{"id":8,"date":"2026-09-16T19:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T19:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mascaradeshediac.ca\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-10-12T21:07:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T00:07:43","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mascaradeshediac.ca\/fr\/","title":{"rendered":"La Mascarade de Sh\u00e9diac"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-94fcd6a8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center mascarade-eyebrow has-accent-1-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Shediac, New Brunswick \u00b7 28 to 30 May 2027<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center mascarade-hero screen-reader-text\">The Shediac Mascarade<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized hero-logo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1040\" height=\"819\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shediac-mascarade-logo.webp\" alt=\"The Shediac Mascarade\" class=\"wp-image-39\" style=\"width:440px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mascaradeshediac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shediac-mascarade-logo.webp 1040w, https:\/\/mascaradeshediac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shediac-mascarade-logo-300x236.webp 300w, https:\/\/mascaradeshediac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shediac-mascarade-logo-1024x806.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mascaradeshediac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/shediac-mascarade-logo-768x605.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center mascarade-lede has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A masquerade in nineteenth-century Shediac. Dress for 1811, or 1865, or anywhere in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center mascarade-fleuron has-accent-1-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u2766<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">A three-day costumed festival in Shediac, New Brunswick, set between 1811 and 1865. Over one weekend: a masked ball with live period music, a murder mystery, a grand promenade, an artisan market, parlour games, dance lessons, and a Friday-night beach party at Parlee Beach. You pick a character, you pick an era, and you walk in as someone else.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-35f06ea7 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/the-night\/\">The night<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/take-part\/\">Take part<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull tri-cd has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8199378c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n\n<div class=\"sw-cd\" data-target=\"2026-10-29T10:00:00-03:00\"><p class=\"sw-cd-label\">The sale opens in<\/p><div class=\"sw-cd-row\"><div class=\"sw-cd-cell\"><span class=\"sw-cd-n\" data-d>&#8212;<\/span><span class=\"sw-cd-u\">days<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sw-cd-cell\"><span class=\"sw-cd-n\" data-h>&#8212;<\/span><span class=\"sw-cd-u\">hours<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sw-cd-cell\"><span class=\"sw-cd-n\" data-m>&#8212;<\/span><span class=\"sw-cd-u\">minutes<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sw-cd-cell\"><span class=\"sw-cd-n\" data-s>&#8212;<\/span><span class=\"sw-cd-u\">seconds<\/span><\/div><\/div><p class=\"sw-cd-sub\">On the morning of Thursday the twenty-ninth of October 2026, at ten. The earliest tickets are the least dear they will ever be.<\/p><div class=\"sw-cd-live\" hidden><p class=\"sw-cd-livemsg\">The sale is open.<\/p><p class=\"sw-cd-btn\"><a href=\"\/tickets\/\">Tickets<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><script>(function(){var el=document.currentScript.parentNode.querySelector(\".sw-cd\");if(!el)return;var t=new Date(el.getAttribute(\"data-target\")).getTime();var row=el.querySelector(\".sw-cd-row\"),lab=el.querySelector(\".sw-cd-label\"),sub=el.querySelector(\".sw-cd-sub\"),live=el.querySelector(\".sw-cd-live\");function p(n){return n<10?\"0\"+n:\"\"+n}function tick(){var d=t-Date.now();if(d<=0){row.hidden=true;lab.hidden=true;sub.hidden=true;live.hidden=false;return}var s=Math.floor(d\/1000),dd=Math.floor(s\/86400),hh=Math.floor(s%86400\/3600),mm=Math.floor(s%3600\/60),ss=s%60;el.querySelector(\"[data-d]\").textContent=dd;el.querySelector(\"[data-h]\").textContent=p(hh);el.querySelector(\"[data-m]\").textContent=p(mm);el.querySelector(\"[data-s]\").textContent=p(ss)}tick();setInterval(tick,1000)})();<\/script>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full site-photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1201\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mascarade-gold-mask.webp\" alt=\"A gold Venetian mask resting on folds of gold fabric\" class=\"wp-image-40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mascaradeshediac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mascarade-gold-mask.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mascaradeshediac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mascarade-gold-mask-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/mascaradeshediac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mascarade-gold-mask-1024x641.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mascaradeshediac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mascarade-gold-mask-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/mascaradeshediac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mascarade-gold-mask-1536x961.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Vlad Hilitanu, Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">What awaits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-accent-1-background-color has-background is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The Masked Ball<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday evening, after dark. Live period music, dancing, and the highlight of the weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">A murder mystery<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">A mystery woven through the weekend, for adults (19+). Somebody at this assembly is not who they claim to be.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The Grand Promenade<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Costumes judged, bows exchanged, and a great deal of looking at one another while pretending not to.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Dance lessons and parlour entertainment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Learn a period dance, try a parlour game, and join demonstrations led by our hosts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The artisan market<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Handmade goods, masks, chocolate, perfume, and more. Small things, finely made.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The Sand Follies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Our Friday evening social at Parlee Beach, included with every ticket. Food, drink, music, and a sunset.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-accent-5-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-94fcd6a8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center mascarade-lede has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A mask doesn't cover a face. It puts a second one on top, and both of them show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">One night on this shore, a room full of people found out that a sentence can do the same thing, and nobody in it has been a simple person since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Every May we throw that night again and ask you who you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The only wrong answer is your real name.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full site-photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1414\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mascarade-ballroom.webp\" alt=\"A grand ballroom lit by crystal chandeliers\" class=\"wp-image-41\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mascaradeshediac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mascarade-ballroom.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mascaradeshediac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mascarade-ballroom-300x221.webp 300w, https:\/\/mascaradeshediac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mascarade-ballroom-1024x754.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mascaradeshediac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mascarade-ballroom-768x566.webp 768w, https:\/\/mascaradeshediac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mascarade-ballroom-1536x1131.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: mana5280, Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-94fcd6a8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-accent-6-color has-text-color\">At the gate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center mascarade-lede has-base-color has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Someone will ask you who you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Answer however you like. A title, a trade, a rumour, or a riddle will all do nicely. The only wrong answer is your real name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Period dress is encouraged, and quietly rewarded. A mask is the least one can do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center mascarade-fleuron has-accent-6-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">\u2766<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-94fcd6a8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The particulars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-accent-1-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-accent-1-background-color has-background is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">When<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Friday 28 May to Sunday 30 May 2027, the weekend after Victoria Day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Where<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Friday evening at Parlee Beach, included with every ticket. Saturday and Sunday on the Neptune Drive-In grounds in Shediac.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Tickets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Tickets go on sale on the morning of Thursday the twenty-ninth of October 2026, at ten. The first of them carry super early bird prices, and Friday evening at Parlee Beach is included with every ticket. <a href=\"\/tickets\/\">Tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-accent-4-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The murder mystery is for adults. The rest of the weekend is for everyone.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-accent-5-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-94fcd6a8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The Mascarade opens the Shediac Wonderland year. The Shediac Renaissance Faire follows from 20 to 22 August, and Afterland closes it from 1 to 3 October. Three weekends. One question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-accent-4-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Version fran\u00e7aise \u00e0 venir.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center mascarade-lede has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Bring a face. 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