Events
July 14, 2025
Twelve Bar Blues and Old Rock & Roll
Lawrence House Museum, Maitland
11:30 am to 12:15 pm
Limited seating
Featuring James Elcome and Kevin Hamilton
July 15, 2025
Taproom Growlers Tuesday Night Tunes
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax
6:30pm – 7:30pm
FREE
A hearty sea shanty welcome to the Taproom Growlers as they return to perform at this year’s 10th annual Tuesday Night Tunes!
The Taproom Growlers is an exciting, seven-member...
July 18, 2025
Donald Òg Day
Highland Village Museum, Iona
11:00am – 2:00 pm.
Join us as we celebrate the Donald Òg legend and the settlement of the Iona area by MacNeils from the Isle of Barra. On board a British man of war patrolling the Bras d’Or Lake...
July 19, 2025 to July 20, 2025
Nose to the Grindstone
Ross Farm Museum, New Ross
Join us for "Nose to the Grindstone", a weekend event focused on the art of tool sharpening using a grindstone. This event will take place on July 19th and 20th. The staff at Ross Farm will...
July 21, 2025
Gilbert and Sullivan and Songs From the 30’s & 40’s
Lawrence House Museum, Maitland
11:30 am to 12:15 pm
Limited seating
Featuring Natasha McKillop, Manny Ching and Gary Hanrahan, Lisa Annand accompanist
July 22, 2025
Ellen Gibling & Hayley Ryerson Tuesday Night Tunes
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
FREE
Ahoy to Ellen Gibling and Hayley Ryerson as they take the stage in our museum anchor yard as new performers with our Tuesday Night Tunes concert series!
Ellen and Hayley are...
July 28, 2025
Folk Music Traditional and Modern
Lawrence House Museum, Maitland
11:30 am to 12:15 pm
Limited seating
Featuring Thomas McCallum
July 29, 2025
Best of Boxwood Concert
Highland Village Museum, Iona
Performers, ticket price & time TBD.
The ‘Best of Boxwood’ Musique Royale tour is a traditional Maritime ensemble. Programs combine originality, intelligence, fun, and sheer mastery that have...
August 1, 2025 to August 3, 2025
Avon River Days
Shand House Museum, Windsor
10-4pm.
Built in 1890 for newlyweds Clifford and Henrie Shand, this ornate, Queen Anne-style house was once considered a modern marvel in Windsor.
Featuring a fancy, original indoor bathroom,...
August 2, 2025
Là Mór a’ Bhaile | Highland Village Day Concert
Highland Village Museum, Iona
2:00pm – 6:00pm
Join us for an afternoon of fun and Gaelic arts. Fiddlers, songwriters, step-dancers, pipers, and singers come together to treat visitors to traditional Nova Scotia Gaelic culture in...