Nova Scotia Forest Festival 2026

A family-friendly showcase of how Nova Scotians connect to forests — live horse logging demonstrations, public axe-throwing, the 8th annual Golden Axe-Throwing Tournament, canoeing, maple syrup tasting, and heritage demonstrations. Rain or shine, 11 AM to 4 PM.

The festival is set at Memory Lane Heritage Village, a living-history museum where the 1940s come to life in restored buildings along Clam Harbour Road. The heritage setting suits the program: horse logging, sawyers and vintage equipment show how Nova Scotians worked the woods before chainsaws took over, alongside the festival's crowd-pleasing axe-throwing championship.

The whole event runs on a single day, October 3, 2026, from the village's opening hours into the afternoon. It is an easy add-on to an Eastern Shore outing, with Clam Harbour Beach and Taylor Head Provincial Park a short drive away. Village admission applies; check the official site for the day's schedule and competition times.

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