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Saint John Violet Festival
May 4th & 5th, 10am-4pm, 2024.
Come and join us at the 1st Annual Violet Festival! This exciting event will take place at the beautiful Saint John Public Gardens, located on Seely Street in Saint John, NB.
The Saint John Horticultural Association, a non-profit dedicated to supporting the Saint John Public Gardens and the Rockwood Park Campground, is thrilled to announce our 1st Violet Festival this year.
The Violet Festival will feature our greenhouse-grown plants and flowers, including other local vendors. Join us in celebrating spring, artisans, and community spirit the weekend before Mother's Day in Saint John!
This is a free public event to attend. There is no parking within the Gardens, but there is a parking lot right next to the Gardens, at the corner of Rocky Terrace and Mt Pleasant Ave, as well as the top parking lot before Lily’s, on Lake Drive South.
Rain dates are May 11th & 12th, 2024 and will be announced if needed.
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Brent Mason (CA) Biography
Brent is a Saint John-based songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been performing for 25 years. He has just released his 11th album (Fireflies) and has been nominated for, and/or won ECMA and Music NB awards, including MNB folk/roots recording of the year in 2012. He has toured the UK 4 times, and played across Canada and in the US. Brent is a storyteller and a prolific writer who values words immensely and crafts vivid images of our human experience in his songs, short stories and poems. Brent has played many major festivals in the region including Harvest Jazz and Blues. Brent heads up a very talented band and since 1992 has hosted a legendary open stage in Saint John. He also facilitates song workshops in high schools in southern NB. Brent is considered the "Godfather of Music in Saint John".
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