Student Guide
Just landed in St. John's for school? What's on at Memorial University of Newfoundland, what's free, where to study, and how to meet people — pulled from St. John's's real event feed.
New in St. John's for school? Start here. This page pulls together what a student actually needs in the first weeks: what's on at Memorial University of Newfoundland in Prince Philip Drive, north St. John's, what's free around town, where to study, where the cheap coffee is, and how to meet people who aren't in your lectures. Everything below is real listings from St. John's's own event feed — no filler, no invented "student deals".
St. John's's campuses:
St. John's also has CNA — each with its own crowd and its own corners of town. Student life here runs on the same rails as the town's — the rec centre, the library, the halls — so most of what's on this page is students and locals in the same room. That's the good part.
Events at St. John's's campuses and in campus venues over the next few weeks — performances, games, talks, fairs and the one-off stuff that's easy to miss in your first term.
Mark Wednesday, Oct 7: Growing Capacity, Creating Impact at The Landing (UC 3015) Third Floor, University Centre Memorial University, St. John’s Campus, St. John's.
Mark Sunday, Oct 11: Sunday Morning Bird Walks with Memorial University Botanical Garden at MUN Botanical Garden, St. John's.
Wednesday, Oct 21: Food on the Move Mobile Market at Memorial University - University Centre (1 Arctic Ave), St. John's.
Memorial University Botanical Garden, 306 Mount Scio Road, St. John's hosts Dog Days at the Garden on Sunday, Oct 25.
Mark Sunday, Oct 25: Dog Days at the Garden at MUN Botanical Garden, St. John's.
Mark Sunday, Oct 25: Sunday Morning Bird Walks with Memorial University Botanical Garden at MUN Botanical Garden, St. John's.
On the calendar for Wednesday, Nov 18: Food on the Move Mobile Market at Memorial University - University Centre (1 Arctic Ave), St. John's.
Memorial University Choirs: Meditatio Adventus at D.F. Cook Recital Hall, St. John's on Thursday, Nov 19.
Student budgets are real, so this section is strict: if it's listed here, it's Free — free admission events from St. John's's feed, soonest first.
Wednesday, Oct 7: Focus on Architecture: Campbell and Colbourne: Homegrown Modernists at The Rooms, St. John's.
Mark Wednesday, Oct 7: Growing Capacity, Creating Impact at The Landing (UC 3015) Third Floor, University Centre Memorial University, St. John’s Campus, St. John's.
St. John's: A Day in the Life with Trudy Morgan-Cole at Centre for Newfoundland Studies, St. John's on Wednesday, Oct 7.
On the calendar for Oct 7 to Dec 5: Tots: Tuesday Afternoon Playdate at The Rooms, St. John's. Good one for the kids.
Two-Eared Listening for Deeper Understanding – An Introduction is on Wednesday, Oct 7 at The Rooms, St. John's.
BLOOM - Bachata Dance (Advanced class) at 7 Ricketts Rd, St. John's on Friday, Oct 9.
Friday, Oct 9: Beaumont-Hamel and the Trail of the Caribou at The Rooms, St. John's.
Bloom Adult Indoor Soccer at 7 Ricketts Rd, St. John's on Saturday, Oct 10.
The fastest way to stop feeling new is to join something. Club nights, community fixtures, rec-league and campus-adjacent sports running in St. John's right now:
Mark Friday, Oct 9: Speed Dating NL ages 30-50 Men for Men *LGBTQ Event* at Wooden Walls Distilling, St. John's.
Mark Friday, Oct 9: Speed Dating NL ages 30-50 Women for Women *LGBTQ Event* at Wooden Walls Distilling, St. John's.
Saturday, Oct 10: St. John's Farmers' Market at 245 Freshwater Rd, St. John's.
On the calendar for Sunday, Oct 11: HER CIRCLE NL Launch at Wooden Walls Distilling, St. John's.
⚽ SPORTS EN FRANÇAIS – SOCCER ⚽ at Centre des Grands-Vents 65, chemin Ridge Saint-Jean (T.-N.-L.) A1B 4P5, St. John's on Sunday, Oct 11.
On the calendar for Monday, Oct 12: 🎶 RÉPÉTITIONS DE LA ROSE DES VENTS – OCTOBRE 2026 🎶 at Théâtre du Centre des Grands-Vents 65, chemin Ridge Saint-Jean (TNL) A1B 4P5, St. John's.
Colonial Building, St. John's hosts Artist Talk: Drawing the Trail of the Caribou on Tuesday, Oct 13.
Wooden Walls Distilling, St. John's hosts Speed Dating NL ages 20-30 on Thursday, Oct 15.
Run a club or a team? Put your nights on this page — posting is free and every post is reviewed by a person before it shows.
Off campus, St. John's's public libraries run study space plus a steady stream of free programs — language practice, tech help, film nights, exam-season quiet rooms when they offer them. Branches showing up in the feed: A.C. Hunter Children's Public Library, A.C. Hunter Public Library, Marjorie Mews Public Library.
Baby Storytime A- Wednesdays at Marjorie Mews Library is on Wednesday, Oct 7 at Marjorie Mews Public Library, St. John's. Family-friendly.
A.C. Hunter Children's Public Library, St. John's hosts Philosophy for Kids on Wednesday, Oct 7. Good one for the kids.
Thursday, Oct 8: Crafternoon (bilingual) at A.C. Hunter Children's Public Library, St. John's. Bring the kids along.
Mark Thursday, Oct 8: French Tween Art Night at Marjorie Mews Public Library, St. John's.
Handwriting Club (Cursive writing) at Marjorie Mews Public Library, St. John's on Thursday, Oct 8.
On the calendar for Thursday, Oct 8: Tech Help Thursdays at A.C. Hunter Public Library, St. John's.
Food events and markets in the feed right now:
On the calendar for Thursday, Oct 15: BLOOM Coffee + Canva at 7 Ricketts Rd, St. John's.
JAG Soundhouse, St. John's hosts Mining NL’s RSX Kitchen Party on Wednesday, Nov 4.
Saturday, Nov 21: Hoppy Holidays (Night 2) at St. John's Farmers' Market.
For the standing list — the noodle place by campus, the bakery that does student-priced loaves, the late-night slice — see Dayfari's where to eat in St. John's guide and filter by the campus neighbourhoods above.
No car? Most students here don't have one either. Dayfari's day trips from St. John's guide is built around trips you can actually do on a free day — check the transit notes on each pick before you go.
Club execs, residence councils, intramural captains: this page is read by the exact people you're trying to reach, and posting costs nothing. Send your night, your tryout, your bake sale — a person reviews every post, and approved events show here with your name on them.
Post an eventThe main campus is in Prince Philip Drive, north St. John's, St. John's. This page covers what's on there and across the town's other campuses.
Right now the St. John's feed lists 33 free events in the next 45 days — the Free & cheap section above is pulled straight from it and refreshes as new listings land.
Off campus, the public library branches in the feed (A.C. Hunter Children's Public Library, A.C. Hunter Public Library, Marjorie Mews Public Library) run study space and free programs.
Use Dayfari's submit page — it's free. Every post is reviewed by a person first; approved events appear on this page and in the town feed, credited to you.
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