Events at Parks Canada
Find Parks Canada events throughout the year, whether you’re looking for winter and holiday events or summer fun. Check back periodically to learn more about workshops, festivals, concerts, markets, holiday-themed events, and more!
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Learn-to Camp
Learn essential camping skills during one of our overnight events.
Events by region
Traditional music Thursdays
Location: Port-Royal National Historic Site, Port Royal
Enjoy talented entertainers in a series of traditional music featuring local musicians.
Dates: September 12
Times: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Community storytelling at Sydney & Louisburg Railway Museum
Location: Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site, Louisbourg
Discover the tales of the lighthouse with an evening of storytelling, memories and narratives inspired by historical photographs.
Dates: September 13, 2024
Times: 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Louisbourg Lighthouse centennial celebrations
Location: Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site, Louisbourg
Head to the Louisbourg Waterfront to honour the centennial milestone of the Louisbourg Lighthouse with an afternoon of family fun, a boat parade with a cannon salute, barbeque, and live musical performances.
Dates: September 14, 2024
Times: 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Chocolate festival
Location: Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site, Louisbourg
Got a sweet tooth? Taste your way through a delectable day in celebration of all-things chocolate.
Dates: September 21, 2024
Times: 9:30 am to 11:30 pm
Grandmother Moon
Location: Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Ingonish
Head to Freshwater lake to join Mary Louise Bernard for an Indigenous ceremony celebrating women's teachings around the time of the full moon.
Dates: September 18, 2024
Times: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
18th Century Revolutionary War Encampment
Location: Halifax Citadel National Historic Site, Halifax
Watch various Maritime Living History groups recreate an 18th century military camp and witness what camp life was like, with cooking, washing, blacksmithing, and children’s games.
Dates: September 21, 2024
Times: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Acadian Odyssey Monument unveiling ceremony
Location: Fort Anne National Historic Site, Annapolis Royal
Watch the unveiling of an Acadian monument commemorating the Great Upheaval as well as Fort Anne as a deportation site.
Dates: September 21, 2024
Times: 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Location: Manoir Papineau National Historic Site, Montebello
Immerse yourself in the captivating history of Canadian art. Join a special tour of the Manoir-Papineau estate, where guides will introduce you to the artistic legacy of renowned Canadian painters.
Dates: September 28, 2024
Times: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Journées de la culture
Location: Forges du Saint-Maurice National Historic Site, Trois-Rivières
Join us at Forges du Saint-Maurice National Historic Site for Journées de la culture 2024.
Dates: September 28, 2024
Times: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Journées de la culture
Location: Fort Chambly National Historic Site, Chambly
Join us at the historic site to celebrate Journées de la culture 2024.
Dates: September 28, 2024
Times: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Journées de la culture
Location: Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site, Montreal
Join us at the Sir George-Étienne Cartier National Historic Site for Journées de la culture 2024.
Dates: September 29, 2024
Times: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Fort Malden by candlelight
Location: Fort Malden National Historic Site, Amherstburg
Explore candle-lit buildings and listen to stories of the soldiers who lived at Fort Malden over 200 years ago
Dates: September 27, 28, 2024
October 4, 5, 18, 19, 25 and 26, 2024
Times: 7:00 pm and 8:00 pm
Self-guided dark sky nights
Location: Point Pelee National Park, Leamington
Explore the park after dark with this special opportunity to stay late and admire the wonders of the protected night sky.
Dates: October 5, 2024
December 7, 2024
Times: 7:30 pm to 11:59 pm
Chore horse competition
Location: Bar U Ranch National Historic Site, Longview
Watch heavy horse teams be guided around a skill-testing course and help keep horsepower history alive!
Dates: September 15, 2024
Times: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
James Douglas: a multicultural legacy
Location: Fort Langley National Historic Site, Langley
Discover the fascinating legacy of Sir James Douglas for a day of celebration in partnership with the Guyanese Association. Enjoy guest speakers, Caribbean and Indigenous fusion food, cultural performances and more.
Dates: September 21, 2024
Times: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Location: Fort Langley National Historic Site, Langley
Join Fort Langley on the 28th for a presentation by Len Pierre, visit the Métis Nation BC exhibit, watch Indigenous videos. and make an Orange Shirt Day button.
Dates: September 28, 2024
Times: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.
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