Plenty of pomp and pageantry will be on display at the Delta tonight.
The 3rd field artilery regiment is hosting a Loyal Regiment Ball in conjunction with Saint John's 225th anniversary.
Captain David Boudreau tells CHSJ News, planning for the event got started back in January.
The 3rd field artillery regiment will also take part in festivities on Saint John's birthday Tuesday including a 21-gun salute fired at noon from Long Wharf.
More than 500 people are expected at tonight's ball which gets started at seven o'clock.