List of entertainment events in Greater Moncton

For weather, infrastructure, and progress events in Greater Moncton, see Timeline of Moncton history.

This article is a list of major entertainment events held in Greater Moncton .

Infrequent events

Infrequent events of over 5000 people in attendance.

Year	Category	Sub Category	Event name	Attendance	Main Venue	Notes/See also
1968	Sporting	Baseball	Canadian Junior Baseball Championships
1974	Sporting	Figure Skating	Canadian Figure Skating Championships
1977	Sporting	Figure Skating	Skate Canada International
1978	Sporting	Ice Hockey	CIS University Cup
1980	Sporting	Curling	World Men's Curling Championships
1982	Sporting	Ice Hockey	CIS University Cup
1983	Sporting	Ice Hockey	CIS University Cup
1984	Religious	Catholic	Pope John Paul II - Pastoral Visit. [1]	75,000	Magnetic Hill Concert Site
1985	Sporting	Figure Skating	Canadian Figure Skating Championships
1985	Sporting	Curling	Labatt Brier - The Canadian National Men's Curling Championship
1989	Music	Classic rock	Beach Boys - Still Cruisin' Tour	20,000	Parlee Beach Provincial Park	Beach Boys
1992	Sporting	Figure Skating	Canadian Figure Skating Championships		Moncton Coliseum
1997	Sporting	Baseball	World Junior Baseball Championship
1998	Music	Classic rock	Classic Rock Festival	35,000	Magnetic Hill Concert Site	Lynyrd Skynyrd, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Steppenwolf, Heart
2000	Sporting	Curling	Canadian Junior Curling Championships		Moncton Coliseum
2004	Sporting	Baseball	Canadian Senior Baseball Championships
2005	Music	Classic rock	The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang Tour	85,000	Magnetic Hill Concert Site
2006	Sporting	Ice Hockey	Memorial Cup (Canadian Hockey League Championships)		Moncton Coliseum
2006	Music	Country Music	Country Rocks the Hill	45,000	Magnetic Hill Concert Site	Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson
2007	Sporting	Ice Hockey	CIS University Cup
2007	Music	Country music	Soul2Soul II Tour	50,000 [2]	Magnetic Hill Concert Site
2008	Sporting	Ice Hockey	CIS University Cup
2008	Music	Classic rock	The Eagles. [3] - Long Road Out of Eden Tour. [4]	55,000	Magnetic Hill Concert Site
2009	Music	Classic rock	AC/DC. [5] - Black Ice Tour. [6]	70,000	Magnetic Hill Concert Site
2010	Sporting	Athletics	World Junior Championships in Athletics	75,000	Moncton Stadium
2011	Music	Classic rock	U2. [7] - 360° Tour. [8]	75,000	Magnetic Hill Concert Site
2012	Music	Rock	Nickelback - Here And Now Tour	23,000	Magnetic Hill Concert Site	Nickelback, My Darkest Days, Three Days Grace, Arkells, I Mother Earth, Gloryhound
2012	Music	Classic rock	Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball Tour	30,200	Magnetic Hill Concert Site	Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Tom Cochrane & Red Rider, The Trews
2012	Sporting	Figure Skating	Canadian Figure Skating Championships		Moncton Coliseum
2013	Sporting	Athletics	Canadian Track & Field Championships [9]		Moncton Stadium
2014	Sporting	Athletics	Canadian Track & Field Championships		Moncton Stadium
2014	Sporting	Soccer	FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup		Moncton Stadium
2015	Sporting	Soccer	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup		Moncton Stadium
2015	Music	Classic rock	AC/DC - Rock or Bust World Tour	50,000	Magnetic Hill Concert Site
2017	Sporting	Curling	2017 Canadian U18 Curling Championships		Superior Propane Centre
2017	Sporting	Ice Hockey	2017 CHL Canada/Russia Series		Moncton Coliseum
2018	Sporting	MMA	UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith	6,282	Avenir Centre
2019	Music	Country	Luke Bryan	25,000	Magnetic Hill Concert Site
2019	Sporting	Ice Hockey	2019 CHL Canada/Russia Series		Avenir Centre
2023	Sporting	Ice Hockey	2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships		Avenir Centre	Co-hosted with Halifax, Nova Scotia
2024	Sporting	Ice Hockey	2024 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game		Avenir Centre

Annual events

Event name	Established	Category	Sub Category	Last Attendance	Main Venue	Notes
Dieppe Kite International. [10]	2001	Sporting	Kite flying		Dover Park
The Frye Festival. [11]	2000	Arts	Literary	15,000	University of Moncton
HubCap Comedy Festival. [12]	2000	Arts	Comedy		Various
Touchdown Atlantic [11]	2010	Sporting	Football		Moncton Stadium
Atlantic Nationals Automotive Extravaganza. [13]	2000	Transportation	Automotive		Moncton Coliseum
World Wine & Food Expo. [14]	1990	Arts	Food & Drink		Moncton Coliseum
Shediac Lobster Festival. [15]	1950	Arts	Food & Drink		Shediac Festival Grounds
Mosaïq Multicultural Festival. [16]	2004	Festival	Multicultural	5,000	Moncton City Hall Plaza

See also

• Moncton
• Riverview
• Dieppe

References

1. Moncton Pope Visit, Visit from Pope John Paul II.
2. Canadian Press (2007-09-04). "Concert in Moncton a success, organizers getting set for next year". The News. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
3. Eagles (band) The Eagles, Moncton.
4. [Long Road Out of Eden Tour] Long Road Out of Eden Tour, Moncton.
5. AC/DC , Moncton, New Brunswick.
6. Black Ice Tour Archived 2013-01-16 at archive.today , Moncton.
7. , Moncton, New Brunswick.
8. Moncton.
9. Moncton to host 2013 & 2014 Canadian Track & Field Championships Archived 2011-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
10. Dieppe Kite International Archived 2011-12-02 at the Wayback Machine , Dieppe, New Brunswick.
11. Frye Festival, Moncton.
12. HubCap Comedy Festival HubCap Comedy Festival, Moncton.
13. Atlantic Nationals Automotive Extravaganza, Moncton.
14. World Wine & Food Expo, Moncton.
15. Shediac Lobster Festival Archived 2012-01-26 at the Wayback Machine , Shediac, New Brunswick.
16. Mosaïq Multicultural Festival, Moncton.