Travel Reference
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St John's Haunted Hike
WALKING TOUR
(
www.hauntedhike.com
; tours $10; 9:30pm Sun-Thu Jun-Sep)
The black-caped Reverend
Thomas Wyckham Jarvis Esq leads these super-popular explorations of the city's dark
corners. He'll spook you with tales of headless captains, murderers and other ghosts. De-
parture is from the Anglican Cathedral's west entrance. On midsummer Fridays and
Saturdays, the spine-tingling action moves to Signal Hill for a seated, indoor show of
ghost stories (8pm, tickets $15).
Festivals & Events
Festival 500
MUSIC
(
www.festival500.com
; early Jul)
Choirs and beatboxers from around the globe let their
voices soar in cool venues citywide. It takes place every other year; upcoming fests are in
2015 and 2017.
Sound Symposium
PERFORMING ARTS
(
www.soundsymposium.com
; early Jul)
Held every other year, it's a big, avant-garde week
of concerts, workshops, dance, theater and film experiments; next symposiums are in
2014 and 2016.
George Street Festival
MUSIC
(
www.georgestreetlive.ca
;
late Jul/early Aug)
The mighty George St becomes one big
nightclub for a fabulous week of daytime and nighttime musical performances.
Royal St John's Regatta
SPORTS
(
www.stjohnsregatta.org
; 1st Wed Aug)
The streets are empty, the stores are closed and
everyone migrates to the shores of Quidi Vidi Lake. This rowing regatta officially began
in 1825 and is now the oldest continuously held sporting event in North America.
Newfoundland & Labrador Folk Festival
MUSIC
(
www.nlfolk.com
; early Aug)
This three-day event celebrates traditional Newfoundland
music, dancing and storytelling. It's held the weekend after the regatta.
Downtown Busker Festival
CARNIVAL
(
www.downtownstjohns.com
;
early Aug)
Jugglers, magicians, acrobats, comedians and
more take their performances to the streets for a long weekend.
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