Fredericton Travel Guide

A Christmas-themed amusement park in Bracebridge in Ontario's Muskoka region, featuring Santa, Elf School, reindeer feeding and gentle rides, ideal for families and young children. It typically operates in the spring and summer season amid a lakefront forest setting.

A celebrated public art gallery in Fredericton, located in the historic downtown on the banks of the Saint John/Wolastoq River. Its collections embrace Canadian and international art, including the Cole collection founded by Lord Beaverbrook, with a rich programme of permanent and special exhibitions and art education.

The Historic Garrison District preserves the British garrison buildings that shaped downtown Fredericton from 1784 to 1869. The compound became a National Historic Site on 30 May 1960 and received provincial designation on 15 October 1965. Surviving structures include the 1827 Soldiers’ Barracks, the 1828 Guard House, the former Officers’ Quarters and the Militia Arms Store. In February 1813 six companies of the 104th (New Brunswick) Regiment, roughly 550 men, left here on snowshoes for an 1,100-km march to Quebec and Kingston in time for the Battle of Sackets Harbor. The grounds and two squares are free public space year-round; in summer costumed interpreters give free Guard House tours through the 1866 guard room, 1829 orderly room and cells. The Fredericton Region Museum in the Officers’ Quarters charges separately and is known for the 17-kg Coleman Frog. A March 2024 fire destroyed the ceremonial guard’s uniforms; the drill paused and is planned to return in 2027 with Wolastoqey, Acadian and post-Confederation stories.

Old Government House in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on the banks of the St. John River, was built 1826-1828 as the residence of New Brunswick's Governors and Lieutenant-Governors and declared a National Historic Site in 1958. The sandstone neoclassical mansion features beautifully restored 19th-century interiors and a gallery of governors' portraits; part is open to the public for free tours.