Annual Outtings
"Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun." Randy Pausch
Mark your calendars and make plans to enjoy our annual events. No matter the month – there’s some sort of celebration. From community suppers and craft shows, to pleasure filled picnics and full-on festivals.
Select your season and we’ll give you a reason to visit the Municipality of Chester year after year after year.
New Year’s Day Levies January 1st
Coldest Day of the Year Party at The Foc’sle Chester Village - February event page
Crawl a'Board Nova Scotia's South Shore Lobster Crawl - First 2 weeks of February event page
Bonny Lea Farm Annual Plant Sale & Breakfast - June events page
Graves Island Show 'n Shine, Graves Island - June event page
Pumpkin Planting at Ross Farm Museum, New Ross - June event page
Hubbards Barn Food Truck Rally, Hubbards - July visit website
Annual Heritage Auction and Flea Market at the Old Train Station in Chester - July group page
Mackerel Snappers Picnic, Graves Island - July event page
Chester Race Week, Chester Village - August feature page
Coveside Classic Horse Show, Haddon Hill, Chester - August event page
Western Shore Parade & Garden Party, Western Shore - August event page
New Ross Community Fair, New Ross - Third Friday and Saturday in August event page
Pumpkin Harvest at Ross Farm Museum, New Ross - September event page
Oktoberfest in the Forties, New Ross - Full month of October event page
Remembrance Day Services and Ceremonies - November 11th
Victorian Craft Show at The Lordly Museum Chester Village - November website
New Ross Social Evening & Silent Auction - November event page
New Ross Christmas Festival - First weekend of December event page
Tis the Sea'son Festival, all over the South Shore - November 17, 2018 to January 2, 2019 group page
Chester Village Christmas - November/December event page
Christmas at the Barn, Hubbards - Nov/December website
By the Way...
We’re on the way to these amazing annual events so if you’re headed there – be sure to swing by here! We can’t wait to see you!
Mahone Bay Fat Bike Festival (February)
Annual Family Sand Castle Rissers Beach (July)
South Shore Exhibition Bridgewater (July)
Peggy’s Cove Area Festival of the Arts (July)
World Tuna Flat Races Hubbards (returning July 2019)
Lunenburg Craft & Food Festival (July)
Bike or Hike Tancook Island (July)
Nova Scotia Folk Art Festival (Lunenburg) (August)
Tancook Family Picnic (August)
Lunenburg Folk Festival (August)
Mahone Bay Scarecrow Festival & Antique Fair (Sept/October)
Lunenburg Octoberfest (October)
Spirited Away in Lunenburg (October)
Mahone Bay Father Christmas Festival (December)