Seafest

Seafest was a 12-day festival in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Since 1979 locals and visitors have come together every summer to celebrate the food, culture, and life of our coastal community. For the 2023 calendar year, Seafest took place July 12th to 23rd.

Seafest: A Celebration of Life by the Sea
Location(s)Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada B5A 4K3
Established1979
Websitewww.seafest.ca

History

Beginning in 1979, Seafest was a unique maritime festival that takes place every July in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Having once been under the control of the Yarmouth Development Corporation, Seafest was then run entirely by volunteers.[1] The Canadian Government supported Seafest in the form of funding,[2] and the town's MLA, Zach Churchill, served as an advocate for the festival, having established its importance with Premier Stephen McNeil, published as a Stephen's Pick.[3]

Signature events

Parades on foot, floats, and boats are part of the festival. Other events included a mackerel toss, rum running races, and sea balloons on the wharf in the harbor. The history of Yarmouth was portrayed through many tours throughout the town, along with museum day.[4]

The Classic Car Cruise is a popular event during the festival, usually taking place on the Friday night of the week. This event is hosted by the Roaring 20s Antique Auto club.[5]

Awards

Seafest was nationally recognized through an online poll on canoe.ca [6] as Canada's top Summer Event in 2013.[7] The 2014 poll begun and Seafest won the Nova Scotia Top Summer Event and is heading to the National Poll for a second year in a row.[8] Seafest has also been recognized provincially through the West Jet Fun'N Festival Series.[9][10] Linda Deveau was also selected for the CTV News at 5 (Maritimes) "Maritimer of the Week" award at the beginning of the 35th Seafest Festival.[11] Named the Best Festival in Nova Scotia by WestJet Fun 'n Festivals Series (2013).

See also

Culture of Halifax, Nova Scotia List of music festivals in Canada

References
  1. "History". Archived from the original on 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  2. Channel, Government of Canada, Service Canada, Citizen Service Branch, Digital Service Directorate, Web; Web, Gouvernement du Canada, Service Canada, Direction générale de service aux citoyens, La Direction du service numérique, Services (13 December 2013). "Canada.ca". Pch.gc.ca. Retrieved 4 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "Yarmouth Seafest, Lobster Festival and Parade of Lights Festival – July 14-24". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  4. "Welcome to the Seafest Festival! Yarmouth, Nova Scotia". seafest.ca. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  5. "Classic Car Cruise". Seafest Festival | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  6. "St. Catharines News - Latest Daily Breaking News Stories - StCatharinesStandard.ca". StCatharinesStandard.ca. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  7. "What's Replacing LIN.ca? - Sign Up and Find Out". lin.ca. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  8. "What is Canada's top summer event? Choose the top event in each province or territory". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  9. "Fun 'n Festival Series". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  10. "The Vanguard". Vevanguard.ca. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  11. "Maritimer of the Week". Atlantic.ctvnews.ca. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
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