Forty years of August 15 celebrations in Dieppe!

DIEPPE, NB — For four decades now, the City of Dieppe has been celebrating National Acadian Day in style. This year’s celebrations will take place at the MusiquART site, featuring a host of popular musical acts.

Dieppe is the largest Acadian city in the world and is well known for its National Acadian Day celebrations. A number of family activities, including inflatable games, children’s tattoos and balloon sculpting, will be available until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 15.

There will also be food vendors and a cash bar on site. Half the proceeds from the bar will be donated to the Dieppe Rotary Club.

A free concert will feature Réveil, Suroît, Beauxmont, 1755 and The Mainlanders.

• 4 p.m.: Réveil

• 5:30 p.m.: Formal ceremonies

• 5:55 p.m.: Tintamarre

• 6 p.m.: Suroît

• 7:30 p.m.: Beauxmont

• 9 p.m.: 1755

• 10:45 p.m.: The Mainlanders

The traditional tintamarre will leave the MusiquART site at 5:55 p.m., taking Notre-Dame, Cousteau, Collège and Champlain streets before returning to the site.

The MusiquART venue is located next to the UNIplex, at 475 Notre-Dame Street. Festivalgoers will be able to park at the CCNB, while the UNIplex parking lot will be reserved for performers and UNIplex users.