Can’t Miss Fall Events in Nova Scotia

Fall is the perfect time of year to get out and experience a festival or event in Nova Scotia. Enjoy music, food, film, harvest, history, culture, and much more at a variety of festivals across the province. Visit NovaScotia.com for more things to do this fall in Nova Scotia.

October 2026

• Shag Harbour UFO Expo, Yarmouth – October 2-4
• Cabot Trail Writer’s Festival, Cape Breton Island – October 2-4
• Hants Harvest and Pumpkin Jamboree, Windsor – October 2-3
• Parrsboro Film Festival – October 2-4
• Nova Scotia Forest Festival, Lake Charlotte – October 3
• Kentville Pumpkin People Festival – October 3-25
• Windsor Pumpkin Regatta and Build Your Own Boat Race, Windsor – October 4
• Celtic Colours International Festival, Cape Breton – October 9-17
• Wentworth Fall Colours – Weekends September 27-October 19
• Nova Scotia Giant Pumpkin Regatta, Shelburne – October 10
• Valley Harvest Marathon, Wolfville – October 10-11
• Liverpool International Theatre Festival, Liverpool – October 14-18
• Nocturne: Art at Night, Halifax – October 15-18
• HarvFest on the Harbour, Pictou – October 17
• Memory Lane Fibre Arts Festival, Lake Charlotte – October 17
• Devour! The Food Film Fest, Wolfville – October 19-25
• FrancoFest, Halifax – October 22-31
• Cabot Trail Food Truck Rally, Cape Breton – October 25-26
• Sinister Soiree, Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site – October 24