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May |
2008 IIHF World Hockey Championship
Halifax
May 1-14, 2008 |
Blue Nose International Marathon
Halifax
May 16-18, 2008 |
Truro Tulip Festival
Truro/Bible Hill, Glooscap Trail May 2008 |
Liverpool International Theatre Festival
Liverpool
May 14-18, 2008 |
Blue Nose International Marathon
Halifax
May 16-18, 2008 |
The Festival of Paragliding and Air Sport
Paragliders, Hang Gliders, Tandem Paragliders, Powered Paragliders, Ultra lights
Parrsboro
May 16-19 - 2008 |
Indian Point / Mahone Bay Mussel Festival
Mahone Bay - South Shore May 17-18, 2008 |
Cabot Trail Relay Race
Baddeck, May 24-25, 2008 |
Our Best to You - home-made soups, breads, pies, cakes, pâtés, salads
Mahone Bay 2007 |
Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival
Annapolis Royal, May 28 - June 2, 2008 |
Scotia Festival of Music
Halifax
May 25, 2008 - June 8, 2008 |
Lobsterpalooza
185 miles of seafood!
Margaree Forks - Cabot Trail, Cape Breton May 25, 2008 - June 30, 2008 |
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June |
Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival
Annapolis Royal, May 28 - June 2, 2008 |
Scotia Festival of Music
Halifax May 25, 2008 - June 8, 2008 |
Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival
Annapolis Royal, May 28 - June 2, 2008 |
Seacoast Celtic Concerts
June - Oct. |
Greek Summer Festival
Halifax, June 13, 14, 15, 2008 |
Nova Scotia Multicultural Festival
Children's tent including face painting, storytelling, puppets, songs and crafts; global food fair & BBQ with over 25 ethno-cultural groups presenting distinct flavours. Oktoberfest tent - licensed entertainment area; International Exhibit tent - displaying crafts and exhibits from over 25 cultures (some items for sale); performance area - new outdoor stage featuring amateur and professional entertainers.
Dartmouth - Halifax
Friday June 20th to Sunday June 22nd, 2008 |
Fox Mountain Bluegrass Festival
Berwick - Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley June 26-29, 2008 |
Yarmouth & Acadian Shores Lobster Festival
Yarmouth
June 27-29, 2008 |
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July |
CANADA DAY CELEBRATIONS IN MOST COMMUNITIES
July 1 |
Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo
Halifax July 1-8, 2008 |
Privateer Days
Liverpool July 3-6, 2008 |
Maritime Fiddle Festival
Dartmouth
July 3rd - 7th, 2008 |
Seacoast Celtic Concerts
June -Oct |
Stan Rogers Folk Festival
An International Festival of Songwriters
Canso July 4-6, 2008 |
Pictou Lobster Carnival
This three day festival celebrates the end of the fishing season in the area, maritime culture and music. The event features musical performances at the Main Stage, a Beer Garden, a Mardi Gras Parade, an Antique Car Show, Derby Races, Boat Races, a Mid-Way, a Children's Parade.
Pictou July 4-6, 2008 |
Dragon Boat Festival
Dartmouth, July 2008 |
Antigonish Highland Games
Antigonish, July 13-20, 2008 |
Atlantic Jazz Festival
Halifax July 11-19, 2008 |
Paint Mahone Bay - Watercolour Artists
Mahone Bay July 12-13, 2008 |
Music at the Three Churches
Mahone Bay July |
Halifax Highland Games & Scottish Festival
The Games include competitions in piping, drumming, pipe bands, and heavyweight events. Demonstrations of Highland Dancing, Scottish country dancing, crafts & celtic wares vendors, genealogy a the Clan tents and historic reenactment by the 78 th Highland Regiment. Theme concessions, food vendors and beer tent with Celtic music on site.
Halifax, July 12, 2008 |
2008 Atlantic Regional H.O.G. Rally
SydneyJuly 16-20, 2008 |
4th Annual Acoustic Maritime Music Festival
Kempt Shore - Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley July 18-20, 2008 |
Loyalist Landing 2008
Three days with 500 18th century soldiers and civilians, drilling and skirmishes in the hot sun, sleeping in tents on hard ground, breathing campfire smoke and black powder, music, dancing, stories 'til dawn... it just doesn't get any better than that!
Shelburne July 18-20, 2008 |
Pride Festival
Halifax Dartmouth July 20-27, 2008 |
Louisbourg Encampment 2008
250th anniversary of the second, and final, siege of the Fortress of Louisbourg. The siege of 1758 shaped the history of our nation and will be commemorated through a unique summer-long celebration
Louisbourg - Fleur-de-lis/Marconi/Metro CB, Cape Breton July 25-27, 2008 |
Mahone Bay Wooden Boat Festival
The Mahone Bay Classic Boat Festival opens with the Parade of Sail departing Mader's Cove. The boats, led by the Dedication Boat with a bagpiper at the bow and Mahone Bay and Festival officials on board, will proceed up the harbour to the town wharf.
Mahone Bay July 31 - August 3, 2008 |
5th Annual Fox Mountain Country Music Festival
Aylesford - Fundy Shore & Annapolis Valley July 31, 2008 - August 3, 2008 |
Alexander Keith's Natal Day Festival
Halifax July 31, 2008 - August 4, 2008 |
Festival acadien de Clare
Church Point - Yarmouth
du 26 juillet au 15 août 2008 July 26, 2008 - August 15, 2008 |
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August |
Seacoast Celtic Concerts
June - Oct |
Nova Scotia Folk Art Festival
Lunenburg August 3, 2008 |
Mahone Bay Wooden Boat Festival
Mahone Bay July 31 - August 3, 2008 |
Atlantic Canada Bicycle Rally
Yarmouth, August 2-4, 2008 |
Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival
Lunenburg - South Shore August 7-10, 2008 |
The Dutch Mason Blues Festival
Truro August 8-10, 2008 |
Halifax International Busker Festival
Halifax August 8-17 2008 |
Annual Kempt Shore Bluegrass & Oldtime Music Festival
Kempt Shore August 15-17, 2008 |
Music at the Three Churches
Mahone Bay August 2008 |
Digby Scallop Days Festival
Digby, August 7-10, 2008 |
Festival of Cape Breton Fiddling
Cape Breton August 16-17, 2008 |
Cabot Trail Bicycle Tour
Baddeck, August 30-September 1, 2008 |
Atlantic Fringe Festival
Theatre that goes for the edges, presses the form, takes risks, offbeat, fresh. New work from emerging/established artists.
Halifax August 28, 2008 - September 7, 2008 |
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September |
Atlantic Fringe Festival
Theatre that goes for the edges, presses the form, takes risks, offbeat, fresh. New work from emerging/established artists.
Halifax August 28, 2008 - September 7, 2008 |
Seacoast Celtic Concerts
June - Oct |
Cabot Trail Bicycle Tour
Baddeck, August 30-September 1, 2008 |
Hike the Highlands Festival
10 days of guide hikes in the Cape Breton Highlands of Cape Breton Island, evening presentations, opening & closing ceremonies, photocontest. Hikes take place in in North Cape Breton, Cape Breton Highlands National Park and other parts of the Cabot Trail.
Ingonish September 12-21, 2008 |
Great Atlantic Blues & Beyond Festival
HalifaxSeptember 15-21, 2008 |
The Canadian Deep Roots Music Festival
Featuring the music of the cultures that have settled this region - Mi'kmaq, Acadian, African Nova Scotian, and the British Isles
Wolfville, September 26-28 2008 |
Atlantic Film Festival
Halifax September 12-14, 2008 |
Music at the Three Churches
Mahone Bay September |
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October |
Seacoast Celtic Concerts
June October |
Great Scarecrow Festival & Antique Fair
Mahone Bay October 3 - 5, 2008 |
Maritime Fall Fair
Show jumping,
AgCot Discovery Centre, Little Moe's Paws for Fun, Taste of Nova Scotia, Hatfield Farm, craft marketplace, horse and cattle competitions
Halifax October 3-12, 2008 |
Celtic Colours International Festival
Over 250 musicians, dancers, singers, and storytellers
Sydney, October 10-18, 2008 |
Halifax Pop Explosion Music Art and Culture Festival
Halifax October 14-18, 2008 |
Eastern Canada Bluegrass Music Awards
Truro October 18, 2008 |
Apple Harvest Festival
Wolfville |
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