July and August are the months for celebration. Weymouth July 1st, Lobster Bash are done but we do have Cherry Carnival this weekend, Digby Scallop Days August 10-13 and Wharf Rat Rally at the very end of August.
Below are three lists - New events; This week's events; and Regular events. For more details go to our website, or the organizers' websites, particularly for registration requirements.
All events are listed and the posters are uploaded onto our website (www. the weymouthbridge.com) as well as into photo albums on our facebook page.
Jul 22 Pickerel Tournament, Cancelled – bluegreen algae
Jul 25 Slip’n’slide, Havelock Comm. Centre, 6:30pm, free, all ages, Clare rec.
Jul 27 The O’Brien Family 12pm noon KT
Jul 27 Gordon Lightfoot Tribute 7pm Digby Trinity Anglican Church fundraiser
Jul 29 Junk in the Trunk & Weymouth wide yard sale, 9am-1pm, Sissiboo Landing
Jul 30 Lumberjack Competition, Universite Sainte-Anne, Festival Acadien de Clare
Aug 1 Children’s Parade,1:30pm, 12years and under, Clare Rec., Register
Aug 2 Joëlle Rabu (music) 7:30pm at Le Richelieu, Festival Acadien de Clare
Aug 3 String Painting 6 to 7:30 p.m. Digby Library Register
Aug 3, ‘Board’ at the Library 1 to 4 p.m. Clare Library.
Aug 5 LEGO Saturdays 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Clare Library
Aug 5 Historic Society Doors Open for Churches
St. Peter’s Anglican 1-2:30pm; St. Matthews 2:30-4:30
Aug 8, 9 Mobile Clinic in Weymouth Medical Centre
Aug 9 Animal Playdough Playdate 1 to 2 p.m. Digby Library Register
Aug. 10 Fun with Makey Makey 2 to 3 p.m. Clare Library Register
Aug 10 Un-bee-lievable! 10 to 11 a.m. Weymouth Library Register
Aug 11 Barbie 3pm KT
Aug 11 Mission Impossible 7 at 7pm KT
Aug 12 Mission Impossible 7 at 3pm KT
Aug 12 Barbie 7:30pm KT
Aug 12 Scallop Days Children’s Parade 10am Digby Center
Aug 12 Author’s Market 11am-2pm Maregold Bookstore Annapolis Royal. Free.
Aug 12 Scallop Days Grand parade 2pm
Aug 12 & 13 Scallop shucking Demo 12-2pm Digby Scallop Days
Aug 12 Bob Marshall & the crew Digby Center stage 3:30-6:30pm Digby Scallop Days
Aug 13 First Responder’s Show & Shine 10am Digby Scallop Days
Aug 16 The Miracle Club 7:30pm KT
Aug 23 Sound of Freedom 7:30 KT
Aug 24 Robertson & Jaffurs 12noon (Live at Lunch, free) KT
Aug 24 Summer Reading Club Story Time 3 to 4 p.m. Clare Library Register
Aug 27 "For Pete's Snakes" 3pm NS DiscoveryBound Youth & Family Centre, Cornwallis
New Regular events
Karate Mondays & Thursdays 6-7pm & 7-8pm, DiscoveryBound Youth Centre, www.firstcontactkarate.com, 726 Broadway, Cornwallis
Volleyball Mondays (July & Aug) 6-7:30pm Ecole Secondaire de Clare. Register. Clare Rec.
Clare Rec Clare Recreation
Jul 20 to Saturday Jul 22 All day FODAR
Jul 21 Learn to SUP! (Basic Paddleboard) Digby Outdoor Rec 6-7:30pm, pre-register $20
Jul 21 Dave Coggins & Bonded Stock, Music on the Sissiboo, Weymouth, 7-8:30pm
Jul 22 Bear River Cherry Carnival
Jul 22 Pickerel Tournament, Amero’s Lake, Register 8 for 9am Cancelled – bluegreen algae
Jul 23 Mini triathlon, 10am, 13yrs and up, $20, Lac à Victor (CJA), Register, Clare Rec.
Jul 24-27 Basketball Camp Two groups $60 DRHS DARC
Jul 24-26, Teen Baking Camp, 1-4pm, 10-15yrs, $10/day, Clare Rec., Register
Jul 25 Slip’n’slide, Havelock Comm. Centre, 6:30pm, free, all ages, Clare rec.
Jul 26 Discovery Centre: Rethink, Repair, Reimagine, Digby Library, 2:30pm
Jul 26 Beats by the Bay, 7pm, free, Smugglers Cove, Clare Rec.
Jul 26 at 7:30pm No Hard Feelings (film) KT
Jul 27 Washer Tournament, 10:30am, Havelock Comm. Centre, Free, Clare Rec.
Jul 27 African Drumming Workshop, free, register, 12-3pm, at Oakdene, Bear River by Turning the Tide
Jul 27 Trivia & photo hunt, 6:30pm, free, all ages, Salmon River Fire Hal, Register before Jul 20, Clare Rec.
Jul 27 Gordon Lightfoot Tribute 7pm Digby Trinity Anglican Church fundraiser
Bear River Breakfasts. First Saturday of each month. 7am-10am. Adults $15, Kids under 10 $7, under 5 years free.​ July 1 moved to July 22
Deep Brook Community Market Wednesdays 2-5pm 948 Hwy 1 Deep Brook
CORNWALLIS
Line Dancing, Felker Hall, Cornwallis, Mondays & Fridays 10:30am-11:30am $5 per class
Meat Bingo, Fridays 7pm, Felker Hall, Cornwallis. Door prize, 50/50, game prizes
Karate Mondays & Thursdays 6-7pm & 7-8pm, DiscoveryBound Youth Centre, www.firstcontactkarate.com, 726 Broadway, Cornwallis
DIGBY
Public swimming Adult/Lane 12-1pm; Public swim 1:30-3pm; 6-7:30pm $3 pp; $10 per family
Transition to School Tues & Wed (Jul 4-Aug 16) Register. Digby Family Centre
Summer Reading Clubs (Children, Teens, Adults) Saturdays (Jun 24 – Aug 26) , Digby Library
Music on the Promenade, Mon, Wed and Fridays, 6-8pm June 16 to August
Digby Market 10am-3pm, Fridays & Sundays
Youth Space, Thursdays 3-7pm, Turning The Tide, NSCC, 87 Warwick St, Digby
Cardio and Core, Mon 9:30-10:30, DARC
Zumba Gold, Fri 11am-12noon, DARC
Chair yoga Wed 9:30-10:30am OR 10:45-11:45am DARC
WEYMOUTH
Thursday evening markets, Sissiboo Landing 4-8pm
Music on the Sissiboo, Free Friday evening concerts 7-8:30pm Weymouth Bandstand
St. Peter’s Churchyard Loyalist Stroll, Wednesdays (Jul 5 to Aug 23) 2-3pm. Free
Weymouth Waterfront Development Committee (WWDC) meets third Thursday 1:30 at Sissiboo Landing.
​Weymouth C. of Christ - Kids Club; Youth Group; Wednesdays 6:45-8pm
Volunteers wanted to drive clients to clinics, Weymouth VON.
CLARE
Volleyball Mondays (July & Aug) 6-7:30pm Ecole Secondaire de Clare. Register. Clare Rec.
Drop-in Pickleball, 9:30-11:30am Mondays & Friday, for adults, July & August, Université Sainte-Anne gym, Clare Rec. Free. Equipment provided.
Short track, (biking) Tuesdays until Jul 14, 6pm, the Petit Bois at the Université Sainte-Anne, $20, all ages, register Clare Rec.
Beach Yoga Tuesdays in July & August, Free, Mavillette Beach, 6:30pm, free, all ages
Petits Amis Tuesdays in July Univerite Sainte-Anne’s Pool 9-11am Register Clare Rec.
Scrapbooking at Meteghan Library, Tuesdays May to Jun 27, 6:30 7:45pm
Fibre Arts Group: Wednesdays, 1 to 2 p.m. Meteghan Library
All events and posters are on our website home page, and facebook page. New posters are added continuously to the website, so check there to see what's on.
Let us know of any events and send contributions, comments or complaints, to info@theweymouthbridge.com
Have a lovely week
Eleanor & Wayne