Seafest

Seafest is a 10-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.

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 is 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 is now run entirely by volunteers.[1] The Canadian Government supports Seafest in the form of funding,[2] and the town's MLA, Zach Churchill, serves 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 include a mackerel toss, rum running races, and sea balloons on the wharf in the harbor. The history of Yarmouth is portrayed through many tours throughout the town, along with museum day.[4]

Awards

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

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See also

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

References
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  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. "Canada.ca". Pch.gc.ca. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Welcome to the Seafest Festival! Yarmouth, Nova Scotia". seafest.ca. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  5. "St. Catharines News - Latest Daily Breaking News Stories - StCatharinesStandard.ca". StCatharinesStandard.ca. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  6. "What's Replacing LIN.ca? - Sign Up and Find Out". lin.ca. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  7. "What is Canada's top summer event? Choose the top event in each province or territory". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "The Vanguard". Vevanguard.ca. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  10. "Maritimer of the Week". Atlantic.ctvnews.ca. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
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