Making My Outdoor Event Smoke-Free
A Guide for Event Planners, Organizers, and Volunteers

(Updated April 2019)

As you plan your outdoor community event, there are many things to think about. This guide is designed to help you with your planning and to help make your outdoor community event smoke-free.

Outdoor events provide a wonderful opportunity for community activity and engagement. Most New Brunswickers don’t want to breathe in second-hand smoke. Creating a smoke-free outdoor event protects people, especially children, from exposure to dangerous second-hand smoke.

This guide was originally launched in January 2015. The legalization of cannabis in Canada in 2018 and the increasing popularity of vapour products over recent years pose new challenges regarding the promotion and respect of wellness supportive tobacco and smoke-free environments. The guide has been revised and relaunched in April 2019 to reflect these new challenges.

Communicating the Smoke-Free Nature of Your Outdoor Event
A Guide for Using Social Media

(Updated April 2019)

If you are promoting your event via a website and/or social media, be sure to indicate that your event is smoke-free. You can use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and other forms of social media to talk about your event and let people know in advance that it will be smoke-free. This guide presents some tips and tools to get you started.

Social Media Images

You can use these social media images, or create your own, to go along with your promotional social media posts

Sample Signage

You can use the following signs and banners to show that your event is smoke-free.

All our signs were designed to include space where organizations and community groups can add in their name, logo, and/or event name, if they desire.

All posters print on a 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper
Banners print on a 24 x 48 sheet of paper