Discover Pictou

06/18/2026

🎶Vendors Wanted for Rock the Boat! ⚓

We're looking for up to 40 vendors to be part of our "Rock The Boat" event featuring live music, magical entertainment, waterfront market, corn hole competition, food vendors, fire pits and more!

📅 Friday, August 21
🕕 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
📍 Vendor Village, Pictou Waterfront, 27 Creighton Street, Pictou
🎪 All vendors will be under the big tent

👉 Learn more and apply:
https://www.discoverpictou.com/rocktheboat

06/15/2026

Be a Guest Vendor at Pictou Waterfront's Vendor Village!

Have a Nova Scotia-made product you'd love to share with locals and visitors this summer?

We're offering Guest Vendor Pop-Up Weeks for 4 days (Thursday-Sunday). It's a great way to showcase your product and test the market.

Guest Vendor Details:
✔️ One guest vendor kiosk available each week
✔️ 8' x 10' kiosk space
✔️ Vendors must provide their own fixtures, tables, shelving, and displays
✔️ Pick the week that works best for you (July 2-5 is not available))
✔️ Cost is $75 plus HST

We're looking for vendors whose products:
✔️ Are made in Nova Scotia or strongly represent Nova Scotia
✔️ Complement and enhance our existing Vendor Village offerings
✔️ Offer something unique for visitors to discover

📍 Pictou Waterfront Vendor Village, 27 Creighton Street
📧 Interested? email [email protected] and tell us about your product and the week you would like to book.

Spaces are limited and subject to approval to ensure a diverse mix of products throughout the season.

06/13/2026

Hold on to your lobster bibs! 🦞 The Pictou waterfront just got another delicious lobster roll option from The Nook and Cranny Pictou.

06/11/2026

Some destinations have history museums. In Pictou, you can also spend the night in one.

Stay at the Customs House Inn , a landmark overlooking the harbour that once served as the local customs office during Pictou's bustling shipping era. Relax at Seabank House Bed and Breakfast, a magnificent Mid-Victorian home built in 1854, known as "A Shipbuilder's House in the Days of Sail" and originally occupied by shipping merchant and future Senator R.P. Grant.

Check into The Scotsman Inn, a grand heritage property built in 1865 that has served as a family home, business, library, and now a welcoming inn. Or enjoy the charm of The Willow House Inn , built in 1840 as the residence of David Matheson, a barrister who became Pictou's first mayor.

Period architecture, harbour views, delicious breakfasts, and stories woven into every room make these historic properties part of the experience, not just a place to rest your head.

06/06/2026

We've accepted the challenge, Digby Area Tourism!

NOVA SCOTIA POSTCARD CHALLENGE
If you could send the world a postcard from your corner of Nova Scotia, what five photos would you choose?

We’ve picked five images that capture the beauty, character, and experiences that make Pictou special.

Now it’s your turn.

Whether you’re a town, city, tourism association, resort, campground, attraction, museum, tour operator, restaurant, winery, or tourism business, we invite you to join the challenge.

Here’s how it works:
📸 Share 5 photos that belong on a postcard from your community, destination, attraction, business, or region.
📍 Tell us where the photos were taken.
🏷️ Tag 2 tourism-related businesses, attractions, destinations, communities, or organizations from a DIFFERENT Nova Scotia community than your own.
📋 Copy and paste these instructions into your post so the challenge keeps moving.

Let’s see if we can create the biggest postcard rack Nova Scotia has ever seen.

We’re passing the challenge to:
📬 Antigonish Tourism Association
📬 Pictou Island Yurts

Who’s next?


Photo Courtesy: Gerry Farrell

06/04/2026

We're getting closer. ☀️

Warm summer nights and memories made across generations. Before long, the lights will be glowing over Pictou Waterfront's Love Local Vendor Village once again.

06/02/2026

Looking for something to explore in Pictou this summer?

The McCulloch House Museum & Genealogy Centre is now open for the season, offering a chance to step inside one of Pictou’s historic homes, trace your roots, and connect with the stories that shaped this community.

Check out their post below for details and plan your visit.

We are very pleased to welcome you to the McCulloch House for the 2026 season!
The McCulloch House will be open for tours from Tuesday to Saturday and from Thursday to Saturday you will find Amos Shelley on site creating the second chapter of Resilience, The Story of Pictou. Whether you love historic properties, local history, stop-motion film production, or simply want to drop in and explore, we look forward to seeing you!

Opening June 2nd
Tuesday to Saturday | 10 AM – 4:30 PM

05/27/2026

Hector Heritage Quay is officially open for the season, and while the Ship Hector herself is still undergoing restoration work, the gangway is down and visitors can once again step aboard and experience this incredible vessel up close.

Inside the Interpretive Centre, visitors are immersed in the stories of those who arrived aboard the Hector in 1773, and the hardships they faced upon reaching these shores. The experience also honours the vital role of the Mi’kmaq people, whose knowledge, guidance, and generosity helped early Scottish settlers survive in an unfamiliar land.

Outside, the story continues in real time as skilled shipbuilders and an onsite blacksmith carry on the painstaking work of restoring the ship. The sound of tools, the smell of fresh timber, and traditional craftsmanship unfolding along the waterfront make this far more than a museum visit. It’s living history in motion.

05/23/2026

Another sure sign that summer is almost here! The Ship Hector Store is opening for the season! We love this little seaside shop filled with Hector souvenirs, home decor and all things Nova Scotia. ⚓️

05/16/2026

In case you’re the last to know, Vendor Village has a new eatery!

Sharon’s Shanty is now open for business on the Pictou Waterfront, serving up some familiar favourites from the much-loved Sharon’s Place. If you remember that iconic local spot, you already know why people are excited.

Come hungry, bring a friend, and welcome Sharon to the waterfront!

Sharon’s Shanty is open for business!