Christmas in the Bay

Christmas in the Bay Christmas in the Bay 2025 is happening on Saturday, November 22 + 29. Celebrate the season in St.

Margaret's Bay with this FREE family-favourite holiday tradition! ๐ŸŽ…

Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's All-Ages Colouring Contest, presented by the Peggy's Cove Area Art...
12/16/2025

Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's All-Ages Colouring Contest, presented by the Peggy's Cove Area Art Society (PCAAS) as part of Christmas in the Bay 2025. ๐ŸŽ„

There were 110 entries to the contest.

While the four judges, members of PCAAS and Crossroad Artists, knew the age of each entrant, the entrants' names were hidden. The judges assessed submissions based on creativity and ex*****on, while considering the age of the participant.

They had a very tough time narrowing their choices down to 15 entries to receive prizes!

All prize recipients have now been notified. Shown here, one of this year's youngest prize recipients, Everly, age 7.

Special thanks to Amy Nemeth -Artist and Jillian Book, who provided original artwork for the contest and inspired some wonderful work from our area's colouring fans! ๐Ÿฅฐ

Note: If your child/grandchild was one of the contest winners, we'd love to see and share a photo of that winner with their prize-winning art and prize, along with the winner's first name. Please send a photo by private message on this page. No pressure, though...sharing a photo is completely optional!

We have found two lost blankets and a bracelet from the Christmas in the Bay events on Saturday November 29th. Are they ...
12/13/2025

We have found two lost blankets and a bracelet from the Christmas in the Bay events on Saturday November 29th. Are they yours? We are keeping them safe at Redmond's Home Hardware!

You can still join in on more Christmas in the Bay fun by submitting your entry for our annual All Ages Colouring Contes...
12/01/2025

You can still join in on more Christmas in the Bay fun by submitting your entry for our annual All Ages Colouring Contest sponsored by Peggy's Cove Area Festival of the Arts! ๐ŸŽ„ Details below. ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡

And that's a wrap on Christmas in the Bay 2025! ๐ŸŽ…Thank you for joining us for another year of this grassroots project th...
11/30/2025

And that's a wrap on Christmas in the Bay 2025! ๐ŸŽ…

Thank you for joining us for another year of this grassroots project that has become a family tradition for so many in SMB! โค๏ธ Do you have photos to share? We'd love to see them! ๐Ÿฅฐ

Did you know that the whole Christmas in the Bay event is coordinated by volunteers who cherish this event as much as our community does? We couldn't be able to put this on ever year without all of our amazing volunteers and community partners.

Sending a heartfelt thank you to:
The Anglican Parish of French Village
Bay Equipment Rentals & Sales
Bay Treasure Chest
CBI Health Tantallon
Crossroads Community Choir
Crossroads Real Estate
Deborah Gabinet and Friends
Fair Winds Financial Coach
Faith St. Margaret's Bay
Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency Station 65 - Upper Tantallon & volunteer firefighters
Hedgehog Writing & Editing
Highlander Law
Jill Rahhali (Jillybean's Artroom)
Labour Day Picnic Cafe
Mary Lynne Milledge face painter
Otis & Clementine's Books & Coffee
The Masthead News
Melissa Connick School of Dance
Peggy's Cove Area Art Society (Peggy's Cove Area Festival of the Arts)
Redmond's Home Hardware
Santa and his Chief Elf Jingle
Seniors Association of St. Margaret's Bay
SMATVA Group
SMB Community Enterprise Centre
SMB Tourism Association
St. Margaretโ€™s Bay Glee Club
And last but not least, all of our individual volunteers and volunteer event planners!

Look who just rolled up in their bright red truck! ๐Ÿ”ฅ Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency Station 65 - Upper Tantallon
11/29/2025

Look who just rolled up in their bright red truck! ๐Ÿ”ฅ Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency Station 65 - Upper Tantallon

Seamus at Otis & Clementine's Books & Coffee says come see him to pick up your All Ages Colouring Contest artwork to tak...
11/29/2025

Seamus at Otis & Clementine's Books & Coffee says come see him to pick up your All Ages Colouring Contest artwork to take home. Also, get a free coffee! ๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿˆ

All part of Christmas in the Bay in the Bay happening until 5pm TODAY!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1ALbzn4dDf/

Who is ready for Christmas in the Bay PART 2 TODAY? ๐ŸŽ… Here's what's happening:**Saturday November 29 from 10am-5pm**EVEN...
11/29/2025

Who is ready for Christmas in the Bay PART 2 TODAY? ๐ŸŽ… Here's what's happening:

**Saturday November 29 from 10am-5pm**
EVENT PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/share/1EP54Lta1V/

๐๐ž๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐Œ๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž
๐ŸŽ ATV Hayrides with SMATVA Group [10am-4:30pm]
๐ŸŽ Hot chocolate with Seniors Association of St. Margaret's Bay [11am-4pm]

๐ˆ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž
๐ŸŽ„ Popcorn with Redmond's Home Hardware [10am-5pm]
๐ŸŽ„ Hot dogs with Faith St. Margaret's Bay [2-5pm]
๐ŸŽ„ Coffee with Otis & Clementine's Books & Coffee (inside the bookstore) [2-5pm]
๐ŸŽ„ Fire Truck with Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency Station 65 - Upper Tantallon [TBA]
๐ŸŽ„ Performance by Melissa Connick School of Dance [4:15-4:40pm]
๐ŸŽ„ Christmas tree lighting with the St. Margaretโ€™s Bay Glee Club [5pm]

** All activities listed above are FREE of charge as part of Christmas in the Bay! **

๐ŸŽ… With additional support from: Bay Equipment Rentals & Sales, Bay Treasure Chest, Crossroads Real Estate, Fair Winds Financial Coach, Hedgehog Writing & Editing, Highlander Law, The Masthead News, Peggy's Cove Area Festival of the Arts (Peggy's Cove Area Art Society), Redmond's Home Hardware, Seniors Association of St. Margaret's Bay, SMB Community Enterprise Centre, SMB Tourism Association.

Thanks to everyone that joined us for Christmas in the Bay PART 1 this past Saturday! We can't wait to continue the merr...
11/25/2025

Thanks to everyone that joined us for Christmas in the Bay PART 1 this past Saturday! We can't wait to continue the merriment with PART 2 this Saturday November 29 from 10am-5pm. ๐ŸŽ„

MORE INFO + SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1ALbzn4dDf/

SANTA is coming to SMB TODAY! ๐ŸŽ… Christmas in the Bay PART 1 is happening this afternoon from 2pm-5pm. ๐ŸŽWith rain in the ...
11/22/2025

SANTA is coming to SMB TODAY! ๐ŸŽ… Christmas in the Bay PART 1 is happening this afternoon from 2pm-5pm. ๐ŸŽ

With rain in the forecast for this Saturday November 22, Christmas in the Bay organizers have decided to break the annual free community event into two parts - Saturday November 22 AND 29. ๐ŸŒง๏ธ

Here's what's happening today:

**Saturday November 22 from 2pm-5pm**
EVENT PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/share/14NnBqxUzon/
๐‘๐ž๐ ๐‘๐จ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐“๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ซ๐ž๐š
๐ŸŽ… Santa and his Chief Elf, Jingle [2-5pm]
๐ŸŽ… Face Painting with Jill Rahhali (Jillybean's Artroom), Mary Lynne Milledge [2-5pm]
๐ŸŽ… Kidsโ€™ Craft Activity with The Anglican Parish of French Village [2-5pm]
๐ŸŽ… Apple Cider with Labour Day Picnic Cafe [2-5pm]
๐ŸŽ… Cookies with CBI Health Tantallon [2-5pm]
๐ŸŽ… Pick up your All Ages Colouring Contest sheet [2-5pm]
๐ŸŽ… Crossroads Community Choir [2-2:30pm]
๐ŸŽ… Sing along with Deborah Gabinet and Friends [4-4:45pm]

** All activities listed above are FREE of charge as part of Christmas in the Bay! **

๐ŸŽ… With additional support from: Bay Equipment Rentals & Sales, Bay Treasure Chest, Crossroads Real Estate, Fair Winds Financial Coach, Hedgehog Writing & Editing, Highlander Law, The Masthead News, Peggy's Cove Area Festival of the Arts (Peggy's Cove Area Art Society), Redmond's Home Hardware, Seniors Association of St. Margaret's Bay, SMB Community Enterprise Centre, SMB Tourism Association.

MORE INFO + SCHEDULE OF EVENTS for next weekend: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1ALbzn4dDf/

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Christmas in the Bay 2025 is happening in TWO PARTS! ๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŽ„With rain in the forecast for this Saturday Nov...
11/19/2025

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Christmas in the Bay 2025 is happening in TWO PARTS! ๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŽ„

With rain in the forecast for this Saturday November 22, Christmas in the Bay organizers have decided to break the annual free community event into two parts - Saturday November 22 AND 29.

MORE INFO + SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1ALbzn4dDf/

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Christmas in the Bay 2025 is happening in TWO PARTS! ๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŽ„

With rain in the forecast for this Saturday November 22, Christmas in the Bay organizers have decided to break the annual free community event into two parts.

On Saturday November 22 from 2pm-5pm, the scheduled indoor activities will take place in the Red Roof Building at the corner of St. Margaretโ€™s Bay Road and Sonnyโ€™s Road (on the Tantallon Village Farmers Market site). Kids can enjoy face painting, a kidsโ€™ craft, and a visit with Santa, as well as juice and a cookie. Two choirs will bring live festive music. Kids can also pick up their All-Ages Colouring Contest colouring sheet to take home.

On Saturday November 29 from 10am-5pm, the Christmas in the Bay outdoor activities will take place, with ATV hayrides from 10am to 4:30pm, hot chocolate, popcorn, hot dogs, apple cider, and coffee, and a tree lighting at 5pm. Details on a dance and choir performance are pending.

Organizers look forward to kicking off the festive season with you during the next TWO Saturdays!

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**Saturday November 22 from 2pm-5pm**
EVENT PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/share/14NnBqxUzon/
๐‘๐ž๐ ๐‘๐จ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐“๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ซ๐ž๐š
๐ŸŽ… Santa and his Chief Elf, Jingle [2-5pm]
๐ŸŽ… Face Painting with Jill Rahhali (Jillybean's Artroom), Mary Lynne Milledge [2-5pm]
๐ŸŽ… Kidsโ€™ Craft Activity with The Anglican Parish of French Village [2-5pm]
๐ŸŽ… Apple Cider with Labour Day Picnic Cafe [2-5pm]
๐ŸŽ… Cookies with CBI Health Tantallon [2-5pm]
๐ŸŽ… Pick up your All Ages Colouring Contest sheet [2-5pm]
๐ŸŽ… Crossroads Community Choir [2-2:30pm]
๐ŸŽ… Sing along with Deborah Gabinet and Friends [4-4:45pm]

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**Saturday November 29 from 10am-5pm**
EVENT PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/share/1EP54Lta1V/
๐๐ž๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐Œ๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž
๐ŸŽ ATV Hayrides with SMATVA Group [10am-4:30pm]
๐ŸŽ Hot chocolate with Seniors Association of St. Margaret's Bay [11am-4pm]

๐ˆ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž
๐ŸŽ„ Popcorn with Redmond's Home Hardware [10am-5pm]
๐ŸŽ„ Hot dogs with Faith St. Margaret's Bay [2-5pm]
๐ŸŽ„ Coffee with Otis & Clementine's Books & Coffee (inside the bookstore) [2-5pm]
๐ŸŽ„ Fire Truck with Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency Station 65 - Upper Tantallon [TBA]
๐ŸŽ„ Performance by Melissa Connick School of Dance [4:15-4:40pm]
๐ŸŽ„ Christmas tree lighting with the St. Margaretโ€™s Bay Glee Club [5pm]

** All activities listed above are FREE of charge as part of Christmas in the Bay! **

๐ŸŽ… With additional support from: Bay Equipment Rentals & Sales, Bay Treasure Chest, Crossroads Real Estate, Fair Winds Financial Coach, Hedgehog Writing & Editing, Highlander Law, The Masthead News, Peggy's Cove Area Festival of the Arts (Peggy's Cove Area Art Society), Redmond's Home Hardware, Seniors Association of St. Margaret's Bay, SMB Community Enterprise Centre, SMB Tourism Association.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Christmas in the Bay 2025 is happening in TWO PARTS! ๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŽ„With rain in the forecast for this Saturday Nov...
11/15/2025

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Christmas in the Bay 2025 is happening in TWO PARTS! ๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŽ„

With rain in the forecast for this Saturday November 22, Christmas in the Bay organizers have decided to break the annual free community event into two parts.

On Saturday November 22 from 2pm-5pm, the scheduled indoor activities will take place in the Red Roof Building at the corner of St. Margaretโ€™s Bay Road and Sonnyโ€™s Road (on the Tantallon Village Farmers Market site). Kids can enjoy face painting, a kidsโ€™ craft, and a visit with Santa, as well as juice and a cookie. Two choirs will bring live festive music. Kids can also pick up their All-Ages Colouring Contest colouring sheet to take home.

On Saturday November 29 from 10am-5pm, the Christmas in the Bay outdoor activities will take place, with ATV hayrides from 10am to 4:30pm, hot chocolate, popcorn, hot dogs, apple cider, and coffee, and a tree lighting at 5pm. Details on a dance and choir performance are pending.

Organizers look forward to kicking off the festive season with you during the next TWO Saturdays!

--

**Saturday November 22 from 2pm-5pm**
EVENT PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/share/14NnBqxUzon/
๐‘๐ž๐ ๐‘๐จ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐“๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ซ๐ž๐š
๐ŸŽ… Santa and his Chief Elf, Jingle [2-5pm]
๐ŸŽ… Face Painting with Jill Rahhali (Jillybean's Artroom), Mary Lynne Milledge [2-5pm]
๐ŸŽ… Kidsโ€™ Craft Activity with The Anglican Parish of French Village [2-5pm]
๐ŸŽ… Apple Cider with Labour Day Picnic Cafe [2-5pm]
๐ŸŽ… Cookies with CBI Health Tantallon [2-5pm]
๐ŸŽ… Pick up your All Ages Colouring Contest sheet [2-5pm]
๐ŸŽ… Crossroads Community Choir [2-2:30pm]
๐ŸŽ… Sing along with Deborah Gabinet and Friends [4-4:45pm]

--

**Saturday November 29 from 10am-5pm**
EVENT PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/share/1EP54Lta1V/
๐๐ž๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐Œ๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž
๐ŸŽ ATV Hayrides with SMATVA Group [10am-4:30pm]
๐ŸŽ Hot chocolate with Seniors Association of St. Margaret's Bay [11am-4pm]

๐ˆ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐‡๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž
๐ŸŽ„ Popcorn with Redmond's Home Hardware [10am-5pm]
๐ŸŽ„ Hot dogs with Faith St. Margaret's Bay [2-5pm]
๐ŸŽ„ Coffee with Otis & Clementine's Books & Coffee (inside the bookstore) [2-5pm]
๐ŸŽ„ Fire Truck with Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency Station 65 - Upper Tantallon [TBA]
๐ŸŽ„ Performance by Melissa Connick School of Dance [4:15-4:40pm]
๐ŸŽ„ Christmas tree lighting with the St. Margaretโ€™s Bay Glee Club [5pm]

** All activities listed above are FREE of charge as part of Christmas in the Bay! **

๐ŸŽ… With additional support from: Bay Equipment Rentals & Sales, Bay Treasure Chest, Crossroads Real Estate, Fair Winds Financial Coach, Hedgehog Writing & Editing, Highlander Law, The Masthead News, Peggy's Cove Area Festival of the Arts (Peggy's Cove Area Art Society), Redmond's Home Hardware, Seniors Association of St. Margaret's Bay, SMB Community Enterprise Centre, SMB Tourism Association.

โญ Calling all colouring fans! ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐ŸŽจ You can win bragging rights and snag one of these prizes, with a total of 12 prizes to...
11/13/2025

โญ Calling all colouring fans! ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐ŸŽจ You can win bragging rights and snag one of these prizes, with a total of 12 prizes to be given away in the annual All Ages Colouring Contest sponsored by the Peggy's Cove Area Festival of the Arts. Three prizes will be awarded in each of the four age categories from age 5 to adult.

So grab your paints, pencils, markers, or crayons and enjoy colouring original artwork by local artists Amy Nemeth -Artist and Jillian Book! Get your entry in by December 9 at 11:59 pm.

Visit https://peggyscoveareafestivalofthearts.com/special-projects/christmas-in-the-bay/ to read contest details and download the colouring sheet for your age group or stop by the SMB Community Enterprise Centre (Unit 1 โ€“ 5229 St. Margaretโ€™s Bay Road), weekdays 9am-4pm, to pick up a paper copy. All entries must be submitted as paper copies. ๐ŸŽ„

Address

Redmond's Plaza (5209 St Margarets Bay Rd) + Corner Of St. Margaret's Bay Road And Sonny's Road (Tantallon Farmers Market Site)
Halifax, NS
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