Experience Arts & Culture in Nova Scotia this Winter
Create unforgettable memories with friends and family this winter through vibrant arts and crafts, UNESCO World Heritage sites and more!
Stan Rogers Folk Festival
Shake the sand off your beach chair and unfold it at the Stan Rogers Folk Festival. Held in the small fishing village of Canso, this musical smorgasbord offers more than 100 concerts, featuring an eclectic lineup of Celtic, country, folk, blues, rock, and bluegrass music. This signature event attracts thousands of music lovers each year.
Sherbrooke Village
Live life 1800’s style at Nova Scotia’s largest living history museum, Sherbrooke Village. Get dressed in 1800’s attire, have your picture taken at Canada’s only ambrotype glass photo studio, and step into the life of a villager.
Fisherman’s Life Museum
Enjoy a freshly baked molasses cookie while listening to stories about the land, the sea, and the life people led on the Eastern Shore in the early 1900’s. This tiny homestead was once home to a family of fifteen. Step into the life of a fisherman at the Fisherman’s Life Museum.
Memory Lane Heritage Village
Sixteen restored buildings offer visitors a nostalgic look at rural Nova Scotia in the 1940’s. Get your feet dirty and try your hand at clam digging on the mud flats of Clam Harbour with a fourth-generation clam digger. Then, return to Memory Lane for a feed of clams and a homemade cookhouse meal, compete with brown bread and molasses.
Canso Island National Historic Site
Your history lesson begins at the Canso Islands’ visitor centre, where life-size dioramas depict 18th-century life and a short film details the former settlement on Grassy Island. Next, take a short, free boat trip (weather permitting, please call ahead) to Grassy Island where you can follow an interpretive walking trail to eight different sites, including the remnants of a stone fort and houses of former island residents.
Acadian House Museum
This charming museum celebrates the history of the Acadian families who settled in this area in the 1850’s. The museum also houses La Cuisine de Brigitte tea room, specializing in homemade soups, sandwiches, and scrumptious desserts. Continue your visit by participating in a demonstration such as baking bread in the outdoor oven, making pulled molasses taffy, or rug hooking.
Port Bickerton Lighthouse Interpretive Centre
Learn about the important role the lighthouse keepers played in guiding fishing boats to safety at the Port Bickerton Lighthouse Interpretive Centre.
St. Mary’s River Salmon Museum
Check out the collection of heritage fishing artifacts, memorabilia and exhibits on efforts to protect the Atlantic Salmon at the St. Mary’s River Salmon Museum.
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