Events and Attractions

The Atlantic Canada Rare & Unusual Plant Society Presents: A Rare Seminar and Reception with Award Winning Photographer Freeman Patterson "Garden of the Gods - The Flora and Ecology of Namaqualand" Seminar 5pm (doors open to public at 4) Reception with cash bar to follow at 6:30pm Reception is catered by Paula Buxton of Leo’s Cafe...Read more >

Modeling on Clay and Mannequin Plaster Mould : Basic Sculpting with Vasilis Vasili ​2-day workshop May 12 & 13, 10-3pm. $125 ARCAC Member / $140 Non-member Maximum 12 people (age 16+) ​Materials: Clay or Plasticine and plaster. Learn the first and basic steps of making sculpture. The participants will choose between two themes. The first...Read more >

Admission by donation!

There is a trout fishing derby being held from 10AM-2PM at First Lake on May 12.  First Lake is located on Rt. 8 next to the Hwy 101 East ramp and commuter parking lot in Lequille. Open to all ages with parental supervision and cost free! Canoes are allowed but must be portaged to the lake as there...Read more >

For one day in Annapolis Royal is the centre of the plant world for Atlantic Canadian gardeners! Plant lovers from as far away as Ontario come for this opportunity to find growers of rare and unusual plants in one place. Entry to the Plant Sale is free and there’s plenty of parking. With Annapolis Royal...Read more >

Anthropology graduate Joanie Little is stuck working as a barista. Rather than let this get her down, she decides to make the most of her “underemployment”.  So, much like Jane Goodall did with chimpanzees, this upbeat Miss studies her only available subjects: the eccentric customers of her coffee shop ‘jungle’.  Hilarity ensues, with jazzy tunes,...Read more >

‘Spring into Song’ on Mother's Day.  Join A Royal Consort Community Choir to welcome spring with a beautiful range of songs from folk songs and spirituals to even a touch of Rogers and Hammerstein. Tickets ($12 advance, $15 at the door, $5 for 16 years and under) available at Bainton's Tannery, from choir members and...Read more >