Weekly Events Update, Aug 28 2025

Eleanor Johnson
30 minutes ago
6 min read

Please be extra aware and careful on the roads this weekend, it's Wharf Rat Rally in Digby, a long weekend, with Labour Day on Monday, then back to school for many.

All events and posters are on our website and in photo albums on our Facebook page. Visit our website www.theweymouthbridge.com or our Facebook page for all the details. Please share this and ask others to subscribe.

This Week's Events (Aug 28 - Sep 4) (posters)

August Weymouth Library Art Exhibit: The Art of Relief

The exhibit features original linocut prints by Marcel Saulnier alongside the carved linoleum plates used to create them. Aug. 2 to 30.

Thur Aug 28 to 31 Wharf Rat Rally

For schedule of events see https://wharfratrally.com/events/

Fri Aug 29 Crafter Noons

2-4pm. Digby Library. Join other crafters to chat and share ideas. Bring your own supplies to work on your project while enjoying good company. This program is for adults.

Fri Aug 29 Music on the Sissiboo – Ruth Manning & The Prospectors

7pm Sissiboo Landing, Weymouth. Free Concert with BBQ + night market.

Fri Aug 29 Jurassic World Rebirth

7pm King’s Theatre, Annapolis Royal. Film, Hollywood. Adults $11.95. Five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, the planet’s ecology has proven largely inhospitable to dinosaurs. Those remaining exist in isolated equatorial environments with climates resembling the one in which they once thrived. The three most colossal creatures within that tropical biosphere hold the key to a drug that will bring miraculous life-saving benefits to humankind.

Sat Aug 30 Gypsy

7:30pm King’s Theatre, Annapolis Royal. Tribute. $40 Adults. $10 Youth The “Gypsy” Fleetwood Mac experience is a truly authentic representation of this multiple award-winning group's very best songs of all time, including Stevie Nicks duets with Don Henley and Tom Petty. Their spectacular show repertoire includes: “Dreams, Go Your Own Way, Rhiannon, Don’t Stop, The Chain,” and many more fan favourites.

Sun Aug 31 Sketch

3pm King’s Theatre, Annapolis Royal. Family film. $11.95 Adults. When a young girl’s sketchbook falls into a strange pond, her drawings come to life–unpredictable, chaotic, and dangerously real. As the town unravels, she and her brother must track down the creatures before they leave permanent damage. Their father, racing to find them through the fallout, must navigate a town in crisis to reunite his family and stop the disaster they never meant to unleash.

SEPTEMBER

Mon Sept 1 Digby Fire Dept Seafood Chowder

4 – 6pm Digby Firehall. $20 pp. Takeout only.

Tue Sep 2 Heure du conte en pyjama

6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Clare Library, 29 Chemin Haché, Meteghan. Children aged 4 to 8, accompanied by an adult, are invited to listen to stories before bedtime. Wear your pajamas! The reading will be in French.

New Events after this week (posters)

Sat Sep 6 Karaoke with Lady Heidi

Kids 5-7pm Adults 7-9 pm Sissiboo Landing.

Sun Sep 14 Harvest Supper

3 -6pm Southville Fire Dept. $18 for adults. Take out only.

Wed Sep 17 The Glassworker

7pm King’s Theatre, Annapolis Royal, Animation, film, PG. Adult: $11.95 In a town divided by duty and class, Vincent, a glassmaker’s son, and Alliz, a violinist who is the colonel’s daughter, fall in love. As their bond grows, rising tensions between their families threaten to pull them apart. Brought to life through stunning hand-drawn animation, The Glassworker is a poetic tale of first love, family, and the price of staying true to your art.

Fri Sep 19 Freakier Friday

7 pm King’s Theatre, Annapolis Royal. Family film, Comedy, Adventure. PG. Adults $ 11.95. 22 years after Tess and Anna endured an identity crisis, Anna now has a daughter and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover that lightning might strike twice.

Sun Sep 21 Big Rig Show & Shine

9:30 am Registration. Showing 11 am – 4 pm. Downtown Weymouth.

Sun Sep 21 Barrel Roll

12 noon Weymouth waterfront. For Havelock Fire Dept.

Sun Sep 21 Roméo et Juliette

3 pm Kings Theatre, Annapolis Royal. Met Opera Stage to screen. Adults $19.32

Sep 27 80s night – The Breakfast Club

7 pm King’s Theatre, Annapolis Royal. Film, special event. Free, donations welcome, It’s the 40th anniversary of the 1985 classic film. Dress up and join us for a celebration of the 80s!!! Themed dress, Polaroid photo booth, special drinks, decor, music and more!

Sat Oct 4 Digby Multicultural Festival

10 am – 4 pm Digby Centre, 91 Water Street. Entertainment, vendors, kids' fun.

Sat Oct 4 Fall Festival

9am – 1 pm Foresters Hall, 3434 Cementsvale Rd. Apple Pie Baking Competition. Kids' colouring contest. Chili/Corn Chowder. Community Yard Sale.

Regular Events (posters)

Free Virtual Urgent Care Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat & Sun 8am – noon. 1-833-413-0277

ANNAPOLIS ROYAL

NS Walking Group, Wednesdays 10am. Market Square
Writer’s Gathering, 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 3 – 5pm. Mad Hatter Bar.
Farmers’ and Traders’ market Saturdays 9am – noon Legion.
Celtic Vibes Thursdays 2:30 Taproom

BEAR RIVER, SMITHS COVE, DEEP BROOK

Bear River Night Markets every second Wednesday 4 – 7pm Bear River Waterfront. June 4 to Oct 8.
Muddy Duck Yoga Mon – Thurs 9:30 – 10:45 am $12 Oakdene Centre, Bear River
Smith’s Cove Fire Dept breakfasts Saturdays Sept 20. 7:30 – 10 am Adults $15
Taoist Tai Chi Saturdays 1:30 – 3:30 Oakdene Centre, Bear River. Sessions are led by local accredited instructor George Chisholm and contributions range from $30 to $40 dollars per month. For more information and/or to register, go to taoist.org.
Seniors’ Day at the Bear River & Area Community Health Clinic Every 2nd Wednesday of the month 1-3pm. Guest Speaker, fun activities and refreshments. Drop-in. Call 902-467-3611 for details.
Taekwondo Tuesdays & Thursdays 6pm Oakdene Centre
Rudolph Steiner Study Group every Sunday
11 am – 2 pm Register with Shirley at bello.bees@gmail.com
Bear River Breakfasts. First Saturday of each month. 7am-10am. Adults $15, kids 5-12 $7.50, 0-5 years free.
Smiths Cove Fire Dept Coffee Mornings Thursdays 9:30-11:30am 43 North Old Post Road, Smith’s Cove. By donation.
Deep Brook Farmers & Crafters Market Sundays 11 - 2pm Lions Hall, 948 Hwy 1 Deep Brook

Regular events in DEEP BOOK / CORNWALLIS

Keep Fit & Healthy Classes Mondays, Wed & Fridays 8:45 – 9:45 am 902-376-2055
Hatha Yoga Mondays 11:30 – 12:45 Sridhara 250-228-3848
Zumba Tuesdays 6:30-7:30pm Felker Hall Cornwallis $5pp 902-532-7736
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Wed 8am Maritza 902-247-1473
Cribbage Thursdays from 1pm Felker Hall Cornwallis 902-376-2007
Chair Yoga Fridays 11:30 -12:45 Sridhara 250-228-3848
Karate (various classes and levels) , Women’s Defense, Weapons Class www.firstcontactkarate.com, 726 Broadway, Cornwallis

Regular events in DIGBY

Coffee & Conversation at the Museum Every Tuesday 10-2 from June 10th till September 23rd. As a community museum, we'd love to get your input on what you want from us. Visit the museum and have a conversation with the Curator and museum volunteers. Learn about us and consider if you might also like to become a volunteer. All are welcome, we support inclusivity! Coffee, Tea and treats will be served. admuseum@ns.sympatico.ca 902-245-6322
Farmers & Artisans Markets Fridays & Sundays 10 am – 3 pm. May 30 – Sept 28. Admiral’s Walk, Digby
Spring Story Time Friday’s 10:30 – 11 am Digby Library
Conversation Circles Wednesdays 6 – 7 pm (EAL Support). NSCC Digby learning Centre.
Crafter Noons Fridays 2-4pm Digby Library Join other crafters to chat and share ideas. Bring your own supplies to work on your project while keeping good company. This program is for adults.

Regular events in WEYMOUTH

Church of Christ Youth Groups. Wednesdays 7-8pm for Grades 1-5 and Grades 6-9. Starting Sept 10 2025. At Weymouth Church of Christ, 4924 Highway 1, Weymouth North. More details 902-837-6150
A Crafty Afternoon Tuesdays, 1 to 4 p.m. Weymouth Library Have fun with others while you knit, crochet, rug hook, sew or work on any project you would like to work on. Please bring your own supplies.
Weymouth Legion

• BINGO on Tuesday nights. From 6pm, games start at 7pm. Jackpot goes up $25/week

• Jam Nights every other Thursday Doors open at 6. Music 7-9:30pm. Pub Grub, 50/50, bar.

• Happy Hour every day 5pm-7pm and all day Sunday.

• Karaoke with Woody Every other Saturday 7-11pm with Pub Grub.

• Karaoke with Lady Heidi Every Friday 7-11pm and Sunday 3 – 7pm with Pub Grub.

• Meat Draw approx.. every 6 weeks

Weymouth Waterfront Development Committee (WWDC) meets third Wednesday 1:30 at Sissiboo Landing, email sissiboolanding@gmail.com

Regular events in CLARE

Farmers Market, Belliveau Cove Saturdays 10 am – 2 pm until Sept 27.
Conversation Circle (in English) Tuesdays 6:30pm Louise-E-Deveau, University Sainte Anne
NS Walk Group, Clare Wed 10am DJs General Store, Salmon River
Lions Bingo Mondays 7pm Meteghan Lions Club
Darts Thursdays 1:30pm Clare Columbus Club $3
Scrapbooking at Clare Library, Saturdays10am – 12 noon