Performance and Entertainment Venues
FoundLocally provides or links to listings of St John's entertainment events. These are the main venues for St John's performances and entertainment:
Bowring Park Amphitheatre
Off Route 1
Mail P.O. Box 39085, St. John's, NL, A1E 5Y7
709-576-8601
Open air theatre featuring something for everyone from late spring to early autumn. Children's concerts, shakespeare, dancing, cultural events, band concerts, youth theatre, folk concerts, magic shows and more.
The Resource Centre for the Arts,
LSPU Hall, 3 Victoria St.
(709) 753-4531,
Stages productions by the resident RCA Theatre Company and also hosts professional touring groups throughout the year. Ticket prices vary depending on the event.
The Arts and Culture Centre
Allandale Rd. and Prince Philip Dr. (near Memorial University)
(709) 729-3900
Presents a wide range of theater, music, and dance on its Main Stage, featuring artists and troupes from across Canada. In early July, the St. John's Players, the center's resident company, hosts the annual International Drama Festival. Experimental theater, comedy, poetry readings, and children's entertainment are performed at the center's Basement Theatre.
Concerts Under the Dome
Info: 722-3023, Tickets: 729-3900
A year-long series of classical, chamber, and sacred music performed in the acoustically perfect environment of the Cochrane Street United Church.
Mile One Stadium
Box Office at (709) 576-7657
Mile One Stadium is a first-class multi purpose sports and entertainment facility located in the heart of downtown St. John's. It is home to the American Hockey League's St. John's Maple Leafs and hosts numerous entertainment events annually. These events include concerts by top artists from around the world, ice shows, family shows, conventions and, local hockey events.
The capacity for hockey & Ice events is 5,811, with parking for 850 cars (plus anohter 2,000 stalls in nearby lots).
The Stadium is 36,000 square feet (that can accommodate 150 10x10 ft booths), with an event level (with 16,000 carpeted square feet that can accommodate 70 10x10 ft booths), a main concourse, a suite level and a press box level. The building also consists of 1,750 club seats that are located in the Molson Canadian Theatre section of the building.
Molson Caaadian Theatre
Mile One Stadium
Box Office at (709) 576-7657
Situated within Mile One Stadium, the Molson Canadian Theatre is a tiered-seating configuration ideally suited for a speakers address, plenary session or theatrical events. Our back drop curtain strategically placed from one side of the arena bowl to the other, will provide that intimate theatre atmosphere for events that require a commanding view of up to 2,200 people.
Pigeon Inlet Productions
(888) 754-7377.
A leader in the promotion of traditional music and dance in St. John's. Their regular events include the Culture Club, a showcase of local singers, poets, and musicians every Saturday night at the Ship Inn; and Dance Up, which takes place every Wednesday at Rocky's Place in Trinity. Come early for informal dance lessons. For local event details, call (888) 754-7377.
Spirit Of Newfoundland Productions
21 Queen's Road
St. John's, Newfoundland, A1C 2A4
(709) 579-3023, fax; 579-3056
A complete Newfoundland experience of hilarious wit, spirited character interplay, exceptional musical talent and a three-course meal. The cast of characters draws you into their wild and wacky lives.
From Jan 01 - Dec 31
Steele N' Steps
P.O.Box 1211
St. John's, Newfoundland, A1C 5M9
(709) 739-7837, tollfree: 1-866-819-8687, fax: 739-8687
Experience over 500 years of culture preserved and portrayed through music, song and dance of the Steele N' Steps entertainers, following a traditional Newfoundland meal. "We'll roll out the red carpet".
From Jul 01 - Sep 30
St. John's Convention Centre.
This facility features a 16,000 square foot convention hall capable of accommodating banquets seating up to 1,000 or receptions for groups up to 2,180 people. Within the convention centre there are two meeting rooms which can be arranged for round table discussion, classroom style or used for smaller receptions of up to 80 people.
St. John's Memorial Stadium,
PO Box 908, St John's NF, A1C 5M2
King's Bridge Rd. at Lake Ave. near Quidi Vidi Lake
Info: (709) 576-7688 Tckets:(709) 576-7657.
Fomerly the St John's Maple Leafs, this is also the venue for most of the big concerts and theatrical productions that come to town. Seating varies for different events: Concerts & Boxing 4,000; basketball 3,000; ice events 2,500.
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