Sponsored Events

Each year, Atlantic Lottery supports more than 100 grassroot events that have important cultural, social, and economic impacts across the region.

Our goal is to reach community festivals and events in every corner of Atlantic Canada.

Event Name	City	Start Date	End Date
Paddlefest Music & Nature Festival	St. Andrews	16-May	19-May
Gathering of the Scots Festival	Perth-Andover	6-Jun	9-Jun
Filipino Traditional Cultural Heritage Canada	Shediac	9-Jun	9-Jun
Greater Moncton Highland Games & Scottish Festival	Moncton	11-Jun	15-Jun
Campbellton Salmon Festival	Campbellton	21-Jun	1-Jul
Cultural Expressions Festival	Fredericton	22-Jun	22-Jun
Grand Falls Potato Festival	Grand Falls	28-Jun	1-Jul
Municipality of Grand Lake Summer Festival	Grand Lake	29-Jun	14-Jul
Shediac Lobster Festival	Shediac	5-Jul	14-Jul
Festival Western de Saint-Quentin	Saint-Quentin	9-Jul	14-Jul
Richibucto Scallop Festival of Beaurivage	Richibucto	18-Jul	20-Jul
Festival provincial de la tourbe	Lamèque	24-Jul	29-Jul
Boxcar Country Music Festival	Saint John	25-Jul	27-Jul
Blues d'la Baie Festival	Petit-Rocher	25-Jul	28-Jul
L'Aquafête de Tracadie	Tracadie-Sheila	26-Jul	4-Aug
Bon Ami Festival	Dalhousie	26-Jul	4-Aug
AREA 506	Saint John	2-Aug	4-Aug
Festival acadien de Caraquet	Caraquet	5-Aug	15-Aug
Fundy Sea Shanty Festival	St Martins	9-Aug	11-Aug
Miramichi Fiesta Extravaganza	Miramichi	10-Aug	11-Aug
Levee on the Lake	Sackville	15-Aug	18-Aug
Festival Acadie Rock	Moncton	15-Aug	22-Aug
River of Pride	Moncton	16-Aug	1-Sep
Kent County Agricultural Fair	Ste Marie de Kent	22-Aug	25-Aug
KV Music Fest	Rothesay	28-Aug	30-Aug
River Bend Festival	Bath	29-Aug	2-Sep

Event Name	City	Start Date	End Date
Salmon Festival	Trout River	9-Jun	15-Jun
Iceberg Alley Performance Tent	St. John's	19-Jun	29-Jun
NASCAR Canada Series FT. PRO•LINE 250	Avondale	22-Jun	22-Jun
Exploits Valley Salmon Festival	Grand Falls-Windsor	11-Jul	15-Jul
Newfoundland & Labrador Folk Festival	St John's	12-Jul	14-Jul
Capelin Festival	Little Bay	13-Jul	13-Jul
Belle-Fest Days	Bell Island	15-Jul	5-Aug
Cupids Cupers Cover Soiree	Cupids	17-Jul	21-Jul
Herring Neck Dory Festival	Herring Neck	18-Jul	21-Jul
Food Fibs & Fiddles	Gunners Cove	19-Jul	19-Jul
Bird Island Puffin Festival	Elliston	19-Jul	20-Jul
Twillingate/New World Island Fish, Fun & Folk Festival	Twillingate	22-Jul	28-Jul
Etheridge’s Point Seaside Fest	Joe Batts Arm	26-Jul	28-Jul
Harmony Festival	Corner Brook	1-Aug	31-Aug
Shining Seas Summer Festival	Marystown	2-Aug	5-Aug
Garnish Bakeapple Festival	Garnish	3-Aug	11-Aug
Labrador Straits Bakeapple Folk Festival	Forteau	8-Aug	11-Aug
Point May Family Festival	Point May	8-Aug	11-Aug
South Coast Arts Festival	St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove	9-Aug	11-Aug
Hermitage Sandyville Music and Friends festival	Hermitage	9-Aug	18-Aug
IronFest 2024	Labrador City	22-Aug	24-Aug
SAR Fest	St. John's	30-Aug	31-Aug

Event Name	City	Start Date	End Date
Argyle Street Kitchen Party	Halifax	31-May	2-Jun
NASCAR Canada Series FT. PRO•LINE 150	Antigonish	28-Jun	30-Jun
Pictou Lobster Carnival	Pictou	5-Jul	7-Jul
Antigonish Highland Games	Antigonish	7-Jul	14-Jul
Granville Green	Port Hawkesbury	7-Jul	11-Aug
TD Halifax Jazz Festival	Halifax	9-Jul	14-Jul
Whycocomagh Summer Festival	Whycocomagh	15-Jul	21-Jul
Afrifest 2024	Halifax	18-Jul	21-Jul
South Shore Exhibition	Bridgewater	22-Jul	28-Jul
Stellarton Homecoming	Stellarton	24-Jul	28-Jul
Stan Rogers Folk Festival	Canso	25-Jul	28-Jul
Harmony Bazaar - Festival of Women & Song	Lockeport	26-Jul	28-Jul
Sunset Market	Sackville	27-Jul	27-Jul
Festival de l'Escaouette	Cheticamp	1-Aug	4-Aug
Western Nova Scotia Arts and Heritage Festival	Yarmouth	2-Aug	2-Aug
Clare Bluegrass Festival	Clare	4-Aug	11-Aug
Shelburne County Agricultral Exhibition	Shelburne	6-Aug	10-Aug
Quinzou Che'nous	Truro	8-Aug	9-Aug
Halifax Seaport Cider & Beerfest	Halifax	8-Aug	10-Aug
Digby Scallop Days	Digby	8-Aug	11-Aug
Congrès Mondial Acadien	South West	10-Aug	18-Aug
Cape Breton Exhibition	North Sydney	13-Aug	17-Aug
Nova Scotia Summer Fest	Antigonish	15-Aug	17-Aug
Berwick Gala Days	Berwick	28-Aug	2-Sep
Acoustic Roots Festival	Huntington	30-Aug	30-Aug

Event Name	City	Start Date	End Date
East Coast Music Awards	Charlottetown	01-May-24	05-May-24
Under the Spire Festival	Kensington	8-Jun-24	6-Oct-24
DiverseCity Festival	Various locations	23-Jun-24	18-Aug-24
St Louis Bluegrass & Oldtime Music Festival	St Louis	28-Jun-24	30-Jun-24
Cavendish Beach Music Festival	Cavendish	05-Jul-24	07-Jul-24
PEI Bluegrass & Old Time Music Festival	Cardigan	5-Jul-24	7-Jul-24
Mont-Carmel Summer Concert Series	Mont-Carmel	7-Jul-24	25-Aug-24
Somerset Festival	Kinkora	12-Jul-24	21-Jul-24
PEI Potato Blossom Festival	O'Leary	15-Jul-24	21-Jul-24
PEI Pride Festival	Charlottetown	12-Jul-24	21-Jul-24
Prince County Exhibition	Alberton	25-Jul-24	27-Jul-24
River Clyde Pageant	New Glasgow	25-Jul-24	4-Aug-24
Rendez-vous Rustico	Grand-Rustico	26-Jul-24	28-Jul-24
Mermaid Tears Seaglass Festival	Souris	27-Jul-24	28-Jul-24
St. Peter's Bay Wild Blueberry Festival	St. Peters	27-Jul-24	4-Aug-24
PEI Truck and Tractor Pull	Crapaud	3-Aug-24	4-Aug-24
Cloggeroo - The Island Folk Festival	Three Rivers	9-Aug-24	11-Aug-24
Kensington Harvest Festival	Kensington	17-Aug-24	21-Aug-24
Exposition agricole et le Festival acadien de la région Évangéline	Abram-Village	29-Aug-24	29-Aug-24

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Community Festivals and Events