Visitors GuideJoin us downtown for the 7th Annual Downtown Busker Festival August 6 - 8.
International, national and local performers put on a show like no other. Juggling, acrobatics, magic, comedy and so much more await you at various busking stages throughout downtown.
You as an audience member decide how much to pay a performer based on the act. If you enjoy the show let the busker know when the hat is passed!
Shows start each day at 1:00 pm with performers taking to the stage every 30 minutes with the last show finishing at approximately 10:00 pm daily.
Busker stages will be located at the Scotia Center, the Murray Premises Courtyard and the Fortis building deck. A detailed scheduled will be posted in the coming days.
For more information call 726 8244.
The 7th Annual Busker Festival is brought to you by the Downtown Development Commission
Sponsored by:
The City of St. John's
Canadian Heritage - Building Communities through Arts & Heritage
Fortis Properties - Celebrating 25 Years!
OZ FM and NTV
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Downtown St. John's, St. John’s Clean and Beautiful, the George Street Association and the City of St. John’s are asking residents to Go Bare Butt.
The attention-grabbing call to action is part of a new campaign that aims to reduce cigarette butt litter in downtown St. John’s. The campaign was launched by the City of St. John’s, St. John’s Clean and Beautiful, Downtown St. John’s and the George Street Association.
“Cigarette butt litter is a big problem on the streets and sidewalks of downtown St. John’s,” says Mayor O’Keefe. “Many smokers will flick their cigarette butt to the ground, not thinking that one little butt is litter, however, cigarette butts take 10 years to disintegrate.”
The Go Bare Butt awareness campaign starts today in downtown St. John’s and features branded cigarette butt receptacles, posters and sidewalk stencilling, a first for the St. John’s market. Phase one of the campaign will target the downtown core of the city, in particular restaurants, bars and coffee shops along George Street, Water Street and Duckworth Street.
Karen Hickman, executive director of St. John’s Clean and Beautiful, is thrilled about the new partnership saying, “We’re delighted to have partnered with the City of St. John’s, Downtown St. John’s and the George Street Association for this important campaign. Although tiny, cigarette butts are litter. We hope that through Go Bare Butt we can cut down the amount of litter on our sidewalks.”
"Downtown St. John's and its members take pride in trying to keep the downtown area clean for all to enjoy and what a better way than to Go Bare Butt!" says Scott Cluney, executive director of Downtown St. John’s.
Go Bare Butt is a joint initiative between St. John’s Clean and Beautiful, Downtown St. John’s, the George Street Association and the City of St. John’s.
Downtown St. John’s is helping supply its members with receptacles to meet their different needs.
Seamus O’Keefe, executive director of the George Street Association is looking forward to the success of the new campaign, saying "We’re excited to participate with our partners on the Go Bare Butt project. This is an important step in the ongoing revitalization of our iconic tourist destination."
Receptacles and sidewalk stencilling can be found at 32 locations throughout the downtown area, including Coffee and Company, Atlantic Place, the Rose and Thistle and several bars along George Street.
Residents are also encouraged to use the over 75 garbage receptacles throughout the Downtown as well.
Cigarette Butts are Litter too! Join us in Going Bare Butt in Downtown St. John's!
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Reel Downtown - Outdoor Movie Screening Series
Come see stars under the stars. Starting tonight and running every Monday night in July (5,12, 19, and 26),
beginning at 8:30 pm.
Tonight join us to see The Republic of Doyle season finale and never before seen footage and blooper scenes!
Bring your own lawn chair. Admission is free but donations to The Nickel Independent Film Festival will be gratefully accepted.
Located at the Fortis parking lot on Water Street at the bottom of Solomon's Lane. A road closure will be in effect: Water Street from Prescott St. to Baird's Cove will be closed from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm for this event.
There's plenty of free parking throughout the Downtown. All parking meters are Free after 6:00 pm and the Fortis building parking lot off Harbour Drive east is open and is offering free parking as well.
Upcoming Scheduled screenings include:
July 12- The Bingo Robbers
July 19 - My Ancestors Were Rogues and Murders
July 26 - Select short films by local film makers
Presented by: Downtown St. John's (DDC) and The Nickel Independent Film Festival
Supported by: Fortis Properties, REB Holdings, NTV and OZ FM and Music City
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Join us for an exciting new summer event!
Reel Downtown - Outdoor Movie Screening Series
Come see stars under the stars. Every Monday night in July (5,12, 19, and 26),
beginning at 8:30 pm. Weather permitting.
Bring your own lawn chair. Admission is free but donations to The Nickel Independent Film Festival will be gratefully accepted.
Located at the Fortis parking lot on Water Street at the bottom of Solomon's Lane. A road closure will be in effect: Water Street from Prescott St. to Baird's Cove will be closed from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm for this event.
Scheduled screenings include:
July 5- The Republic of Doyle (never before seen footage and blooper scenes)
July 12- The Bingo Robbers
July 19 - My Ancestors Were Rogues and Murders
July 26 - Select short films by local film makers
Presented by: Downtown St. John's and The Nickel Independent Film Festival
Supported by: Fortis Properties, REB Holdings, NTV and OZ FM
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IMPORTANT NOTICE
Event Road Closure –Reel Downtown
The Downtown Development Commission (DDC) in conjunction with the Nickel Film Festival will be hosting an outdoor movie screening series called Reel Downtown. This exciting new event will take place each Monday evening in July (5, 12, 19 & 26) and will begin at 8:30 each night . The event will be located on Water Street in the Fortis parking lot at the bottom of Solomon’s Lane. Reel Downtown will feature amazing films with a local flair such as “The Bingo Robbers”, as well as never seen before “Republic of Doyle” footage. Admission is free and the event will be suitable for all age groups, just bring your own lawn chair!
In order to facilitate this event, the City of St. John’s will require the closure of Water Street to both west-bound and east-bound traffic from Prescott Street to Baird’s Cove beginning at 8:00 pm and ending at 11:00 pm each evening of the event. Customers and employees as well as event attendees may park in the Fortis parking lot on Harbour Drive as well as in any of the metered spaces throughout Downtown (which are free after 6 pm and on the weekends).
If you have any questions or concerns about this road closure, please contact the DDC office by calling 726-8244 or by emailing gaylynne@downtownstjohns.com no later than 4:30 pm on Monday, June 14, 2010.
Thank you for your cooperation and please visit our web site again soon which will have much more information about the event in the days to come.
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