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In the heart of downtown St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, George Street is closed to traffic twenty hours a day (only being open from 8:00am until noon) to make way for pedestrian bar goers. It is understood by locals and those who choose its nightlife as a destination to have the most pubs per square foot of any street in North America. The street is home to an annual Mardi Gras celebration in October. 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 Regatta Day, which is set for the first Wednesday in August.

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.

George Street has been immortalized in a number of songs and other pop-cultural references. These include:

• "The Night Paddy Murphy Died", Great Big Sea
• "The Old Black Rum", Great Big Sea

• "George Street TV" (Comedy Network television series)

• Bridie Molloy's
• Lottie's Place
• Trapper John's
• O'Reilly's Pub
• Trinity Pub
• The Attic
• The Dock Pub
• Kelly's Pub
• Mulligan's
• The Rob Roy Pub
• Konfusion
• Turkey Joe's
• The Black Dog Pub
• The Fat Cat
• The Carriageworks
• Peddler's
• The Martini Bar
• Greensleeves
• The Ale & Lager House
• Malibu
• Club Etomik
• Club One
• Sundance Saloon
• George Street Beer Market
• Jungle Jim's
• Normies
• CBTG's
• Roxxy's
• Distortion
• Platinum Club (Formerly Bubbles) (Adult bar)
• Dooly's
• Christian's
• The Bull & Barrel
• Mexicali Rosa's
• Pulse
• RUSH
• Distortion
• The Cotton Club (Adult bar) (Currently closed for renovation due to fire)

The following bars are a maximum of a 5 minute walk from George Street:

Water Street

• Bar None
• Bounce
• The Celtic Hearth
• Erin's Pub
• The Fabulous 50s
• Grapevine
• Junctions (After hours bar)
• Liquid Ice (After hours bar)
• The Rose and Thistle
• Sirens (Adult bar)
• The Spur
• The Stetson
• The Windsock
• Fiddler's
• The Ship
• The Duke
• Gypsy Tea Room
• Zone 216

Duckworth Street

• The Champagne Room Formally Picadilli's Club (Adult bar)
• The Republic
• The Ship Pub
• The Upper Room
• The Majestic

Others Nearby

• The Keg (Harbour Drive)
• The Fairmount (Cavendish Square)
• Fiddler's Pub (Queen's Street)

Coordinates: 47°33′42.25″N, 52°42′38.89″W