Seafest
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| Seafest: A Celebration of Life by the Sea | |
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| Location(s) | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Established | 1979 |
| Website | www |
Seafest is a 10-day festival in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia that features parades, tours, seafood dishes, and other activities.
History
Beginning in 1979, Seafest expanded from a week-long festival in August to a 10-day festival in July. Having once been under the control of the Yarmouth Development Corporation, Seafest is now run entirely by volunteers.[1] The Canadian Government supports Seafest in the form of funding,[2] and the town's MLA, Zach Churchill, serves as an advocate for the festival, having established its importance with Premier Stephen McNeil, published as a Stephen's Pick.[3]
Signature events
Parades on foot, floats, and boats are part of the festival. Other events include a mackerel toss, rum running races, and sea balloons on the wharf in the harbor. The history of Yarmouth is portrayed through many tours throughout the town, along with museum day.
Awards
Seafest was nationally recognized through an online poll on canoe.ca [4] as Canada's top Summer Event in 2013.[5] The 2014 poll has begun and Seafest has won the Nova Scotia Top Summer Event and is heading to the National Poll for a second year in a row.[6] Seafest has also been recognized provincially through the West Jet Fun'N Festival Series.[7][8] Linda Deveau was also selected for the CTV News at 5 (Maritimes) "Maritimer of the Week" award at the beginning of the 35th Seafest Festival.[9]
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Channel, Government of Canada, Service Canada, Citizen Service Branch, Digital Service Directorate, Web; Web, Gouvernement du Canada, Service Canada, Direction générale de service aux citoyens, La Direction du service numérique, Services. "Canada.ca". Pch.gc.ca. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "St. Catharines News - Latest Daily Breaking News Stories - StCatharinesStandard.ca". StCatharinesStandard.ca. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "What's Replacing LIN.ca? - Sign Up and Find Out". lin.ca. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "What is Canada's top summer event? Choose the top event in each province or territory". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "The Vanguard". Vevanguard.ca. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Maritimer of the Week". Atlantic.ctvnews.ca. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2018.