Scarecrow Festival & Antique Fair
250+ handmade life-sized scarecrows take over the town. Pie-baking contest, antique fair, kids' activities.
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What's on
Festivals & events
Two of Atlantic Canada's most beloved community festivals happen right here, plus a steady run of concerts, markets, and pop-ups all year round.
Signature festivals
The two weekends locals book off work for
Season of Father Christmas
A month of seaside Christmas — twinkling lights, the Reindeer Fun Run, "Christmas at Hogwarts."
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Annual events worth planning around
- Mahone Bay Music Association Summer Concert Series — Wednesday evenings, July and August (Sunday rain date).
- Chester Race Week — mid-August, hosted by Chester Yacht Club on the waters of Mahone Bay. Canada's largest keelboat regatta.
- Mahone Bay Home & Garden Tour — early June, hosted by the Mahone Bay Museum.
- Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl — all February, South Shore-wide.
- Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival — early August, 10 km away.