Light Up Riverview- Mayor's Light Launch

‘Tis the season! Join Mayor Andrew J. Leblanc and Council at the Riverfront Gazebo on Thursday, November 24 at 7 p.m. sharp to Light Up Riverview and kick off the holiday season! It's a fun filled evening filled with tunes, treats and a little bit of magic! 

Bundle up for variety of festivities that will span the twinkling Riverfront Trail:

• Holy Whale Beer Hall- Located inside the warm and cozy Fundy Chocolate River Station (391 Coverdale Road), stop in to listen to some great tunes with Felix Belliveau (guitar and vocals) and Kyle Birt (piano) from 6-8 p.m.. Holy Whale staff will be serving up drink specials "The Mayor's Hot Boozy Buddy" (alcohol) and "The Mayor's Hot Sober Buddy" (non-alcohol).
• Light Up Riverview Market- Delight and explore both floors of the Fundy Chocolate River Station (391 Coverdale Road) for a variety of market goodies! All vendors are Riverview owned and operated businesses. A special thank you to Luxe Salon for organizing and Thrive Properties for hosting!
• The Christmas Barn- Support a local business and warm up with a delightful gourmet hot chocolate with all the fixings! The Christmas Barn truck will be parked on site at the Fundy Chocolate River Station (391 Coverdale Road) along the boardwalk.
• North Pole Direct Delivery- Bring your letter for Santa to the gazebo and drop it in the mailbox for special direct delivery to the North Pole! After the event, the mailbox will be relocated by the elves to Riverview Town Hall, 30 Honour Court until Friday, December 9.
• Gazebo Entertainment- What a bright time, it’s the right time, to rock the night away with local band Flea Market Underground on the gazebo main stage until 8:15 p.m!
  “Flea Market Underground is based out of Moncton, NB. They combine original material with singalong and dancing favourites. They are deeply rooted to Canadian music and enjoy a vast repertoire of Canadian artist covers within their sets. In November they began working on their first studio album and can hardly wait to share it with the world.
• Trail Tunes- Children laughing, people passing, meeting smile after smile! Dance and prance your way along the sparkling trail to discover locally talented youth from the Atlantic Ballet Musical Theatre, Olivia Hodnett on the fiddle and Johnny Beach on the fiddle! They will keep your hearts warm with holiday inspired, toe tapping tunes and carols!
  • The School of Atlantic Ballet serves the Moncton, Riverview, Dieppe area by creating a space in which creativity can grow in our students. Starting at 3 years old, kids can experience ballet right up until adulthood with our programs for all ages. Our after-school care for kids ages 5-12 gives our students a daily dose of the arts as they explore Music, Theatre, Dance, and Crafts through a rigorous arts-based curriculum. Finally, especially for Light-Up Riverview, our 9-18 year old Musical Theatre class will be presenting a series of winter and holiday themed carols. Come find us along the path or stop by our offices any weekday at 68 Highfield in Moncton.
  • Olivia Hodnett picked up the fiddle three years ago at the age of 11 and hasn’t put it down since then.  She loves all things Christmas and is thrilled to be playing on the Riverfront Trail.
  • Johnny Beach discovered his love of fiddle music when he was only 6 years old. The now 9 year old loves to play his fiddle every chance he gets and is showing no signs of slowing down! You can find Johnny busking all over the Greater Moncton Area raising money for local charities. Johnny is quoted saying, "Giving back makes me feel really proud!" and he wants to give back as much as he can.
• The Christmas Barn- Support a local business and warm up with a delightful gourmet hot chocolate with all the fixings! The Christmas Barn truck will be parked on site at the Fundy Chocolate River Station (391 Coverdale Road) along the boardwalk.
• RBC Community Food Drive- RBC gives back to the community, as they host a community food drive to support the Albert County Food Bank. Stop by their truck with your non-perishable food items and say hi!
• Youth Village- Past the seven levels of the candy cane forest, through the sea of swirly, twirly, gum drops and through the mini covered bridge you will find a village of youth ready to re-energize you and your holiday spirits for your journey back to the Fundy Chocolate River Station!
  • Riverview Youth Collective will be handing out treats and taking YOUth Drop in activity and event suggestions to add to our community tree. Don't forget to snap a photo in our Light Up Riverview frame and take a colouring page home!
  • The Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Youth group will be accepting donations of the following items to deliver to the less fortunate over the holiday season: gloves of any size, socks of any size, boxes of cereal and 700 ml of orange or apple juice that does not need to be refridgerated.
  • Riverview High School Royal Reign Dragon Boat Team will be hosting a hot chocolate stand with all proceeds going to Atlantic Wellness. Cash only! $3 per cup, 50 cents per upgrade (marshmallows, whipped cream or candy cane). Save 50 cents if you bring your own mug!

A special thank you to Electro Cables for their generous in kind donation to help continue Riverview's most beloved holiday tradition for 2022 and beyond!