Sat, October 05, 2024
The Nova Scotia Forest Festival is back at Memory Lane Heritage Village on Saturday, October 5th.
The festival will run from 11 AM to 4 PM and is a showcase of the many ways Nova Scotians connect to our forests for their livelihood, housing, recreation, food, and heritage.
Featuring live horse logging demonstrations with Ruby and Dan, a matched pair of Clydesdale-crosses. Enjoy axe throwing, hands-on activities & heritage demonstrations for all ages.
The event culminates in the Golden Axe-throwing Tournament where local businesses will be going axe-head to axe-head to see who has the chops.
The Nova Scotia Forest Festival is free admission and is rain or shine, so come on out no matter the weather!
See below for activity details!
Please Note: Memory Lane Heritage Village has farm animals on site and does not allow pets within the Village grounds.
For a hands-on festival experience, please keep these times in mind as you plan your visit!
This schedule is subject to change.
Join Award Winning Illustrator Jeff Domm as he launches his brand new book "Edible East Coast Mushrooms"
Jeffrey C. Domm is an award-winning illustrator with over thirty wildlife related books to his credit, including the children's books Atlantic Puffin and The Hatchling's Journey. He has been teaching illustration and drawing at NSCAD University for over sixteen years and his body of work includes illustrations for Parks Canada, Environment Canada, and Canadian Wildlife Service.
Campfire Entertainment
There's nothing like some campfire tunes to get the toes a'tapping! Enjoy the campfire and a few marshmallows while you listen.
11:00 am to 11:45 am - TBA
12:00 pm to 12:45 pm - TBA
1:00 pm to 1:45 pm - TBA
2:00 pm to 2:45 pm - TBA
3:00 pm to 3:45 pm - TBA
Eat Like a Lumberjack
Meals in The Cookhouse, served on enamel dishes just like back in the day!
$16 - Purchase your meal in the Hosking General Store
2024 Menu TBA
*Vegetarian option will be available
*Also comes with coffee, tea, lemonade, iced tea, and water.
(BBQ will also be available for purchase down in the Axe-Throwing area.)
Never before has promoting your business been so much fun! We are looking for local businesses to take part in the 6th Annual Golden Axe-Throwing Tournament at the Nova Scotia Forest Festival. Public Axe Throwing will be available before and after the tournament.
Find out if you have the chops!
Assign one person to represent your business in the tournament and they'll go axe-head to axe-head to find out who will take home the Golden Axe (and bragging rights) until next year!
Deadline for businesses to enter is Monday September 25th at 11:59pm.
To register a participant, please contact Thea Wilson-Hammond at 902-845-1937 or at info@visitmemorylane.ca.
