LOCAL ATTRACTIONS & EVENTS

Attractions

Laurie & Oakfield Provincial Parks, 5 minute drive
Featuring trails, picnicking, swimming, scenic views

Halifax Citadel National Historic Site, Halifax, 20 minute drive
http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/ns/halifax/visit.aspx

Uniacke Estate Museum Park, Mount Uniacke, 25 minute drive
http://museum.gov.ns.ca/uemp/en/home/default.aspx

Shubenacadie Provincial Wildlife Park, Shubenacadie, 25 minute drive
http://wildlifepark.gov.ns.ca/

Windsor Hockey Heritage Centre, Windsor, 35 minute drive
www.birthplaceofhockey.com

Events

24th Annual Halifax International Busker Festival, Halifax August 5th – 15th, 2010
www.buskers.ca

Halifax Seaport Beerfest, Halifax August 13th & 14th , 2010
www.seaportbeerfest.com

The Dutch Mason Blues Festival, Truro, August 13th – 15th, 2010
www.dutchmason.com

Atlantic Fringe Festival, Halifax September 2nd – 12th, 2010
www.atlanticfringe.ca

Atlantic Film Festival, Halifax September 16th – 25th, 2010
www.atlanticfilm.com

Tim Horton’s Valley Harvest Marathon, Wolfville October 10th, 2010
www.valleyharvestmarathon.com

Oktoberfest Heritage Dinner, Lake Charlotte October 16th, 2010
www.heritagevillage.ca

Halifax Pop Explosion, Halifax October 19th – 23rd, 2010
www.halifaxpopexplosion.com

Coastal Dance Theatre presents The Nutcracker, Dartmouth November 29th – December 5th, 2010
www.alderneylanding.com

Festival of Trees, Middle Musquodoboit December 3rd – 5th, 2010
www.musquodoboitvalley.ca