St. John's Convention Centre

08/22/2025

Get ready, St. John’s — the Arta Vista Festival with the 2025 Jeux du Canada Games is bringing an unforgettable night of music to the St. John’s Convention Centre TONIGHT!

Tonight's Performers:
✨ Sechile Sedare (6:30)
✨ Zale Seck (8:00)
✨ Beauxmount (9:30)

📍 St. John’s Convention Centre
🕕 Doors at 6:00 PM | 🎶 Show 6:30–10:30 PM

✅ FREE event
✅ All ages welcome

Bring your friends, bring your family, and bring the energy — you won’t want to miss this celebration of music and culture in the heart of the city!

08/16/2025

📣 TONIGHT’S SHOW

We are excited to welcome Carolina East, Jim & Fergus, KitchinParti, and Rum Ragged to St. John’s Convention Centre this evening!

Join us tonight for this free, all ages show. 🎉

2025 Jeux du Canada Games

08/15/2025

The stage is warmed up!

Join us tonight at St. John’s Convention Centre for a night of music and celebration with Arta Vista Festival and 2025 Jeux du Canada Games! 🌟

Tonight’s schedule:

Grosse Isle: 8:00-9:00pm
The Hello Darlins 9:30-10:30pm

This event is free and open to all. Pop by and enjoy the show!

08/15/2025

It's another exciting day for the 2025 Jeux du Canada Games! 🏅

We've had a fun week of celebrations at SJCC, welcoming athletes, their families, friends, and members of the general public to the Arta Vista Festival — and we're just getting started!

To learn more about Arta Vista, the schedule, and various locations, please visit: www.2025canadagames.ca/artavista

08/14/2025

FOOD FORWARD, organized by NL Eats, brings together national voices in food security, agritech, AI, and youth empowerment to explore urgent food system challenges—and spotlight the bold ideas redefining what comes next.

Now in its fifth year, FOOD FORWARD turns these ideas into real-world change. Attendees are invited to reimagine the future of food, equity, and community.

Launched at the height of the pandemic, this flagship conference has evolved over five years into one of Canada’s most future-focused gatherings on food justice, technology, and resilient communities.

👉 Learn more and register: www.nleatscommunity.com

08/08/2025

The 2025 Jeux du Canada Games are here, and we couldn’t be more excited to be part of this event!🏅

It’s going to be an unforgettable showcase of sport, creativity, and community spirit. Find event details and festival info at www.2025canadagames.ca.

📣 WELCOME 2025 Jeux du Canada Games 🤗❤️🏅

🎉 The 2025 Canada Summer Games is here and we couldn’t be more excited! 🇨🇦 Over 4,000 of Canada's top young athletes along with their families, friends, and coaches are here in St. John's and we’re so proud to welcome them to our colourful, one-of-a-kind destination.

From exciting competition to the ARTA VISTA Festival (St. John's Convention Centre), there’s so much to experience. For tickets, sport schedules, live streams, results, or to download the official app, visit the 2025 Jeux du Canada Games website.

While you're here, we hope you take time to explore everything our destination has to offer. Grab a bite at a local restaurant, pop into a unique shop, and soak up the sights of our beautiful coastlines and historic landmarks.

Let’s show the rest of Canada what makes Destination St. John's so special 😊❤️🎨

NL Live Events Alick Tsui Photography What's Happening St. John's

07/31/2025

PDC 2025: The Conference for OHSE Professionals!

Health and Safety Professionals Canada (HSPC) is the leading professional association for health, safety, and environmental practitioners in Canada. It shapes the safety profession in Canada by working collaboratively with its members and partners.

On September 14-17, they will be holding their annual Professional Development Conference (PDC) in St. Johns, NL at St. John's Convention Centre!

There will be fantastic keynote speeches from Olympian Brad Gushue, life purpose advocate Michael Kutcher, and bestselling author Tina Varughese, as well as concurrent sessions led by amazing industry experts. There will also be a great exhibitor expo and celebratory gala for attendees!

Whether you are new to the industry or a seasoned professional, this Conference is a must for any and everyone in the OHSE sector.

This is a great opportunity to connect with your fellow members and peers, both professionally and relationally, and we want to see you there!

Learn more: www.healthsafetypros.ca/site/events/conference2025

07/17/2025

📣Event Announcement:
Record Club are back for their big fall show at the St. John’s Convention Centre on October 18, 2025 from 8-11PM, presented in partnership with St. John’s Sports and Entertainment Limited. If you want to dance all night long to all the best ‘80s new wave and alternative music performed live, you won’t want to miss this show! Big Stage! Huge Lightshow! Massive Dancefloor! So grab your friends, tease that hair, and come dance ‘til you drop. Tickets on sale starting Saturday, July 18 at noon at https://mbcentre.evenue.net/events/251018RC

07/08/2025

Press Pause at SJCC 🛋️

At the St. John’s Convention Centre, it’s not all hustle and bustle. Throughout our building, you’ll find comfortable spaces perfect for checking messages, sipping a coffee, or simply stepping away for a moment. These relaxed areas offer a change of pace without taking you too far from the action.

Inspired by the thoughtful pace of life in Newfoundland and Labrador, these spaces offer just the pause you need.

Learn more about our spaces here: www.sjcc.ca/plan/spaces/

07/04/2025

Welcome to AvEx 14 Summer Comic Con! 🙌

With special guests including Robert J. Sawyer, Jenny Yokobori, and Brianna June, AvEx 14 is a vast space dedicated to anime/Japan culture, sci-fi, pop-culture, gaming, cosplay and more!

For details and important attendee information, please visit: www.sjcc.ca/upcoming-events/

06/24/2025

Earlier this week, we had the pleasure of welcoming the Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society to our convention centre and the beautiful city of St. John’s.

Thank you for joining us — we hope you enjoyed your time here! 👏

06/18/2025

📣Event Announcement: AvEx 14 Summer Comic Con

Tanoshimi Creative, with pop-culture events across Newfoundland and beyond, is thrilled to announce Avalon Expo's new venue, the St. John's Convention Centre, July 4-6. A vast space dedicated to anime/Japan culture, sci-fi, pop-culture, gaming, cosplay and more!

With special guests including Robert J. Sawyer, Jenny Yokobori, and Brianna June - you won't want to miss out!

There will be themed dances Friday and Saturday nights, a huge variety of vendors, artists, crafters, authors and more, the largest travelling board game library in Atlantic Canada, video games, puzzles, panels and workshops, and many more things, including the spectacular costume contest on Sunday.

➡️To learn more and for ticketing information, please visit www.sjcc.ca/upcoming-events/.