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Weekly Highlights in Nova Scotia

Every featured event of the week, past and present

Esther Fest in Amherst
Weekly Highlight Oct 19–26, 2026

Esther Fest in Amherst

Esther Fest returns to Amherst, Nova Scotia from October 21 to 31, 2026, a ten-day paranormal and horror festival built around the 1878 Great Amherst Mystery and the story of Esther Cox.

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Scotoberfest at Queen's Marque
Weekly Highlight Oct 19–26, 2026

Scotoberfest at Queen's Marque

Scotoberfest brings three days of Scottish-inspired food, drink, live music, games, contests and family fun to Halifax's Queen's Marque and Historic Properties waterfront, October 22-24, 2026.

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Slocum Boot Shop Talk at
Weekly Highlight Oct 12–19, 2026

Slocum Boot Shop Talk at

Kristina Inrig of the Joshua Slocum Society speaks at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax on October 13, 2026, about recreating an 1850s cobbler shop on Brier Island.

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Nocturne Art at Night 2026
Weekly Highlight Oct 12–19, 2026

Nocturne Art at Night 2026

Nocturne: Art at Night returns to Halifax and Dartmouth October 15-18, 2026, with its free signature all-night art showcase on Saturday, October 17 from 6pm to midnight.

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Cider & Cinema at Island Folk
Weekly Highlight Oct 12–19, 2026

Cider & Cinema at Island Folk

Cape Breton Regional Library and SSCC kick off spooky season with a free screening of The Legend of the Psychotic Forest Ranger at Island Folk Cider House in Sydney on October 18, 2026.

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Nine Days, One Island
Weekly Highlight Oct 5–12, 2026

Nine Days, One Island

Celtic Colours marks its 30th year with 52 concerts and hundreds of community events scattered across Cape Breton Island.

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One Warm Line Through the
Weekly Highlight Oct 5–12, 2026

One Warm Line Through the

A Halifax architect who has spent four decades designing buildings turns his attention to the frozen sea route that swallowed Sir John Franklin, in a free talk at the Ocean Swells Community Centre.

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Bring Your Own Chair: A
Weekly Highlight Sep 28 – Oct 5, 2026

Bring Your Own Chair: A

On September 30, a Mi'kmaq gathering for Truth and Reconciliation takes over the old Liverpool railway station that became the Hank Snow Home Town Museum — and the listing's British postcode is a red herring.

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Batter Up: A Nova Scotia
Weekly Highlight Sep 14–21, 2026

Batter Up: A Nova Scotia

In Chester Basin, a small volunteer fire department turns haddock, fries, and a fire hall driveway into one of the South Shore’s most reliable community rituals.

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A Yearly Flame: Wolfville's
Weekly Highlight Sep 14–21, 2026

A Yearly Flame: Wolfville's

On a September Sunday, a small Nova Scotia town gathers at the Lions Hall to run, stroll, glide, and roll beside the Minas Basin, honouring a young man whose one-legged marathon still lights the way for cancer research.

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A Weekend of Free Latin Rhythms at Wolfville's Waterfront
Weekly Highlight Aug 24–30, 2026

A Weekend of Free Latin Rhythms at Wolfville's Waterfront

Wolfville's Waterfront Dance Festival turns a bay-front park into an open-air dance floor for two days of salsa, merengue, and the joy of moving together.

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A Weekend of Free Latin
Weekly Highlight Aug 24–30, 2026

A Weekend of Free Latin

Wolfville's Waterfront Dance Festival turns a bay-front park into an open-air dance floor for two days of salsa, merengue, and the joy of moving together.

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