With over 500 colourful festivals and events, more than 100 accessible beaches, and priceless National Historic Sites and museums of living history, there’s a lot to see and explore this summer.
Nova Scotia’s beaches and seacoast showcase diverse opportunities to sea-kayak, bird watch, beachcomb, swim or surf, and provide a spectacular backdrop for seacoast celebrations like the Digby Scallop Days festival and the Clam Harbour Beach Sandcastle Contest.
Discover the highest tides in the world in the Bay of Fundy – measuring highs of 16 metres (54 feet). The Bay of Fundy is a favourite destination to many shorebirds and whales, eagles and osprey.
Witness the rich living history when you visit any of Nova Scotia’s 13 world-class National Historic Sites of Canada, including the Fortress of Louisbourg, Halifax Citadel and the 18th century streets of “Old Town” Lunenburg.