Mayor Mel Norton and Premier David Alward will both be attending the event, which is happening at 12:30pm.
The day is a celebration of the the culture and history of the Acadian people, and Alana Poirier of New Brunswick Museum tells CHSJ News the province's French roots run deep. Poirier says the whole region used to belong to France and was called Nouveau France, or New France. She says French explorer and navigator Samuel de Champlain was the one responsible for naming the Saint John River.
The museum is hosting an uptown tintamarre, a traditional noise-making parade, at 3 in the afternoon along with various activities throughout the day. For more details on the events, click here.
