SeasonMapWhat's on in St. John's, Newfoundland (St. John's), Canada through the year
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada has 8 curated events through the year — 2 festivals, 3 natural spectacles, 1 holiday, 1 season and 1 hazard season. The ones to plan around: George Street Festival (July) and Royal St John's Regatta (August). February, July and August are its peak-crowd months.
Updated September 2026 · every event curated and sourced · dates for 2026 where they are announced, the usual window where they are not
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St. John's, Newfoundland (St. John's) events and crowds by month
| Month | What starts | Crowds |
|---|---|---|
| January | Winter storm season | Busy |
| February | — | Peak crowds |
| March | — | Busy |
| April | — | Shoulder season |
| May | Iceberg season, Puffins at Witless Bay, Fog season | Shoulder season |
| June | Humpbacks and the capelin roll | Busy |
| July | Memorial Day and Canada Day, George Street Festival | Peak crowds |
| August | Royal St John's Regatta | Peak crowds |
| September | — | Busy |
| October | — | Shoulder season |
| November | — | Shoulder season |
| December | — | Busy |
January in St. John's, Newfoundland (St. John's)
St. John's, Newfoundland (St. John's) weather in January →Busy — Winter / Christmas break in Canada, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it
- Hazard
Winter storm season
1 Jan – 31 Mar · usuallyWind seasonClosuresThis is among the snowiest and windiest cities in the country, and a single storm shut it entirely for a week in 2020. Flights are the first thing to go and the airport is the only way out. Source ↗
February in St. John's, Newfoundland (St. John's)
St. John's, Newfoundland (St. John's) weather in February →Peak crowds — travelers describe it as peak season
Nothing new starts in February.
Still on: Winter storm season (1 Jan – 31 Mar (usually))
March in St. John's, Newfoundland (St. John's)
St. John's, Newfoundland (St. John's) weather in March →Busy — March break / semaine de relâche in Canada
Nothing new starts in March.
Still on: Winter storm season (1 Jan – 31 Mar (usually))
April in St. John's, Newfoundland (St. John's)
St. John's, Newfoundland (St. John's) weather in April →Shoulder season — an ordinary month
Nothing new starts in April.
May in St. John's, Newfoundland (St. John's)
St. John's, Newfoundland (St. John's) weather in May →Shoulder season — an ordinary month
- Nature
Iceberg season
1 May – 10 Jul · usuallyBergs calved off Greenland drift down the coast and ground in the shallows, usually most numerous from late May to mid-June. Some years bring dozens past Cape Spear and some bring almost none. Source ↗
- Nature
Puffins at Witless Bay
15 May – 15 Aug · usuallyBirdlife seasonHundreds of thousands of puffins and murres nest on the islands half an hour south of town, reachable on a two-hour boat that usually finds whales on the same trip.
- Season
Fog season
15 May – 31 Jul · usuallyRiskWarm air over the cold Labrador current makes this one of the foggiest places anywhere, worst in late spring and early summer. Signal Hill vanishes for days and the icebergs are somewhere in it.
June in St. John's, Newfoundland (St. John's)
St. John's, Newfoundland (St. John's) weather in June →Busy — Summer break in Canada, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it
- Nature
Humpbacks and the capelin roll
1 Jun – 31 Aug · usuallyWhale seasonHumpbacks follow the capelin inshore in June and stay through the summer. The capelin themselves spawn onto the beaches in a few days somewhere around the turn of July, and people fill buckets.
Still on: Iceberg season (1 May – 10 Jul (usually)), Puffins at Witless Bay (15 May – 15 Aug (usually)), Fog season (15 May – 31 Jul (usually))
July in St. John's, Newfoundland (St. John's)
St. John's, Newfoundland (St. John's) weather in July →Peak crowds — Memorial Day and Canada Day, George Street Festival
- Holiday
Memorial Day and Canada Day
1 JulNational holidayClosuresIn this province 1 July is Memorial Day before it is Canada Day. The morning ceremony at the National War Memorial marks the regiment cut down at Beaumont-Hamel in 1916; the celebrating starts afterwards. Source ↗
- Festival
George Street Festival
29 Jul – 5 Aug · usuallyMajor festivalCrowdedA week of outdoor concerts on a two-block street that is nothing but bars, ending the night before the Regatta. The two are planned as one long week here. Source ↗
Still on: Iceberg season (1 May – 10 Jul (usually)), Puffins at Witless Bay (15 May – 15 Aug (usually)), Fog season (15 May – 31 Jul (usually)), Humpbacks and the capelin roll (1 Jun – 31 Aug (usually))
August in St. John's, Newfoundland (St. John's)
St. John's, Newfoundland (St. John's) weather in August →Peak crowds — George Street Festival, Royal St John's Regatta
- Festival
Royal St John's Regatta
3–9 Aug · usuallyMajor festivalClosuresCrowdedFixed-seat rowing on Quidi Vidi Lake on the first Wednesday of August, and the only civic holiday in the country decided by a wind call at six in the morning. If it blows, everyone goes to work. Source ↗
Still on: Puffins at Witless Bay (15 May – 15 Aug (usually)), Humpbacks and the capelin roll (1 Jun – 31 Aug (usually)), George Street Festival (29 Jul – 5 Aug (usually))
September in St. John's, Newfoundland (St. John's)
St. John's, Newfoundland (St. John's) weather in September →Busy — Summer break in Canada
Nothing new starts in September.
October in St. John's, Newfoundland (St. John's)
St. John's, Newfoundland (St. John's) weather in October →Shoulder season — an ordinary month
Nothing new starts in October.
November in St. John's, Newfoundland (St. John's)
St. John's, Newfoundland (St. John's) weather in November →Shoulder season — an ordinary month
Nothing new starts in November.
December in St. John's, Newfoundland (St. John's)
St. John's, Newfoundland (St. John's) weather in December →Busy — Winter / Christmas break in Canada, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it
Nothing new starts in December.