Boating Atlantic 2022

Whycocomagh Summer Festival

Whycocomagh, Cape Breton Island Nova Scotia, Canada

This summer festival features water activities, boat tours, and ceilidhs featuring traditional Scottish and Mi’kmaq talent, all in a community on the shores of the Bras d’Or Lakes.

Buskers on the Bay Festival

Saint John New Brunswick, Canada

A signature event in New Brunswick featuring some of the best professional street performers from around the world. Take in acrobatic acts, fire eaters, musical talent, and get belly laughs with comic acts, too.

Laser Canadian & Laser Radial Canadian Championships

St Margaret's Bay Sailing Club Nova Scotia, Canada

The St. Margaret Sailing Club is pleased to host the Laser Canadian and Radial Canadian championships in 2018. Held in conjunction with the club’s annual Bay Wind Regatta, the event will bring together more than 50 of the best laser…

Stan Rogers Folk Festival

Canso Nova Scotia, Canada

Singer-songwriter Stan Rogers was from Ontario, but spent summers on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore. Now every summer, Canso celebrates Rogers will a festival featuring musical talent from nearby and around the world. This year, the festival has new dates. Pack your tent…

George Street Festival

St John's Newfoundland & Labrador

Join up to 50,000 people on the “biggest little street in North America” for a summer party. There are pubs, restaurants, and music venues packed into downtown St. John’s in a Newfoundland kitchen party that hits the street.

East Bay Regatta

Ben Eoin, Cape Breton Island Nova Scotia, Canada

Sailors and friends are invited to the Ben Eoin Yacht Club for two races, plus dinner and evening entertainment. Pre-race breakfasts and barbecues, too.

Wallace MacAskill Cup

St Peter's, Cape Breton Island Nova Scotia, Canada

Now in its 29th year, this event hosted is hosted by the Wallace MacAskill Yacht Club in St. Peter’s. Warm-up races are held on the Friday on buoyed short courses, while the big race takes place Saturday over a 25-mile…

The Riverfront Jubilee

New Glasgow Nova Scotia, Canada

A three-day East Coast Music Award nominated musical event that kicks off the August long weekend. The stage is set for a great time on the open-air amphitheatre along the town’s East River. This festival hosts the best of local…

NStYA East Race – Cruise Weekend

Northumberland Strait NS & PEI, Canada

This is a new event for 2018 planned by yacht clubs in Charlottetown, Barrachois, and Pictou.

Schooner Race Week

Chester Yacht Club 21 South Street, Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada

Racing is one of the activities that define the Nova Scotia Schooner Association. Founded by men and women who met in 1961 to race for the first Nova Scotia Schooner Championship, the members have gathered every summer, withoutfail, for a…