22 things on in Freddy this week

Issue 19

Everything worth leaving the house for, September 4 to September 10

HEY FREDDY

Last long weekend of the summer, and Freddy is not going quietly. Two block parties at the Barracks, the harvest at Kings Landing, and then Monday is the day that matters: FREX opens for its 199th year, and Come From Away lands at the Playhouse the same night. Thursday is the last Garrison Night Market until next summer. Go to that one.

THIS WEEK

Friday 4
Caribbean Block Party Ft DJ Kevin.

Saturday 5
The Village Harvest. 10:00a.m.
djkevinmusic @ Soldiers' Barracks. 5:00p.m.
Ben Chase @ Sunbury Oromocto Park and Campground. 5:00p.m.
Jacob Rose @ Nomad Coffee. 5:00p.m.
TeethOut @ The Cap. 6:00p.m.
Hook & Paddle Fredericton: Finale Day 2.
African Block Party Ft DJ D-Ommy.

Sunday 6
The Village Harvest. 10:00a.m.
DEE HERNANDEZ @ Hilton Garden Inn Fredericton. 11:00a.m.

Monday 7
FREX 2026: New Brunswick Provincial Exhibition.
Come From Away.

Tuesday 8
Junior sturgeons tryouts.
marten borch @ O’Hickey’s Irish Pub. 7:00p.m.
Come From Away (Saint John Theatre Company).

Wednesday 9
Wolf Castle @ Officers' Square Provincial Heritage Place. 7:00p.m.
Come From Away. 7:30p.m.
Altered by Mom @ The Cap.

Thursday 10
Picaroons Beer Tasting - with Cunningham Haines Band.
John McLaren @ Garrison Night Market. 3:00p.m.
Jaclyn Reinhart @ Capital Exhibit Centre (FREX). 7:00p.m.
Come From Away. 7:30p.m.

Everything else that is on

FEATURED FRIDAY BUSINESS

Mantra Restaurant & Bar
The biryani place near UNB, for the night you do not want to cook after a day at FREX.

Mantra Restaurant & Bar on Rookwood Avenue serves South Indian and Hyderabadi cooking, and the Hyderabadi biryani is what people come back for. Regulars also point to the crispy podi dosa and the veg momos, and the vegetarian side of the menu runs deep: dosas, fresh naan and roti, vegetable curries beside the tandoori and meat dishes. It sits at 4.5 stars across more than a hundred reviews and got a nod on CBC's Information Morning food column. Dine in, order through DoorDash or Uber Eats, or book catering. One tip from the reviews: dishes are a la carte, so add rice or naan. (506) 451-2280, mformantra.ca.

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See you out there,
Lesli

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