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 2025

• Paranormal Investigations Weekend, Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site – October 3-4
• Shag Harbour UFO Expo, Yarmouth – October 3-5
• Cabot Trail Writer’s Festival – October 3-5
• Parrsboro Film Festival – October 3-5
• Bay of Fundy Sea Kayak Symposium, Argyle – October 4-6
• Nova Scotia Forest Festival, Lake Charlotte – October 4
• Kentville Pumpkin People Festival – October 4-26
• Halifax International Spirit Festival – October 10
• Celtic Colours International Festival, Cape Breton – October 10-18
• Wentworth Fall Colours – Weekends September 27–October 19
• Nova Scotia Giant Pumpkin Regatta – October 11
• Fall Fest at Ski Martock –October 11–13 and 18–19
• Valley Harvest Marathon, Wolfville – October 11-12
• Nocturne: Art at Night, Halifax – October 16-19
• Huckle Buckle Festival, Ingonish – October 18-19
• Memory Lane Fibre Arts Festival, Lake Charlotte – October 18
• Devour! The Food Film Fest, Wolfville – October 20-26
• Nova Scotia Music Week, Yarmouth – October 23-26
• EstherFest, Amherst – October 17–30
• Oidhche nam Bòcan | Night of the Spirits, Iona – October 24-25
• Cabot Trail Food Truck Rally, Cape Breton – October 25-26
• Sinister Soiree, Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site – October 25