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Events in January 2025

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29 December 2024(2 events)

Norfolk County Archives CLOSED

24 December 2024 7 January 2025

Norfolk County Museums CLOSED

25 December 2024 1 January 2025

All Norfolk County Museums will be closed to the public from December 25, 2024, to January 1, 2025. Museums will re-open on January 2, 2025, with regular hours at 10:00 a.m.

30 December 2024(2 events)

Norfolk County Archives CLOSED

24 December 2024 7 January 2025

Norfolk County Museums CLOSED

25 December 2024 1 January 2025

All Norfolk County Museums will be closed to the public from December 25, 2024, to January 1, 2025. Museums will re-open on January 2, 2025, with regular hours at 10:00 a.m.

31 December 2024(2 events)

Norfolk County Archives CLOSED

24 December 2024 7 January 2025

Norfolk County Museums CLOSED

25 December 2024 1 January 2025

All Norfolk County Museums will be closed to the public from December 25, 2024, to January 1, 2025. Museums will re-open on January 2, 2025, with regular hours at 10:00 a.m.

1 January 2025(3 events)

Norfolk County Archives CLOSED

24 December 2024 7 January 2025

Norfolk County Museums CLOSED

25 December 2024 1 January 2025

All Norfolk County Museums will be closed to the public from December 25, 2024, to January 1, 2025. Museums will re-open on January 2, 2025, with regular hours at 10:00 a.m.

PDHM- Captain’s Polar Bear Levee


1 January 2025

Captain’s Polar Bear Levee

JAN 1

Doors open at 1:00 pm.

Celebrate the New Year at the museum! On January 1st, bring your fiddle or other instrument and join in the fun or simply sit back and enjoy the tunes and company. Doors will open at 1:00 pm and the levee starts after the Polar Bear Dip! We will also be collecting non-perishable food items for the food bank. Remember, this is the perfect time to renew your membership for 2025 and support your museum!

Admission by donation.

2 January 2025(1 event)

Norfolk County Archives CLOSED

24 December 2024 7 January 2025

3 January 2025(1 event)

Norfolk County Archives CLOSED

24 December 2024 7 January 2025

4 January 2025(1 event)

Norfolk County Archives CLOSED

24 December 2024 7 January 2025

5 January 2025(1 event)

Norfolk County Archives CLOSED

24 December 2024 7 January 2025

6 January 2025(1 event)

Norfolk County Archives CLOSED

24 December 2024 7 January 2025

7 January 2025(1 event)

Norfolk County Archives CLOSED

24 December 2024 7 January 2025

8 January 2025
9 January 2025(1 event)

PDHM - Common Threads


9 January 2025

Common Threads

First Thursday of each month.

10:00 am – 11:30 am

Calling all fibre artists and needleworkers! Whether your hobby of choice is knitting, embroidery, cross stitch, crochet, felting, or any other handmade piece of art worked up with needles, thread, or yarn, bring your projects and join us at the museum on the first Thursday of each month for a relaxing morning of crafting and connection.  Beginners welcome. Must have your own craft supplies. Pre-registration not required.

Please note: January’s event will take place on January 9th

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18 January 2025(2 events)

DTMHC - Multicultural Program: Volunteer Orientation Day


18 January 2025

Jan 18
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

School programing has been an important part of the museum for decades and we’re looking for volunteers to help us prep and deliver the quality multicultural activities the museum is known for. Volunteers will learn to make Belgian Lukken cookies, paint Ukrainian eggs, stitch Hungarian embroidery, and discover new traditions the museum plans to do with the students of Norfolk County. Lunch will be provided.

Pre-registration required.

PDHM Today’s Catch – A Film by Jeff Speed


18 January 2025

JAN 18

4:00 pm

Inspired by his wife’s dad, “Smitty”, who captained the fish tug Ciscoette for much of his 40-year fishing career, Jeff Speed’s documentary captures the raw beauty and grace of the fishermen/women of Port Dover. Port Dover’s commercial fishing industry has sustained for over 150 years, with its boats matching the rhythms of the lake to harvest food for our plates. Join us January 19th for an encore screening of Today’s Catch.

Pre-registration required. Please email [email protected] or call 519-426-5870 x1037 to reserve a spot.

Admission by donation (min $5/person) and/or bring items for the Port Dover Food Bank.

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1 February 2025(1 event)

DTMHC - The Art of Chinese Calligraphy


1 February 2025

Feb 1
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Calligraphy is expressive, but it is also an art of control. It is counterbalance of order and dynamism that manifested in all aspects of Chinese writing. Join us at the museum for instructor Michelle (Yanxue) Feng’s introductory workshop on this beautiful art form. All supplies and materials will be provided.

$30 per person. Pre-registration required.

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The 2025 Norfolk County Heritage & Culture Events, Exhibitions, and Programs Guide is now available and includes 2025 community events, exhibits, youth programming, and more.

PDHM – Common Threads

First Thursday of Each Month
10:00 am – 11:30 am

Calling all fiber artists and needleworkers! Whether your hobby of choice is knitting, embroidery, cross stitch, crochet, felting, or any other handmade piece of art worked up with needles, thread, or yarn, bring your projects and join us at the museum on the first Thursday of each month for a relaxing morning of crafting and connection. 

Beginners welcome. Must have your own craft supplies. Pre-registration not required.

PDHM Pumpkin Painting Party

Smiling caucasian  little girl showing her painted pumpkin

OCT 18
10:00 am & 1:00 pm

Kids! Join us for the perfect pumpkin painting party. Paint your own pie pumpkin. Don’t forget to grab your treat bag! Ages 3-10.

Programs at 10:00am and 1:00pm

$6 per child. Pre-registration required (sign up via ENCORE).

Click here to register

PDHM – Christmasfest

Date TBA (Possibly NOV 15)
10:00 am – 4:00 pm

We can barely HO-HO-HOLD in all of our excitement for Port Dover’s annual ChristmasFest celebration!

Stop by the museum before or after the Santa Claus parade to share in a little Christmas cheer with us. We’ve got a festive scavenger hunt on our main floor and a Christmas craft upstairs for ages 3-10.

This event is ADMISSION BY DONATION (cash or a contribution to the Port Dover and Area Lifeline Foodbank).

DTMHC – Light up the Season: Delhi BIA Christmas Party

NOV 29
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm      

The Delhi BIA presents “Light up the Season.” Come see the Delhi Tobacco Museum & Heritage Centre in all its Christmas grandeur. Sip a cup of hot cocoa and try your hand at our seasonal scavenger hunt, then take a picture with olde St. Nick and tell him all of your holiday wishes!

Admission by donation.

PDHM – Three in the Round Concert

Nov 22
7:00 pm

Three in the Round: The Single Malt Sessions are back at Port Dover Harbour Museum! A seasoned musical trio, Three in the Round is made up of Gwen Potter, a sought-after English session musician, singer and viola d’amor player, John Harris, a gifted guitarist, mandolinist and singer from Nova Scotia, and Bob MacLean, an East Coast singer/songwriter with a penchant for Celtic guitar. For their Single Malt Sessions, the group brings together the very best folk/trad song and tune selections from the British Isles, France, and Atlantic Canada for a special performance “in the round” at PDHM.

Tickets $20. Tickets limited – purchase in person or click here

Holiday Night Market at the Museum

Thursday, December 11, 2025 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Join us for the Waterford Heritage & Agricultural Museum’s inaugural Holiday Night Market! Enjoy an special evening of holiday shopping, festive music and complimentary hot apple cider!

Want to become a Vendor?

Vendors will be selected based on this criteria and space availability. 

-Vendor application form due on Thursday, November 27 – 4:00pm. Submit to the provided email or in person at the museum.

-Accepted vendors will be notified by Saturday, November 29 – 4:00pm.

-Payment of $25.00 due Thursday, December 4 – 4:00pm. Payment details provided upon acceptance.

Vendor Application