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Sat, Aug 2, 2025, 9:30 am
to Sun, Aug 3, 2025, 04:30 pm
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4568 NS-12
New Ross, NS B0J2M0
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Ox Power

Join us on August 2nd & 3rd for our ‘Ox Power’ weekend. See the oxen at work on the farm, chat with the teamster, and learn what made Oxen so crucial to settlers in rural Nova Scotia. Please note that...
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Ross Farm Museum
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4568 NS-12
New Ross, NS B0J2M0
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Sat, Aug 2, 2025, 7:30 pm
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22 Pleasant St.
Chester, NS B0J 3M0
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Steph's Summer Shindig

What better way to celebrate summer than with drag superstar Steph Peaks at Steph’s Summertime Shindig! That’s right, Chester, the incredible Steph Peaks is coming back to Chester Playhouse for...
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$35 - $17.50
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22 Pleasant St.
Chester, NS B0J 3M0
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Mon, Aug 4, 2025, 3:00 pm
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109 Central St.
Chester, NS B0J 3M0
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Morgan Toney Trio - Live in Lordly park

Celebrate the summer sun and wrap up the August long weekend with this Pay-What-You-Wish concert combining fiery fiddling and ancient wisdom, with Juno-nominated, 3-time ECMA winner Morgan Toney...
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109 Central St.
Chester, NS B0J 3M0
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Fri, Aug 8, 2025, 7:30 pm
to Sun, Aug 10, 2025, 04:00 pm
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22 Pleasant St.
Chester, NS B0J 3M0
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Punch Up by Kat Sandler

Strap in for Punch Up, a comic misadventure that will have you rolling in the aisles as “The Funniest Man Alive” tries to make the “Most Pathetic Man That Ever Existed” make the “Saddest Girl in the...
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$39 - $19.50
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22 Pleasant St.
Chester, NS B0J 3M0
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Sat, Aug 9, 2025, 9:30 am
to Sun, Aug 10, 2025, 04:30 pm
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4568 NS-12
New Ross, NS B0J2M0
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Nice Hat!

As labourers worked all day under the scorching sun, having protection became essential. During the late 18th to early 19th centuries, straw hats were a common sight among farmers and workers in both...
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New Ross, NS B0J2M0
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Fri, Aug 15, 2025, 7:30 pm
to Sun, Aug 17, 2025, 04:00 pm
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22 Pleasant St.
Chester, NS B0J 3M0
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The Sea Shanty Show

Hoist the mainsail and set course for fun with The Sea Shanty Show, a charming musical review paying tribute to the wonder and majesty of the sea! What started as a TikTok trend has become a worldwide...
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22 Pleasant St.
Chester, NS B0J 3M0
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Sat, Aug 16, 2025, 9:30 am
to Sun, Aug 17, 2025, 04:30 pm
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4568 NS-12
New Ross, NS B0J2M0
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Spoon Making

Wooden spoons have long been cherished utensils in kitchens worldwide, including in Nova Scotia. Join us on August 16th and 17th as skilled interpreters showcase the fascinating process of...
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4568 NS-12
New Ross, NS B0J2M0
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Sat, Aug 23, 2025, 9:30 am
to Sun, Aug 24, 2025, 04:30 pm
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4568 NS-12
New Ross, NS B0J2M0
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Nothing But The Flax

Our 'Nothing but the Flax' weekend on August 23rd and 24th will showcase the process of turning flax into linen. Learn all about rippling, retting, breaking, scutching, hackling and spinning to turn...
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Sat, Aug 23, 2025, 7:30 pm
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22 Pleasant St.
Chester, NS B0J 3M0
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Jenn Grant Trio

Nova Scotia’s folk/pop princess Jenn Grant makes her Chester Playhouse return, with award-winning songs that will move, excite, and inspire! There is an undeniably ethereal quality to Grant’s voice...
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22 Pleasant St.
Chester, NS B0J 3M0
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Sat, Aug 30, 2025, 9:30 am
to Mon, Sep 1, 2025, 04:30 pm
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4568 NS-12
New Ross, NS B0J2M0
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Family Participation Day

Labour Day weekend, August 30th - September 1st, step back in time with us and participate in some hands-on activities.
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4568 NS-12
New Ross, NS B0J2M0
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