Colourful Cape Breton
The Celtic Colours International Festival, brings together 250 musicians, dancers, singers and storytellers in a unique celebration of Celtic music and culture. Whether it’s Gaelic singing or world-class fiddling you want to hear, there are dozens of concerts taking place all over the island at a time when the fall leaves are at their most brilliant.
Home of the Pumpkin King
As a four-time world-champion pumpkin grower, Howard Dill is rightly known as the Pumpkin King. A new world record was set this year with a 1,502-pound whopper, and Dill’s Atlantic Giant variety regularly produces 400-500 pound fruit. Check out Howard Dill’s webcam to see how this year’s pumpkins are progressing. You can even buy one of his seeds and try to grow one yourself.
Spooky times in Nova Scotia
Halloween chills and thrills are a big part of fall in Nova Scotia. There are lots of spooky adventures to have, from a tour of the oldest English graveyard in Canada to the fun of getting lost in a haunted corn maze. Pick your own pumpkins at one of the many u-picks in the province and enter a pumpkin-carving contest. Or you could try your hand at baking some pumpkin desserts. There are Halloween events and harvest festivals taking place around the province—fun for the whole family.
The colours of the Cabot Trail
The Cabot Trail is world famous—and rightly so. With mountains that drop dramatically into the sea and autumn foliage of blazing crimsons, oranges and yellows, a drive around Cape Breton is unforgettable.
Fall harvest festivals
Fall harvest festivals take place all over the province. From apple festivals in Wolfville and Berwick to the Bridgetown Ciderfest, the Pumpkin People Festival in Kentville, and the Mahone Bay Scarecrow Festival, there are many ways to celebrate the fall harvest.
Windsor-Hants Pumpkin Regatta
What do you do with a pumpkin bigger than your whole family? Carve it out, jump in and have a boat race. From pumpkin rowing boats to motorized pumpkins, it's a bobbing good time.
Graveyard tours in Annapolis Royal
Dare to tour the oldest English graveyard in Canada in the dark of the night. Starting at Fort Anne, lantern in hand, learn about burial practices, local ghosts, and the people buried in the graveyard.
The oldest farmers’ market in North America
Halifax is home to the oldest farmers’ market in North America. Early each Saturday morning local farmers open their stalls in the Keith's Brewery Building to sell their fresh fruit, vegetables and herbs, baked goods, locally-reared meat, and wines. Discover talented jewellers, photographers and musicians and enjoy a cup of coffee as you browse.
Whale watching in the Bay of Fundy
The waters are warm and the tides are high in the Bay of Fundy a perfect mix for herring, plankton and other marine life that attract whales. Take one of the many whale-watching tours on offer into the Bay of Fundy to see Blue, Orca, Humpback and Right whales as they swim.
Kejimkujik National Park
A trip to ‘Keji’ is the perfect way to experience the beauty of the Nova Scotia fall. Whether you visit for the day or camp there, this beautiful national park offers spectacular woodland hiking trails or you can canoe on its sparkling rivers and lakes.
See Nova Scotia from the sea
Take to a sea kayak to sea a different side of Nova Scotia. Paddle in hand, explore the intricacies of the coastline, watch for whales, spot eagles, or simply marvel at the serenity of the sea.