NOVA SCOTIA
May 29-June 3
Apple Blossom Festival
Annapolis Valley 902-678-8322
appleblossom.com
June 1-2
Cold Waters Seafood Festival
Lake Charlotte 877-287-0697
coldwatersfestival.ca
June 6-9
Shelburne County Lobster Festival
Shelburne County 902-637-2903
shelburnecountylobsterfestival.com
June 21-23
Privateer Days
Liverpool 902-354-4500
privateerdays.ca
July 25-28
Stan Rogers Folk Festival
Canso 888-554-7826
stanfest.com
June 29-July 6
Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo
Halifax 800-563-1114
nstattoo.ca
July 3-15
Peggy’s Cove Area Festival of the Arts
Peggy’s Cove 902-820-5199
peggyscoveareafestivalofthearts.com
July 5-7
Pictou Lobster Carnival
Pictou 902-485-5150
pictoulobstercarnival.ca
July 9-14
Halifax Jazz Festival
Halifax 902-718-6205
halifaxjazzfestival.ca
July 11-14
Halifax Lebanese Festival
Halifax 902-422-5056
lebanesefestival.ca
July 12-14
Antigonish Highland Games
Antigonish 902-863-4275
antigonishhighlandgames.ca
July 18-21
Acoustic Maritime Music Festival
Kempt Shore 902-633-2229
kemptshorefestivals.com
July 18-28
Halifax Pride Festival
Halifax
halifaxpride.com
July 19-21
Shelburne Founders Days
Shelburne 902-875-2991
shelburnefoundersdays.com
July 27-August 3 and August 15
Festival Acadien de Clare
Church Point 902-769-0832
festivalacadiendeclare.ca/en
July 31-August 5
Halifax Busker Festival
Halifax 902-429-7205
buskers.ca
August 2-3
Louisbourg Crab Fest
Louisbourg 902-733-2351
thecrabfest.ca
August 2-4
New Glasgow Riverfront Jubilee
New Glasgow 902-752-4800
newglasgowjubilee.ca
August 8-11
Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival
Lunenburg 902-634-3180
folkharbour.com
August 9-10
Halifax Seaport Beerfest
Halifax 877-451-1221
seaportbeerfest.com
August 16-17
Songs at Sea Level
Shelburne 902-875-2359
ospreyartscentre.ca
August 28-September 1
Wharf Rat Rally
Digby 902-245-5924
wharfratrally.com
September 12-19
FIN Atlantic International Film Festival
Halifax 902-422-3456
finfestival.ca
September 21-22
Whirligig and Weathervane Festival
Shelburne 902-656-2547
whirligigfestival.com
September 27-29
Deep Roots Music Festival
Wolfville 902-542-7668
deeprootsmusic.ca
October 11-19
Celtic Colours International Festival
Cape Breton 888-355-7744
celtic-colours.com
October 17-19
Nocturne: Art of the night
Halifax 902-456-6627
nocturnehalifax.ca
October 22-27
Devour! The Food Film Fest
Wolfville 902-489-4796
devourfest.com
October 23-26
Halifax Pop Explosion Music Festival
Halifax 902-482-8176
halifaxpopexplosion.com
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
June-September
Indian River Festival
Indian River 866-856-3733
indianriverfestival.com
June 1-September 30
Stompin’ Tom Festival Series
Skinners Pond 902-882-3214
stompintomfest.com
June 9-23
Festival of Small Halls
Province-wide 877-478-2308
smallhalls.com
June 21-July 1
Tignish Irish Moss Festival
Tignish 902-882-2476
facebook.com/TignishIrishMossFestival
June 24-September 28
Anne of Green Gables – The Musical
Charlottetown 800-565-0278
confederationcentre.com
July-August
Highland Storm
Summerside 877-224-7473
collegeofpiping.com
July 4-28
Acadian Days in Rustico
Rustico 902-963-3168
farmersbank.ca
July 5-7
PEI Bluegrass & Old Time Music Festival
Dundas 902-566-2641
peibluegrass.tripod.com
July 5-7
Cavendish Beach Music Festival
Cavendish
cavendishbeachmusic.com
July 11-13
Summerside Lobster Festival
Summerside 902-786-7813
summersidelobstercarnival.website
July 12-14
Evangeline Bluegrass & Traditional Music Festival
Abram Village 902-854-2324
villagemusical.ca
July 15-21
Potato Blossom Festival
O’Leary 902-726-3300
peipotatoblossomfestival.com
July 19-21
Rollo Bay Fiddle Festival
Rollo Bay This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
rollobayfiddlefest.ca
July 20-31
PEI Pride Week
Charlottetown
facebook.com/PridePEI
July 27-28
Mermaid Tears of Glass Festival
Souris 902-687-2157, ext 0
peiseaglassfestival.com
July 31-August 4
Tyne Valley Oyster Festival
Tyne Valley 902-439-0779
tvoysterfest.ca
August 1-4
Island Fringe Festival
Charlottetown This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
islandfringe.com
August 3
Rock the Boat Music Festival
Port Hill 902-439-0779
tvoysterfest.ca/home.html
August 8-17
Old Home Week
Charlottetown 902-629-6623
oldhomeweekpei.com
August 9-11
Cloggeroo Folk Festival
Georgetown This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
cloggeroo.com
August 10-24
Acadian World Congress
Various locations
cma2019.ca/en/
August 17-18
Abegweit Pow Wow
Panmure Island 877-591-3003
ncpei.com
August 23-25
Gran Fondo PEI
Charlottetown 902-394-1131
granfondo-pei.ca
August 23-25
Dundas Plowing Match
Dundas 902-583-2723
dundasplowingmatch.com
August 30-October 6
Fall Flavours
Province-wide 866-960-9912
fallflavours.ca
September 19-22
PEI Shellfish Festival
Island-wide 866-955-2003
peishellfish.com
October 18-20
Prince Edward Island Marathon
Charlottetown 902-316-2299
peimarathon.ca
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
May 17-26
Trails, Tales and Tunes
Norris Point 709-458-3410
trailstalestunes.ca
June-September
Gros Morne Theatre Festival
Cow Head 877-243-2899
theatrenewfoundland.com
June 7-16
The Iceberg Festival
St. Anthony 877-778-4546
theicebergfestival.ca
June 20-23
Ochre Fest
Ochre Pit Cove 709-685-3307
ochrefest.ca
July 5-7
Miawpukek Annual Pow Wow
Conne River 866-882-2470
https://www.facebook.com/groups/204212552948577/
July 12-14
50 Centuries Heritage Festival
Bird Cove 877-247-2011
50centuries.ca
July 12-August 12
Stephenville Theatre Festival
Stephenville 709-643-4553
stephenvilletheatrefestival.com
July 15-August 31
Perchance Theatre
Cupids 709-771-2930
perchancetheatre.com
July 19-21
Deer Lake Strawberry Festival
Deer Lake 709-635-2451
deerlake.ca/deer-lake-strawberry-festival
July 24-August 5
Bay Roberts Klondyke Days
Bay Roberts 709-786-2126
bayroberts.com
July 26-August 23
Gander Youth Arts Festival
Gander 866-657-5297
beyondtheoverpass.ca
July 27-28
Shamrock Festival
Ferryland 888-332-2052
ssfac.com
July 27-29
Codroy Valley Folk Festival
Upper Ferry
facebook.com/groups/247320768628689
July 27-August 3
Wicked on Da Wharf Summer Festival
Grand Bank 709-832-1600
facebook.com/groups/428999443847594
July 29-August 3
Triton Caplin Cod Festival
Triton 709-263-2264
townoftriton.ca
August 1-5
Gander’s Festival of Flight
Gander 709-651-5927
gandercanada.com
August 1-6
Bang Belly Festival
Trout River 709-451-5276
townoftroutriver.com
August 2-5
Smallwood Days
Gambo 709-674-4476
facebook.com/townofgambo
August 5-18
Tuckamore Festival
St. John’s 709-330-4599
tuckamorefestival.ca
August 8-10
Downtown Busker Festival
St. John’s 709-726-8244
downtownstjohns.com
August 8-11
Brigus Blueberry Festival
Brigus 709-528-4558
brigus.net
August 9-11
Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival
St. John’s 866-576-8508
nlfolk.com
August 9-11
Muddy Hole Scuff ’n Scoff
Musgrave Harbour 709-655-2119
musgraveharbour.com
August 9-11
Brimstone Head Folk Festival
Fogo 709-266-2540
brimstoneheadfestival.com
August 13-18
Writers at Woody Point
Woody Point 306-308-0036
writersatwoodypoint.com
August 17
Great Labrador Canoe Race
Happy Valley-Goose Bay 709-896-1076
labradorcanoerace.com
September 20-21
Roots, Rants and Roars Fall Festival
Elliston 709-468-7080
rootsrantsandroars.ca
October 11-13
Fogo Island Partridgeberry Harvest Festival
Joe Batt’s Arm 709-658-7256
fogoislandpartridgeberryfestival.com
November 20-January 6
Bay Roberts Festival of Lights
Bay Roberts 709-786-2126
bayroberts.com
November 30-December 18
Mummers Festival
St. John’s This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
mummersfestival.ca
NEW BRUNSWICK
May 31-June 1
FestiVin
Caraquet 506-252-1351
festivincaraquet.ca/en
June 14-16
St. Mary’s (Sitansisk) First Nations Powwow
Fredericton 506-458-9511
stmarysfirstnation.com
June 20-23
Atlanticade Motorcycle Festival
Moncton 506-855-5749
atlanticade.ca
June 25-July 1
Campbellton Salmon Festival
Campbellton 506-789-2700
salmon-festival.com
June 26-30
Grand Falls Regional Potato Festival
Grand Falls 877-475-7769
facebook.com/gfpotatofestival
June 27-30
Miramichi Rock ’n’ Roll Festival
Miramichi 866-765-6765
rocknrollfestival.com
July 8-13
Festival Inspire
Moncton 506-878-9723
festivalinspire.com
July 10-14
Shediac Lobster Festival
Shediac 506-532-1122
shediaclobsterfestival.ca
July 10-14
Festival Western de Saint-Quentin
Saint-Quentin 877-898-9342
festivalwesternnb.com
July 13-21
New Brunswick Fisheries and Aquaculture Festival
Shippigan 506-336-5038
festival.shippagan.com
July 16-21
Buskers on the Bay Festival
Saint John 506-658-3600
marketsquaresj.com
July 18-21
Miramichi Irish Festival
Miramichi 506-778-8810
canadasirishfest.com
July 19-20
Mosaïq Multicultural Festival
Moncton 506-858-9659
mosaiqmoncton.ca
July 19-21
Tay Creek Folk Festival
Tay Creek 506-367-3133
taycreekfestival.ca
July 25-27
Lamèque International Baroque Music Festival
Lamèque 506-344-3261
festivalbaroque.com
July 26-28
New Brunswick Highland Games
Fredericton 888-368-4444
highlandgames.ca
August 3-15
Festival acadien de Caraquet
Caraquet 506-727-2787
festivalacadien.ca
August 4-9
Miramichi Folksong Festival
Miramichi 506-622-1780
miramichifolksongfestival.com
August 10-11
Life at the Lakes Festival
Cambridge-Narrows 506-488-3971
facebook.com/LifeattheLakesNB
August 11-18
Eel River Crossing River Festival
Eel River Crossing 506-826-6080
festivaldelariviere-erc.ca
August 19-24
Fundy Fringe Festival
Saint John 506-653-7582
fundyfringefestival.com
August 23-25
Miramichi Scottish Festival
Miramichi 506-622-0357
highlandsociety.com/scottish-festival
August 31
International Lumberjack Championship
St. Stephen 506-467-9905
ganongnaturepark.com
September 6-8
Atlantic Balloon Fiesta
Sussex 506-432-9444
atlanticballoonfiesta.ca
September 10-15
Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival
Fredericton 888-622-5837
harvestjazzandblues.com
September 13-15
Campbellton Bluegrass Festival
Campbellton 506-789-2700
campbellton.org
September 13-15
Campbellton Harvest Festival
Campbellton 506-789-2700
campbellton.com
October 16-20
Indulge Food and Wine Festival
Saint Andrews
indulgenb.com
October 19
Howl-O-Scream Festival
Florenceville-Bristol 506-392-6763
florencevillebristol.ca
November 1-2
World Wine & Food Expo
Moncton 506-531-5102
wineexpo.ca
MAINE
May 30-June 2
Acadia Birding Festival
Mount Desert Island 207-233-3694
acadiabirdingfestival.com
June 9
Old Port Festival
Portland 207-772-6828
portlandmaine.com
June 23-29
Windjammer Days
Boothbay Harbor 207-633-2353
boothbayharborwindjammerdays.org
July 5
Great Schooner Race
Penobscot Bay 207-374-2993
greatschoonerrace.com
July 13-14
North Atlantic Blues Festival
Rockland 207-596-6055
northatlanticbluesfestival.com
July 26-28
Eliot Antique Tractor and Engine Show
Eliot 207-748-3303
raittfarmmuseum.org
July 31-August 4
Maine Lobster Festival
Rockland 800-576-7512
mainelobsterfestival.com
August 8-17
Skowhegan State Fair
Skowhegan 207-474-2947
skowheganstatefair.com
August 16-18
Machias Wild Blueberry Festival
Machias 207-255-6665
machiasblueberry.com
August 23-25
American Folk Festival
Bangor 207-262-7765
americanfolkfestival.com
August 30-September 8
Boothbay Harbor Fest
Boothbay 207-671-7676
boothbayharborfest.com
September 5-8
International Seaplane Fly-In
Greenville 207-695-6121
seaplanefly-in.org
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Credit: Tourism PEI / Stephen DesRoches
Intro caption: Celebrate agriculture with the Apple Blossom Festival. Annapolis Valley, NS
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