Calendar

Our Maple Syrup Weekend will take place on March 28th and 29th this year. Maple syrup-themed activities will happen throughout the Museum Site. In the Cooperage, you can learn about the process of...

Join our instructor, Sandy, in our first paper quilling workshop on Saturday, March 28th. Paper quilling is the art of rolling, shaping, and gluing strips of paper to create decorative designs and 3D...

Fish Fry at the Hubbards Area Lions Club from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. Cost is $16 - no advance order required.

Corned Beef & Cabbage Supper at the District #1 Community Centre, Blandford from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. Eat-in or Take-out. Enjoy corned beef, cabbage, turnip, carrots, potatoes, rolls & dessert. Adults $17...

One of Nova Scotia’s most prolific and best-loved folk singers, Dave Gunning, celebrates the release of a brand new album right here in Chester. With over two decades on the road, Nova Scotia’s Dave...

Join us for Silver Screamers, the joyful celebration of second acts and fearless reinvention Synopsis: The heartwarming and spine-tingling documentary that follows a spirited group of senior citizens...

Newfie Breakfast at the Chester Basin Legion from 8:30 to 10:30 am. Eat-in or Take-out. Enjoy homemade baked beans, scrambled eggs, pancakes, fried bologna, hashbrown patty, 1 fishcake (extra while...

Part theatre, part improv comedy, TILT follows as a couple’s relationship takes a turn when a shocking secret comes to light. What secret? You decide! TILT is a hybrid theatre/improv show where each...

In the matter of the Municipal Government Act and the Municipality of the District of Chester TAKE NOTICE THAT on Thursday, January 15, 2026, Chester Municipal Council provided intention to rezone the...

A Council meeting will be held on this day beginning at 8:45 am. AGENDAS Agendas are posted on-line, the Monday prior to the meeting. PUBLIC INPUT - Meetings are open to the public, and we invite...

Opening Reception Thursday, Apr 9th 5-7pm Creative Seniors is an 8-week pay-what-you-can art program for seniors 55+ Led by Lisa Hrabowsky, this painting studio offered a unique Creative Seniors...

Elvis sings and tells his story like never before in EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, a new cinematic experience from visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann. EPiC features long-lost footage from Presely’s...

Supper at the Forties Community Centre (1787 Forties Road, New Ross) from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. Enjoy baked beans, potato scallop, ham, pie/cheesecake dessert, tea & coffee. Eat-in or Take-out. Fully...

There will be a meeting of the Village of Chester Planning Advisory Committee on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Agenda items include: Consideration of a staff report and draft amendments to the...

There will be a meeting of the Municipal Planning Advisory Committee on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Agenda items include: Staff report & Draft Development Agreement – East River Village...

National Canadian Film Day Celebrate National Canadian Film day with a FREE screening of Inuk filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk’s latest enthralling imagining of ancient Inuit stories Uiksaringitara (Wrong...

Council Policy & Strategy Sessions will be held on the second-last Thursday of the Month. This meeting replaces the former Committee of the Whole meeting. The Council Policy & Strategy Session is a...

Join us on Saturday April 18th at 1pm to create a personalized gift for your Mom with pressed flowers. The perfect Mother's Day present made by you for that special person in your life. ​Sasha...

Buckle up for JoyRide, a duo that is a fast-paced, multi-instrumental thrill-ride of jazz, ragtime, Latin, klezmer, Celtic, bebop, blues and more! Colin Maier (oboe, saw, vocals, from Quartetto Gelato...

Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden ( Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman ( The Hobbit, The Responder) in The Fifth Step, the critically acclaimed and subversively...

A Council meeting will be held on this day beginning at 8:45 am. AGENDAS Agendas are posted on-line, the Monday prior to the meeting. PUBLIC INPUT - Meetings are open to the public, and we invite...

An Exhibition by Rebecca Fisk April 23rd - May 17th Opening Reception Thursday, Apr 23rd 5-7pm This exhibition features large acrylic paintings that illustrate phrases and sayings rooted in a racially...

Cold Plate Take Out Dinner at Clarke Lodge #61, 79 Queen Street in Chester from 4 to 6 pm. Dinner consists of Potato and Macaroni Salad, Turkey, Roast Beef and Ham Slices, Coleslaw, Roll and Dessert...