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.

September 2026

Wharf Rat Rally, Digby – September 3-6
Halifax Fringe Festival –September 3-13
Taste Asia 2026, Halifax – September 10-13
Festa Italiana, Halifax – September 11-12
WoolstockEAST: The East Coast Fibre Festival, Pictou – September 11-12
Harvest Festival at Le Village Historique Acadien de la Nouvelle-Écosse, Pubnico – September 12
Windsor Garlic Fest, Windsor – September 12
FamFest Atlantic, Dartmouth – September 12-13
Maritime Heritage Festival, Halifax – September 12-13
NHL STREET Harbour Fest 2026, Halifax – September 12-13
Gran Fondo Baie Sainte-Marie, Saulnierville – September 12-13
Hike the Highlands Festival, Cape Breton – September 12-18
Atlantic International Film Festival, Halifax – September 16-23
Hants County Exhibition, Windsor – September 18-20 & 25-27
Antigonight: Art After Dark Festival, Antigonish – September 18-19
Wasoqopa’q First Nation Harvest Feast, Yarmouth – September 19
Lunenburg Doc Fest, Lunenburg – September 23-27
Cape Breton Pro Rodeo, Sydney – September 24-27
Magnetic World, Halifax – September 25-26
Canadian Deep Roots Music Festival, Wolfville – September 25-27
Paranormal Investigations Weekend: All Ages Event | 19+ Overnight Event – Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site, Septemer 25–27
Mahone Bay Scarecrow Festival, Mahone Bay – September 25-October 12
Keppoch Fall Family Day, Antigonish – September 26
Prismatic Arts Festival, Halifax – September 26-October 4
Lumière Arts Festival, Sydney – September 26
Wentworth Fall Colours, Ski Wentworth – Weekends September 26-October 19
East Coast Ukrainian Festival, Halifax –September 27

October 2026

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
Wine Fair Halifax – October 3
Kentville Pumpkin People Festival – October 3-25
Ski Martock Fall Fest – October 3-4 (Kids Weekend) & 10-11 (Fall Fest)
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
Windsor Pumpkin Regatta and Build Your Own Boat Race, Windsor – October 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
Ingonish Huckle Buckle Festival, Ingonish – October 17-18
Devour! The Food Film Fest, Wolfville – October 19-25
EstherFest, Amherst – October 21-31
FrancoFest, Halifax – October 22-31
Sinister Soiree, Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site – October 24
Cabot Trail Food Truck Rally, Cape Breton – October 25-26

November 2026

Hal-Con, Halifax – November 6-8
Antigonish Jazz Festival – November 5-7
Nova Scotia Music Week, Truro – November 12–15
Traditional 1940s Christmas Dinners, Lake Charlotte – November 14–15
Grand Slam of Curling National, Sydney – November 17–22
Memory Lane Heritage Village Holiday Walk – November 21–22
Evergreen Festival – November 27-December 20
The Season of Father Christmas in Mahone Bay – November 27-December 24
Halifax International Wine Festival, Halifax – November 28

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