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STOP scrolling if you’re hungry 👀🍴

Some of Summerside’s favourite restaurants just dropped their NEW summer menus - and trust us, you’re going to want to make room for this.

Think:

🦞 fresh Island seafood
🍺 ice cold local brews
🌊 waterfront patio dinners
🍽️ fresh seasonal flavours worth slowing down for

Your summer food crawl starts here:

🍻 Bogside Brewing Summerside
🍺 Evermoore: Island Dining & Brewing
⚓️ The Summerside Shipyard
🍕 Famous Peppers & Crafters BBQ - Summerside
🥂 Fiveelevenwest
🦀 Jolly Roger’s Grill

From seafood feasts to patio pints, summer tastes better by the sea ✨

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Don’t stress! We’ve got your Canada Day plans covered 🇨🇦✨

Fresh sea air, a long weekend getaway, and a little extra time to enjoy the City by the Sea.

Quality Inn & Suites, Garden of the Gulf is offering a Canada Day stay package for $389 + HST, including a 2-night stay from July 1 - 3, 2026, plus a few perks to make the holiday feel easy and memorable.

Your stay includes:

🍽️ $100 gift card to Brothers 2 Restaurant
⛳ Access to the 9-hole, par 3 golf course
🏊 Outdoor and indoor pools
🏓 Pickleball court access

Whether you’re planning a relaxed family getaway, a little mid-week escape, or a chance to enjoy Canada Day by the sea, this package is a lovely way to experience Summerside.

📍 Quality Inn & Suites Summerside
📅 July 1 - 3, 2026
💲 $389 + HST

To reserve your stay, contact:
Kent Quigley
📞 902-436-2295
📧 [email protected]

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🎨✨ Creativity is taking over Summerside!

From June 8 to July 4, the Summerside Arts Fest will fill the city with art, music, storytelling, hands-on workshops, live performances, community celebrations, and interactive experiences for all ages 🌊

Whether you spend an afternoon exploring public art installations, stop by a live mural painting, or take in an evening concert or carnival, there are so many ways to experience creativity throughout the City by the Sea.

Some festival highlights include:

🎨 ArtLove Live Painting Competition - May 31
🧲 Draw of Art: City-Wide Magnetic Art - June 8 to July 4
🖼️ ArtsSmarts Student Exhibition - June 1 to 19
🎓 Three Oaks High School Grad Exhibit - June 1 to 12
🧺 Basket-Weaving with Noella Moore - June 8
🎬 Film Viewing: Little Lorraine - June 8
🎉 Neighbourhood Block Party & Community Art Project - June 13
🎙️ Audiobook Workshop with Joe Mahoney - June 14
🎨 Live Mural Painting with Kiele Poirier - June 16 to 20
🎪 Olde Fashioned Carnival - June 19
🧡 National Indigenous Peoples Day Event - June 21
🎈 Creative Kids Day - June 26
🎶 Acadian–Cajun Night with Vishtèn & Louis Michot - June 29
🚗 Classic Car Nights + Art Alley - July 3
🌾 Summerside Farmers Market + Art Alley - July 4
🍦 Art in Bloom at Holman’s Ice Cream Parlour - July 4

Many events are free, family-friendly, and happening throughout Summerside all month long 🩵

📆 June 8 - July 4
📍 Various locations throughout Summerside

See the full festival schedule and event details here: https://exploresummerside.com/event/summerside-arts-festival-2026/?d=2026-06-08

A big thank you to Culture Summerside for bringing such a beautiful and creative event to our city 🩵

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As if you needed another reason to spend Canada Day by the sea 😉🇨🇦🌊

Fresh seafood, waterfront vibes, and Colliding Tides deals? Still Smokin’ is starting the season off right 🌊✨

Captain’s Log: June 5, 2026
Tomorrow We Cast Off

After months of preparation, the crew is ready. The tables are set, the galley is fired up, and the waterfront is waiting.

Tomorrow marks the beginning of a new season at Stilll Smokin’ Seafood Restaurant, and we can’t wait to welcome old friends and new faces back to the harbour.

To celebrate opening day, we’re raising a can of something local.

Colliding Tides - 2 for $12 or the famous bucket on ice; perfect for the crew…or just you (5 cans) - $32

Drop anchor. Pull up a chair. The season begins tomorrow.

The Captain
PS..happy birthday Captain Palmer

Beers, live music, trivia, and more 🍻

Bogside Brewing Summerside has a packed lineup this June for you to enjoy!

Every Friday and Saturday from 6 - 9 pm, grab a crisp pint and settle in for live music from local artists:

🎶 June 5 - Nick Hann
🎶 June 6 - Floyd Gaudet
🎶 June 12 - Ryan Merry
🎶 June 13 - Ethan MacPhee
🎶 June 19 - Chris and Molly
🎶 June 20 - Karen and Mike
🎶 June 26 - Alyssa Harper
🎶 June 27 - Brother MacPhee

More of a game night person? Drop in on Tuesdays for Trivia or Wednesdays for Music Bingo with friends by the sea ✨🌊

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POV: you’re dreaming of summer in Prince Edward Island...

The salty air, the slow afternoons, and the kind of golden-hour moments you wish you could bottle.

📍 The Knot Beach Bar & Rentals
📍 Spinnakers' Landing
📍 Deckhouse Pub & Eatery
📍 Little Dutch Flower Farm
📍 Downtown Summerside

Summer is calling from The City by the Sea.

Plan your next stay in Summerside through our website: https://exploresummerside.com

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🎻 Your Friday night plans are calling…

Fiddle FANDEMONIUM 4 takes over Centre 150 this Friday, June 5, for a night filled with incredible Atlantic Canadian fiddle music, stories, and plenty of toe-tapping energy.

Featuring five talented fiddlers - Richard Wood, Ray Legere, Alycia Putnam, Karson McKeown, and Melissa Gallant - this performance brings the warmth and spontaneity of a songwriter’s circle to the stage, with each musician sharing their own style, sound, and tradition.

They’ll be joined by Kimberley Holmes on piano and Brent Chaisson on guitar for an evening that’s sure to be full of music, laughter, and good company.

📍 Centre 150 - 150 Industrial Crescent
🗓 Friday, June 5
🕢 7:30 pm

🎟 Tickets & details: https://www.rwood.ca

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This is your summer festival cheat sheet for Summerside 🌊

This season is packed with the kind of events that make you want to clear your calendar, text the group chat, and make a day - or weekend 👀 - of it in the City by the Sea.

We’re talking waterfront concerts, fireworks, local art, lobster, harness racing, hockey, family fun, and those easy summer moments that turn into the best memories.

Here’s what’s coming up:

🎨 Summerside Arts Festival (June 8 - July 4)

A city-wide celebration of creativity, featuring:
🖌️ Hands-on workshops
🎭 Live performances
🧲 Interactive public art
👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly activities
🎨 Live mural painting
🌆 Art experiences throughout the city
🔗 https://www.wyattheritagepropertiesinc.com/2026-arts-festival-program

🏒 Noah Dobson HockeyFest (June 19 - 21)

A weekend of hockey, music, and community spirit at Credit Union Place:
🏒 Ball hockey action
🎶 Live music
👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly fun
🙌 Community celebration
🔗 https://exploresummerside.com/event/2026-noah-dobsons-hockeyfest/

🍁 Canada Day Celebrations (July 1)

A full day of waterfront celebrations at Spinnakers' Landing, including:
🎶 Live entertainment
🎤 Performances by Alan Doyle and Matt Mays
🛍️ Vendors
🍴 Local flavours
👨‍👩‍👧 Family activities
🎆 Fireworks
🍻 Afterparty at Bogside Brewing Summerside
🔗 https://exploresummerside.com/event/canada-day-celebrations-2026/

🦞 Summerside Lobster Carnival Presents Raceway Days (July 15 - 18)

Four days of classic summer fun, featuring:
🦞 Lobster
🎡 Carnival rides
🎶 Live entertainment
🐎 Harness racing
🏆 The Governor’s Plate
👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly activities
🔗 https://www.summersidelobstercarnival.com/copy-of-july-11

Save this post, send it to your summer crew, and start planning your next seaside escape.

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A great reason to Explore! 🌊

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🎉 YOUR OPEN CITY ADVENTURE COULD WIN YOU OVER $200 IN LOCAL PRIZES 👀✨

As you explore Downtown Summerside during Open City on May 23rd, make sure to grab an Open City brochure from one of our participating businesses!

Inside, you’ll find an Open City Loyalty Card - your ticket to entering our community giveaway 🎟️

Here’s how it works:

🗺️ Visit participating Open City businesses throughout the day
⭐ Collect stamps
📝 Fill your completed loyalty card with your name + contact info
📍 Drop it off at Evermoore Brewing Co to be entered into the draw!

You could win prizes from some amazing local businesses, including:

🍦 $50 gift card from Holman's Ice Cream Parlour
🔮 $25 gift card from Celtic Mist
🧶 $20 gift card from Red Island Knits Craft Café
📚 Gift bundle from Daisy-Mae Bookshop including a $10 gift card, candle, and mug
🍔 $25 gift card from Bogside Brewing Summerisde
🍕 Three $25 gift cards from Famous Peppers & Crafters BBQ - Summerside
🍻 $25 gift card from Evermoore Brewing Co.
🌊 1-hour free paddling experience from Island Adventures PEI

Participating brochure pickup locations include:

✨ Art Buds
✨ Bogside Brewing / Famous Peppers Summerside
✨ Celtic Mist
✨ Daisy-Mae Bookshop
✨ Evermoore Brewing Co.
✨ Holman's Ice Cream Parlour
✨ Jewellery Plus
✨ Red Island Knits Craft Café
✨ New Game+
✨ Devi Greens Inc.

Spend the day wandering downtown, discovering new spots, and collecting stamps along the way 💙

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