George Street Festival

05th of August, 2009 GEORGE STREET FESTIVAL @ George Street. The internationally renowned George Street, located in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, is a short street populated mainly by bars and pubs. It is closed to traffic all evening and most of the business day, only being open from 8:00am until noon, to allow bars to restock their goods. In the evening, the street is only open to pedestrians. It is believed that George Street has the most pubs and bars per square foot of any street in North America, and is known to have bars that are open later than most others throughout most of Canada. The street does not usually become crowded with pedestrians until later at night, around midnight, and will remain busy until early in the morning, possibly as early as 6 am, despite the absence of the sale of alcohol. There are however, many hot dog vendors and a 24 hour restaurant near by. The street is the venue for an annual Mardi Gras celebration in October, even though most celebrations of this type occur in February in other parts of the world. However, the largest celebration on George Street is the six-night George Street Festival which occurs in early August and typically concludes on the Tuesday night before the Royal St. John's Regatta, which is set for the first Wednesday in August. The festival is rumoured to be the largest of its kind in North America with over 120,000 people making their way through the streets during the six-day period.George Street was once six blocks long, but with the construction of the St. John's Convention Centre, which sits directly on top of what used to be roughly the middle of the street, the street became "George Street" and "George Street West". As such, George Street proper is now only two blocks long. George Street West is home to a number of businesses, residences and a church (and no bars or pubs), while George Street itself is the predominant home of St. John's' nightlife. For more information pls visit http://www.georgestreetfestival.com/

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