HINT: You’ll find a notification of any special hours posted at the top of the page or check our Google listing.

Is it free to visit the Village?

Of course! It’s always free to visit the vendors in the Container Village. You can shop, grab some lunch at a food truck, a beverage at The Docks Container Lounge and enjoy it from the top level of the viewing deck. (seriously, you have to see the view from up there!)

The only time you’d need a ticket is if there was a special event or a band or whatever on the stage and you wanted to stick around to see the show. And even then, the shopping side would still be free to browse.

Can I bring my pets to the Waterfront Container Village?

We love dogs! Of course, any furry/fluffy/feathered/scaly friends will need to be on a leash and on their best behaviour, but they’re welcome to browse the Vendor Village with you.

The exception is for ticketed events in the stage area, we’d suggest you leave them at home for those.

What are the options for space in the Village?

We have two options:

1. A 40’ container with two retail spaces.

2. A 20’ container with one retail space.

Each retail space will include a garage door and a person-door to ensure retailers have options depending on how beautiful a day it is.

The insides of the containers? Those will look however the individual vendor decides to deck them out and bring the space to life!